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Partnerships are common at zoos and aquariums for breeding programs but what does it take to transfer animals across the country safely? Especially if the animal you're talking about is a 2100 pound beluga whale?
Kristine Magao, Supervisor of Belugas, at Mystic Aquarium spoke with WNPR's Lucy Nalpathanchil about the recent journey of Naluark, a male beluga whale who came to Mystic from Chicago's John G Shedd Aquarium.