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Beluga Peekachu Dies in Rescue | Chicago News
A beloved 23-year-old beluga whale named Peekachu died suddenly at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago just days after arriving as part of a rescue mission from shuttered Marineland in Canada. Staff noticed she wasn’t eating properly and found signs of dehydration, rushing to treat her—but she passed away Tuesday evening. Her death comes amid a larger crisis as Marineland faced financial collapse and potential euthanasia of its whales, prompting urgent relocation efforts. Peekachu was one of several belugas recently moved to Chicago, making her loss especially poignant. A necropsy is pending to…
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