Beluga Cam!

Catch a peek into the Arctic Canada habitat at the Vancouver Aquarium!

You’re watching Qila and her new calf.

Help us Name the Baby Beluga!

Qila gave birth to her first calf at 4:28 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

Visit the Qila and Calf Update page for the most up-to-date information on their progress.

As the calf develops, you might see her:

• spend more time in a resting position at the surface
• spend more time wandering away from her mother — become more independent
• roll onto her back at the surface — she’s exploring her new-found capabilities
• sloughing her skin and looking more patchy — a normal occurrence at this stage of development; she’s going to look a little ragged for a while
• feeding and gaining weight — she’s filling out her fetal folds and loosing her wrinkled-look
• with marine mammal staff in the water as part of the round-the-clock veterinary care and observation

From time to time you may see lots of stringy brown bits floating in the water. These are a type of algae called diatoms. They are a natural part of British Columbia’s ecosystem and do not harm the animals. They reproduce more quickly when the sun is shining.

If you get an error message please check back later, the camera is under heavy load right now due to the birth of the new baby. We are working to fix this as soon as possible.

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