Beluga Whale Pregnancy?
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I've been waiting for a beluga pregnancy, especially with them not breeding the orcas. Hoping she is pregnant.
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That's what happens the most of the time. Guests usually find out before they officially announce it.
It's part of their job to not release info to the public until they are allowed to.
There is so much that can go wrong with a pregnancy, it's better to wait to make an announcement until you are sure everything is OK, and even then there's so much risk they'd have to announce that something went wrong. There's a much higher mortality rate in animal pregnancies than in humans, and so many times they end badly.
There is so much that can go wrong with a pregnancy, it's better to wait to make an announcement until you are sure everything is OK, and even then there's so much risk they'd have to announce that something went wrong. There's a much higher mortality rate in animal pregnancies than in humans, and so many times they end badly.
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They only announced Takara's cause they wanted people to know since they were ending the breeding program. Kamogawa announced Luna and Lynn because they were moving whales to Nagoya to have more room for the births.
Guests knew about Kalia's before SeaWorld announced it. She was looking larger, which had people wondering, but then someone posted a video of her having an ultrasound and you could see the fetus on the screen. SeaWorld ended up confirming it soon after. Most of the time, the whales start looking pregnant which start rumors, eventually the parks announce it, though sometimes they just wait for the birth without saying anything. By that time, people know they are pregnant though just because they have gained so much weight. The parks are pretty hush hush for as long as they can, but the frequent guests are the ones who notice the pregnancies before an announcement. Guests also knew about the pregnancies of Sakari, Taima's 2010 calf, Makaio, Adan, Moana, Victoria, Makani, Keijo and Kamea all before they were announced. I don't think Adan, Moana, Victoria or Keijo were even announced by the parks if I remember correctly. And these are just some of the more recent births.
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Oh haha! I thought it was kind of strange that you added a Kamogawa orca in that mix!
Me too! I really hope it goes well! Would love to have a beluga calf in Orlando!
