The Canadian Press (linked from the CTV.ca web site)
Qila, a 12-year-old beluga whale, successfully gave birth at the Vancouver Aquarium, Tuesday afternoon.
“The baby looks very strong did just what babies are supposed to do,” said John Nightingale, a spokesman for the aquarium.
“It popped out tail first, swam to surface, took a nice big breath, popped back five seconds later and took another one. So that’s the first milestone,” he said. “The baby’s been swimming all over the place.”
Aquarium officials say they are virtually certain that the baby whale is a girl.
Before giving birth, Qila had been pregnant for 15 months.
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