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Beluga whale pools at the Shedd Aquarium's Oceanarium exhibit in Chicago. | location = August 3->Kayavak (born August 3, 1999) is a female beluga whale[1] that currently resides at the Shedd Aquarium in downtown Chicago. She is the only daughter of the mother beluga named Immiayuk.[1] The father whale, Inuk, was moved to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, to breed with other whales.[1] Early lifeKayavak was born on 3 August 1999 to a beluga named Immiayuk at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago[1] and was described by Shedd as "a happy, healthy and curious calf".{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} As part of a Shedd tradition, she was given an Inuit name. "Kayavak" means "singing game producing soft echoes".{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} Death of her motherImmiayuk died suddenly on December 26, 1999. The cause of death was erysipelas, a rare bacterial infection[1] found in the fish that the whales eat. Many feared that Kayavak would also soon die without the nurturing of her mother.[1] The aquarium decided that Kayavak might be rejected if introduced to another adult female, Puiji, for nurturing purposes,{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} and it was feared that even the best substitute formula would not give her enough nutrients.[2] (The first such substitute was used for the first time in July 2010 when a beluga calf at SeaWorld San Antonio was rejected by her mother).{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} Kayavak needed around-the-clock monitoring and constant attention. Trainers hand-fed her with fish every three hours, although the beluga is not usually weaned for a year.[1] Second year and transition into adulthood{{Refimprove section|date=October 2011}}During her first year Kayavak had only been in contact with two other beluga whales, being her mother and Puiji.{{clarify|reason=I thought that she was not introduced to Puiji? per previous section|date=October 2011}} The aquarium then decided that she was ready for contact with the other resident whales: Naya, Mauyak, and adult male Naluark.[1] Mauyak was pregnant and was extremely aggressive towards Kayavak, while the other two also displayed antipathy. In 2000, Mauyak gave birth to her first calf, a male named Qannik, who befriended Kayavak.[1] The two young whales shared the same father, and they were separated in June 2007, with Qannik being sent to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, where he died in 2009.[3] Kayavak started spending more time{{clarify|reason=presume this refers to after removal of Qannik?|date=October 2011}} with Naluark, an adult male to whom the aquarium had been reluctant to introduce Kayavak.{{clarify|reason=makes no sense - they had been introduced when she was one year old|date=October 2011}} As Kayavak matured sexually, she became subject to abuse by older whales, including Naluark and Mauyak.{{clarify|reason=is "abuse" really the best word here? What about "attention"|date=October 2011}} As of August 2011, Kayavak is a healthy 12-year-old whale and lives with another seven of her species at the aquarium. She is ranked lowest in the natural hierarchical system of that whale community.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} She can be identified by a distinct white birthmark that somewhat resembles that of a human palm.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} Kayavak usually is the star of the Beluga Encounter Program that allows people to interact with the Shedd's beluga whales.[4] She has earned the nickname "the sassy one" by her trainers due to her playful and rebellious nature.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}} It is hoped {{by whom|date=October 2011}} that she and Naluark could have a calf together in the future.[5]{{dubious|date=October 2011}} References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite news |title=Beluga buddies are an odd couple |first=William |last=Mullen |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=July 14, 2001 |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-07-14/news/0107140087_1_beluga-female-calf-whales |accessdate=2011-10-29}} 2. ^http://www.sheddaquarium.org/kayavak_story.html 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008946467_webbeluga30m.html |work=The Seattle Times |title=Point Defiance Zoo's beluga whale dies after infection |date=30 March 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61vH9VZit?url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008946467_webbeluga30m.html |archivedate=23 September 2011 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/museums-culture/76809/beluga-encounter-habitat |newspaper=TimeOut |title=Chicago: Beluga Encounter Habitat |accessdate=2011-10-29}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=Encyclopædia Britannica, Advocacy for Animals: Being Kayavak |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |date = July 2007|url=http://advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advocacy/2007/07/being-kayavak/ |accessdate=2011-10-29}} External links
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