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SeaWorld Orlando welcomes Nunavik, newest beluga whale
11-year-old arrives from Georgia Aquarium
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ORLANDO, Fla. – SeaWorld Orlando is celebrating the arrival of Nunavik, a beluga whale.
The 11-year-old whale joins the theme park’s small pod after making the short journey from the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
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According to the Georgia Aquarium, Nunavik was born at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium in December 2009. He was later moved to the Georgia Aquarium in 2016 where he became a resident whale along with a number of others.
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The Georgia Aquarium said Nunavik (Noon-AH-vick) was moved to SeaWorld Orlando to provide him with a new social group as he matures and to learn from similarly aged males.