MISSION BAY \u2014 A San Diego SeaWorld official said a beluga whale calf born at the park\u2019s Wild Arctic attraction is \u2018\u2018doing well\u2019\u2019 and bonding with a \u2018\u2018surrogate\u2019\u2019 mother. Booker T. Crenshaw, a SeaWorld public relations worker, said in a press release that the birth occurred June 23. Officials, said the mother, Ruby, did not bond or show interest in the female calf following her birth. \u2018\u2018It was so unusual,\u2019\u2019 stated Bill Winhall, assistant curator of mammals, in a written statement. \u2018\u2018Almost all the time our animal moms show interest in their calves or pups.\u2019\u2019 Crenshaw said park trainers have been hand-raising the young cetacean. The calf, who has not been given a name, is being tube fed a \u2018\u2018special\u2019\u2019 baby whale milk formula developed by her trainers and is quickly gaining weight. At birth, the calf weighed approximately 95 pounds. She now weighs 119. \u2018\u2018We knew within a minute that we were going to have to care for the calf,\u2019 said Winhall. \u2018\u2018We\u2019re ecstatic with how well she\u2019s doing.\u2019\u2019 Crenshaw said Allua, another female beluga at the Wild Arctic, \u2018\u2018who has previously exhibited maternal behavior,\u2019\u2019 was introduced to the calf recently. He said the two have quickly bonded, and the 26-year-old Allua is \u2018\u2018not only providing important companionship, but it is aiding in the calf\u2019s progress and development.\u2019\u2019 Crenshaw said trainers are working to put the unnamed calf on public display at Wild Arctic with the park\u2019s other beluga whales.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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