Canada British Columbia Vancouver

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park. In addition to being a major tourist attraction for Vancouver, the aquarium is a centre for marine research, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation. It has become the largest in Canada and one of the five largest in North America. The Aquarium was the first aquarium in the world to capture and display an orca. Other whales and dolphins on display included belugas, narwhales and dolphins. On July 23, 1995, a beluga whale named Qila was born. She was the first beluga to be both conceived and born in a Canadian aquarium. A second calf, Tuvaq, was born on July 30, 2002, but died unexpectedly with no previous sign of illness on July 17, 2005. Here are some pictures from some of what I saw on the visit to the park.

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Jellyfish - nice to study behind glass

These small ones were quite cute

Parrots and butterflies are nice looking

Beware here	Beluga - uncommon colour		Falcon

Flowers	Nesting birds

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