Perle
Beluga
Adopted by Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu
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ID number
DL0575
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Sex
Female
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Year of birth
Before 1977
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Known Since
1993
Distinctive traits
Perle can be identified only by the details of her dorsal crest, but the small gray spot on the front and the round scar on the rear of her left flank are her main features.
Life history
We first met Perle in 1993. She was perfectly white. Perle would therefore have been born before 1977.
Perle’s sex is confirmed by genetic analysis of a biopsy taken from her back : she is a female. She belongs to the Saguenay Fjord community of females.
Perle belongs to the Saguenay community. There are two other communities of females : on the south shore and in Kamouraska. Each community has its own territory, and there is little exchange between them. Female belugas become “experts” on their territory, knowing its resources well and able to provide efficiently for their newborn calves.
Observations history in the Estuary
Years in which the animal was not observed Years in which the animal was observed
Latest news
We’re at the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord. We come across a herd of adults and youngsters numbering around twenty. Among the animals, we recognize Perle, whom we haven’t seen for four years. The weather is perfect, but the sun’s glare makes it hard to distinguish all the animals.
Sponsor
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu adopted Perle (2005).