Atlantis
Beluga
Adopted by Canadien Pacifique Hotels, Atlantic Region, CP Region
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ID number
DL0192
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Sex
Male
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Year of birth
Before 1978
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Known Since
1990
Distinctive traits
Atlantis can be identified by the two small, round scars on its left flank, close together like a pair of glasses. His dorsal ridge also contains several notches to distinguish it from the others.
Life history
When we first met him in 1990, Atlantis was already white. He would therefore have been born before 1978.
His habits and social contacts already led us to assume that Atlantis was a male from one of the two Saguenay male networks. Atlantis’ sex was confirmed by genetic analysis of a biopsy, a tiny piece of skin taken from his back.
Atlantis belongs to a group of males well known to the team : “la bande du Saguenay”. As they swim up the Saguenay fjord, these belugas often reach Sainte-Marguerite Bay, where they engage in some surprising behavior : vocalizing at the water’s surface, heads and pectoral fins out of the water, and dozing while “logging” at the surface.
Observations history in the Estuary
Years in which the animal was not observed Years in which the animal was observed
Latest news
On June 16, 2009, Atlantis swims among a herd of around 15 individuals, adults and juveniles, in the Escoumins area. The group appears to be mainly made up of large males, who vocalize, whistle and approach our boat. Finally, the animals were confined to the waters off Cap Granite. Having obtained sufficiently exhaustive visual documentation, we leave the site.
Sponsor
Canadien Pacifique Hotels, Atlantic Region, CP Region adopted Atlantis (1998).