Bébé-Luga
Beluga
Adopted by Québec-Est, Radio-Canada - Ici Bas-Saint-Laurent
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ID number
DL0072
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Sex
Male
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Year of birth
Before 1974
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Known Since
1986
Distinctive traits
Bébé-Luga is best identified by the small depression on the back of his right flank, but the four notches in his dorsal ridge also make it possible to identify him from the left flank.
Life history
The first time Bébé-Luga was photographed, in 1986, he was already immaculately white. He was therefore born before 1974.
His associations and the areas he frequents clearly indicate that Bébé-Luga is a male. He is a member of one of the two networks of males that frequent the Saguenay fjord and its mouth.
There are two networks of males that frequent the head of the Laurentian Channel and the Saguenay Fjord. Another network of males, the Downstream boys, also use the head of the channel and the downstream portion of the estuary. Although their territories overlap, individuals from one network have very little contact with males from other networks. Within these networks, there are bands, i.e. small groups of males regularly seen together.
Observations history in the Estuary
Years in which the animal was not observed Years in which the animal was observed
Latest news
Baby Luga was last seen in 1999. What happened to him? Did he die? Has he remained invisible to the eye of the researcher all this time? Impossible to know at the moment. One thing is certain: his story remains a valuable source of information for our knowledge of this fragile population.
Sponsor
Québec-Est, Radio-Canada – Ici Bas-Saint-Laurent adopted Bébé-Luga (1989).