Béluvie
Beluga
Adopted by the students in ecology of the Commission scolaire régionale de Chambly
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ID number
DL0085
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Sex
Presumed male
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Year of birth
Before 1970
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Known Since
1984
Distinctive traits
The mark on the back of its head and the point below its dorsal crest identify Béluvie from the right flank. Its dorsal crest contains enough detail to identify it from the left flank as well.
Life history
Béluvie was first photographed in the Baie Sainte-Marguerite area. He was slightly gray, so would have been born around 1970 or earlier.
His large size and social affiliations suggest that Béluvie is a male and part of one of the two networks of males that frequent the Saguenay Fjord and its mouth.
Béluvie is frequently seen in the Saguenay Fjord and its mouth. This area is a meeting zone. Networks of male belugas cross paths with networks of females and their young. Large herds form here, ephemerally, partly because of the abundance of food. It’s also where the salt waters of the Lower Estuary meet the brackish waters of the Saguenay. Topography, currents, tides and the characteristics of the water masses that meet create highly specific oceanographic conditions that trap prey, attracting predators such as belugas.
Observations history in the Estuary
Years in which the animal was not observed Years in which the animal was observed
Latest news
On August 11, 2000, we set our sights on the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord. On our way, we came across a small group of about ten animals, all light-white adults. Among the group, we spot Béluvie swimming with Hélis. After an hour’s observation, our group is joined by a group of young grays. In the end, there’s no interaction between the adults and young grays, and after a while the two groups head off in different directions.
Sponsor
The students in ecology of the Commission scolaire régionale de Chambly adopted Béluvie (1990).