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Kimalu The Beluga Whale Undergoes Pioneering Surgery And Becomes First Beluga To Survive General Anesthetic
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Beluga whale undergoes successful general anesthesia to remove cysts dangerously close to blowhole
Spread the loveA popular 12-year-old beluga whale, Kimalu, living among eight other whales at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, ...
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Chicago's Shedd Aquarium Celebrates Triumph as Beluga Whale Recovers from Historic Surgery
Beluga whale Kimalu wakes from anesthesia after a first-of-its-kind surgery to remove cysts at Shedd Aquarium.
Historic surgery performed on 12-year-old beluga whale at Shedd Aquarium
CHICAGO ( WGN) – Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium performed a historic surgery on a 12-year-old beluga whale named Kimalu.
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Shedd Aquarium Performs Historic Surgery on Beluga Whale
Kimalu a beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium, is now the first to recover from general anesthesia following surgery. Experts, removing several cysts on her head and neck, near her blowhole. Dr. Karisa ...
Beluga whale at Shedd Aquarium first ever to recover from general anesthesia after surgery
The nearly 1,065-pound whale is currently recovering in a medical habitat at the aquarium, but an expert says she's not yet ...