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Shedd Aquarium releases preliminary medical findings after recent deaths of 3 beluga whales

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The Shedd Aquarium on Friday morning released preliminary medical findings of the deaths of three beluga whales , two of which passed away after being transferred to Chicago from the shuttered Marineland Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The findings from the Shedd come from a post-mortem necropsy investigation into the deaths of rescued belugas Peekachu and Rain and longtime Shedd resident Beethoven. “Shedd veterinarians, working alongside external veterinary pathologists and academic clinical specialists, have identified significant, chronic gastrointestinal disease in Peekachu and Rain and age-associated health changes in Beethoven,” the Shedd said in a lengthy statement . The statement added that the investigation may not lead to one definitive cause of death, and that the Shedd has found “no evidence of a shared infectious disease or common environmental factor connecting all three deaths.” Rescued belugas has chronic inflammatory disease According to the statement, microscopic exam