GeocacheAlaska! Travelers Alaskan Beluga Whale Calf

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Owner:
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Released:
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Origin:
Alaska, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of key-haeru.

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About This Item

Alaskan Beluga Whale Calf

Fast Facts

Did you know Belugas are the only whale that can bend their neck!  Also, Belugas shed their skin each summer by rubbing it on gravel or coarse sand bottoms.  Pre-molt belugas are yellowish and scarred, but after molting, they're shiny white.

  • Size and Color
    Males: 11–15 ft.; up to 3,300 pounds.  Females: up to 12 ft.; Up to 3,000 pounds.  Dark gray at birth, blue gray as juveniles, white as adults.
  • Diet
    Schooling and anadromous fish including herring, capelin, smelt, cod, salmon, flatfish, sculpin, and eulachon
  • Predators
    Killer whales, polar bears, taken by humans for subsistence purposes
  • Reproduction
    Give birth to a single calf every 2–3 years
  • Other names
    White whale, belukha whale, sea canary.
  • Habitat and Range:  Coastal waters and estuaries in summer; pack ice in winter.  North and West coast of Alaska, south into Bristol Bay.  Isolated population of 600 to 1,100 in Cook Inlet.

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Tracking History (8538.6mi) View Map

Visited 10/25/2015 Le§lie took it to L'Ill, affluent rebelle Grand-Est, France - .97 miles  Visit Log
Visited 10/25/2015 Le§lie took it to #28 SENTIER DE L'ILL - PONT DE STE CROIX EN PLAINE Grand-Est, France - 5.53 miles  Visit Log
Visited 10/18/2015 Le§lie took it to #6 Neuf-Brisach Aire de repos Grand-Est, France - 1.67 miles  Visit Log
Visited 10/18/2015 Le§lie took it to #7 H²O - Récupération des eaux de pluie Grand-Est, France - .48 miles  Visit Log
Visited 10/18/2015 Le§lie took it to #11 Wolfgantzen Aire de repos Grand-Est, France - 33.63 miles  Visit Log
Visited 10/18/2015 Le§lie took it to Le passage Grand-Est, France - 1.4 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/18/2015 Le§lie retrieved it from Aux portes de Neuf-Brisach #Bonus Grand-Est, France   Visit Log

Le voyage continu...
Dropped Off 10/18/2015 hexehexe placed it in Aux portes de Neuf-Brisach #Bonus Grand-Est, France - 32.72 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/17/2015 hexehexe retrieved it from Jurrasic Park Baden-Württemberg, Germany   Visit Log

Weiter geht die Reise
Dropped Off 10/17/2015 MPS Grenzacher placed it in Jurrasic Park Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 2.47 miles  Visit Log
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