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Shedd Aquarium Confirms Death of Rescued Beluga Peekachu Amid Ongoing Marineland Rehoming

Peekachu, a 23-year-old beluga whale rescued from Marineland Canada, died suddenly at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago on August 25, 2026. The whale had arrived on August 13 as part of a major international rehoming effort to relocate approximately 30 belugas from the shuttered Canadian park.