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Beluga whale stuck in River Seine to be moved to saltwater tank

A beluga whale which has been stuck for days in France's River Seine, far from the arctic or subarctic waters where it normally lives, will be moved to a saltwater tank on Tuesday for checks and care, an organisation involved in its rescue said.

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Beluga whale stuck in River Seine to be moved to saltwater tank

Drone footage on Monday showed the white whale coming up for air as it turned slow circles in the lock just below the water's surface.

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Beluga whale stuck in River Seine to be moved to saltwater tank

Drone footage on Monday showed the white whale coming up for air as it turned slow circles in the lock just below the water's surface.

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Beluga whale stuck in River Seine to be moved to saltwater tank

In late May, a gravely ill orca swam dozens of miles up the Seine and died of natural causes after attempts to guide it back to sea failed.

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Beluga whale stuck in River Seine to be moved to saltwater tank

In September 2018, a beluga whale was spotted in the River Thames near Gravesend, east of London, for a few days, in what was then the most southerly sighting of a beluga on British shores.