Jetta, a young female beluga, is lifted in a sling from the transport container Friday, May 14, 2021, as staff at Mystic Aquarium welcome five new beluga whales into the Arctic Coast Exhibit. The whales came from Marineland Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Mystic Aquarium staff members transfer three of five new beluga whales from the Lynden Air Cargo plane to flatbed trailers Friday, May 14, 2021, for transport from Groton-New London Airport to the aquarium. The whales came from Marineland Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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A Lynden Air Cargo C-130H aircraft taxis to the tarmac at Groton-New London Airport carrying three of five beluga whales bound for Mystic Aquarium Friday, May 14, 2021. The aircraft brought the three whales from MarineLand Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Staff at Mystic Aquarium transfer three of five new beluga whales from the Lynden Air Cargo plane to flatbed trailers for transport from Groton-New London Airport to the aquarium Friday, May 14, 2021. The aquarium welcomed five new whales from MarineLand Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Staff members at Mystic Aquarium transfer Jetta, a young female beluga, the first of five new whales arriving Friday, May 14, 2021, at the aquarium, from the transport cart into the medical pool at the Arctic Coast Exhibit. The whales come from Marineland Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Staff roll Jetta, a young female beluga, the first of new whales arriving Friday, May 14, 2021, at Mystic Aquarium, into the facility. The whales came from Marineland Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Jetta, a young female beluga, splashes Friday, May 14, 2021, as she is released from the lifting sling into the medical pool at the Arctic Coast Exhibit at Mystic Aquarium. The aquarium welcomed five belugas from Marineland Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Beluga whales Jetta, Havana, and Kharabali swim Friday, May 14, 2021, in the holding pool of the Arctic Coast Exhibit at Mystic Aquarium. They are three of five new belugas that came from Marineland Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Staff at Mystic Aquarium roll Havana, a young female beluga, into the Arctic Coast Exhibit at the aquarium Friday, May 14, 2021. The whales are three of five new young specimens coming from MarineLand Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Staff at Mystic Aquarium guide Havana, a young female beluga, from the transport container into a cart to be rolled into the Arctic Coast Exhibit at the aquarium Friday, May 14, 2021. The whales are three of five new young specimens coming from MarineLand Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Staff at Mystic Aquarium lower Havana, a young female beluga, into the Arctic Coast Exhibit at the aquarium Friday, May 14, 2021. The whales are three of five new young specimens coming from MarineLand Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Staff at Mystic Aquarium guide Kharabali, a young female beluga, from the transport container into a cart to be rolled into the Arctic Coast Exhibit at the aquarium Friday, May 14, 2021. The whales are three of five new young specimens coming from MarineLand Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Staff at Mystic Aquarium roll Kharabali, a young female beluga, from the transport container from the aquarium parking lot into the Arctic Coast Exhibit at the aquarium Friday, May 14, 2021. The whales are three of five new young specimens coming from MarineLand Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Staff at Mystic Aquarium lower Kharabali, a young female beluga, into the Arctic Coast Exhibit at the aquarium Friday, May 14, 2021. The whales are three of five new young specimens coming from MarineLand Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Kharabali, a young female beluga, makes a splash as she is released from the transport sling into the medial pool of the Arctic Coast Exhibit at Mystic Aquarium Friday, May 14, 2021. The whales are three of five new young specimens coming from MarineLand Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Mystic Aquarium staff monitor three new beluga whales, Jetta, Havana and Kharabali, as they swim Friday, May 14, 2021, in the holding pool of the Arctic Coast Exhibit. The whales are three of five that came from Marineland Canada. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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