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Atlas ObscuraNov 4, 2025

Delilah the Whale at Fundy Discovery Aquarium in St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Delilah the Whale, a North Atlantic right whale, was first observed in the Bay of Fundy in 1981. Ten years later, she was killed in the Grand Manan Basin after a fatal collision with a large vessel. She was survived by her calf, Calvin, 8 months old at the time of Delilah's death. After a group led by Dr. Moira Brown determined her cause of death and after years of advocacy, the local shipping…

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