Hello. My Name is Tiqa.
The Vancouver Aquarium’s baby beluga has a name. Meet Tiqa.
After taking contest entries from fans across the city, Vancouver Aquarium members voted on the short list and the name Tiqa was chosen.
“It was a runaway winner. It was clearly in the lead from the start,” said Vancouver Aquarium spokesman Kent Hurl. With 46% of the vote, Tiqa beat out — in order — Mira, Kuvia, Shiya and Sura.
Christine McDonald of West Vancouver submitted the winning entry which is a made up name using the first letter of Tuesday, the day she was born, plus the first letter from each of the other belugas in her family – Imaq, Qila and Aurora.
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