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Rescued whale calf gets treatment at Vancouver aquarium

  • Veterinarian technician Jenelle Hebert (L) wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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    Veterinarian technician Hebert wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver

    Veterinarian technician Jenelle Hebert (L) wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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  • REFILE- CORRECTING GRAMMAR A veterinarian technician wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour. REUTERS/Ben Nelms (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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    A veterinarian technician wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Rescue centre in Vancouver

    REFILE- CORRECTING GRAMMAR A veterinarian technician wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour. REUTERS/Ben Nelms (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
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  • A veterinarian technician Chellan Robinson wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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    A veterinarian technician Robinson wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver

    A veterinarian technician Chellan Robinson wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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  • Veterinarian technicians Jenelle Hebert (L) and Chellan Robinson wade with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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    Veterinarian technicians Hebert and Robinson wade with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver

    Veterinarian technicians Jenelle Hebert (L) and Chellan Robinson wade with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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  • Veterinarian technician Jenelle Hebert wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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    Veterinarian technician Hebert wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver

    Veterinarian technician Jenelle Hebert wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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  • Veterinarian technician Chellan Robinson wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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    Veterinarian technician Robinson wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver

    Veterinarian technician Chellan Robinson wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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Veterinarian technician Jenelle Hebert (L) wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
REFILE- CORRECTING GRAMMAR A veterinarian technician wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour. REUTERS/Ben Nelms (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
A veterinarian technician Chellan Robinson wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
Veterinarian technicians Jenelle Hebert (L) and Chellan Robinson wade with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
Veterinarian technician Jenelle Hebert wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
Veterinarian technician Chellan Robinson wades with a false killer whale calf after it was rescued near the shores of Tofino and brought to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue centre in Vancouver, British Columbia July 11, 2014. The rescue team is providing the whale with 24-hour care and has listed its status as hour-to-hour.
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Staff at Vancouver Aquarium are working around the clock to try and save a rare cetacean known as a false killer whale that was found stranded on a British Columbia beach.