6 beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., now swimming in new U.S. homes

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Six captive belugas from Canada are now swimming in the waters of their new homes in the United States.

Marineland and a consortium of U.S. aquariums helped move the first batch of whales in a long, complex process that began Monday at the closed Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction.