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Case 1:13-cv-03241-AT Document 1 Filed 09/30/13 Page 21 of 64pathology and clinical medicine program while also providing joint training forveterinary residents, interns, and students.44. The Aquarium’s partnership with the University of Georgia’s Collegeof Veterinary Medicine creates a combined clinical and pathology academicprogram that contributes significantly to the scientific community’s understandingof the underwater world and helps marine mammal experts apply new discoveriesto the husbandry, health care, and conservation of aquatic life. GeorgiaAquarium’s discoveries are published in peer-reviewed scientific publications andshared with other aquariums and academic organizations throughout the world. In2012 alone, 26 peer-reviewed papers were published by Georgia Aquarium.45. The addition of 18 whales to the North American breeding populationwill also allow participating facilities such as Georgia Aquarium to enhanceexisting breeding programs. More than half of the 33 beluga whales currently inaccredited facilities in North America were born in captivity. However, givencurrent population age and dynamics, the current North American breedingpopulation is unsustainable. Thus, Georgia Aquarium and its zoological partnershave created a strategic plan that maximizes the appropriate social groupings forcourtship, breeding, delivery, and post-delivery care. While the 18 whales will beowned by Georgia Aquarium, some will be distributed to other U.S. facilities21