CHICAGO - Shedd Aquarium announced that its seven-month-old beluga whale has been named Opus following an exclusive vote by aquarium members. The backstory More than 1,000 votes were cast ...

Ruby is 36 now, exceptionally old for a captive beluga, contrary to the claim that SeaWorld trains their guides to repeat to patrons: Whales in their care live longer than those in the wild.

Like the legendary Moby Dick, the full-grown beluga whale is snowy white. Yet unlike Herman Melville's mostly fictitious albino sperm whale, which had only Captain Ahab to deal with, the beluga swims ...

Shallow waters with gritty bottoms are ideal for this activity and belugas have been seen congregating in these kinds of areas during summer to scrape off old skin. Beluga whales use a wide range of ...

When it comes to quirky animal behaviors, few are more charming than 2,000-pound beluga whales blowing delicate bubbles. But why do they do it? To find out, researchers spent eight years gathering ...

The goal of their research was to understand the interactions between beluga whales and marine vessels. However, what they captured was unexpected—a group of bowhead whales, a phenomenon never ...

The white beluga whale is a very distinctive species. Unlike other cetaceans their vertebrae are not fused so they are able move their heads laterally. A strange melon-like lump on their forehead ...

The first event was held in Inuvik in 2016, to discuss the local beluga whales and monitor their population. This week's gathering saw presentations from local harvesters from all six of the ...

Like the legendary Moby Dick, the full-grown beluga whale is snowy white. Yet unlike Herman Melville's mostly fictitious albino sperm whale, which had only Captain Ahab to deal with, the beluga swims ...