Animals trapped by Arctic ice often die ... to near collapse. Beluga feed on fish, crustaceans, and worms. The whale is related to the tusked “unicorn” whale known as the narwhal.

The sighting excites the researchers, but it also sounds alarms. Scientists stunned after whales make extraordinary ...

Beluga whales, also known as ‘white whales’, are social and ... But for belugas, which swim close under ice, a dorsal fin might be more of a hindrance than a help. Instead, they hav a dorsal ridge ...

U.S. Navy Millions of years before we humans came along, the earth’s oceans were a vast, unbroken web of whale song ... were secreting themselves under the ice cap, an environment off-limits ...

With much of it covered in ice all year round and with no daylight ... felt here than anywhere else in the world. The white beluga whale is a very distinctive species. Unlike other cetaceans ...

Beluga whales are the only whales ... The lack of a dorsal fin prevents heat loss and makes it easier for the whales to swim under ice. It also aids in breaking through the ice above them when they ...

Like the legendary Moby Dick, the full-grown beluga whale is snowy white ... scientists estimate only 279 of these whales remain today. The Center and allies first petitioned to protect Cook Inlet’s ...

Like the legendary Moby Dick, the full-grown beluga whale is snowy white ... scientists estimate only 279 of these whales remain today. The Center and allies first petitioned to protect Cook Inlet’s ...