R ecently, a marine aerial survey team caught a stunning photo of a North Atlantic Right Whale swimming with a newborn calf ...

The population plunged dramatically in the ‘90s, and the National Marine Fisheries Service falsely predicted that the Cook Inlet beluga whale population would rebound once hunting was restricted. Due ...

Beluga whales are called the canaries of the sea because ... Another issues is that killer whales that hunt belugas are coming more often into the Hudson Bay and less sea ice means fewer places ...

Mom is 35-year-old Naya, but there are two mature males in Shedd’s pod. DNA testing revealed that Beethoven, the oldest male ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for movement. Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged, mouth agape in ...

Beluga whales, also known as ‘white whales’, are social and ... This can make them vulnerable to over-harvesting by local hunters. In most areas, hunting is now controlled to keep populations at ...

NerdWallet's first-ever Super Bowl commercial features Emmy winner Kieran Culkin voicing a "genius beluga," who has a conversation with a man on a whale-watching expedition. Beluga whales are said ...