Although belugas commonly learn to imitate other species, this beluga whale was the first ever recorded giving up its own ...

And yet a single beluga managed to make his ... And they weren’t speaking dolphin but rather doing perfect imitations of humpback whales. Briefly trying on our babble for a time is a trifle ...

JohnL/ Shutterstock We call them beluga whales, but their scientific name, Delphinapterus leucas, means ‘white dolphin without a fin’. So, which are they – dolphins or whales? The distinctions between ...

That’s what Norway officials think, at any rate, after the capture of a Beluga whale that was wearing a ... “We have military dolphins for combat roles, we don’t cover that up,” he continued.

Beluga feed on fish, crustaceans, and worms. The whale is related to the tusked “unicorn” whale known as the narwhal. The beluga is not related to the sturgeon of the same name, which has been ...

They're bigger than all but the largest dolphins and smaller than most other toothed whales. At birth, beluga whales are 5 feet long, roughly 100 pounds, and dark blue-gray in color. Unmistakable as ...

The cetaceans most commonly held in captivity for human entertainment are orcas, beluga whales, bottlenose dolphins and Pacific white-sided dolphins. The tradition of housing cetaceans in captivity ...

A beluga whale found off Norway's coast wearing a special ... the message 'please call this number'?” “We have military dolphins for combat roles, we don't cover that up,” he said.