Belugas are also called white whales, and their unusual color makes them one of the most familiar and easily distinguishable ...

From echolocation to a nickname earned by their eerie chirps, here are 7 fascinating facts about beluga whales as dozens arrive at U.S. aquariums.

The rush to save dozens of beluga whales from a shuttered marine park in Canada is marking a major milestone. Seven whales ...

A new study suggests beluga whales may be capable of recognizing themselves in mirrors, a trait linked to self-awareness and once thought to be uniquely human. Researchers with the New York Aquarium ...

Hidden beneath Arctic waters, beluga whales have long kept their family lives a mystery. By analyzing DNA from more than 600 belugas in Alaska’s Bristol Bay over 13 years, researchers uncovered a ...

Beluga whales have some of the most iconic faces in the sea, with their marshmallow noggins and upturned mouths—and a new paper reveals they’re more self-aware than previously known. The whales join a ...

The post The Noise Pollution Disrupting Beluga Whale Communication appeared first on A-Z Animals. Beluga whales are some of the most distinctive marine mammals, with their white bodies and rounded ...

Belugas are even harder to study than most whales: it’s difficult to observe a species that vanishes under the Arctic ice. But now DNA analysis has given scientists a precious glimpse into the social ...

Beluga whales in the High Arctic during summer. A group of beluga whale bulls in a bay, followed by two cow-calf pairs in a shallow river estuary. An all-male group of beluga whale bulls swims ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In late June 2026, a rumor that a beluga whale in captivity escaped its enclosure in order to reunite with its calf circulated ...