They found that while the melon can take any number of subtly different shapes, these all fall into five distinct ...

Researchers have created a visual encyclopedia of the different expressions that belugas ( Delphinapterus leucas) in captivity seem to make with their highly mobile “melon,” a squishy deposit of fat ...

Beluga whales appear to communicate with each other by contorting their heads into various shapes, new research reveals. A ...

Marineland announced its opening plans for the 2024 season that will continue its display of beluga whales, while shutting ...

The Beluga Whale, also known as the white whale, is a cold-water cetacean found in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. Belugas are ...

Far north of the Arctic Circle lies a fjord on the front lines of climate change. Geir Wing Gabrielsen has been visiting this ...

Ok, it’s not exactly as simple as that — you’d need a “melon” to perform the technique, and you’d need to be one of the rare ...

Although a recovery plan for Cook Inlet belugas was drafted five years ago, the federal government has continued to authorize an exceedingly high number of “take” permits allowing unjustifiable ...

Officials didn't reveal the exact cause of death of the latest two whales, but Marineland has since said the belugas "both died from torsion after valiant medical efforts to assist them," in a ...

The province did not say how the whales died. In a statement, Marineland said "independent necropsies confirm the two belugas both died from torsion after valiant medical efforts to assist them." ...

Nature hits all high notes in this Canadian sub-Arctic realm, a land of polar bears, belugas, and the brightest of northern lights. The sun sets over a frozen lake on the arctic tundra in November ...