The enigma of the harnessed beluga whale spotted off the coast of Norway ... could have been a Russian escapee from a military base in the Arctic Circle, presumably before finishing its training.

Like the legendary Moby Dick, the full-grown beluga whale is snowy white. Yet unlike Herman Melville's mostly fictitious albino sperm whale, which had only Captain Ahab to deal with, the beluga swims ...

Beluga whales, also known as ‘white whales’, are social and smart marine mammals that are well adapted to living in very cold waters. Their incredible echolocation abilities, however, make them ...

Beluga whales are called the canaries of the sea because ... The change in ice is part of an overall altering of the base of the food chain: plankton. When those tiny creatures change it means ...

The white beluga whale is a very distinctive species. Unlike other cetaceans their vertebrae are not fused so they are able move their heads laterally. A strange melon-like lump on their forehead ...

"One of the main criteria for the area that was chosen is to be able to protect 100 per cent of the habitat of beluga whales," said Guilbeault. Parks Canada goes whale watching in Saguenay-Saint ...

A coalition of non-governmental organizations, headlined ‘Freedom to beluga whales and orcas,’ said on its official page on Russia’s VKontakte social network, citing interviews with locals ...

The first event was held in Inuvik in 2016, to discuss the local beluga whales and monitor their population. This week's gathering saw presentations from local harvesters from all six of the ...

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido--Fisherman Yoichi Ishigaki has such fond memories of a lone but sociable beluga whale he bonded with while battling cancer that he erected a memorial to his “friend” after ...

Like the legendary Moby Dick, the full-grown beluga whale is snowy white. Yet unlike Herman Melville's mostly fictitious albino sperm whale, which had only Captain Ahab to deal with, the beluga swims ...