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After counting over 1,000 votes cast by aquarium members, the baby beluga was given a musical new name. Opus, is the toddler-like beluga's new name. "The name, Opus, nods to the unique vocalizations ...

Jared Whale's instinct was to get right back up. But he felt a great deal of pain down the middle of his neck. Instead, the junior goaltender for the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team laid ...

The name is also a nod to whale’s father and the high-pitched songs that have led these mammals to be dubbed the “canaries of ...

Shedd Aquarium announced that its seven-month-old beluga whale has been named Opus following an exclusive vote by aquarium ...

The calf, Opus, was born to beluga whale Naya in July. The name means a musical composition or set of compositions usually ...

Opus was the top vote-getter in a virtual poll the aquarium ran exclusively for Shedd members. The baby beluga boy was born ...

The Shedd Aquarium’s members have chosen the name Opus for their 7-month-old beluga calf, which is a musical composition or set of compositions usually numbered in the order of its issue, ...

Beluga Hvaldimir, known worldwide for his suspected role as a Russian spy, was found dead off the coast of Norway.

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First author Brendan Cottrell in the field. Credit: DFO (Fisheries and Oceans Canada).