The beluga sturgeon is a large and long-lived species of freshwater fish native to the temperate waters of the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea. Although the beluga sturgeon shares its name with the more ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for movement. Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged, mouth agape in ...

In the past when I traveled to the arctic to film Polar bears, I always went during the winter when there was snow on the ground. After all, capturing images of Polar bears in snow is the ...

"The disappearing ice is going to affect them," Vergara said, noting concerns about changes in the availability of Arctic cod, a key prey species for the whales. Globally, beluga populations are ...

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NerdWallet's first-ever Super Bowl commercial features Emmy winner Kieran Culkin voicing a "genius beluga," who has a conversation with a man on a whale-watching expedition.

The 30-second spot featured a man named Richard on a boat tour who is seemingly the only person able to hear (and communicate with) a Beluga whale approaching the vessel. Though the voice of the ...

Marineland says it has euthanized a seven-year-old beluga after a long battle with several different medical conditions.Visitors watch as beluga whales swim in a tank at Marineland amusement park ...

Although the beluga sturgeon shares its name with the more famous beluga whale, the two species are unrelated. “Beluga” comes from the Russian word “belaya,” which means white. So ...