In early February our Delta flight from Paris to Minneapolis just missed the very southern tip of Greenland and scratched my ...

Are there predators that hunt whales ... The disease may influence whale strandings, as when many beluga whales infected with toxoplasmosis beached themselves near the St. Lawrence Estuary. Whales may ...

Conservation projects join forces on Achill Island to protect breeding wader birds through predator exclusion fencing efforts ...

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

The 7-month-old beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago on March 6, 2025, After more than 1,000 votes were cast by aquarium members, the beluga calf was named Opus. (Terrence Antonio James ...

After counting over 1,000 votes cast by aquarium members, the baby beluga was given a musical new name. Opus, is the ...

Opus, is the toddler-like beluga's new name. "The name, Opus, nods to the unique vocalizations these whales make and honors his father," an aquarium spokesperson said. The video in the player ...

“Moms and newborns are calling all the time, staying in communication and they don’t want predators, like killer whales, or breeding humpback males, to pick up on that,” says Roman. In ...