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 ...

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

A close encounter with one of these larger-than-life leviathans is a life-changing experience – here’s how and where to do it ...

I can’t remember if I’ve seen a whale”. A close encounter with one of these larger-than-life leviathans is a life-changing ...

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 ...

If they add graceful, charismatic and supple to the description, they are probably talking about a beluga whale. I remember being mesmerized as I watched two of these ghostlike leviathans swim ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials ...

After existing efforts to save the aquatic animals, Australian authorities are euthanizing 90 beached whales stranded on a Tasmanian beach. During a press conference, Brendon Clark, an officer ...

More than 150 false killer whales have been stranded on a remote beach in Tasmania. It is the third mass stranding in the last five years on the west coast of the Australian island. Officials said ...

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While Campbell and Kincaid reference prominent beluga habitats and Leucas comes from the whale’s scientific name ... Although the father and son duo have yet to meet due to male belugas’ lack of ...