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 ...
education, and marine life protection. CHICAGO - Shedd Aquarium announced that its seven-month-old beluga whale has been named Opus following an exclusive vote by aquarium members. The backstory ...
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 ...
capturing and testing seven Bristol Bay beluga whales. To conduct their hearing tests, the team temporarily captured individual animals as part of physical health exams. They used suction cups to ...
For instance, while beluga whales are considered a species of least ... for the University of Quebec and the Group for Research and Education of Marine Mammals to study an endangered population ...
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 ...
Shedd Aquarium members voted to name the newest beluga whale Opus. Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Share The newest member of the Shedd Aquarium now has a name — and aquarium members had a hand ...
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 ...