Calves are born gray or even brown and only fade ... The whale is related to the tusked “unicorn” whale known as the narwhal. The beluga is not related to the sturgeon of the same name ...

ALAMEDA — A dead gray whale was found rolling in the surf off Alameda South Shore Beach, according to the Marine Mammal ...

Their incredible echolocation abilities, however, make them sensitive to underwater noise pollution. Beluga whales are born grey but acquire their characteristic white colour as they mature into ...

At birth, beluga whales are 5 feet long, roughly 100 pounds, and dark blue-gray in color. Unmistakable as adults, their color lightens to white, and they have a dorsal ridge rather than a fin. Belugas ...

Calves are dark gray and gradually get lighter as they age, becoming totally white upon reaching adulthood. Beluga whales are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN red list, though they do face ...

Grey (young) whales are seen with whites (adults). So far, no dead beluga whales have been spotted," activists said in a statement. According to witnesses, beluga whales come to different bays in ...

Whales are one of the massive marine mammals that still prowl the oceans, but Belugas are in a class of their own. Imagine spending months at sea, weathering storms, and scorching sun, subsisting ...

A dead gray whale was found on Alameda South Shore Beach, marking the fourth whale death in the Bay Area this year.

The more than 40-foot-long whale washed up on Long Beach, about four miles north of Seaview. Biologists spent all day Monday ...

A dead 50-foot gray whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach on Friday, according to officials with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. The cause of death of the young adult female is not yet known ...

A dead gray whale was found rolling in the surf off Alameda South Shore Beach, according to the Marine Mammal Center and the ...