A beluga whale is hard to mistake for a mermaid unless you're at sea for months, and it's the first thing you see. Here's how it happened.

Erin Greene, a local resident and paddleboard instructor, described the healing effect being in the water with a beluga whale has. "Everybody's smiling when they get off the water," she said.

This female beluga whale was found dead floating in the St. Lawrence near Tadoussac, Quebec. The head of her calf was visible at the external genital opening when the whale was submitted for ...

Beluga Whale Trapped in River Seine Euthanized During Rescue Due to Health Difficulties Dr. Daniel Garcia-Párraga, director of zoological operations at Oceanogràfic, shared, "The war has caused ...

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A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath the waves.

The loss of ice also allows one of the beluga whales’ major predators, the killer whale, to hunt them more easily, she adds. Some belugas are in serious trouble, however. Davey studies a critically ...

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The characterful face of a beluga whale. Unlike other whales, they can turn their heads from side to side.© JohnL/ Shutterstock We call them beluga whales, but their scientific name, Delphinapterus ...