Their stark white colouring also helps camouflage them against the ice. Although beluga whales are predators, feeding on fish, crustaceans, and molluscs, they’re also hunted by polar bears and orcas – ...

Beluga feed on fish, crustaceans, and worms. 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, which has been ...

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 ...

adding that declining sea ice also leaves belugas vulnerable to predators like killer whales. As climate change reshapes the Arctic, it remains unclear how well beluga whales will adapt.

These creatures mimic bird calls for survival, communication, or amusement, including sneaky predators and playful mammals. Surprisingly, beluga whales can mimic bird-like whistles and sounds.