making belugas especially good at echolocation – using sound to detect prey and communicate. Richard says we should appreciate their uniqueness. “Beluga whales are superbly adapted to live in very ...

Both whales headed at first for open water ... I’ve heard a lot of beluga noises, and I’ve never heard a beluga sound like that.” Four years after Noc launched into his talking spree ...

Surprisingly, beluga whales can mimic bird-like whistles and sounds. Their vocal abilities have earned them the nickname “canaries of the sea.” ...

They used suction cups to attach a small speaker to its jaw -- which in whales and dolphins conducts sound to both ears -- and placed sensors on the animal's head and back and then recorded its ...

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 sighting excites the researchers, but it also sounds alarms. Scientists stunned after whales make extraordinary ...

Beluga whales are the only whales ... It also helps these highly social animals project sounds. “Because they have muscular control over their melon, they can create a wide range of clicks, whistles, ...

At birth, beluga whales are 5 feet long, roughly 100 pounds ... The waters of Cook Inlet are dark and turbid, so Cook Inlet belugas depend heavily on sound for foraging, navigation and communication.

Opus, which refers to a musical composition or set of works, highlights the unique sounds that beluga whales make, earning ...

It was a dream about a pink beluga whale in a swimming pool that ... Abramson was lucky to capture on tape the sounds of whales breathing as they rubbed their bellies over the stones of the ...

At birth, beluga whales are 5 feet long, roughly 100 pounds ... The waters of Cook Inlet are dark and turbid, so Cook Inlet belugas depend heavily on sound for foraging, navigation and communication.