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 ...

This unique biological equipment gives belugas fine control over the pitch, volume, and timbre of their sounds, making them naturally adept vocal mimics. Beluga or white whale. Image via Brian ...

The Earth Day Grey Bruce celebration began with a Water Ceremony featuring Saugeen First Nation Elder Shirley John and the ...

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

Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas ... spotted far inland in Canada’s St. Lawrence River. Belugas can mimic sounds. They are one of the few whale species capable of mimicking human speech ...

On global capitalism and shipping as its engine, deep sea mining, the climate crisis and ‘Deep Water’, his work looks at how ...

Whales: Take a boat in Prince William Sound or Resurrection Bay and ... A few of the other kinds of whales in Alaska: beluga populations found in Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm; bowheads, which ...

Even though whales are massive creatures, they kind of act like playful lap dogs. This man has a close encounter with an especially curious and playful beluga whale who steals his camera. As if this ...

This historic waterway is known for its high tides and the occasional pod of beluga whales. It was named for ... comprehensive Prince William Sound Museum. An impressive number of exhibits fills ...