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The beluga whale (/ b ɪ ˈ l uː ɡ ə /; [4] Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two living members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus.
The cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two living whale species, the narwhal and the beluga whale and at least four extinct species, known from the fossil record. Beluga and Narwhal are native to coastal regions and pack ice around the Arctic Ocean.
Despite being each other's closest living relative phylogenetically, narwhals and beluga whales diverged an estimated four million years ago; however, it is predicted that gene flow continued until 1.25–1.65 million years ago. [8] Narwhals and beluga whales have overlapping ranges in the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
A trip to the aquarium is usually a chance for children to watch sea animals go about their own business, oblivious to outside observers. In this video, a beluga whale turns the tables as it ...
Beluga whale (ᕿᓇᓗᒐᖅ, qilalugaq) Delphinapterus leucas [24] [1] Cumberland Sound beluga [25] [26] Phocoenidae [5] Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena [27] Physeteridae [5] Sperm whale (ᑭᒍᑎᓕᒃ, kigutilik) Physeter macrocephalus [28] [1] Ziphiidae [5] Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus [29]
A toddler in China had a great time making friends with a playful beluga whale - until the whale made a “friendly” face. The wide open mouth scared the little girl, who turned around to her ...
Inuit subsistence whaling, 2007. A beluga whale is flensed for its maktaaq (skin), an important source of vitamin C. [1]Aboriginal whaling or indigenous whaling is the hunting of whales by indigenous peoples recognised by either IWC (International Whaling Commission) or the hunting is considered as part of indigenous activity by the country. [2]
Just another day at the office, naked deep-sea diving with beluga whales at the Arctic Circle. Natalia Avseenko, a 36-year-old Russian scientist, decided to test the hypothesis that belugas might ...