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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.
Beluga and Narwhal are native to coastal regions and pack ice around the Arctic Ocean. Both species are relatively small whales, 3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft) in length, with a forehead melon , and a short or absent snout.
[18] [19] [20] 3M Penguins of the African Coast. On July 9, 2011, ... One of the first and perhaps most popular exhibits at the zoo was the beluga whale exhibit.
Facts About Beautiful Beluga Whales. I don't know anything about Beluga whales other than they are all white, but they aren't born that way. When they are born, they are a greyish color and as ...
Spindle cells (neurons without extensive branching) have been discovered in the brains of the humpback whale, fin whale, sperm whale, orca, [20] [21] bottlenose dolphins, Risso's dolphins, and beluga whales. [22] Humans, great apes, and elephants, species all well known for their high intelligence, are the only others known to have spindle cells.
May 16—In the glow of the moonlight late Friday night, a flash of bright white wriggled against the dark sky — a young beluga whale named Jetta, being lifted by a crane. Jetta and two other ...
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 ...
A 2018 molecular analysis of monodontid fossils indicates that they separated from Phocoenidae (porpoises) around 10.82 to 20.12 mya, and they are considered to be sister taxa. [15] A later phylogenetic study conducted in 2020 suggested that the narwhal split from the beluga whale around 4.98 mya, based on data from mitochondrial DNA. [16]