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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.
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 ...
Last week brought a huge new addition to Chicago’s historic Shedd Aquarium: a baby Beluga whale. Born to the aquarium’s female Beluga, Naya, the new calf and its mother are receiving round-the ...
A 16-year-old beluga whale named Qinu stole the internet's heart with her sweet reaction to a couple's proposal in front of her tank
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.
This category is for articles about notable individual beluga whales. Pages in category "Individual beluga whales" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
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 ...