Beluga whales, also known as ‘white whales’, are social and smart marine mammals that are well adapted to living in very cold waters. Their incredible echolocation abilities, however, make them ...
Like the legendary Moby Dick, the full-grown beluga whale is snowy white. Yet unlike Herman Melville's mostly fictitious albino sperm whale, which had only Captain Ahab to deal with, the beluga swims ...
A Record-Breaking Catch The beluga sturgeon is the largest species of freshwater fish in the world. The record for the largest beluga sturgeon ever caught is 23.6 feet long and 3,463 pounds. This ...
Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged, mouth agape in what looked like a smile. Jacobsma's face lit up in response as he cooed to the calf like a human parent to a toddler. Shedd's ...
The Beluga Sturgeon Ban In the late 90s, the beluga sturgeon was classified as an endangered species. Unfortunately, United States consumers were guilty of consuming 60% of the world’s beluga ...