Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for movement.

The beluga sturgeon is a large and long-lived species of freshwater fish native to the temperate waters of the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea. Although the beluga sturgeon shares its name with the more ...

This caused the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ban the import of beluga sturgeon and beluga caviar in 2005. Although that ban is still in effect, the species is now recognized by the IUCN as ...

Beluga Calf in Chicago Is Meeting the ... "It’s almost like petting a dog or a cat, and you’ll see them come up and want to interact with us and open up their mouth wide for those tongue ...

Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged ... "It's almost like petting a dog or a cat, and you'll see them come up and want to interact with us and open up their mouth wide for those ...

Many animals in the ocean look and act alike, even if they are not too closely related. The porpoise and beluga whale are two such creatures that, depending on species, can look very similar or ...

Q: Why is Beluga caviar illegal in the U.S.? A: Due to overfishing and endangered status, wild Beluga caviar is banned in the U.S. However, Beluga hybrid caviar (crossbred with Kaluga sturgeon) is ...

This is the adorable moment a beluga whale plays with two children on their visit to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Guangdong, China on 17.