making belugas especially good at echolocation – using sound to detect prey and communicate. Richard says we should appreciate their uniqueness. “Beluga whales are superbly adapted to live in very ...

Both whales headed at first for open water ... I’ve heard a lot of beluga noises, and I’ve never heard a beluga sound like that.” Four years after Noc launched into his talking spree ...

A four-year-old beluga whale went to live in the Koktebel dolphinarium ... of the sea” due to the high-pitched whistling sounds they make. Dolphins communicate using a variety of whistles ...

Beluga feed on fish, crustaceans, and worms. The whale is related to the tusked “unicorn” whale known as the narwhal. The beluga is not related to the sturgeon of the same name, which has been ...

Opus, which refers to a musical composition or set of works, highlights the unique sounds that beluga whales make, earning them the nickname "canaries of the sea." "The chosen name had ...

Beluga whales are the only whales ... It also helps these highly social animals project sounds. “Because they have muscular control over their melon, they can create a wide range of clicks, whistles, ...

At birth, beluga whales are 5 feet long, roughly 100 pounds ... The waters of Cook Inlet are dark and turbid, so Cook Inlet belugas depend heavily on sound for foraging, navigation and communication.

An ailing beluga whale that strayed into France’s Seine river was put down by vets Wednesday after a last-ditch rescue attempt failed because of its rapidly deteriorating health, local officials ...