In recent years, social media has been awash with viral images of beluga whales seemingly sporting a pair of knees. These photos have fueled wild speculation and rekindled mermaid myths in the ...

In the video, Walsh and Hulberg pose in front of the beluga whale exhibit for a picture, when suddenly Hulberg gets down on one knee to propose ... trained to have any type of 'reaction.' ...

In these safe southern havens, the shallow water protects them from predators, allowing them to feed, have babies and molt their skin on the rocks of the riverbeds. Scientists watch Beluga whales ...

Beluga whales appear to communicate with each other by contorting their heads into various shapes, new research reveals. A variety of identifiable shapes have now been identified and linked with ...

The drastic changes in their prenatal development have caused modern beluga whale skulls to develop very asymmetrically. As a result, their skulls appear very similar to the skulls of pilot whales ...

Shallow waters with gritty bottoms are ideal for this activity and belugas have been seen congregating in these kinds of areas during summer to scrape off old skin. Beluga whales use a wide range of ...