A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is the first to successfully recover from general anesthesia in captivity after a surgery to remove a network of cysts.

Beluga whales are born grey but acquire their characteristic white colour as they mature into adults. Their amazing adaptations to life in the Arctic makes them fascinating, but also vulnerable to ...

Attitudes differ about whether beluga whales should be displayed in an enormous aquarium for people to watch and learn about. Some animal rights organizations object to the removal of any belugas ...

A study from 2020 also revealed that beluga whales form complicated and long-term social bonds that include both kin and non-kin relationships, which mirrors the complexity of human social habits.

A beluga whale named Qinu had an adorable reaction to Olivia Walsh and Gavin Hulberg's engagement at Georgia Aquarium on Dec. 18. 'Qinu’s behavior at the window was her own — she was not ...

Beluga whales are the only whales, other than narwhals, a closely related species, that live exclusively in arctic and subarctic waters. Like many other arctic animals, belugas are white. In fact, the ...

The beluga whale was found in Norway wearing a St. Petersburg-marked harness, prompting speculation that he was a Russian intelligence asset.

In our hyperconnected world, it can sometimes be easy to overlook the museums that stand among us. They are quiet and stout ...

The area is a beluga nursery, giant cafeteria, and vacation spot all at once. The scientists will also drop in a hydrophone to eavesdrop on their whale’s ample vocalizations.

Weighing in at 2,488 pounds, Nunavik will now be the largest whale at the Aquarium. He is getting comfortable in his new home and settling in with female beluga whales Maple, Shila, Qinu, and Whisper.

A barren tank with concrete walls and artificial rocks, housed in a South Korean mega mall, has been home to a female beluga whale for close to a decade.