Beluga Whale. Image by Openverse. In 2012, researchers at the National Marine Mammal Foundation documented a beluga whale named NOC who spontaneously began mimicking human speech patterns. The sounds ...

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 resurfaced recording of a beluga whale mimicking human speech has sparked renewed interest and mixed reactions. Additionally, a study documented an orca imitating words, hinting at the potential for ...

So, you can only imagine the fear and shock that set in when people heard a beluga whale seemingly imitating human speech, underwater no less. The video, from way back in 2012, has started to do the ...

The beluga whale, whose name means “the white one” in Russian, might be one of the best species to try to make music with. Called sea canaries by sailors who frequented the Arctic regions, their wide ...

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 ...

After surviving a polar bear attack in 2013, she found solace in the whales' presence. A beluga whale swims in Hudson Bay outside Churchill, northern Canada, on August 9, 2022.

When we think of wild animals, we generally consider one or two scenarios: increasing conflicts with them as humans encroach ...

This photo provided by OneWhale.org on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, shows manager Regina Haug next to the carcass of the beluga whale Hvaldimir, who was found dead on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.

Hvaldimir, a beluga whale suspected of once being a Russian spy, was found dead off the coast of Norway on Saturday. Some vets say he was shot to death.

A beluga whale suspected of being a Russian intelligence asset — before winning the hearts of Norwegian fishermen with his toothy grin — was found dead over the weekend. The mammal ...