The calf, Opus, was born to beluga whale Naya in July. The name means a musical composition or set of compositions usually ...

Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set of compositions — that honors his father Beethoven and nods to the high-pitched songs that have led to these ...

A little boy who was taken to the aquarium in Beijing, China, had his day made when a beluga whale shared a sweet interaction with him. The little boy had been visiting the attraction with his ...

For instance, while beluga whales are considered a species of least concern by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the population in Alaska’s Cook Inlet is classified as ...