Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To ...

In the icy waters of Alaska's Bristol Bay, a new study reveals how a small population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas ...

Learn how long-term mate switching helps a small beluga whale population maintain genetic diversity.

For the first time, we know more than we ever expected to know about the sex lives of the majestic beluga whale. It's ...

Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance their long term survival chances, reveals new research. Ground-breaking DNA ...

A n isolated Alaskan population of beluga whales have a population small enough that inbreeding could be a major threat. Yet ...

Beluga whales avoid inbreeding by switching partners over time, helping a small, isolated population stay genetically healthy ...

Marineland's belugas have a received a reprieve from death row after the federal government conditionally approved a plan to ...

Bristol Bay's Beluga whales are ditching the "alpha male" trope for a sophisticated system of polygynandry. A new study ...

In a 13-year study, researchers found beluga whales "mate swap" to preserve genetic diversity in isolated environments.

Researchers have found that beluga whales in Alaska swap mating partners to help survive in the Arctic. A new study claims to show the whales use an unexpected strategy to cope with life in a small, ...

The strategy is the mysterious reason why beluga whales have such a diverse genetic population despite being an isolated ...