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

The carcass of a female narwhal, an arctic species of whale, was discovered by a family on a Co Donegal beach last weekend, officials confirmed on Friday, November 21. This is the first time that the ...

Over 100 Beluga whales are trapped in water between ice floes in the Chukotka region of Russia's Far East, the authorities said, calling on the government to send an ice-breaker to free them.

A team of University of Copenhagen researchers has compiled the first and only evidence that narwhals and beluga whales can breed successfully. DNA and stable isotope analysis of an anomalous skull ...

As much as I applaud scientific research that reveals nature’s secrets, I feel a sense of satisfaction when some natural mysteries remain mysteries. The narwhal is my favorite example. Narwhals are a ...

When most of us think of whales and dolphins, we imagine elegant blue whales, striking orcas, or the beautifully streamlined bottlenose dolphin. But the whale and dolphin family (collectively called ...

Both belugas and porpoises are Cetaceans, which is an order of fully aquatic mammals. They also both belong to the suborder Odontoceti, the toothed whales. However, belugas and porpoises do not belong ...

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