Valeria Vergara didn’t believe in what she was asked to support, but could either testify in favour of captivity or step away from her job. When a beluga calf was about to be born at the ...

BREEDING: Female beluga whales become sexually mature after age four and will give birth every two or three years. Breeding occurs in the spring, and after a gestation period of longer than a year, a ...

In the video, Warren and another officer run toward the edge of the dock at Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska, where a trapped ...

Computer models helped decode whale communication. But some scientists say there are barriers that cannot be overcome.

They are also one of the smallest species of whale in the world. Beluga whales have a slow reproduction rate, with females giving birth to a single calf every two to three years. This is often the ...

Her PhD research, through the University of British Columbia, was the first to document how beluga calves develop the incredibly rich vocal repertoire of this species, and the first to identify calls ...

All around us a feeding frenzy is underway. As dozens and dozens of beluga whales feast on fish, our group finds it hard to contain our excitement. We point to a white-and-gray pair—mother and ...