This article was originally published on Undark. When Roswell Schaeffer Sr. was 8 years old, his father decided it was about time he started learning to hunt beluga whales. Schaeffer was an Iñupiaq ...

The beluga whale wears its heart on its sleeve — or rather, its forehead. Researchers have created a visual encyclopedia of the different expressions that belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in captivity ...

NIAGARA FALLS, ON — The fate of Marineland's remaining beluga whales remains uncertain a week after the shuttered park said it might euthanize them because it's run out of money to feed them. And ...

Cook Inlet beluga whales are struggling to survive as industrial and shipping noise disrupts communication critical for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Johanna Read covers international travel and responsible tourism. Netflix has a new documentary series—“Predators”—with incredible ...

Cook Inlet beluga whales were and are cherished by Alaskans and visitors from all over the world. Now the population, which was more than 1,000 in the 1970s, has fallen to 279. Everyone keeps ...

Dead beluga whales are bad for business. So Mystic Aquarium has put on a full-court press in an effort to protect its image and continue duping the public into believing it must research beluga whales ...

Thirty, belugas who once thrilled families with their pure white complexion and acrobatic shows, have been threatened with being put down after their park closed. As they endlessly circle their ...