The melon in their head can also change shape while making sounds and their face muscles can move, creating ‘expressions’ that can appear amusingly human. The characterful face of a beluga whale.

Beluga whales are called the canaries of the sea because ... They have no desire to hurt the human.” It doesn't hurt that the whales have gotten to know Greene. Vergara has no doubt that they ...

The name is also a nod to whale’s father and the high-pitched songs that have led these mammals to be dubbed the “canaries of the sea.” ...

Thousands of beluga whales are captivating visitors in ... Losing subpopulations of belugas would be like losing a human language, she said. While belugas are currently not endangered, scientists ...

If they add graceful, charismatic and supple to the description, they are probably talking about a beluga whale. I remember ... but they do so with near-human facial expressions and big, imploring ...

The calf, Opus, was born to beluga whale Naya in July. The name means a musical composition or set of compositions usually numbered in the order of its issue, the Shedd said in a news release. The ...

The largest beluga whales at the aquarium have grown as long ... and it is not uncommon for them to live into their 30s under human care, according to Kayley Galassini, a Shedd spokesperson.

They're also able to dive much further below the water's surface than human divers, without getting decompression sickness, or "the bends." They're trained to patrol areas near nuclear-powered ...