Their stark white colouring also helps camouflage them against the ice. Although beluga whales are predators, feeding on fish, crustaceans, and molluscs, they’re also hunted by polar bears and orcas – ...

observed that there were no significant external injuries or marks on the whale's body that might have been inflicted by predators or vessels. No evidence of illness was found on the beluga ...

adding that declining sea ice also leaves belugas vulnerable to predators like killer whales. As climate change reshapes the Arctic, it remains unclear how well beluga whales will adapt.