One skull belonged to an extinct right whale species called Balaenella brachyrhynus. Using microCT scans, scientists found ...

Terrifying moment a beluga whale lunges and bites at divers underwater in an aquarium. Tourists watched in horror as the ...

Hidden beneath Arctic waters, beluga whales have long kept their family lives a mystery. By analyzing DNA from more than 600 belugas in Alaska’s Bristol Bay over 13 years, researchers uncovered a ...

Alaska's Cook Inlet was home to nearly 1,300 beluga whales in the late 1970s, but today the population hovers around 300. Despite almost two decades of recovery work, the whales aren't bouncing back.

Beluga whales confirmed able to recognize themselves in mirrors Scientists confirmed in a study published in journal PLOS One on May 20 that Beluga whales are able to recognize themselves in mirrors.

In hours of underwater video footage from a New York aquarium, a beluga whale named Natasha stretches her neck, pirouettes, nods, and shakes her head in front of a two-way mirror. Her daughter Maris ...

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For humans, recognizing our reflection comes naturally, and we barely give it a second thought. Called mirror self-recognition (MSR), it is widely considered a sign of self-awareness and cognitive ...

Beluga whales have some of the most iconic faces in the sea, with their marshmallow noggins and upturned mouths—and a new paper reveals they’re more self-aware than previously known. The whales join a ...

The researchers studied four captive belugas housed at the New York Aquarium of the Wildlife Conservation Society. Marine Mind / Abigail Carleen Dahl, CC-BY 4.0 Belugas are highly intelligent marine ...