Enter the mermaid legend: half-beauty, half-fish, all misunderstanding. The surprising view of a beluga whale, with its ghostly white coloration and remarkably human-like features, offers perhaps ...

An ailing beluga whale that strayed into the River Seine died on Wednesday during an attempt to return it to the sea off northern France, authorities said. Skip to main content ...

How melting sea ice is affecting beluga whales. The important role sea ice plays in the beluga whale migration pattern and the overall ecosystem of the Arctic is ever apparent as it continues to ...

Attitudes differ about whether beluga whales should be displayed in an enormous aquarium for people to watch and learn about. Some animal rights organizations object to the removal of any belugas ...

A beluga whale named Qinu had an adorable reaction to Olivia Walsh and Gavin Hulberg's engagement at Georgia Aquarium on Dec. 18. 'Qinu’s behavior at the window was her own — she was not ...

In the wild, beluga whales are found in the Arctic Ocean and in seas and coasts around Canada, North America, Russia and Greenland. They are migratory animals, capable of swimming thousands of ...

Beluga whales aren't hiding legs under their thick, rubbery skin. But a popular image of a surfacing beluga has for years created the curious illusion of a whale with legs and knees.

Monitoring the beluga whale migration is bigger than just providing viewers with a first-hand look at the event. Stephen Peterson, a conservationist working with Canada’s Assiniboine Park ...

A Beluga whale, which usually lives in arctic and subarctic waters, has been spotted in the Seine River heading toward Paris. Protected species is thousands of miles away from its habitat, ...