with the beluga having characteristics of both. Dolphins and belugas both fit into the category of toothed whales, as opposed to baleen whales that filter food out of water, like blue whales. Belugas ...

Narwhals belong to a family called Monodontidae, which contains two species: the narwhal and the beluga, which is also known as the ‘white whale’. Scientists are still on the fence about the ...

The St. Lawrence River has welcomed an unusual group of visitors in recent years: a pod of beluga whales that appears to have adopted a lost young narwhal. Now, with the male narwhal reaching ...

The Beluga whale (/bɪˈluːɡə/) (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic Cetacean. It is one of two members of the family – Monodontidae, along with the Narwhal. It is also known ...