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.

The isolated Cook Inlet beluga whale population must also contend with the increasingly perilous and industrialized ... Belugas have ornately curved tail fins; broad, short flippers; and a soft, ...

The isolated Cook Inlet beluga whale population must also contend with the increasingly perilous and industrialized ... Belugas have ornately curved tail fins; broad, short flippers; and a soft, ...

Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged ... The calf received several herrings from Jacobsma, who noted the baby whale has yet to grow in his teeth. For the aquarium staff, every birth ...