Environment Animals Wildlife Whales Noise pollution messes with beluga whales’ travel plans A new tracking study shows just how far belugas will go to avoid loud ship traffic.

Beluga whales use “acoustic name tags” to identify themselves to family members and other individuals in the wild, new research suggests, an indication not only of the animals’ complex ...

Beluga whales are known as "canaries of the sea" because of their frequent, high-pitched calls Researchers in the US have been shocked to discover a beluga whale whose vocalisations were ...

Researchers traced these sounds back to one male white whale, Noc, when a diver surfaced from the whale enclosure to ask his colleagues an odd question: "Who told me to get out?" The investigators ...

Beluga whale 'makes human-like sounds' Researchers in the US have been shocked to discover a beluga whale whose vocalisations were remarkably close to human speech.

This undated photo provided by the U.S Navy shows a male Beluga whale that scientists say made human-like sounds. An acoustic analysis revealed the human-like sounds were several octaves lower ...

Scientists analyzed genetic material from the beluga whale to determine its origin, which they now believe is the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska.

SEATTLE — A beluga whale was seen in Puget Sound near Commencement Bay Thursday afternoon. It's the third time the beluga whale has been spotted in the region this week. Barbara Mahoney, a ...

With the beluga moving northward but still in Puget Sound, marine mammal response groups are coordinating their efforts in the event the whale needs help or sticks around.

A beluga whale has been spotted by boaters around the waters around Washington for the first time in over 80 years. The whale has been seen in Puget Sound on at least six occasions since Sunday.

Researchers in the US are shocked to hear a whale making vocalisations similar to human speech in frequency and cadence.