The nearly 1,065-pound whale is currently recovering in a medical habitat at the aquarium, but an expert says she's not yet ...

A beluga whale is hard to mistake for a mermaid unless you're at sea for months, ... What appears to be "knees" in these viral images is actually a view of a beluga whale's specialized fat deposits.

Arctic cod, a high-fat fish that is key in beluga diets, is diminishing, said beluga expert Pierre Richard of the Northern Studies Center in Churchill and author of three whale books.

A beluga whale’s weight, muscle and fat can indicate its chances of survival and reproductive success, but a changing environment might be contributing to a decline in body makeup for the St ...

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat and sea ice are crucial, intertwined and dwindling. ... all the way up the food web to beluga whales, seals and polar bears, scientists say. ...

CHICAGO – Shedd Aquarium welcomed a new resident Wednesday evening: a baby beluga whale born to 35-year-old mother, Naya! Earlier in the day, the aquarium said its animal care team realized N… ...

Arctic cod, a high-fat fish that is key in beluga diets, is diminishing, said beluga expert Pierre Richard of the Northern Studies Center in Churchill and author of three whale books. But he said it’s ...

A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium became the first known beluga whale to recover from general anesthesia after a ...