Belugas sometimes hunt schools of fish cooperatively in small groups. They are both benthic (bottom) and pelagic (oceanic) feeders (in shallow water). They are opportunistic feeders, eating a varied diet of fish, squid, crustaceans, octopi, and worms. The teeth are not designed for chewing, but for grabbing and tearing prey. Beluga whales also depend on sea ice to survive and are impacted by climate change. Experience these animals and how we care for them on this 30 minute walking tour. Beluga whales have long mystified all those that have encountered them and on this program you find out why. They have been hunted for centuries for their meat, blubber, and skin. Join us on our beluga whales’ habitat to participate in a training session with one of the ocean's most beautiful mammals. Polar bears and killer whales are known to hunt beluga whales.ĭiet and teeth īelugas are toothed whales with 34 teeth. Beluga whales are vulnerable to pollution, habitat degradation, harassment, interactions with commercial and recreational fisheries, oil and gas exploration. they can dive down to depths of 800 m (2,625 ft) and stay underwater for as long as 25 minutes. The beluga whales live in groups, called pods of anywhere from only three whales to large groups of more than 200.
The calfs are fed on milk which is 30% fat. These are born near the coast, often near the entrance to large rivers. A female beluga whale will have one calf every 3 or 4 years. They live for between 35 and 50 years of age. These social whales live in Artic and sub-Arctic oceans, and are adapted to life in frigid waters. They are also known as white whales, melonheads, sea canaries, belugas, and canary whales. They grow up to 6.1 m (20 ft) in length and weigh up to 1,361 kg (3,000 lb). Beluga whales are large, white cetaceans that share a taxonomic family with narwhals. It will gradually become white over the next five years as it becomes an adult.
Unlike most other cetaceans, the beluga's seven neck vertebrae are not fused, giving it a flexible, well-defined neck.Ī baby beluga whale, called a calf, is a grey or even brown color when it is born. The beluga is also called the white whale, the white porpoise, the sea canary (because of its songs), and the squid hound (due to its diet). Its genus Delphinapterus, means "whale without fins", and the species, leucas, means " white". The beluga whale is most commonly found in the waters around the Arctic and sub-Arctic. Scientists believe that it has something to do with the whale's echolocation system. This melon holds oil, and the whale is able to change its shape. On their head they have a round shape called the melon. The beluga's body is stout and has a small, blunt head with a small beak, tiny eyes and thick layers of blubber. They are found in coastal areas of the Arctic Ocean, and travel south when the sea ice forms. The beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas) is a small, toothed whale that is white as an adult.
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