In hours of underwater video footage from a New York aquarium, a beluga whale named Natasha stretches her neck, pirouettes, ...

The researchers hope that this new understanding of cognition in the toothed whales will increase human empathy and concern for the animals, leading to more efforts to protect them ...

For humans, recognizing our reflection comes naturally, and we barely give it a second thought. Called mirror self-recognition (MSR), it is widely considered a sign of self-awareness and cognitive ...

A new study revealed that beluga whales can recognize themselves in a mirror. Here, a female beluga and her calf swim in the ...

Cook Inlet beluga whales, an endangered Alaskan population of about 300, use distinct call types for different activities.

It was a beautiful summer day in the arctic when Rae Wynn-Grant felt the bump of a beluga whale nudging her kayak up and down. Then another. And another. Nearly everywhere she looked, there were pale ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man proposes to his girlfriend at an aquarium Gavin, with help from aquarium staff, had secretly planned to propose right in ...

One of the longest-lived denizens of SeaWorld San Antonio has died. Martha, a beluga whale who lived at the Northwest Side marine park, died this week, the park announced on Facebook. Martha was one ...

SAN ANTONIO — One of SeaWorld San Antonio’s beloved animals has recently died, according to a Facebook post by the marine-life park. Martha, a beluga whale and an original resident since the park ...

The fate of 30 captive beluga whales and four dolphins hangs in the balance as Marineland in Niagara Falls awaits final approval for an export permit from the Canadian government. Marineland has ...

Researchers from Mystic Aquarium are heading to the icy tundras of Canada to study beluga breath. That’s the white-plume mixture of water cells, proteins and lung fluid that whales exhale when they ...