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

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

More than 20 years ago, four female beluga whales were kept together at the New York Aquarium of the Wildlife Conservation ...

Learn how a mirror test with beluga whales revealed bubble play, toy use, and signs of self-awareness rarely seen in animals.

Scientists confirmed in a study published in journal PLOS One on May 20 that Beluga whales are able to recognize themselves ...

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 lone beluga whale swims right up to the boat in northern Norway, acting unusually calm and almost eager for human attention. What seems like a fun encounter quickly turns into something more ...

Cook Inlet beluga whales are struggling to survive as industrial and shipping noise disrupts communication critical for ...

A Whale Looked Into a Mirror and Scientists Realized Something They Hadn't Seen Before ...

Alaska's Cook Inlet was home to nearly 1,300 beluga whales in the late 1970s, but today the population hovers around 300. Despite almost two decades of recovery work, the whales aren't bouncing back.

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

Twelve black bears at Marineland are on the move to their new home at a sanctuary in the United States more than 2,000 ...