12 Facts About Beluga whale

Beluga whale is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean.

Beluga whale is adapted to life in the Arctic, with anatomical and physiological characteristics that differentiate it from other cetaceans.

Beluga whale's earliest known distinctive ancestors include the prehistoric Denebola brachycephala from the late Miocene epoch, and Bohaskaia monodontoides, from the early Pliocene .

Beluga whale has a very specialised sense of hearing and its auditory cortex is highly developed.

In special circumstances, beluga whale sounds have been reported to resemble human speech.

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Beluga whale hunting quotas in Canada and the United States are established using the Potential Biological Removal equation PBR = Nmin * 0.

Beluga whale is considered an excellent sentinel species, because it is long-lived, at the top of the food web, bears large amounts of fat and blubber, relatively well-studied for a cetacean, and still somewhat common.

The guide recommends boats carrying the Beluga whale watchers keep their distance from the cetaceans and it expressly prohibits chasing, harassing, obstructing, touching, or feeding them.

The Beluga whale, who was noticed by conservationists to be traveling alone, appeared to be separated from the rest of its group, and is thought to be a lost individual.

One Beluga whale entered the Charlottetown Harbour and travelled up the Hillsborough River to Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island.

Beluga whale is listed on appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals .

The song "Baby Beluga whale" was composed after Raffi saw a recently born beluga calf in Vancouver Aquarium.