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beluga

[buh-loo-guh] / bəˈlu gə /




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Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park is a pristine home to brown bears, horned puffins and beluga whales.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Six beluga whales have arrived at aquariums in the United States after being moved from a closed Canadian marine park that could no longer care for the mammals.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

This includes unconventional cargo, such as a 7-foot beluga whale in an open tank.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Canada's federal government on Monday gave Marineland conditional approval to sell its 30 imperilled beluga whales to parks in the United States, after rejecting an export request to China.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

The fresh and dried fish; the fat, oil, or meat from beaver, beluga, caribou, moose, oogruk, polar bear, and walrus; cranberries, salmonberries and wild rhubarb all had so far escaped contamination.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Animals including narwhals and belugas are sharing habitat with - or even being displaced by - these other whales.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

It is also performing baseline wildlife surveys, including acoustic monitoring of the belugas to better understand where they swim.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

They are part of a large pod of 30 belugas living at Marineland of Canada that need to be rehomed.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

For example, male belugas are noticeably larger than females, and females typically produce only one calf every few years.

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 2026

Behind me, the back seat is full of shout-singing about baby belugas in the deep blue sea.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden




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