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In February 1985, Moskva became the center of international attention when a pod of beluga whales was trapped by ice near the Chukchi Peninsula in the Soviet Far East. The icebreaker broke a channel through the ice pack and managed to lead about 2,000 whales to the open sea.
Radio tracking has even shown belugas can start out in one pod and within a few days be hundreds of miles away from that pod. [62] Beluga whale pods can be grouped into three categories, nurseries (which consist of mother and calves), bachelors (which consist of all males) and mixed groups. Mixed groups contain animals of both sexes.
Katak is a young beluga whale who has yet to turn white like others his age. He lives in the Saguenay Fjord National Park with a pod of beluga whales which include his overprotective mother Marina, his pregnant aunt Estelle, his friends Lulu and Naya, the elder whale Bosco, his dying grandmother and Alby who frequently picks on Katak.
“The whales didn’t get the script, so you’re never quite sure what you’re going to get,” said Brian Armstrong, director of underwater odyssey “Secrets of the Whales,” out now on ...
This remote hamlet of Kinngait, formerly known as Cape Dorset, is surrounded by an otherworldly, snow-draped Arctic landscape offering a chance to spot herds of caribou, pods of beluga whales and ...
Beluga whales were one of the first types of whales to be kept in captivity and remain a popular option due to their smaller size, unique appearance, and gregarious nature. Hunting of these whales ...
Beluga Whales One of the first and perhaps most popular exhibits at the zoo was the beluga whale exhibit. ... By January 2011, the pod consisted of 47-year-old Semo ...
In the wild, beluga whales are found in the Arctic Ocean and in seas and coasts around Canada, North America, Russia and Greenland. They are migratory animals, capable of swimming thousands of ...