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Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
Beluga in marine aquarium Valencia. Photograph by Jofre Ferrer. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Beluga Whale, Vancouver aquarium, Canada Photograph by Paul Mannix. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Beluga Whale, Vancouver aquarium, Canada Photograph by Eva Easternblot. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
BELUGA FACTS
DescriptionThe Beluga is the only species of whale that is completely white. Calves are born gray and become whiter with age. They have no dorsal fin, but have a low ridge along their back. The flippers are short. The head is rounded. Other Names White Whale, Belukha, Sea Canary Size Length: males 3.4m - 4.9m; females 3.3m - 4m. Weight: males 800kg -1500kg; females 540kg - 790kg Environment inlets, fjords, channels, bays, and shallow waters of the artic Food fish, shrimp, worms, octopus, squid. Prey is eaten whole as they do not have large teeth. Breeding A single calf is born between May and July after a gestation period of 14 months. The calf is gray at birth. It is fully weaned after about 12-24 months. Females give birth every 2 to 3 years. Range arctic and sub-arctic waters along the coast of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Norway, and the Soviet Union Conservation Status The conservation status in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "vulnerable". Classification
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