The characterful face of a beluga whale. Unlike other whales, they can turn their heads from side to side.© JohnL/ Shutterstock Are belugas whales or dolphins? We call them beluga whales, but their ...

The cetaceans most commonly held in captivity for human entertainment are orcas, beluga whales, bottlenose dolphins and Pacific white-sided dolphins. The tradition of housing cetaceans in captivity ...

They're bigger than all but the largest dolphins and smaller than most other toothed whales. At birth, beluga whales are 5 feet long, roughly 100 pounds, and dark blue-gray in color. Unmistakable as ...

Photographer Masato Sakano, known for his images of stray dolphins around the world, made frequent visits to Lake Notoroko to snap shots of Korin. He said the beluga whale’s natural friendliness ...

Dolphins, too, are used by the Navy to sniff out mines. "Since 1959, the U.S. Navy has trained dolphins and sea lions as teammates for our Sailors and Marines to help guard against similar threats ...

Eighteen belugas, one killer whale and one dolphin have died at Marineland since late 2019. Marineland euthanized a seven-year-old beluga earlier this month after a long battle with several ...