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ANIMAL INFORMATION: Please note, this part of mongabay has been updated |
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BelugaEducational resources on BelugaBeluga or Huso huso is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to A2d. IUCN Profile of the Beluga Arctic Studies Center Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas. Beluga or "white whales" are not born white. They are grey at birth and get lighter and lighter until at about age six they are completely white www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/beluga_whale.html The Beluga Sturgeon - TED Case Studies The issue at stake in this case study is the rapid depletion of the beluga sturgeon from the Caspian Sea. Beluga eggs are considered by connoisseurs to be the the best caviar www.american.edu/TED/sturgeon.htm ADW: Huso huso: Information The beluga sturgeon, Huso huso, is endemic to the Ponto-Caspian Sea region that includes the Caspian Sea (the largest inland body of water in the world) as well as the Sea of Azov animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Huso_huso.html Beluga Whales Beluga Whales are small (3 - 5m) toothed whales that inhabit coastal and estuarine areas, often with pack ice, in arctic and subarctic areas of the northern hemisphere. www.uvm.edu/whale/BelugaWhales.html Beluga Whales in the Churchill River Experiencing Beluga Whales in Churchill, Canada ... Beluga Whales. In summertime, the Hudson Bay and Churchill River are alive with Beluga whales. www.chem.ucla.edu/~alice/explorations/churchill/whale.htm Beluga Range and Habitat Beluga Range and Habitat Beluga whales are most commonly found in coastal waters of circumpolar, primarily arctic regions of the northern hemisphere. www.uvm.edu/whale/BelugaRangeHabitat.html ADW: Delphinapterus leucas: Information Beluga whales inhabit the arctic and sub-arctic waters along the coast of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Norway, and the Soviet Union. About 500 of them inhabit the waters of the St animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Delphinapterus_leucas.html Beluga Names Beluga Names The term "beluga" stems from the Russian word belukha which means "white one". The beluga whale is known by the scientific name of Delphinapterus ("whale without fins www.uvm.edu/whale/BelugaNames.html BELUGA WHALE The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is a small toothed whale that is white as an adult. It has no dorsal fin and has a blunt head. Belugas grow to be about 15 feet (4.6 m www.uoregon.edu/~jbelknap/whales/belugawhale.htm Beluga Physical Characteristics Beluga Physical Characteristics Beluga whales have stout bodies, well defined necks and a disproportionately small head with a well defined beak and a prominent bulge or "melon". www.uvm.edu/whale/BelugaPhysical.html
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