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beluga

[buh-loo-guh] / bəˈlu gə /




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Ever since Canada’s Marineland shuttered in 2024, there has been a scramble to find homes for 30 beluga whales who were once kept there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The park, a one-hour bush-plane flight from Anchorage, is known for its abundance of brown bears, horned puffins and critically endangered beluga whales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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

Over a period of 13 years, researchers collected small tissue samples from 623 beluga whales.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026

“So over here is the cold-water experience, with your penguins and beluga whales and whatnot. And over there...well, those are some fish, obviously.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

The three belugas were transported to California on Saturday in a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 cargo plane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 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

Now, a long-term DNA study has provided rare insight into how a population of belugas in Bristol Bay, Alaska, forms family connections and maintains genetic health.

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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