{"id":4892,"date":"2015-06-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/beluga-whales\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T10:56:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T10:56:17","slug":"beluga-whales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/oceans\/save-the-whales\/beluga-whales\/","title":{"rendered":"Beluga Whales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='p4subtitle'>Delphinapterus leucas<\/span><br \/><span class='p4descriptive_paragraph'>Beluga whales live in coastal waters, making them especially threatened by human pollution and fishing nets. There are between 62,000 and 85,000 beluga whales worldwide. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure class='wp-block-image size-large p4featured_image'><img src='https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/7f1165c6-gp02sty-beluga-whales.jpg' alt='Beluga Whale off the coast of Vladivostok, Siberia.' \/><figcaption class='wp-element-caption'>Beluga Whale off the coast of Vladivostok, Siberia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Estimated population:<\/strong> 62,000-85,000 worldwide. Cook Inlet population considered depleted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ways to identify this species:<\/strong> toothed whale, small head, adults have white skin, babies appear gray.<\/p>\n<h2>Beluga Whale Biology<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>Beluga whales are migratory and inhabit the Arctic and sub-arctic regions of Russia, Greenland, and North America. They\u00a0travel to warmer waters for spring. Beluga whale populations in Cook Inlet, Alaska do not migrate.<\/li>\n<li>Adult males range from 11 to 15 feet in length and weigh up to a ton. To preserve body heat in chilly Arctic waters, the beluga&#8217;s blubber can be up to five inches thick.<\/li>\n<li>The beluga&#8217;s dorsal fin is only a bump; a larger fin would get in the way as the whale breaks through the ice to breathe.<\/li>\n<li>Beluga whales produce a variety of sounds, including whistles, squeals, moos, chirps and clicks. 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