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Two beluga whales at a New York aquarium recognized themselves in mirrors, joining an exclusive group of self-aware species. The discovery adds belugas to a list that includes only great apes, dolphins, elephants, and a few other remarkable animals.
Two beluga whales at the New York Aquarium passed the mirror test, joining an exclusive group of animals who recognize their own reflections. The discovery, filmed in 2001 but just published, challenges what we thought we knew about animal consciousness.
A beluga whale named Qinu stole the show when she appeared to gasp in shock during a couple's engagement at the Georgia Aquarium. The moment went viral with over 7 million views and turned Qinu into the internet's favorite wedding crasher.
Alaska's isolated beluga whales are surviving against the odds by switching partners across breeding seasons, keeping their small population genetically healthy. Scientists spent 13 years unraveling the love lives of 2,000 whales in Bristol Bay.
Thirty beluga whales once threatened with euthanasia now have a lifeline to sanctuaries across the US and Spain. After months of uncertainty, Canada's government has approved a rescue plan ending whale captivity in the country.
Thirty beluga whales stranded for years at a closed Ontario theme park are finally heading to new homes. US and Canadian authorities just approved permits to relocate the intelligent marine mammals to ethical aquariums.
A 13-year DNA study of Alaska's beluga whales revealed a surprising survival strategy: both males and females regularly change partners throughout their long lives, keeping their population genetically healthy. This mate-switching behavior may explain how just 2,000 whales maintain the genetic diversity of much larger populations.
After Canada's last marine theme park shut down, 30 beluga whales faced an uncertain future. Now they're headed to new homes in the United States, marking a hopeful turn in how we care for captive marine mammals.
Thirty-four whales stuck at a shuttered Canadian theme park are heading to aquariums across the US and Spain, avoiding possible mass euthanasia. Canada just approved the first permits to relocate the belugas and dolphins from troubled Marineland.
Scientists confirmed a dolphin that washed ashore in Zeeland is a Risso's dolphin, the first recorded stranding of this species in Dutch waters since 1970. The discovery offers researchers a rare chance to study a deep-water species rarely seen in the North Sea.
Beach walkers discovered a rare white-beaked dolphin struggling in the surf at a Dutch beach and immediately called marine rescuers, who are now caring for the animal at their rehabilitation center. The dolphin showed no visible injuries and is receiving expert care while specialists determine if it can safely return to the ocean.
Global shipping regulators just approved new guidance to reduce underwater noise threatening narwhals and other Arctic whales. Simple fixes like slower speeds and cleaner hulls could cut noise pollution nearly in half while saving fuel.
When a YouTuber's Tesla died in Chile's Atacama Desert with no charger in reach, he did something impossible with a gas car: pulled power from the sun. His emergency solar panels trickle-charged just enough range to survive until help arrived.
Marine biologists are reading decades of whale life history from baleen plates, whiskers, and tusks like biological time capsules. This breakthrough is revealing mysteries about the ocean's most elusive giants without ever touching a living whale.