Whales

Beluga Whales

 The beluga whale is a small, toothed whale. It is white when it is an adult. The beluga has a small head with a small beak, tiny eyes, and a thick layers of blubber, or fat. They have one blowhole. Beluga means "white one" in Russian. It is also known as "whale without fins". The beluga is also called the white whale, the white porpoise, the sea canary, because of its songs.

 Beluga whales grow to be about 15 feet (4.6 m) long on average, weighing up to about 3,300 pounds (1500 kg). Males are slightly larger than females.

 The beluga whale is white as an adult. It has no dorsal fin, which makes swimming under Arctic ice sheets easier. The flippers are short, rounded, and wide. Their tails are wide.

 Belugas are toothed whales with 34 teeth. The teeth are not designed for chewing, but for grabbing and tearing prey. They swallow their prey whole.

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