Beluga Whales

Information on Arctic Whales

Beluga or White Whales gather in shallow water to remove dead skin by rubbing on the sandy river bottom during their annual moult. The Arctic.

Beluga Whale or White Whale swimming just below the surface of the Arctic waters

Four Beluga or White whales swim along the floe edge in the Arctic

Beluga, while whale, in the Canadian Arctic.

Ghostly white glowing shape of a beluga or white whale underwater. Canadian Arctic.

Piles of bleached bones on the shore, a grim reminder of the kiling of Belugas here in the 1930's. Bamsebu. Van Keulen Fiord. Spitsbergen

Piles of bleached bones on the shore, a grim reminder of the commercial hunting of Belugas here in the 1930's. Bamsebu. Van Keulen Fiord. Spitsbergen

Piles of bleached bones on the shore, a grim reminder of the commercial hunting of Belugas here in the 1930's. Bamsebu. Van Keulen Fiord. Spitsbergen

Piles of bleached bones on the shore, a grim reminder of the commercial hunting of Belugas here in the 1930's. Bamsebu. Van Keulen Fiord. Spitsbergen

Adult beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, scratching their skin on the gravel bottom of a freshwater delta to assist in the annual molt, Somerset Island, Nunavut

Adult beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, scratching its skin on the gravel bottom of a freshwater stream to assist in molting, Somerset Island, Nunavut

Belugas swimming in peaty water at the mouth of Seal River in Hudson Bay. Canada.

Belugas swimming in peaty water at the mouth of Seal River in Hudson Bay. Canada.

Belugas swimming in peaty water at the mouth of Seal River in Hudson Bay. Canada.

The Beluga whale a resident of Arctic waters can grow to 5 metres in length.

Belugas swimming in peaty water at the mouth of Seal River in Hudson Bay, Canada

Belugas swimming in peaty water at the mouth of Seal River in Hudson Bay, Canada

The Beluga whale a resident of Arctic waters can grow to 5 metres in length

Belugas swim past the ice cliff. Liefdefjord; Monacobreen; Svalbard.