What is a beluga whale?
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A beluga whale or white whale is an arctic or sub arctic cetacean.It is 1 of 2 member of family monodontidae along with the narwhal and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus .
This marine mammal is commonly referred to as the beluga or sea canary due to its high pitched twitter.It is some times called as melonhead though that more commonly refers to the melon headed whale .Which is an Oceanic dolphin .
It is adapted to life in the arctic, so has anatomical and physiological characteristics that defferentiate it from other cetacean .Amongst these are it's all-white colour and the absence of dorsal fin. It possesses a distinctive protuberance at the front of its head which houses an echolocation organ called the melon,which in this species is large and deformable. The beluga's size is between that of a dolphin's and a true whale's with males growing up to 5.5m(18ft)long and weighing up to 1,600 kg (3530 Ib) . This whale has a stocky body. A large percentage of its weight is blubber, as is true of many cetaceans. It's sense of hearing is highly developed and its echolocation allows it to move about and find blowholes under sheet ice.
This marine mammal is commonly referred to as the beluga or sea canary due to its high pitched twitter.It is some times called as melonhead though that more commonly refers to the melon headed whale .Which is an Oceanic dolphin .
It is adapted to life in the arctic, so has anatomical and physiological characteristics that defferentiate it from other cetacean .Amongst these are it's all-white colour and the absence of dorsal fin. It possesses a distinctive protuberance at the front of its head which houses an echolocation organ called the melon,which in this species is large and deformable. The beluga's size is between that of a dolphin's and a true whale's with males growing up to 5.5m(18ft)long and weighing up to 1,600 kg (3530 Ib) . This whale has a stocky body. A large percentage of its weight is blubber, as is true of many cetaceans. It's sense of hearing is highly developed and its echolocation allows it to move about and find blowholes under sheet ice.
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