Beluga Whales: The Great White Sea Canary of the Arctic

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Beluga Whales are white cetaceans adapted to life in the Arctic. Belugas are highly sociable and communicate in high-pitched squeaks, squeals, clicks, and whistles. This is why they’re also known as the "sea canary" of the ocean. Their forehead contains an organ (called a melon) that they use for echolocation, finding breathing holes in the ice, and to hunt in dark or turbid waters. Young male belugas may mimic human speech, but they grow out of it.

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Beluga’s closest relative is the narwhal, and these species have been known to interbreed in the wild, though this is rare. Belugas can act very curious towards humans in the wild, and will swim alongside boats. They also follow the same migration paths every year making them easy prey for over-hunting by humans. Belugas are classified as "near threatened" by the IUCN due to uncertainty about threats to their numbers.

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