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Beluga Whales
Beluga whales or white whales are a small, white-toothed whale and unlike other cetaceans, their cervical vertebrae are not fused; this lateral flexibility allows them to move their head up, down, and side to side. This category explores the Beluga whales amazing characteristics and much more.
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Males Beluga whales can reach 5.5 m in length, while females grow to 4.1 m. Males weigh between 1,100 and 1,600 kilograms while females weigh between 700 and 1,200 kilograms. This is larger than most dolphins, but is smaller than other whales
What is the lump on top of a belugas head?
the lump on top of the belugas head is called a melon no joke!it is a lot of blubber to help keep them warm
Australia has around 25 species of seahorses. They include:
- Bullneck seahorse - Hippocampus minotaur - found in Southern NSW, and Bass Strait.
- Pygmy seahorse - Hippocampus bargibanti - from Queensland north to Japan.
- Collared seahorse - Hippocampus jugumus - which is only known from 1 specimen off Lord Howe Island
- Smooth seahorse - Hippocampus kampylotrachelos - usually found in Indonesia and the Timor Sea. Australian specimen is known from Ashmore Reef (WA).
- Low-crown seahorse - Hippocampus dahli - in coastal waters from Moreton Bay in southeast Queensland to Darwin.
- Flat-face seahorse Hippocampus planifrons - Shark Bay and Broome (WA).
- False-eyed seahorse - Hippocampus biocellatus - Shark Bay (WA) in shallow algae or weedy reef habitats.
- Short-head seahorse - Hippocampus breviceps - in gulfs of South Australia, as well as Bass Strait and Tasmania.
- Knobby seahorse - Hippocampus tuberculatus - Perth to Onslow (WA).
- Common seahorse - Hippocampus taeniopterus - Moluccan seas, Papua New Guinea, Darwin, tropical waters off the east coast (from about Brisbane north).
- Sad seahorse - Hippocampus tristis - Northern NSW, southern QLD and Lord Howe Island.
- Winged seahorse - Hippocampus alatus - Northern Australia from WA to Cape York and Papua New Guinea.
- Queensland seahorse - Hippocampus queenslandicus- Queensland coast (inner reef waters).
- Half-spined seahorse - Hippocampus semispinosus - believed to be off the northwest shelf of Australia.
- Eastern Potbelly seahorse - Hippocampus abdominalis - Eden to Newcastle NSW and New Zealand.
- Southern Potbelly seahorse - Hippocampus bleekeri - South Australia, Bass Strait and Tasmania.
- Zebra seahorse - Hippocampus zebra - Known only from a few specimens off the Queensland coast and Milne Bay Papua New Guinea.
- Monte Bello seahorse - Hippocampus montebelloensis - Only known from Monte Bello Island and Exmouth Gulf in WA.
- White's seahorse - Hippocampus whitei - Estuaries and harbours of NSW.
- High-crown seahorse - Hippocampus procerus -Southern QLD in algae reefs.
- West Australian seahorse - Hippocampus elongatus- Western coast north to Kalbarri.
- Hedgehog seahorse - Hippocampus spinosissimus - Unconfirmed in Australia, but definitely found in Sapeh Strait, Komodo.
- Northern Spiny seahorse - Hippocampus multispinus- NW Western Australia and Northern Territory, also known from Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
- Thorny seahorse - Hippocampus histrix - Widespread species (Japan to Indonesia and New Caledonia) but not officially confirmed in Australia.
- Eastern Spiny seahorse - Hippocampus hendriki - Great Barrier Reef, QLD.
- Western Spiny seahorse - Hippocampus angustus - Central Coast of Western Australia.
- Big-head seahorse - Hippocampus grandiceps -Known only from the QLD side of the Gulf of Carpentaria.
In their natural habitat, beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) would not predate on penguins. Beluga whales are indigenous to the Northern hemisphere only, whilst penguins are indigenous to the Southern hemisphere only. Thus, they would be unlikely to meet in the wild.
What other animals are similar to beluga whales?
the narwhal would be the closest relative to the beluga. they share the rounded forehead and the lack of dorsal fin. Hope that answers your question. :P
Where is the largest population of beluga whales?
Beluga Whales can be found in good numbers in the seas near the north pole. Their range goes from Alaska and Greenland to Northern Russia. Of the 7 known habitats of the beluga whales, they are critically endangered in 1 and endangered in 2 habitats. Thousands of belugas can be found in the other 4 habitats. Beluga Whales can be found in good numbers in the seas near the north pole. Their range goes from Alaska and Greenland to Northern Russia. Of the 7 known habitats of the beluga whales, they are critically endangered in 1 and endangered in 2 habitats. Thousands of belugas can be found in the other 4 habitats.
What animals eat beluga whales?
Polar Bears and Killer Whales (Orca) are the two main predators of the beluga whale. Polar bears take particular advantage of situations when belugas become trapped by ice and are thus unable to reach the ocean. The bears swipe at the belugas and drag them onto the ice. The killer whale is its other significant natural predator.
Why are beluga whales at risk?
Beluga whales are at risk just like any other animals, because they are hunted. The predators of beluga whales are Killer Whales, Polar Bears, Greenland Sharks and last but not least, humans. We all know that every animal has it's own predator or predators, but the beluga whales are very lucky and only have a few. I would like to mention that out of the ten biggest beluga pods, only two are endangered. When humans hunt beluga whales, they are people that live in remote villages in the arctic, and only hunt these whales once a year. Also, one beluga whale doesn't just feed one family, it usually feeds the entire village.
Why are they called beluga whales?
Beluga comes from the Russian word belukha, which means "white one." Beluga whales are also called white wales.
Killer whales have good eyesight above and below the water, excellent hearing, and a good sense of touch. They have exceptionally sophisticated echolocation abilities, detecting the location and characteristics of prey and other objects in their environment by emitting clicks and listening for echoes
How many beluga whales are killed each year?
Beluga whales are a protected species and are not hunted commercially. Native people in Alaska and Canada are allowed to hunt them, and kill from 1200 to about 1500 each year.
Does the point defiance zoo have beluga whales?
The One In Washington Used To, But I Belief One Got Sick, And Had To Get Transported to Mexico, Beluga hales can get sick if they are alone they can get sick and I went there Yesterday ,and I'm going again today.
No. The beluga is a slow swimmer that feeds mainly on fish. It also eats cephalopods (squid and octopus) and crustaceans (crab and shrimp). Foraging on the seabed typically takes place at depths of up to 1,000 feet (300 m) but they can dive at least twice this depth. A typical feeding dive lasts 3-5 minutes, but belugas submerge for up to 20 minutes at a time
What food chain has a beluga whale in it?
seaweed -> crab -> squid -> BELUGA WHALE
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What is the Beluga Whale's diet?
The beluga is a slow swimmer that feeds mainly on fish. It also eats cephalopods (squid and octopus) and crustaceans (crab and shrimp). Foraging on the seabed typically takes place at depths of up to 1,000 feet (300 m) but they can dive at least twice this depth. A typical feeding dive lasts 3-5 minutes, but belugas submerge for up to 20 minutes at a time
How many beluga whales are still living?
It is impossible to know the exact number.
However, an organization enchantedlearning.org quotes: "It is estimated that there are about 40,000 to 80,000 beluga whales world wide. St. Lawrence, Cook Inlet, and Alaskan belugas are classified as endangered."
Why were beluga whales killed?
ice covering the surace is dangerous,they need to breathe
up the surface
How does pollution affect beluga whales?
Very poorly. They are dying out because of pollution and have fewer places to go to because previously pristine places are becoming more and more polluted. The amount of toxins in their body is more than 10 times greater than they are able to handle.
Can a beluga be more than one color?
A beluga whale is known as the white whale. It is born grey and turns white over a period of five years.A beluga whale is known as the white whale. It is born grey and turns white over a period of five years.
What is the nickname for beluga whale?
Nelson, or maybe Patty cake. But whales are big animals that deserve hugely amazing names. or maybe whalely
beluga whales can weigh up to 2-3 thousands pounds
ANSWER:
The beluga weighs about 1 to 3 pounds.
Some other facts:it can live up to 30 years.----
I hope this person meant 1 to 3 thousand unless of course there is a 3 inch long Beluga Whale that I'm not aware of.
What biome does the beluga whale live?
Beluga Whales can be found in good numbers in the seas near the north pole. Their range goes from Alaska and Greenland to Northern Russia. Of the 7 known habitats of the beluga whales, they are critically endangered in 1 and endangered in 2 habitats. Thousands of belugas can be found in the other 4 habitats. Beluga Whales can be found in good numbers in the seas near the north pole. Their range goes from Alaska and Greenland to Northern Russia. Of the 7 known habitats of the beluga whales, they are critically endangered in 1 and endangered in 2 habitats. Thousands of belugas can be found in the other 4 habitats.
This is a reply That I found on another forum that sounds like a prety reasonable answer. Whales have sex in the same way other mammals do. Sort of. The basic
anatomy is the same except that the penis is rectractile; held inside
the body (to avoid drag in the water!) until needed, then it emerges
from the genital slit which is on the underside of the caudal peduncle
(the bit at the back heading towards the tail). Likewise, the testes
are internal, which of course presents some huge problems in terms of
cooling (since heat destroys sperm or limits pserm production), and
cetaceans have developed some remarkable counter-current mechanisms for
cooling the genitals internally.
The penis is fibroelastic rather than vascular, and copulation is
probably very brief (as it is with other mammals that have a
fibroelastic penis - e.g. ungulates like antelope). Copulation itself
has been witnessed in remarkably few cases in large whales. Seen quite
a bit in right and gray whales, and never in humpbacks. Surface
copulation occurs in the former two species sometimes, but presumably
most mating takes place quickly underwater. The penis is curved and has
a mobile tip, so in large whales a male will often extend his penis over
the body of a female (lying upside down at the surface) and into the
vagina.
Now for the fun part. Not all whales are created equal in terms of
genital equipment. Blue whales, which are the largest animals on Earth
(males around 80 feet in many cases, weighing perhaps 100 tons or more)
have a pair of testes that weigh a "mere" 26 kg - remarkably small for
such a giant beast. Right whales are at the other extreme; a male which
may be half the length of a large blue whale male, and weigh a lot less,
has testes wweighing - wait for it! - one ton! Largest in the animal
kingdom. The reason is the mating system, which in right whales in
heavily skewed towards sperm competition (multiple males mating with the
same female and competing to produce as much sperm as possible, rather
than fighting it out on an individual basis the way, say, humpbacks do).
Phillip J. Clapham, Ph.D.
Large Whale Biology Program
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543
