Sea Canary
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see beluga.
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Beluga - (bl´g) or white whale, small, toothed northern whale, Delphinapterus leucas.
Sea canary,
White whale
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The beluga whale is also called the white whale or sea canary, due to its vocalizations.
Its melon (the fatty lump of tissue on its forhead) is very large and is used in echolocation.
Also known as:
White Whale, Belukha, Sea Canary
Sexual Dimorphism:
Males are larger than females.
The beluga is also called the white whale, the white porpoise, the sea canary (because of its songs), and the squid hound (due to its diet).
Predators
Killer whales, polar bears, taken by humans for subsistence purposes
Reproduction
Give birth to a single calf every 2-3 years
Other names
White whale, belukha whale, sea canary ...
 See also: White Whale, Beluga, Canary, Whale, Beluga Whale
  
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