In the icy waters of Alaska's Bristol Bay, a new study reveals how a small population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) survive the long haul through a surprising strategy: they mate with ...

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Researchers in Alaska have discovered that beluga whales have lots of different partners and this “mate switching” could be ...

Beluga whales indulge in wife swapping to enhance their long term survival chances, reveals new research. Ground-breaking DNA analysis shows both males and females of the species that live in the cold ...

For the first time, we know more than we ever expected to know about the sex lives of the majestic beluga whale. It's ...

Alaska is a location that cannot be sufficiently articulated in writing. Featuring gigantic glaciers along the water, whales ascending from the abyss, forests so dense that they appear endless, and ...

Beluga whales avoid inbreeding by switching partners over time, helping a small, isolated population stay genetically healthy ...

Beluga whales in the High Arctic during summer. A group of beluga whale bulls in a bay, followed by two cow-calf pairs in a shallow river estuary. An all-male group of beluga whale bulls swims ...