| Dolphins and porpoises are examples of odontocetes, as are belugas, narwhals, killer whales, sperm whales, and beaked whales. |
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| As are many whale populations, belugas in this area are declining, despite regulations to protect them. |
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| White whales, also known as belugas, live primarily in the Arctic Ocean and adjoining seas. |
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| Inuit have hunted belugas whale for centuries, and follow their own principle of conservation, without government regulation. |
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| And from belugas to blowfish, the world's largest aquarium has it all. |
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| A dive was defined as submergence below 8 m, and the surface was defined as above 9 m, following sampling schemes also used for narwhals and belugas. |
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| Unlike other porpoises and dolphins, belugas are quite leisurely. |
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| National Park Service, to interview Yakutat Tlingit Tribal Elders regarding their knowledge of belugas. |
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| Looking back, he realized that Tlingits shared a quiet coexistence with belugas. |
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| Movements and area use of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in a subarctic Alaskan estuary. |
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| The brain to body mass ratio in some odontocetes, such as belugas and narwhals, is second only to humans. |
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| Polar bear attacks on belugas and narwhals are usually successful in winter, but rarely inflict any damage in summer. |
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| As of 2006, 30 belugas were in Canada and 28 in the United States, and 42 deaths in captivity had been reported up to that time. |
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| A large number of belugas were used from 1975 on, the first being dolphins. |
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| A similar program was used by the Russian Navy during the Cold War, in which belugas were also trained for antimining operations in the Arctic. |
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| The success of belugas turned attention to maintaining their relative, the narwhal, in captivity. |
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| Cetaceans such as bowhead whales, gray whales, and belugas can be seen close to shore. |
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| Species such as walruses, Arctic foxes, sled dogs, muskoxen, lemmings, Arctic terns, Ross's gulls, belugas, hawks, squirrels are splendidly photographed. |
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| Other times they corral the narwhals or belugas before striking. |
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| As of 2006, 30 belugas lived in Canada and 28 in the United States. |
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| The killer whale hunts in pods and targets belugas and even larger whales. |
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| Belugas will travel to the upper end of Turnagain Arm, after hooligan in May and silver salmon in fall. |
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| Belugas are also seen in the area near Tyonek in November, feeding on tomcod, Microgadus proximus. |
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