A new study revealed that beluga whales can recognize themselves in a mirror. Here, a female beluga and her calf swim in the ...

Learn how a mirror test with beluga whales revealed bubble play, toy use, and signs of self-awareness rarely seen in animals.

A Whale Looked Into a Mirror and Scientists Realized Something They Hadn't Seen Before ...

The researchers hope that this new understanding of cognition in the toothed whales will increase human empathy and concern ...

In hours of underwater video footage from a New York aquarium, a beluga whale named Natasha stretches her neck, pirouettes, ...

A lone beluga whale swims right up to the boat in northern Norway, acting unusually calm and almost eager for human attention. What seems like a fun encounter quickly turns into something more ...

More than 20 years ago, four female beluga whales were kept together at the New York Aquarium of the Wildlife Conservation ...

For humans, recognizing our reflection comes naturally, and we barely give it a second thought. Called mirror self-recognition (MSR), it is widely considered a sign of self-awareness and cognitive ...

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Animal rights groups are now calling on the Canadian government to intervene and seize the whales. Over two dozen beluga whales at the now-defunct Marineland amusement in Niagara Falls, Ontario, could ...