Drawing of Beluga whale and calf
Date 1884
Source Report of the cruise of the U.S. revenue steamer Thomas Corwin, in the Arctic Ocean, 1881
Author Calvin L Hooper, United States Revenue Cutter Service
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BelugaHooperp42.PNG
The beluga whale or white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean of the family Monodontidae. This white whale is also known as the beluga, melonhead, or sea canary. |