Beluga WhaleBeluga Whale

By HalleeBy Hallee

MammalMammal

• They have a backbone and four limbs.

• They have hair or fur.

• They feed their young milk from the female’s body.

Location (where it lives) Location (where it lives)

• Arctic waters

Habitat /EnvironmentHabitat /Environment

• Where: under the ice in the Arctic waters

• Surroundings/ shelter : in the Arctic icy waters

• Temperature: Below 32 F.

FoodFood

• The whales prey are fish, squid, octopus, and shellfish.

Predator-Prey RelationshipPredator-Prey Relationship

• The whales predators are the killer whale, polar bear, and the walrus.

• The beluga whale’s prey is the fish, squid, octopus and shellfish.

Size /LooksSize /Looks

• Height: 15 feet long.

• Weight: 2,400 to 3,500 pounds.

• Description: They have blubber. They are white and kind of roundish.

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Interesting factInteresting fact

• They surround schools of fish, and then they dive toward the fish to catch the fish.

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• Every member of this group is either a baleen whale or a toothed whale.

Interesting fact Interesting fact

• A pod of beluga whales can have as many as twenty-five whales.

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• They touch each other and make expressions with their faces.

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• The blowhole is a nostril on top of the whale’s head.