Jennifer Armintrout

If I venture into the water in a bikini, the sight of my melanin-deficient Michigan belly might attract beluga whales. Sure, I could secretly live among them and learn their ancient ways, but I couldn't keep that kind of ruse up forever.

American Author

The word 'beluga' refers to an Arctic whale and is often associated with cold, northern waters.

Arctic Native

'Beluga' may appear in narratives or logos representing the Arctic, emphasizing its cultural significance.

Cultural Symbol

'Beluga' can be associated with environmental protection, as beluga whales are often highlighted in conservation efforts.

Endangered Species

Beluga in the context of caviar indicates a luxurious and expensive food, often served at high-end occasions.

Luxury Delicacy

Unlike the beluga whale, the 'beluga' when referring to sturgeon is a type of fish.

Fish, Not Mammal

'Beluga' caviar traditionally comes from sturgeons in the Caspian Sea, an important geographical note.

Geographical Origin

 day to work I must have seen a thousand belugas here in this river they were eating the salmon too but I couldn't get a shot of it just you know we couldn't land on the water even though we had floats because you know you hate to hit a beluga you know just think of what it

Hidden Alaska PIPE National...

 the sounds you would hear would at first amaze and then delight you. And while your eyes are seeing nothing for kilometers but ice, your ears are telling you that out there are bowhead and beluga whales, walrus and bearded seals. The ice, too, makes sounds.

How human noise affects...

 water polina it's a haven for a whole range of marine mammals including beluga whales and Narwhal and as well as a lot of seabirds so I want to say this again because it's important the first thing we need to do is reduce co2 emissions

What lives in ice? PIPE...

 I'm here to photo identify beluga whales they actually congregate right behind me here approximately two thousand beluga whales come here every summer to hold their skin socialize raise their young and it's just a big Beluga party

Filming a Wild Beluga...

 of beluga whales. Beluga whales are the white whales, the canary whales. They sing and they burble and they make a lot of noise. And this guy came right up to me and kind of blew me a kiss, it went bloop! A little bubble came out.

David Doubilet &...

 You can use it to check if your caviar is really beluga, if that sushi is really tuna, or if that goat cheese that you paid so much for is really goat's. In a biohacker space, you can analyze your genome for mutations.

Ellen Jorgensen:...

 future you know that maybe we should take some more from pollen analysis approximately 2,000 beluga whales come here every summer to hold their skin socialize raise their young and it's just a big balloon the party

Exploring Super-Remote...

 prospers and what might seem to be in the hospitable environment but it's exactly what is required for polar bears ringed seals and the snowy white beluga whales the highly local Canaries of the

Arctic PIPE Exploring Oceans

 holding facility near the small Russian town of Nicosia where government officials are investigating the capturing and exporting of wild beluga whales and orcas

Nearly 100 Captive Orcas...

 approximately two thousand beluga whales come here every summer to hold their skin socialize raise their young and it's just a big political party