In the ocean lives a very unique creature called the Beluga, or white whale. The whale gets this name from the Russian word for white, “Belukha”. Its scientific name is Delphinapterus Leucas, which means “without wing”, unlike other whales, it has no dorsal fin (Discover the World’s Most Endangered Species, arkive.org). The whales are found around the poles and off the coasts of Scandinavia, Greenland, Svalbard, former Soviet Union, and North America (Carwardine, 93). But Belugas are most commonly…
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