The beluga's body size is between that of a dolphin and a true whale, with males growing up to 5.5 m (18 ft) long and weighing up to 1,600 kg (3,530 lb). This whale has a stocky body. Like many cetaceans, a large percentage of its weight is blubber (subcutaneous fat).

Beluga whales have a very thick blubber layer that can be up to 5 inches thick. Belugas are about 5 feet long at birth and weigh 90–130 pounds. Adults grow to be 11–15 feet long. Females are smaller than males, rarely growing over 12 feet. Reports of adult beluga weights vary from 1000–3300 pounds.

Belugas are extremely sociable mammals that live, hunt and migrate together in pods, ranging from a few individuals to hundreds of whales. Their bulbous forehead, called a "melon”, is flexible and capable of changing shape. This allows them to make different facial expressions.

Their bodies are fifty percent fat, much higher than other non-Arctic whales, with a body fat of only twenty percent.

The average weight of a beluga whale ranges from 1 to 1.5 tons (907 to 1,360 kg). Beluga is one of the mid-sized species of toothed whales. It inhabits the frigid waters of the Arctic and has a thick layer of fats beneath their skin called blubber.

2024年11月27日 · Beluga whales are covered with a thick layer of blubber that accounts for up to 40 percent of their weight. The blubber keeps them warm in the arctic waters and stores energy. Some beluga populations shed their outer layer of skin each summer during an annual molt.

Males average 3.4–4.6 m (11.2–15.1 ft) and weigh about 1,500 kg (3,307 lbs.). Females average 3–4 m (9.8–13.1 ft) and weigh about 1,360 kg (2,998 lbs.). Beluga whales reach full size at about 10 years. A beluga whale's body is fusiform, but robust and stocky. It may have thick folds of blubber, especially along its ventral surface.

The pectoral flippers of belugas are broad and the flukes become strongly convex on the trailing edge in mature whales. Male: In general, male belugas tend to be larger than females. Size Newborn beluga calves are up to 1.6 m (5 ft.) in length Male: 3.4 to 4.6 m (11.2 to 15.1 ft.) Female: 3 to 4 m (9.8 to 13.1 ft.) Weight

Males measure between 4- 5.5 m in length, with a body weight of between 907- 1,361 kg; females are smaller (around 3- 4.1 m in length and weighing 454- 907 kg). The upper jaw holds nine pairs of teeth, the lower jaw, eight pairs. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.

2023年7月26日 · The beluga whale is a relatively small whale, being somewhere between the size of a dolphin and one of the larger toothed whales. Male belugas are larger than females, with the very largest reaching 1,900 kg (4,190 lb.).