Bird flu is here to stay. The H5N1 avian influenza is proliferating among U.S. cows and there are now two strains circulating among mammals and birds. Though there are only 68 confirmed cases in ...

Nancy Lord is a Homer-based writer and former Alaska writer laureate. Her books include "Fishcamp," "Beluga Days," and "Early Warming." Her latest book is "pH: A Novel." ...

Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged ... "It's almost like petting a dog or a cat, and you'll see them come up and want to interact with us and open up their mouth wide for those ...

“I don’t know who the first person was to put their hand in a beluga’s mouth to figure it out, but it’s very sensitive in their mouth, probably from the prey that they eat at the bottom of the ocean,” ...

Beluga Calf in Chicago Is Meeting the ... "It’s almost like petting a dog or a cat, and you’ll see them come up and want to interact with us and open up their mouth wide for those tongue ...

The first beluga whale calf born at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium in several years is now seven months old and is being slowly introduced to the rest of the aquarium's pod of whales. (AP Video ...

'Cutest' Baby Elephant Tula-Tu Makes Public Debut At Oregon Zoo. A one-month-old Asian elephant calf, born at the Oregon Zoo on 1 February 2025, has been named Tula-Tu by keepers and made her public ...

Members of The Shedd can help name the aquarium's youngest beluga whale, a six-month-old male, in an exclusive virtual poll. Credit: ©Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez MUSEUM CAMPUS — Chicagoans have a ...

Hot spots on cats can be frustrating for you as well as itchy and sore for your feline friend. After all, no one wants to see their cat showing signs of pain or discomfort, not to mention that hot ...