some facts about beluga whales

Published: 11-03-02

Scientific Name:
Merandus Bemans Spuriosious

Average Length:
32 Feet

Average Weight:
7 tons

Life Expectancy:
75 to 100 years

Food:
Carnivorous; eats mostly tuna and harp seal, known, in rare cases, to attack humans.

Habitat:
Coastal Greece and the temperate waters of Scandinavia. Migrates in winters to coasts of Patagonia.

Reproduction:
Belugas mate only about once every twenty years. After a thirty day gestation period, the young are born live, usually in groups of seven or eight babies, known as "Piddlins."

Source: Idiotica.com/Dr Anatole Blickson