The beluga whale who inspired children’s entertainer Raffi’s 1979 song “Baby Beluga” died on Monday at the Vancouver Aquarium. She was 46. Kavna was the oldest captive beluga in North America.

I've been gaga for beluga whales ever since I was a little kid (along with probably every other 80s/90s kid who grew up listening to Raffi's "Baby Beluga" song). Turns out, though, baby belugas don't ...

Shedd Aquarium’s baby beluga now has a name: Opus. It’s a musical term — meaning a set of compositions — that honors his father Beethoven and nods to the high-pitched songs that have led to these ...