Beluga Whale (The Real World)

==Summary==
The Beluga Whale (scientifically known as Delphinapterus leucas) is a social, Arctic, Sub-Arctic, river, & deep offshore Cetacean under the conservation status of "Least Concern" by the IUCN.https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6335/50352346 (Archived) It's an extremely vocal cetacean capable of vocalizing up to 120 kHz & mimicking a variety of sounds with its vocals & melon,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)https://web.archive.org/web/20100619233228/http://seaworld.org/infobooks/Beluga/becommunication.html (Archived) which can be heard above water & through the hulls of ships.https://web.archive.org/web/20100619233228/http://seaworld.org/infobooks/Beluga/becommunication.html (Archived) This gives it the nickname "Canary of the sea" or "Sea Canaries."https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)https://web.archive.org/web/20100619233228/http://seaworld.org/infobooks/Beluga/becommunication.html (Archived) This whale is one of the most commonly kept cetaceans in captivity since the 1860s due to it being easily captured in shallow waters, it's coloration, & it's adaptability.https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived) During the 19th & early 20th centuries, it was hunted for it's oil, flesh & hides,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived) with some populations being threatened by shipping, & pollution currently & historically.https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/beluga (Archived) Though they're hunted as food by humans,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived) dogs,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived) polar bears, & orcas.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Beluga Whale,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived) White Whale,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived) Belukha,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived) Canary of the sea or Sea Canary 
Origin: The Real World
Gender: Varies from female or malehttps://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)
Age: At least 60 years.https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/z06-182 (Archived)
Classification: Scientifically classified in the kingdom Animalia,https://www.britannica.com/animal/chordate (Archived)https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/belugas-and-narwhals-monodontidae (Archived) phylum Chordata,https://www.britannica.com/animal/chordate (Archived) class Mammalia,https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/belugas-and-narwhals-monodontidae (Archived)https://www.britannica.com/animal/toothed-whale (Archived) order & infraorder Cetacea,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/belugas-and-narwhals-monodontidae (Archived) suborder Odontoceti,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)https://www.britannica.com/animal/toothed-whale (Archived) family Monodontidae,https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/belugas-and-narwhals-monodontidae (Archived) genus Delphinapterus,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/belugas-and-narwhals-monodontidae (Archived) & species Leucas.https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/belugas-and-narwhals-monodontidae (Archived) Delphinapterus leucas,https://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/belugas-and-narwhals-monodontidae (Archived) Toothed Whalehttps://www.britannica.com/animal/toothed-whale (Archived)
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Bodily Weaponry (Has 32 to 40 teeth that are often worn down, may get worn down to the gum with age),https://web.archive.org/web/20100604062108/https://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/whales/beluga.htm Camouflage (In their native environment, their white skin helps them blend in with the glaciershttps://sciencing.com/belugas-protect-themselves-4567266.html (Archived)), Large Size (Type 0; Can grow up to 4 m (13.1 ft) longhttps://www.britannica.com/animal/beluga (Archived)), Enhanced Senses (Can hear up to 120 kHz & 10-75 kHz more sensitively,https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/senses/ (Archived) higher than the 0.02-20 kHz humans can hear.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10924/ (Archived) Has excellent eyesight in water, out of water, dim light & bright lighthttps://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/senses/ (Archived)), Extrasensory Perception (By echolocationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100619233228/http://seaworld.org/infobooks/Beluga/becommunication.html (Archived)), and Can hold their breath for more than 15 mins during their dives.https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/adaptations/ (Archived) Resistance to Extremely Cold Temperatures (By 6 inches (15 cm) of blubber making up 40% of their weight against temperatures of under 2 °Chttps://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/adaptations/ (Archived)https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/arctic-ocean-circulation-going-around-at-the-102811553/ (Archived)https://arctic.noaa.gov/Report-Card/Report-Card-2019/ArtMID/7916/ArticleID/840/Sea-Surface-Temperature (Archived)), & Deep Ocean Pressures (By physiological adaptations for diving up to 647 m (2,123 ft)https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/adaptations/ (Archived)).
Attack Potency: Wall Level (Its weight, size & it's potential to be aggressive implies it's potential to injure humans & it's predators.https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/28/archives/article-6-no-title-dress-rehearsal-which-way-now-whales-sighted-the.html (Archived)https://wildexplained.com/are-beluga-whales-friendly/ (Archived) Weighs more are longer than polar bears but are outweighed by orcas,https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/characteristics/ (Archived)https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/mammals/killer-whale/ (Archived) one managed to knock a Cree man underwater with its tail. Pods can continuously ram boats until they die, with their kinetic energy being this much at top speed), higher via piercing damage (Can use their teeth to tear apart & eat their preyhttps://sciencing.com/belugas-protect-themselves-4567266.html (Archived)https://web.archive.org/web/20100604062108/https://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/whales/beluga.htm)
Speed: Average Human at top speed (Can swim up to 22 kph (13.6 mph) at top speed for 15 minutes), Below Average Human typically (Swims at half of its favorable speed of 11 mph (17 kph) & commonly swims at 3-9 mphhttps://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/adaptations/ (Archived)). The whale is built for maneuverability rather than speed. 
Lifting Strength: Up to Class 5 (Can swim in water under weighing 3150 lb (14011.8993 N) on average.https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/adaptations/ (Archived)https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/beluga-whale (Archived) 3 White Whales managed to flop in a drained pool, with the longest one weighing over 1000 lb (4448.222 N). Can wrestle & break free from the grip of 2 Cree men in the water & took 8 men to carry TuTu into a portable swimming poolhttps://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/28/archives/article-6-no-title-dress-rehearsal-which-way-now-whales-sighted-the.html (Archived))
Striking Strength: Wall level
Durability: Wall level (Survives their rammmings despite their bleeding heads & can survive being impaled by a harpoon.https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/28/archives/article-6-no-title-dress-rehearsal-which-way-now-whales-sighted-the.html (Archived) Gets preyed on by polar bears & orcas,https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01319.x with possibly weakened ones trapped in ice getting one-shotted with a polar bear swipe to the headhttps://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca//arctic/Arctic26-2-162.pdf (Archived)https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/28/archives/article-6-no-title-dress-rehearsal-which-way-now-whales-sighted-the.html (Archived))
Stamina: Superhuman (Can continuously ram & swim despite their injuries)
Range: Meleehttps://web.archive.org/web/20100604062108/https://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/whales/beluga.htm
Standard Equipment: Teeth & their headshttps://web.archive.org/web/20100604062108/https://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/whales/beluga.htm
Intelligence: High Animalistic (Has an EQ (Encephalization Quotient) of 2.24.https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ar.20530 Can be trained to retrieve lost military items, guard military vessels & submarines, & underwater surveillance by a camera held in their mouths.
*https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/whales/etc/navycron.html (Archived)
*https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7494951/Hvaldimir-beluga-whale-returns-kayakers-lost-GoPro-posing-camera.html (Archived)
*https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7002217/Russian-spy-beluga-whale-returns-phone-owner-drops-ocean.html (Archived)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ3sAIEg6OY (Archived) They can also mimic human sounds. However, it should be noted there's no evidence of them using (something that resembles) human languagehttps://web.archive.org/web/20140714191128/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/10/23/study-male-beluga-whale-mimics-human-speech.html (Archived)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/story-one-whale-who-tried-bridge-linguistic-divide-between-animals-humans-180951437/ (Archived))
Weaknesses: Typically tries to flee opponents, can get trapped in ice & potentially suffocate/starve to death. Even in desperate circumstances their heads aren't designed for ramming, as a result, their heads will bleed & get injured after 1 or more charges.https://sciencing.com/belugas-protect-themselves-4567266.html (Archived) Commonly swims at half their optimal speed, making them vulnerable to orcas.https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/adaptations/ (Archived) They can't smell.https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/senses/ (Archived) Can't go on land due to their body being adapted for the ocean rather than land.https://www.whalefacts.org/why-cant-whales-survive-on-land/ (Archived)
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==References==
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