Beluga Whale

Beluga whales are one of the smallest whales on Earth, and eat many things, however, in captivity they are feed dead fish.

Diet
Note: ''This is their diet in the wild, and not in captivity. See above for captivity food.''
 * Octopus
 * Squid
 * Crabs
 * Snails
 * Sandworms
 * Capelin
 * Cod
 * Herring
 * Smelt
 * Flounder

Size
Since beluga whales become 14 feet (4 meters), one the smallest, most of them are sold to marine parks.

Depth
At deep dives beluga whales can go 2,300 feet. That's 701 meters! Although beluga whales are NOT resembled as "deep" divers, they can '''hold their breath for 15 minutes and dive mostly to 66 ft (20 m). In captivity, for example, eight Shedd beluga whales have only a tank at 30 feet deep.'''

Trivia

 * Due to its sounds, it is also named as "canary of the sea".
 * Even though most beluga whales are sold to water parks, however, most prefer young belugas.

See More

 * Whales
 * Whale Threats
 * Whales/Gallery