beluga whale

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    They are such strange, alien-looking creatures.

    GeorgiaBoy61, The Controversial Chinook Twitch, BeckyBrinkley, lukew, and 129 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    1. sanukphoto 90 months ago | reply

      Cool photo

    2. BeingWanderLust 89 months ago | reply

      What a cute blob.

    3. Naughty Karate [deleted] 89 months ago | reply

      She looks sad...

    4. ancawonka 82 months ago | reply

      Wow, this is intense. Of all your beluga shots, this one portrays the whale out of the water, and in the most "human" of poses. She (?) looks both familiar and alien at the same time.

      I also like the shot where her tail splash can be seen outlined in light on the water. Pretty amazing view - how did you manage to take these photos?

      (...utata...)

    5. jspad 82 months ago | reply

      Thanks, ancawonka -- I hadn't considered that this was the most "human" pose and so also most alien, but that makes sense. She (I think she) really did seem to pose for this one, too, right in front of me.

      As for getting the shots, the Vancouver aquarium has both above-ground and underwater views of the beluga whale tank, and I spent a fair amount of time entranced at each location.

    6. NiferCritter 79 months ago | reply

      nice shot. One reason they have a "human" look is that unlike other whales their neck muscles are not fused. So they can move their head around like we do, and when they are above water and bend their head down it gives them the appearance of having shoulders.

    7. Cassandra's Eye 75 months ago | reply

      These are my fav belugas. They are so gorgeous.

    8. aleksandra waliszewska 59 months ago | reply

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called nice&easy, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    9. moonstream 50 months ago | reply

      adorable!

    10. mantra del bicho feo 28 months ago | reply

      omg

    11. StoneFries 22 months ago | reply

      It's a he :-) His name is Imaq

    12. dabiscuit 9 months ago | reply

      they look like weird aliens lol

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