Delphinapterus leucas RESEARCH [1]

Conditioning Strategy for open Water Research. SAIC MAritime Service Division / U.S. NAVY, San Diego.
The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is the only dolphin species that is white as an adult. The beluga's body is stout and has a small, blunt head with a small beak, tiny eyes, thick layers of blubber, and a rounded melon. They have one blowhole. Beluga means "white one" in Russian. Its genus, Delphinapterus, means "whale without fins", and the species, leucas, means white. The beluga is also called the white whale, the white porpoise, the sea canary (because of its songs), and the squid hound (due to its diet). Unlike most other cetaceans, the beluga's seven neck vertebrae are not fused, giving it a flexible, well-defined neck.
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[hmj211]

How were these animals acquired? Were they taken from the wild or from Sea World or something?

[WisePillow]

This proves that rather in open water or in captivity, whale, dolphines, etc, are not going to do anything they don't want to do. I wonder if we can use this to debug the theory that Orcas are "forced" to do tricks.

[WisePillow]

Balugas are absolutely breathtaking creatures.