Beluga white whales are intelligent and friendly, even when threatened, they do not want to attack humans
A woman was swimming in icy waters when she suddenly had a cramp. Out of nowhere, a beautiful Beluga whale rushes to her rescue.
A whale named Mila hugged her leg tenderly in its large jaws, then pushed her to the surface.
The diver has a cramp
Yang Yun, 26, aspires to become a whale trainer at the Polar Land aquarium in Harbin, Northeast China. To get the job, Yun had to pass a test. She needed to dive into the polar pool – 20 feet wide filled with belugas white whales; while diving in the frigid Arctic waters for as long as possible.
Suddenly white whale saves life
Yun said, “I felt a tremendous power underneath my body, it pushed me to the surface.” Mila used her beak and chest flippers to hold Yun before grabbing her leg in its giant jaws and then bringing her to the surface.
An official at Polar Land said: 'We suddenly saw the girl being pushed to the surface with her foot in Mila's mouth.
Beluga is scientifically known as Delphinacterus Leucas; a name derived from the Russian word "Belukha", which means "white whale". The Beluga is a slow swimmer, but can dive nearly 700 meters. These whales hunt and explore using their hearing and echolocation abilities. Beluga has excellent eyesight both at home and abroad.
These arctic and subarctic beluga whales feed solely on salmon, eulachon, cod, sandworms, herring, smoked fish and flatfish, including krill; so Yang Yun is not in danger of becoming their "lunch". Beluga is a mammal. They need to constantly come to the surface to breathe and will drown if they can't come to the surface. Both dolphins and whales have brains as large as human brains, similarly complex in shape. That proves that they can be as intelligent as humans and have the ability to show empathy. White whales love to communicate with humans. Even when threatened, they do not want to attack humans.
