Amazing picture of whale taught to blow bubble rings

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Like children blowing little bubbles through rings, beluga whales are astounding onlookers by learning to blow bubbles of air underwater.

The whales have delighted thousands of visitors since being taught the impressive trick by scuba divers in a pool.

They are given a breath from the diver's regulator to give them enough air to blow the big bubbles.

Following a clap from their instructor they exhale the air, about 30cm (12in) wide, towards a glass wall. They also sometimes direct the bubble right at members of the audience standing by the glass. The three belugas form a group as the diver blows air out of his regulator for them to draw into their lungs.

The act also includes juggling balls, twisting around and swimming through hoops at the Aquas aquarium in Hamada, 700km (434 miles) south-west of Tokyo.
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I saw a video of that, you can probably find it on Youtube. Those bubbles go pretty far too.
 
It beats jumping through hoops hands down, very neat trick.
 
Weird, i would expect the bubbles to go straight up. Maybe it's got something to do with the Nitrogen in the SCUBA tanks?

@ alf: Me too, but it doesn't quite smell like fish :sick: ;)
 
Beluga whales they do look like they should be part of the dolphin family. Amazing picture.
 
Whale's are mammals right?

So what the hell is beluga caviar then?
 
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