Orcas use sting rays and baby sharks as makeshift volley balls. Not because they're hungry, but just for fun.

Belugas are the SFW dolphins.

@@michaelgum97 SFW because they’re less rapey?

Have you met him yet?

@@gotHotFire No :( I live in Europe and haven't had the opportunity to travel to Connecticut, but I was supposed to meet Oliver and Grayson at SeaWorld Orlando but obviously I wasn't able to go. I saw them in 2019 but didn't meet them on an up-close tour. I hope to meet them in 2022 though! My top bucket list item is defenitely feeling a beluga whale's melon lol.

Job Search what can’t you believe? Humans and whales are related closer to each other than humans and monkeys.

TraumaER Not biologically, but psychologically, yes

they are the smartest creature on earth with an average IQ of 155. but they should live freely in the sea

yet we treat them like this :/

SURELY NOT IN CAPTIVITY ?? HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE 1 IN THE WILD IF SEAWORLD DOESN'T KILL THEM ALL 1ST

Stfu

But i bet you have a cat or a dog at home

@@depressionslayer Not a good assumption

@@Siddharth2460 why not ? Are you racist against different types of animals ?

@@depressionslayer You don't know what you are talking about

These belugas were born in captivity and the research done on them is saving their species in the article.

They would probably die.

That’s correct... they should be...

you cant say that when you dont know threyre backstoryies maybe they cant

I think we’d all prefer to only see these animals in the open ocean, but please remember that as long as they are properly cared for, seeing these animals up close, teaches people how important it is to do the right thing by all wildlife. Kids especially learn to love and respect creatures they get to see up close. In the long run, hopefully all species of animals will be off the endangered list. Bless

THEY SHOULD BE IN THE WILD. THEY ARE NOT MENT TO BE YOUR TOY

@@PumpkinSoup1234 They are here to be an educational ambassador for their species and for research to be done on them. he was born in captivity so they can't release him. These encounters give the animals mental stimulation.

@@rayyanibrahim451 I want to add to this as well so people reading this do not get the wrong idea..Juno wasn’t “captured” but SAVED when he was a baby Beluga. They originally wanted to release him but realized that due to underlying medical reasons he cannot go back into the wild and probably wouldn’t survived, part of that reason is because he doesn’t have the capability to hunt for food, so they decided to send him to the Mystic aquarium to give him a good life, which he has had for many years.He also is the only beluga that I am aware of that likes to go up to the aquarium window and see the people due to his unique curiosity. People come and play music for him all the time by playing music on their phones, various instruments, etc. which he seems to enjoy. All three belugas have a very nice size enclosure, plenty of space, good food to eat and lots of love from the staff and the people that come to see them. Trust me Juno is in good hands!

Many of these whales are found in dire circumstances (check out Tyronek found at less then 1 month of age in AK, later transferred to SeaWorld in TX as he wouldn't survive in the wild)

I agree! Just because they are making the best of a bad situation doesn't mean they are happy.

You say that's small look at other zoo's and look at what they used to look like back in the day

But the beluga whale looks so happy

@@NickLeeds That´s their face, not a smile.

They are in the wild but the ones that can't survive or are injured come here.

dems are dumb you sure? They look okay to me

@@iamanonymous7019 yeah they look like they are having fun

In canada

@@vigneshwaranvicky4941 thank you so much!!

Not true for this aquarium. Juno was found orphaned and couldn’t be rehabilitated to the wild. Only then was he brought to Mystic. Juno’s tank mate was found missing a fin and was brought in after it was found that she couldn’t swim fast enough to escape predators or feed herself. Mystic’s beluga tank is meant for 10 whales. When I went this summer, it only had two whales. This is because they only take in whales that need the help. Mystic is backed by many environmentalists for a reason. They’re changing over to using clean energy to run the facility. They only take in beluga whales and sea lions that are too injured or weak to survive in nature. (birth defects or injured from our fishing nets and pollution.) They do important research on these animals. Mystic also releases their financial records every year and are very transparent on the fact that their money goes straight towards wildlife conservation and research.

@@iamanonymous7019 They don't need to. SeaWorld makes enough revenue on its own without rescuing their cetaceans. Mystic Aquarium has documented proof that there whales are rescues so...................

He won't SURVIVE in the wild. He is a RESCUE. He is here for a reason.