Juno loves children. There is no doubt about it. Whales are intelligent, know no malice, and are innocent.

Amazing! I'm so impressed with belugas. They understand us so well

Juno is very cute, he likes to play when he see kids. He really likes Emma.❤️🥰🥰🥰👍👍👍

I noticed they usually only do the mouth open lunge for little kids. I think belugas enjoy the reaction they get when they do that.

That Beluga is really... playfull! :D He really seems to enjoy interacting with children??

I love how Juno likes to play with the humans at the aquarium. He is just adorable!

It looks like they both made a friend for life and she will have a memory that she can think back on and remember this special moment.😀

To help beluga whales like Juno around the Arctic Ocean is donate to Wildlife Conservation Society at 2300 Southern Blvd in Bronx, NY 10460.

All these bloody negative comments on here saying "He's reacting angry" Explain why Juno only does this Kids?? Watch the video of him reacting to the Violin.. It's absolutely beautiful and he LOVES it. Beluga's have HUGE brain's, They know what's happening :) I'm not one for any animal being in captivity, I think its bloody horrible, But.. There's no doubt that Juno seems to love it! He's center of attention :)

Thats so sweet, I LOVED this one! 🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰

I know you told the little girl to let someone else play with Juno but, somebody better tell Juno that cuz it doesn't look like he wants to play with anybody else but her. That little girl and Juno made a connection. And I think lifelong friends. I'm so touched and moved by this beautiful and amazing connection❤❤❤❤❤❤

Whale that seems to be the greatest friend in the ocean

Juno loves kids

All the people thinking they're friends when the beluga is showing aggressive behaviour

In a different video, when Juno behaves in exactly this way, the comments say she's being aggressive.

He is loving you up Emma (especially because he likes the taste of little leopard pups)

The whale is actually playing with her! Super cute (also amazing - whales are so smart :) )

You can literally see the sugar rush from lollipop 🤣🤣

Aww so adorable😍

He's doesn't seem to like the little girl running towards him . He's being aggressive by opening his mouth and moving his body that way

Juno is a beluga whale comedian, now that's funny.

I have a feeling that when Emmalynn grows up, she & Juno The Beluga whale from Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium are best friends forever just like me & my favorite toy from Pokémon when I was 10 Squirtle.

Lol he’s like let me catch you, right in my belly!

EMPTY THE BLOODY TANKS!

When the beluga whales open their mouth like that, it's a sign of aggression. Surprise! It's not juno having fun it's juno telling you to back off.

Juno maravilhosa!!!linda!!

Adorable ❤

Amo as Baleias Brancas Belugas adoráveis!!!!Só sinto elas ficarem presas!!

That's so cool. Animals are so smart

"Someday... Emma will visit her best friend"

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍wonderfull

I find Juno really likes the kid

She crazy little girl Emma

He is angry and telling her to back off, he is not ‘being friends’.

Where is this beautiful Juno beluga whale. What State?

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The Entertainer🤣🤣

I love these animals but their so patient and loving even with this crazy little girl running around. Not cute

You are clueless...that is him being angry not playing

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Lovely child. ♥️

According to Dr. Lori Marino, a beluga behavior specialist with The Kimmela Center, the animal's behavior is "absolutely definitively aggression." "The open mouth and posturing are typical of the way cetaceans express aggression and I've seen a lot in captivity in the very same circumstances. This poor animal is telling the kids: ‘Get away'. It's a threat," Dr. Marino told The Dodo. "While belugas and other cetaceans in the wild make the same aggressive motions (open mouth, etc.) in this case, in my opinion, it is clearly due to the fact that these whales are crammed into this tank and have nowhere to go to escape the screaming kids poking at the glass." In other words, what many have chosen to see as an example of how captivity allows for a feeling of connectedness with whales, orcas and dolphins, is actually an indication of their suffering. And it should hardly come as a surprise. Since the practice of keeping cetaceans in marine parks and aquariums began more than 50 years ago, science has come to understand that they are among the most intelligent animals on earth, not so far removed from humans. There has been a growing sentiment, in the wake of films like "Blackfish" and "The Cove", that society's treatment and confinement of cetaceans amounts to cruelty, and that they should be regarded not as animals, but rather as non-human persons, beings deserving of the most basic rights of freedom.

#stopverticalvideo

The Beluga is Wonderful!! The screaming child...not so much. Mom needs to settle her down or LEAVE! sheesh

Emma got he zooomies lol