My First "PPPBBBBFFFFTTTHH!!!"
Check out this new bebeh Beluga over at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.
He's all taking his first bref, blowing air out his blowhole: ""PPPBBBBFFFFTTTHH!!!"
Then he's all snuggleh: [whale purring sounds]
Not to mention he's got room to grow with his foldy side chub:
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Squeeee! I think my head just exploded from cuteness! And he's smiling already!
Oh! So small, so grey, so chubby! Belugas are the bestest whales evar!
This is one of the cutest posts ever. I love the snuggle action. Why don't we have a separate category for aquatic cuteness? I would spend all day in that section.
What a cute beluga whale! I hope his mommy keeps him safe.
trying not to squeeeeee out loud at work foldy chub OMG!
LOL we do but whales are not fish.
In the second pic they look like dolphins. Very chubby cutes.
Wasn't there a childrens song that went "Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea" or something to that extent.
Baby Beluga!
Baby Beluga!
There was a time I wondered if I would ever be able to stop singing that song. [baby beluga] In spite of that I really like it and let's face it, it is PERFECT for this little guy :D
Deep sea cute!
PS: The song is by Raffi.
(Sings) And a little white whale on the go!
I gotta tell ya - the song is about as cute as the whale.
Sing your little song
Sing for all your friends
We love
to
hear
you!
Baby beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.
Baby beluga, baby beluga,
Is the water warm? Is your mama home,
With you so happy?
Way down yonder where the dolphins play,
Where you dive and splash all day,
Waves roll in and the waves roll out.
See the water squirting out of your spout.
Baby beluga, oh, baby beluga,
Sing your little song, sing for all your friends.
We like to hear you.
When it's dark, you're home and fed.
Curled up snug in your waterbed.
Moon is shining and the stars are out.
Good night, little whale, good night.
Baby beluga, oh, baby beluga,
With tomorrow's sun, another day's begun.
You'll soon be waking.
Baby beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.
You're just a little white whale on the go.
OMG SOOOOOOOO cute! and it's a good thing I don't know the tune to his song or I would have an earworm for sure.
He wooks cold *gently slides bewuga bebeh into leg warmer with flippers holes*
how sweet this is.. just look at the cute smile on the baby face.
Subhan Allah!
I absaloutly ABHOR whales but this little guy is smiling and even I have to admit its pretty cute.
Wha? You hate whales?
....Zuh?
Oh, he's smiling....so sweet!!
OMG - Is that a nose roll I see in photo 3?! Or at least a cute roll where a nose would be on other critters.
It's a n'awwwwhale! :D
Also, that Raffi song will be forever awesome.
Good lord he needs to be stopped!
God! So cute!! It looks like he's smiling in that last picture.
It's Momday, apparently! ^_^
In that third photo, li'l baby beluga looks a lot like me underwater--pale and flabby with lots of side chub...!
Although let me assure all present that I would never ever go swimming nekkid. That would just be tooooo horrifying. ;)
That baby is a GIRL! Her name is Bella!
Mama and baby!
Smiling whale!
Side chub!
Side chub!
Side chub!
*sigh* chub...
so cute.
Bella the baby beluga
In the deep blue sea
Swim so wild and youswim so free
Heaven above and the sea below
Little white whale on the go
Your a little white whale on the go.
Ahhh I think my day is absolutely complete now.
Thank you Miss Meg
Oh, this is the first time I'm truly happy about an earworm! Nothing makes that song more glorious than adorable baby beluga pics! Monday is looking up :D
awww. doncha love it, lil side chub!!
Belugas are so friendly-looking! I need to go to the aquarium soon (I haven't been in decades), and try singing back to the belugas for a while...
(voiceover)
"And remember, peeps, its Beluga CAV-iar, not Calf-iar"
er . I just read some of the info. on the Shedd aquarium website. That's not Bella. Bella was born last year sometime to a different mother. This one doesn't have its gender known yet. just fyi .
AWWWWW, go little fella, go!!
What a smile! this little guy makes me squee.
I seriously want to jump in and kiss him for hours!
Mama, too!
Oi Peeps -- just so you know, we are in fact aware that whales aren't exactly "Fishes". It's the closest category we have, though.
Carry on.
I just can't condone the captivity of whales and dolphins.
At least Baby Beluga ain't gonna git harpooned in the aquarium....
or eaten by a shark or an orca for that matter... like the one I saw on "The Blue Planet" last week.... all the Orcas drowned the baby blue whale... then just ate its jaw.... apparently, its the only bit they like.
zoos and aquariums serve a porpoise.............
Cute or what.....
I LOVE his stubby little snout! ^_^
how cool! nice job takin the picture!!!
I went to the shedd a few years ago on Wednesday morning. It was DEAD and the trainers were feeding the belugas.
Since no one was around, they let my hubby and I feed them and then we played catch with a beach ball. Possibly the coolest experience ever.
Apparently the belug approved of my feeding technique because it totally emptied its blow hole on me. The trainer said that it meant it liked me. I think the trainer was trying to keep me from being upset that I was soaked. I couldn't have cared less--I had numerous COXCU with a belug LIVE. Best memory eva!
SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Smiling beluga baby! I want to snuggle heem!
And in the last photo you can see a bit of his umbilical cord!
According to the site, the side folds are from "being scrunched up inside Mom." Hee!
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PPPBBBFFFTTTHH!!! to you little one.
whoa!!! i JUST saw those belugas in REAL LIFE, last week!!!! fucking cute
yeah haha better file it under fish than under pocket pets
You do know that whales aren't fish... ?
If these pictures were in Mad magazine, he'd be going Plllllbbbrrrrttttt.
Just sayin' ya know?
I love that Beluga's always look so happy and smiley! This baby is very super adorable.
XXXXXXX on it's widdle face