Friendly beluga whale wanted to say hello & get petted [ep7] 

Thanks for watching! It's impossible for us to know what Hvaldimir exactly feels and thinks, and although some might see this as a beautiful interaction between humans and animals, in hindsight I personally see him as a sad example of our actions. Although Hvaldimir has learned to find fish and survive on his own (which is a miracle), it's likely that he'll never have the "social skills" to join a beluga pod, even if he ever found one (there are no pods here on the coast of Norway). But maybe he's happy with interacting with humans every now and then... who knows! Sorry it was a short video this time! If you're new here and liked it then have a look at my other (whale) videos as well 🙂

It would’ve taken every fiber of my soul to not jump in and hug the whale

I just can’t get over how cute these whales are.. they just have cuteness written all over their faces.

I swear it's like watching a fish-shaped marshmallow being happy. I'm now so happy and very relaxed. Thank you!

poor little buddy hurt his chin on something, i hope his curiosity doesn't get the best of him

He may lacked beluga whale friends, but he is certainly not alone in Norway. Some kind people there continue to look after him. What a cute and smart animal.

Beluga: That dinghy is gorgeous....be my girlfriend.

He's so cute, it's hard to imagine that people still hunt these beautiful inquisitive animals.

Ahhh, that’s Hvaldimir!! Hi you sweet sweet baby!!

Hvaldimir is a social animal. He needs interaction with his "pod" or family. If all he knows are humans as his pod, then he shouldn't be ignored. Should he be treated like a petting zoo animal? Of course not, but he shouldn't be treated like he isn't there either. Since we don't know what he wants, let him do the approaching. There is a bittersweet story of Luna - an orca that adopted people in a Canadian harbor town. He apparently lost his pod and had no one to interact with except people. He constantly begged for attention The Canadian government, believing it was acting in Luna's best interest, made it a law to ignore the orca. Luna eventually died when he got too close to a boat's propellers one night after have been ignored by the people in the harbor. There's some good RU-vid videos of Luna and his story.

Omg he is the cutest thing

Beluga Whales are so friendly and adorable. One of my favorite animals.

I think belugas have the purest souls of any animal

That whale is the equivalent to a child getting curious about what scientists are doing inside their lab

Like friendly aliens from our own planet!

Here in Ireland a bottle-nose dolphin that lived in a bay in Dingle, County Kerry has disappeared in the last week. He first appeared 37 years ago and in all that time was never not observed in the harbour mouth or bay for more than a few hours, but now at an estimated age of 45, it seems old age may have caught up with him and he has died and been carried out to sea. These animals are a gift to be treated with great respect and care and to teach our kids about.

Awwwwww I love him stay safe little one!❤🐕🐕❤

What a cutie pie. I wanna pet him too 😭

OMG I so hope he finds friends. Poor thing....I hope he's not lonely. Please oh please may he survive and thrive 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋

What a sweet Whale he is. I wish him lots of love life and happiness. It would be hard not to be protective towards him.

Such pure creatures ❤

I think it’s sad that he was kept and released without knowing he can find food hopefully he can find fish so he stays alive

Hopefully, if he can teach himself to fish, he might also learn to "beluga" and reintegrate into whale society.

He’s so sweet I love to hear humans being kind and caring brings me hope in a world where we don’t always do right by our sentient freinds I hope to see such a beautiful site for myself someday x

Absolute ADORABLE OVERLOAD and I'm jealous!!! I wanna roll around in da water wit him and hug him and kiss his jelly head and snuggle with him!!!

Hvaldimir is back!! He has a penchant for stealing cameras. He’s super smart.

Imagine if he spent all his time w people..then stranded w only ppl who don’t know him. It makes me sad to worry about such heartbreak

The sweetest water baby!! So majestic and gentle. See, most animals are just like big dogs, they just want love and attention

That info portion at the end was every bit as fascinating as the actual video.

Hello...I just wanted to say, I just watched your reactions and responses to the Beluga whale, and share what I know about those beautiful whales...When I was up in Churchill Manitoba, I went on a boat ride over to an island and the Beluga whales when we stopped would surround our boat, and they were so curious. They would look right into my eyes and just float there and watch you....If you reached down they seem to be communicating with you....I have never been so taken with such a mammal. They give birth to live babies and feed them milk....They are marvellous. What a thrill I had to just be near them. An experience of Love between humans an animals I will never forget....Thank you for sharing you video....Truly grateful. Carolyn D Hogarth

That is the most adorable thing I have ever seen.

I just feel they are swaying repeating self- love affirmations : I am lovable..I'm adorable..I'm aware of my lovability .. 💔❤

What a beautiful animal.

I love belugas, they are gorgeous, I hope he keeps safe always, I'm so pleased he has learned to feed himself.

Belugas are adorable. They just seem friendly and curious.

I just hope that Beluga is still alive today in July of 2021, and not getting too close to the back of big boats, or little ones for that matter. So adorable they are.

Very cool encounter, but yeah, also very sad. I hope he is doing OK on his own now.

I avoid aquariums and zoos it just breaks my heart to see large beautiful creatures like this whale and or land creatures being penned or caged in. Thanks for sharing this very sad and yet real life story.

Heartbreaking seeing him in that inhumane harness!💔💔Thank you for your kindness & good heart.💖

They're so beautiful. May they be protected at all cost.

He’s a beautiful creature!

👍Aawwww 😍I love beluga whales!!!! 🎁 They’re so humanistic. We have some at the Georgia Aquarium and I have bonded with them. I swear they remember me and recognize me with I visit. They’re so sweet. Thank you for sharing this footage. 🤗💝🤗

Belugas. The sweetest of whales. They deserve our love and patses....

Idk what it is about Beluga whales that makes them so disarming. They seem genuinely friendly and desire to interact with we humans

Thank you for explaining afterwards! That was really informative.

Thank you for a great video Juho, that must have been an amazing two hours watching him play with you? You will remember that moment for a very long time. Life is made of such moments. Hope you and all your viewers are doing well at this time.

He's such a sweetie. I would definitely talk to him and pet him and yes I would probably give the poor thing a few fish.

Thanks for thr update. I was happy with the footage but your update of this famous whale made my day in that he seems to be doing well surviving and adapting in the free open waters.

Your vids are always special in one or another way. Great, thanks!

Despite the word "whale" in their species name in English, belugas are classified in the dolphin side of cetaceans. Hence the human friendly behavior of your new friend. Also, this one behaves like a tamed animal. We cannot be sure of his history, but we know that some armies train cetaceans for underwater missions, like sticking a magnetic mine to enemy vessel hulls (hence the harness? ) I hope he can now fish his own food, although belugas usually hunt in groups. This one looks lonely. Unlike common dolphin family clans, beluga pods are not stable, any individual can temporarily join any pod. What about your beluga? Maybe he has been educated to prefer human given food? A way to prevent him from swimming away...

I love him!! What a terrific, wondrous creature!

Kind of you share💯 thank you so much ❤️

Great video Juho, wonderful story and so,far a happy ending. So glad his harness got removed as it was clearly restricting him. Stay safe and happy sailing. Andy UK

He's absolutely beautiful! I'm in love 💖💖💖💖😊

Thank you for this wonderful video❤

Wonderfull! Thank you for posting this.

This is delightful! Thank you from Tasmania 🐧

Omg... what a pure creature! I wanna hug it and protect it so much! 😭

Aw this is so nice. Heals my soul. Thank you for being a kind human and nice to the beluga!

Thanx for the beautiful footage. So cute.

Great video. I'm glad he has finally learned to find his own food!

What a cool soulful being . He is habituated , I hope he has a long well feed life . 🙏🏻🇺🇸⚓️

This just made my day. This is beyond awesome.

Aw thank you for being thorough and informative!! Truly enjoyed your videos ❤

Thanks for this story and update.

Even if it meant freezing to death I would still jump into that water to give him a hug.

He is a truly beautiful creature

Lovely! Thanks for the explanation at the end.

Wow, just wow, beautiful and friendly. I hope nothing unfortunate happens to it.

"hey quit playing with my dingy!"

Thanks so much for sharing. Beautiful beautiful creature!

Awwww...so sweet and friendly. Brought a little smile and light to my day 🤗

Really enjoyed your background story and the interaction.

God, now I'm worried about the orcas getting him. Poor guy. He's obviously had human interaction his whole life, it'd be cruel just to cut off contact out of nowhere. He must be so confused. I hope he's doing okay, and has a long happy life.

Bless you ! Thank you for sharing. ❤🦋

He is so beautiful. Thanx

What a beautiful and elegant sea animal !!!

What an interesting story. I hope he is still keeping well and lives a long life.

These creatures are so beautiful

What a brilliant piece of footage ty.

The rich life of sailing thanks for sharing

Wild animals belong in their own environment !! We need to stop being selfish and stop putting them in a zoo or aquariums!! Let's take care of nature now before is too late

Fantastic footage especially of the clicking! Thank you for a lovely visit with this whale. Thank you also for the backstory, so glad to know he is okay and thriving. Yay!!!

That was so WONDERFUL!!! What an incredible moment to have shared!!👍👍❤❤❤

Our Russian spies are so friendly and kind :)))

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Just awesome! Thank you for sharing this footage! 👍👏🙏

This whale has better social skills than me.

Maybe he was just lonely so extra friendly. Great story. Thank you sharing the good and bad of the situation. Stay safe, healthy and happy. Thanks again for the info re Arktika. Hope we have a chance to meet someday. I hope you are enjoying the incredible snow this year.

BELUGA: "uhmm sir can you give me a massage? I'm so tired" (pets beluga) BELUGA: "YAAAAAAAAS! THATS IT! mmoooore!" (stops petting beluga) BELUGA: "why did you stop sir!?" (tries to start boat) BELUGA: (follows boat) "noooo nuh-uh if the propellers hit me it will all be into your hands mate" (stops boat) (heard the beluga making sounds as if it is talking) BELUGA: (taps boat's fender) "yeah attah' boy!you are going nowhere. Unless you finish massaging me cause i've been tired of.. (laid rubber boat) BELUGA: "O M G!? Is this..really for me?! Thank you soooo much you so you finally understand how tiring it is to swim and swim and swim.. Thank you guys! Now let me just find the (tries to look under the boat for entrance) hole, door or maybe stairs so i can get it? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Beluga whales are by far the cutest, most gentle and sweetest whales to me, gentle (not so) giants 😂 honestly I could watch them all day so adorable ❤️

What a beautiful,intelligent creature! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Beautiful animal so sad to see it alone and nit in pod. Nevertheless your part in it was very honorable and informative. Great video hope the best for that beautiful whale.❤

He must have thought that the fenders and dinghy are his relatives. They have similar shapes and color.. 😂

Wonderful! Thank you! ❤

Oh my gosh!!! How sweet! Thank you for sharing such an awesome video! They are amazing creatures!

I can settle the controversy right now. That’s my uncle Frank

such a magnificent creature, that cruelty we keep them in a small glass...great video.

Whales seem so wise and magical ♡

Thank you for posting