My Daughter Kissing a Beluga Whale Through the Thick Glass at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut
Photo of the Day: January 24, 2013. An Editors' Pick from our 2012 Photo Contest.
Photo and caption by Andrey Antov (Oxford, CT); Photographed July 01, 2012, Mystic Aquarium, CT
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Comments (13)
This pic is so cute that litte girl is kissing a Beluga Whale so cute
Posted by Aliessa on April 15,2013 | 11:49 AM
Such a SAD image. We know that the little girl was kissing - but isn't it likely that the captive Beluga was actually calling for help? Or maybe, even going through the motions of grabbing or biting a human? Why not, under its circumstances?
Posted by kara on February 8,2013 | 09:55 PM
Whales and dolphins do not belong in captivity. Captivity kills...plain and simple. Please seek out the truth of the captive trade and learn why these animals belong in the ocean. The book "Death At Seaworld" is a wonderful resource as is "Behind The Dolphin Smile", written by the former trainer of Flipper.
Posted by Wendy on February 8,2013 | 09:50 PM
Did you know what captivity means for the dolphins? Did you know from where most of the dolphins come from???? Most of them from Taiji, Japan. Ground Zero for the dolphin trade. Plase do me a favour watch the documentary film "The Cove" it gets a price and tells all you need for thinking about if you really want to go again to an aquarim and watching this poor dolphins in captivity. They suffer so much. Please also watch the news from SSCS https://www.facebook.com/SeaShepherdCoveGuardiansOfficialPage?ref=ts&fref=ts there you can see why we are fighting for freedom for all dolphins and marine mammals. Thanks for reading this and take time. Raise your child up with having respect of the oceans and their animals. That they belong in freedom not in a tank.
Posted by Anrea on February 8,2013 | 08:28 PM
Communication can start so simply, we should encourage it, promote it and learn from our Cetacean buddies.
Posted by Sheila Flynn on January 30,2013 | 07:28 PM
Wow! Picture of a lifetime. Perhaps there is a budding marine mammal advocate here?
Posted by Joy on January 28,2013 | 11:21 AM
Both beautiful. What a shame the Beluga was taken from the wild. Belugas feel the same emotions pf fear, pain and loss of family as we do. Your sweet daughter can feel the emotions of the Beluga and is kissing the emotional boo boos.
Posted by vicki hood on January 27,2013 | 01:57 PM
Beluga."Help I´m a prisoner here! I want to go home to the ocean." Girl:"I love you!"
Posted by Pirjo Sundqvist on January 25,2013 | 10:37 AM
I am sure i'm smarter than you So why am I the one stuck in this tank
Posted by Roger Easterday on January 24,2013 | 12:04 AM
♫ I kissed a (whale), and I liked it. ♫
Posted by James on January 24,2013 | 11:36 PM
Ooooh
Posted by John O'Brien on January 24,2013 | 08:52 PM
I think he ate my teddy!
Posted by Gemma on January 24,2013 | 05:48 PM
I love this picture!
Posted by Kathy on January 24,2013 | 08:09 AM