SukritiThere Were Sounds
The white whales were close enough that Paul and his friend could hear their noises which meant that the trick was working and the tour guide on whose advice Paul was singing aloud was right. Weren’t they afraid that if the whales come too close they may turn their kayaks the other way around or what if the whales hit Paul just to stop his bad singing!?
Danger!?
Man-eating whales? Do they really exist? Recently there have been such stories and especially about one of the most friendly creatures that are Dolphins. So, what was about to happen next was going to cause any harm to Paul? Now that’s a concern!
Killer Whales?
The belugas were getting closer and now is the right time for us to know that they are very sociable and friendly sea animal. Let us also tell you that whales are known to live deep in the oceans out of the reach of humans for most of their lives. Although there have been incidents of people getting hurt that’s not by the whales or Dolphins, the trainer died of drowning in the tank. Also, in the history known to humans, no human was ever eaten nor even the parts of any human eaten by whales.
Beluga whales
Popularly known as the beluga whales are one of the biggest attractions of Churchill. The belugas are also called the ‘Sea Canaries’ for their strangely clicking, chirping and the high-pitch of their whistles lures tourists to the endless sub-arctic shores. Even Paul was hoping to get a glimpse of these white majesty at least once in his life, however, fate had bigger plans for him.
Mermaids
In the past, many times sailors understood beluga whales to be mermaids for one very common reason, ie, blubber to protect themselves against the freezing waters. The blubbers make visible tracks along their belly both sides to store the extra fat. But their heads are free of fats so it ends up giving them a look of the chubby body and little moving head, unlike other whales whose head stays still with their bodies. They can amuse one with their facial expressions which help in detailed communication between these social mammals. They definitely are an odd one out sea creature with their distinctive features.
Smallest In Numbers Or Size?
After the snow breaks in summer where the Churchill River pours into the Hudson Bay, more than 57,000 beluga whales gather up there to breed, give birth and spend their summers after staying deep under the snow for whole winters. Making the coastline of Hudson Bay the largest population of beluga whales, you can now understand that Churchill is a second home to them and they’re used to humans trying to get close to them and yet have never hurt anyone. Definitely, they’re not smallest in numbers but are surely not the biggest when it comes to size. An adult beluga whale only reach 13 feet in length, which also makes them considerably smallest in their family.