Kayaking in the ocean can get you up close and personal with some amazing sea creatures.
That’s how one man ended up having a duet with a beluga whale.
Beluga whales are known as “canaries of the sea.” This is because of the sounds they make, which sound like chirps, squeals, whistles, and creaking noises.
These sounds seem like the bulb-headed mammals are singing. Beluga whales are also known to mimic other sounds.
This sound-making or “singing” is actually very important to the beluga whale.
This is their language which is used as a means of crucial communication. Belugas, also known as the white whale or Delphinapterus leucas, are very social creatures.
They live in small groups with other belugas referred to as a pod. The noises they make allow them to convey information through the vast ocean.
These sounds are used as echolocation that helps the belugas to find food in the deep dark and murky water.
So, they rely on their song to survive. While they are extremely vocal, they have no vocal cords.
They are able to make these sounds by “speaking” through nasal sacs which are located near their blowhole.
Beluga whale calls were found to be very similar to human speech.
In fact, baby beluga whales are said to communicate in a similar manner as human babies. They both sort of babble and try to communicate before being able to communicate properly.
Babies also learn how to communicate by listening to older belugas. Baby belugas aren’t able to fully communicate until about a year or two after they are born.
Hoping to meet a beluga friend, one kayaker decided to try and sing a song to mimic their song.
And it actually worked to his surprise. It wasn’t long before a beluga whale appeared alongside him.
The man giggled wildly when he saw that it worked. “Oh my God!” he cried as they swam next to his kayak.
There were at least two whales who wanted to share a song with him.
The kayaker wanted to get a closer look and have a little more fun with his friends.
So, he suited up in scuba gear and got in the water. As soon as he started singing underwater his friends showed up.
He got to swim right next to about four or more beluga whales.
Belugas can range between 13 to 20 feet and can weigh between 1 and 1.5 tons. What’s even more incredible is that they started singing back at him. They basically had a nice little concert.
All the while, the kayaker was filming the experience. The video of him dueting with beluga whales was shared on The Dodo’s YouTube page.
It was viewed more than 10.4 million times.
“The fact he genuinely just wanted to share a song with some whales…we need more people like that on this planet,” wrote one commenter.
“This takes ‘Music is global language’ to another level,” said another.
Check out the human-beluga duet in the video below.
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