Amazing footage shows a beluga whale playing 'fetch' with marine researchers

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Beluga whales are affectionately known as sea canaries for their song-like vocalizations, and their name is the Russian word for "white."

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Once such beluga that's believed to live in Norwegian waters is so comfortable among humans that it played fetch with a rugby ball.

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