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It's a curious fact that all pictures of beluga whales make them look like dorky stuffed animals, probably because of the body shape, the huge forehead melon, and the perpetual smile.

In real life-- if you've ever had a chance to see them in real life-- they are strikingly spiritual in appearance, though they have a very Zen/Tao sense of humor. (Visiting beluga whales in Seattle, I became convinced that belugas in captivity see their human visitors as a kind of interactive beluga tv, especially if they can convince small girls to watch them closely enough to be splashed.)

Anyway, Cute Overload reports that the Shedd acquarium has a baby beluga (and has had a number of them in the past). Here's the update on him/her: http://www.sheddaquarium.org/beluga_calf_update.html
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