Curiosity, Manipulating and Play
| Approaches and Manipulates new objects Belugas do not seem to demonstrate this behaviour as much as some other cetaceans in captivity.(1) |
| Opens gates, lifts nets, etc. As common as this behaviour is in some captive cetacean, it is only demonstrated occasionally by belugas. (2) |
| Invents games Several cetacean species including the beluga demonstrate this behaviour at times. (3) |
| Mimics sounds Mimicking sounds is very rare in all captive cetaceans.(4) |
| Plays with familiar objects (ball, etc) It seems to be very common for most cetaceans to play with familiar objects. (5) |
| Plays chase with cetacean Most cetaceans in captivity seem to seem to enjoy this game of chase.(6) |
| Spy-hop This behaviour is characterized by raising the head and looking around above water with one or both eyes. It is fairly common in all whales and is very common in belugas. (7) In the wild, the beluga has been seen to hold it's head as much as 1m out of water. In the shallow water, they may use their flukes for support on the bottom.(8) |
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