00:00In the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean,
00:02these sailors threw a rugby ball into the open sea.
00:05What happened next feels like an encounter
00:07with a domesticated pet.
00:10A wild white beluga whale dives beneath the waves,
00:13chases the ball across the swell,
00:15and gently catches it in its mouth.
00:17Watch as it swims all the way back to the boat,
00:20surfaces right at the gun whale,
00:22and patiently waits for the crew to take the ball back.
00:25Beluga whales are among the most intelligent
00:27and playful mammals in the ocean.
00:30And this wild creature just invented a game of fetch
00:33with complete strangers.
00:35Pure oceanic wonder.