Playful beluga whale scares child with ‘friendly’ face

A toddler in China had a great time making friends with a playful Beluga whale until the whale made a "friendly" face.

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00:00 I can go one of two ways, right?

00:02 Alright, so a toddler in China had a

00:04 great time making friends with a

00:06 playful beluga whale that is until

00:07 the beluga whale made that face.

00:09 The whales wide open mouth scares little girl.

00:12 She turns around and then runs her

00:14 parents looking for a hug.

00:16 There it is again.

00:17 Oh, I can see that being a bit scary.

00:20 Staff at the aquarium called the face

00:22 friendly communication as the breed

00:24 is known for pulling faces their

00:26 beluga forehead called a melon is

00:28 flexible and capable of changing shape,

00:30 which allows them to make

00:32 different facial expressions.