Affiliative / Social / Contact Behaviours
| Breathing in unison A common behaviour in all cetaceans including belugas is breathing in unison. This is when two animals are seen to come to the surface at the same time to breath and descend once again together. |
| Leaping in unison This is a very common behaviour that is seen especially in captivity where animals such as dolphins are trained to do such tricks. Belugas rarely demonstrate this behaviour. |
| Swimming in pairs (pectoral fin touching) Swimming in pairs is a very common behaviour in cetaceans but not very common in belugas. |
| Forms male/female pair The forming of mating pairs in cetaceans is very uncommon but belugas seem to be the exception to the rule in that they have been seen to form male/female pairs. |
| Solicits stroking from human Belugas rarely solicit stroking from humans although they do seem to be curious animals. |
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p335 Cetacean Behaviour