In the past, Beluga whales have often been mistaken for mermaids because of their human-like knees 🧜♀️
When we think of mermaids the idea of a beautiful half woman, half fish wearing a sea shell bra comes to mind, but it’s believed that the concept of the mermaid actually comes from sailors and fishermen caching sight of a Beluga whale while underwater.
In most cases, imagining a whale as a sexy lady is kind of impossible, but this photo shows what looks to be a pair of legs beneath its skin. That’s definitely not the case. The thing that’s most likely the cause of this strange, leggy photo is the blubber “rails” which are kept beneath the skin of a beluga whale. However, it’s just as likely that this is a one off store of ventral fat.
