eli5: a lot of people claim it, but why are beluga whales friendly?

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Like are they friendly because of the way they grow up in the wild? Maybe a DNA thing??

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Well, they’re a naturally social animal. They live in family groups. They don’t have a whole lot of predation to worry about – the occasional polar bear or orca or Inuit. They don’t really hunt too much, mostly shellfish and some bony fish. So they just don’t have a whole lot to fear and they don’t really need to be fearsome. They benefit from a complex social system with each other. This translates to captivity, where they really shine when working with their keepers and tend to really enjoy the attention from guests.

Anonymous 0 Comments

how is this question allowed? surely it breaks Rule 2?