In the Cunningham Inlet in far north of Canada, a drone was able to capture a footage of two thousand beluga whales frolicking in pristine Arctic waters. The footage was taken by Arctic Adventure tour guide Nansen Weber of the Arctic Watch Wilderness Lodge.
The video was filmed using a drone.
Nansen Weber told MailOnline: 'It has taken me two summer seasons and two different drone models to be able to film the beluga whales.
'Weather conditions are very extreme and it makes it hard to fly consistently.'
He added, 'The whales visit Cunningham Inlet every year for about 3 weeks depending on ice conditions.
'It is a very unique location, no where else on earth do belugas congregate and perform like they do in Cunningham Inlet.'
In the video, adult and young beluga whales are seen swimming extremely close to the coast in pristine waters.
Some are swimming in groups while others tumbled in the water on their own.
The water is so shallow in some areas that pockets of land can be seen protruding through the lapping waves. The mammals gather at Cunningham Inlet on Somerset Island annually.
Adapted to life in the Arctic, the beluga whale has an all-white colour and unlike other cetaceans, the beluga does not have a dorsal fin.
Belugas are gregarious and form groups of up to 10 animals on average, although during the summer, they can gather in the hundreds or even thousands in estuaries and shallow coastal areas. They are slow swimmers, but can dive to 700 m (2,300 ft) below the surface.
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