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A Whale of a Christmas with Scuba Santa



by Nevin on November 21, 2009

It’s an early Christmas in Japan’s Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Aquarium which has put on an incredible show where scuba divers dressed as Santa, deliver scuba gifts to the aquariums resident Beluga Whales.

The Yokohama Hakkeikima Sea Paradise located at the tip of the Yokohama Bay in Japan, is a combination of an amusement park styled aquarium, combining the best of both worlds, amusement park styled rides, like surf coasters, free fall drops, and merry go rounds, as well as an aquarium that boast of Japan’s largest collection of marine life. With over 500 different varieties of fish and over 100,000 sea creatures, the Hakkeikima Sea Paradise is also one of Japan’s largest aquariums boasting of undersea tunnels and large three story viewing tanks.

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In the Scuba show which launched this November at the Sea Paradise, a Scuba diving Santa Claus feeds the white beluga whale’s sardines in front of the spectators in a special run up show to Christmas. Beluga whales are, in fact, the smartest animals on earth with an average I.Q. of 155, and are known to learn extremely quickly which is why they can perform complex shows at aquariums. The Scuba Santa show at the Sea Paradise is an amazing example of the intelligence of these whales. (Also read: Beluga Whale Saves Free Diver from Drowning)

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