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But this is almost certainly a tall tale.Credit: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesTheres an idea floating around the web that perhaps early seafarers mistook these belugas for mermaids.

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title:Ever wonder how the universe might end?.This insulating blubber accounts for around 40 percent of a belugas body weight.

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