mad-as-a-marine-biologist: How a naked female “scientist” tries to tame belugas in the freezing Arctic Ladies and Gentlemen followers, wrap up warm, this crock of an experiment will chill you to the core.. Some bright sparks at Utrish Dophinarium, Russia (a facility for capturing and taming marine mammals before shipping them off to facilities around the world) conducted an experiment to see if a naked person would have more luck taming Beluga whales, as their marine experts believe belugas do not like to be touched by artificial materials such as diving suits. 36 Year old Natalia Avseenko threw sanity, caution and clothes to the wind and jumped in 1.5℃ water in the hope that her lack of clothes would allow her a better rapport with the whales (!) by a lack of hindrance to their echo location! I apologise for my bias in bringing you this information, but please…read through the article from the UK’s prestigious Daily Mail and let me know what you think?

mad-as-a-marine-biologist:

How a naked female “scientist” tries to tame belugas in the freezing Arctic

Ladies and Gentlemen followers, wrap up warm, this crock of an experiment will chill you to the core..

Some bright sparks at Utrish Dophinarium, Russia (a facility for capturing and taming marine mammals before shipping them off to facilities around the world) conducted an experiment to see if a naked person would have more luck taming Beluga whales, as their marine experts believe belugas do not like to be touched by artificial materials such as diving suits.

36 Year old Natalia Avseenko threw sanity, caution and clothes to the wind and jumped in 1.5℃ water in the hope that her lack of clothes would allow her a better rapport with the whales (!) by a lack of hindrance to their echo location!

I apologise for my bias in bringing you this information, but please…read through the article from the UK’s prestigious Daily Mail and let me know what you think?

(via mad-as-a-marine-biologist)

  1. the-dizziness-of-freedom reblogged this from fuckyeahbelugas
  2. kebaumann reblogged this from fuckyeahbelugas and added:
    so i’m assuming her technique worked then…
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  7. animalworld said: Insane Naked hot chick risking hypothermia + bogus “science” theory = more readers.
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  9. ruffledquillpens answered: I think this is incredible, personally. To be that daring and willing to see if it would work is amazing. I love it.
  10. rachelloose answered: Well…kudos to her for being bonkers enough to get in that water. What I want to know is—did it actually WORK?
  11. khayr answered: publicity stunt, no doubt. :/ how about we stop capturing belugas from the wild and just leave them be?
  12. yeye-omo-eja answered: AMAZING!
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  16. scummymummy answered: agreed, absolute shite
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