A beluga whale at a Japanese aquarium is stealing the show from other animals at the aquarium as she blows bubbles and waves at passing tourists.

The pictures of the 10-year old white whale taken by photographer Hiroya Minakuchi at Kamogawa Sea World in Kamogawa, east of Tokyo shows the cute whale waving at tourists and blowing "halo" bubbles. The whale has perfected the technique in the last three years and now is quite proficient in showing off to the captivated audience in the Shimane aquarium. The whale uses her mouth to blow the water to make a current, and then uses her blow hole to break the current to create a ring shape bubble. It's very cute and a showstopper in its own right.

Until the whale started to wave at the tourists.

The new trick has the friendly whale showing off to her fans by waving her flippers at the captivated tourists as she blows the halo bubbles. Now that's one way to attain stardom.

Belugas are also called white whales which makes them one of the most easily distinguishable of all whales. While whales are small, ranging from only 13 to 20 feet in length. They have no dorsal fins but have distinctive round foreheads. Belugas are social animals and live together in small groups. They are very communicative and use a variety of clicks, whistles and clangs to talk to one another.

Belugas are commonly found in the Arctic Ocean's coastal waters. They feed on fish, crustaceans and worms. White whales are related to the "unicorn" whale known as the narwhal. They are not related to the sturgeon beluga.