Watch This Whale Dance in the Rain

Earlier this summer, a false killer whale calf was spotted in distress off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. The calf was estimated to be a month or two old when he was found by the Marine Mammal Rescue Center.

The staff at the Marine Mammal Rescue Center, operated by the Vancouver Aquarium, sprung into action and rescued the distressed calf. Initially, his condition was dire and rescuers had to employ every method to save him.

Animal care experts spent sleepless nights with the calf tube feeding him, helping him swim and teaching him to stay upright on his own. They named the calf “Chester” and he became their latest success story.

In September, he hit a major milestone when the Vancouver Aquarium was able to move him to a larger pool with a deeper floor so he could have more space to swim.

We are thrilled to share this video of Chester, not only active and healthy, but thriving and playing at the Vancouver Aquarium. In the video above you can see Chester swimming and playing in a stream of water falling through his shade canopy during a rain storm.

It is heart-warming to see this animal, who without intervention would have perished, now playing and curious about the world around him.

We can’t help but look at Chester and wonder how anyone would want to stop the Vancouver Aquarium from helping animals.

As implausible as that seems, radical activists are attempting to stop the Vancouver Aquarium right now. For the past few months, the historic Vancouver Aquarium has been under attack as activists lobby the city of Vancouver to force an end to the aquarium’s care and cetacean displays.

This shortsighted demand would result in the kind of loss hundreds of injured and distressed animals would feel for generations to come.

We now invite you to head on over the the Vancouver Aquarium’s Facebook page and leave a message thanking them for giving Chester a second chance at life!