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Quirky China News / Rex USA Your cat's talent might be sensing when you're about to open a tuna can. Or maybe your dog will roll over on command. But do any of your pets paint? No? Then they've got nothing on Xiao Qiang, a 7-year-old beluga whale at Polar Ocean World in Shandong, China, who's been gaining attention for his watercolors. A trainer at Polar Ocean World said that Xiao Qiang always showed interest in their posters, and would vigorously nod his approval at the ones he liked, according to Rex USA. When they decided to hand him a brush, he took to it immediately, honing his artistic abilities within a week. His paintings have been given away and sold to lucky, whale-loving ...

Photo: Europics/CEN During a diving competition in China, a woman was rescued by an unlikely lifeguard -- a beluga whale! Twenty-six year old competitive diver Yang Yun was participating in a free diving contest (without breathing equipment) at Polar Land, an animal park dedicated to creatures that live in arctic weather. The event required each diver to sink to the bottom of a 20-foot pool full of beluga whales. But soon enough, Yun realized she was in trouble: the water's freezing temperature had caused cramping in her legs, and she was unable to swim to the surface. "I began to choke and sank even lower and I thought that was it for me - I was dead," Yun told The Sun. "Until I felt ...