Changsha Underwater World in Hunan province is the home of a new baby beluga whale, the aquarium announced on Thursday.

The baby beluga whale, born at 1:14 pm on Wednesday, is about 1.5 meters long and weighs 40 kg. The male calf is the first white whale ever born in a Chinese aquarium.

The aquarium posted several pictures of the birth of the calf on its micro blog, garnering thousands of online fans for the new arrival.