Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson visits Georgia Aquarium, shakes hands with beluga whale

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson made a special visit to the Georgia Aquarium on Monday and spent time with several sea creatures.

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"Found my next co-star," the action star wrote in an Instagram post that showed him "shaking hands" with a beluga whale. "Just look at this beautiful animal with staggering intelligence. And the Beluga Whale is awesome too. Seriously, in awe of these creatures."

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Found my next co-star. Just look at this beautiful animal with staggering intelligence. And the Beluga Whale is awesome too. Seriously, in awe of these creatures. #GeorgiaAquarium 🐬👊🏾🙏🏾 @hhgarcia41 📸

A post shared by therock (@therock) on Aug 5, 2018 at 1:39pm PDT

Johnson also spent time with Katie the sea lion and checked out more sights with his family.

Guess who stopped by for a visit at the @georgiaaquarium today to see his girl Katie?? 😍 REPOST: @therock

A post shared by Explore Georgia (@exploregeorgia) on Aug 6, 2018 at 10:49am PDT

Such a great time with our ohana & friends at the famed Georgia Aquarium. The second largest aquarium in the world and the only institution outside of Asia that houses Whale Sharks. More than 100,000 animals and sea creatures here that I’m in constant awe of. Specifically, this Whale Shark that I’m contemplating jumping in the tank and jumping on its back. They call me the brown 💪🏾🦈 AquaMan. Thank you to President & COO, Joseph Handy & the entire Georgia Aquarium staff for being so gracious, kind & informative to my family and our friends. We had a blast! #GeorgiaAquarium #OhanaDay @hhgarcia41 📸

A post shared by therock (@therock) on Aug 5, 2018 at 1:20pm PDT

– The Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this report.

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