There’s no sense in crying over spilled milk, unless it’s tears of joy.

During a dive in the Indian Ocean, marine photographer Mike Korostelev captured a majestic moment between a sperm whale and her calf, when the mother began milk-feeding her child.

The rare and spectacular scene shows the adult female releasing milk into the water as her calf gulps up the cloud of whitish liquid.

The mouths of sperm whales weren’t designed to suckle as babies and other mammals do. When a whale is hungry, the calf will nudge its mom’s underside, where her nipples are located. They can’t be seen usually since they’re inverted, and only emerge when ready to provide nourishment.

As the calf pleads, the mother’s nipples appear and effuse milk.

“It was a big honor for me to be there and so close in that private moment of whales life,” 38-year-old Korostelev, from Moscow, told Caters News.