Richard Sidey is a wildlife filmmaker based in Wanaka, New Zealand, who has spent years documenting the natural world. His passion for wildlife led him to venture to one of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth – Antarctica. There, he had a close encounter with a humpback whale that left him in awe. In a stunning footage captured by Sidey, a massive humpback … [Read more...] about Richard Sidey: Filming Close Encounters with Humpback Whales in Antarctica
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Adorable Humpback Dolphin Brings Gifts For Humans From Bottom Of The Ocean
A humpback dolphin has developed an adorable habit of bringing visitors treasures from the bottom of the ocean. Mystique, a 29-year-old male dolphin, has become a firm favourite at the Barnacles Café and Dolphin Feeding centre on Queensland's Cooloola Coast. Eager visitors flock to see Mystique's impressive collection of gifts retrieved from under the sea, … [Read more...] about Adorable Humpback Dolphin Brings Gifts For Humans From Bottom Of The Ocean
A Diver And A Humpback Whale Swim Together While Exchanging High Fives
Off the coast of Hawaii, a couple of divers were swimming when an extremely unusual event occurred. They were swimming close to a pod of humpback whales when one of them, weighing 79,366 pounds, calmly extended its enormous flipper in their direction. The white-bellied female whale reached out with her fin to shake hands (or give the diver a high-five). The human piqued her … [Read more...] about A Diver And A Humpback Whale Swim Together While Exchanging High Fives
Incredible Footage Shows a Humpback Whale Scooping Two Women Into its Mouth
Julie McSorley and Liz Cottriel were kayaking in San Luis Obispo Bay, California, when the unimaginable happened. The two were devoured by a massive humpback whale and spent a brief minute in its jaws. People nearby captured the entire event on camera, and it happened so quickly that the two women didn't aware they were in the whale's mouth until they viewed the tape after the … [Read more...] about Incredible Footage Shows a Humpback Whale Scooping Two Women Into its Mouth
Here’s How Hungry Humpback Whales Collaborate To Feed
Humpback whales have a whale-sized appetite, which should come as no surprise given that they are among of the biggest mammals on the world. In fact, whales consume up to 1,500,000 calories each day to fulfill their energy requirements, which is nearly the same as an adult person would consume in little more than two years. But, as wonderful as that truth is, the way … [Read more...] about Here’s How Hungry Humpback Whales Collaborate To Feed