Brian Skerry describes the exhilaration of an up-close encounter with a curious, 45-foot-long right whale. Amazing footage from the National Geographic.
Close Encounters Of The Giant Kind
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Category Archives: Videos
Pink River Dolphin
Watch a wonderful little documentary by the National Geographic about the Pink River Dolphin, the largest fresh water dolphins in the world.
Superpod In The Irish Sea
A group of Welsh marine biologists from the Sea Trust captured an entertaining video of a superpod consisting of hundreds of dolphins leaping in and out of the Irish Sea.
Dolphin Stampede
A huge pod of about 1,000 Common Dolphins stampeded off the coast of Dana Point, California, like a herd of wild horses. Passengers aboard Captain Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari boat were able to see a truely spectacular show.
Dolphins Try To Save Dying Companion
Five individual dolphins formed a raft with their bodies in an attempt to keep the stricken dolphin afloat. Korean-based scientists witnessed the event in the East Sea off the coast of Ulsan, in South Korea. There is also an article on the NewScientist website.
Dolphin Rescue
Amazing footage from Kona, Hawaii where a bottlenose dolphin approached divers to help him with an entangled fishing line and a hook.
Great watch of heartful communication between dolphin and human being.
Frontline’s ‘A Whale Of A Business’ Finally Airs On YouTube
It’s been 15 years since the documentary was first released in November 1997, but it is still considered one of the most telling exposures of the captive marine mammal industry. It is a must-see video for everybody. Captivity is not an option!
Read an article about it with further links.
Dolphin Birth
Watch this amazing video of a dolphin birth at Dolphin Quest in Hawaii. This is very touching even though the dolphin lives in captivity. See the floppy dorsal fin of the newborn!
A Whale Of A Time
50 Dolphins playing with 4 humpback whales. Whale Watching Sydney captured amazing video of the encounter, just off the world-famous Bondi Beach in Sydney. Read more and watch the video:
Dolphin Take Flight
Check this video on Grind TV – showing orca whales hunting down hundreds of white-sided dolphins in Hyacinthe Bay, British Columbia. What an amazing sight the whales trying to trap the dolphins and the dolphins making a dash for their lives.