A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it's all captured on camera
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. Last Saturday, Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father,
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Why Whales Wear Kelp Hats? Scientists Uncover The Truth Behind This Bizarre BehaviorSome seaweed species are known to combat bacterial growth, which whale skin suffers quite a bit from. Whales generally have to shed their skin to prevent virus and bacteria overgrowth on their ...
In the past when I traveled to the arctic to film Polar bears, I always went during the winter when there was snow on the ground. After all, capturing images of Polar bears in snow is the ...
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Only 50 Rice’s Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It’s Too Late?Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of ...
Divers off the coast of La Jolla made an extraordinary discovery last week when they spotted the carcass of a baby whale on the ocean floor. The find, while somber, has provided a unique opportunity ...
Thompson uses a specialized crossbow to shoot a hollow tip arrow into the whale’s side to collect a small skin and ...
An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping on sea ice with whale hunters in our podcast, Overheard at National Geographic. This story appears in ...
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