Name: Friendly humpback whale gives woman the experience of a lifetime
Uploaded: 2021-08-17T02:25:15+00:00
Duration: 2 min 3 s
Description: Humpback whales are among the most beautiful and gentle creatures on the planet. They are among the largest creatures on land or in the ocean, smaller than only a few other whale species. They are als

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Humpback whales are among the most beautiful and gentle creatures on the planet. They are among the largest creatures on land or in the ocean, smaller than only a few other whale species. They are also among the most intelligent creatures to have ever lived. As recently as 100,000 years ago, humpbacks were even more intelligent than the ancestors of humans.

Tonga is one of the few places on earth where people can get in the water with humpback whales. Although there are strict rules about approaching the whales and it is forbidden to touch them, the whales will occasionally approach a human out of curiosity. One look into their soulful eyes will tell you that these are magnificent creatures, full of understanding.

We have long wondered how a humpback instinctively knows that they are capable of injuring a human if they strike or bump one with any force. Their massive bodies dwarf our own and they are powerful animals. Yet, they never harm humans and there are many cases of whales intentionally showing their gentle side by avoiding contact that would inflict injury.

This very lucky swimmer had slipped into the water near a playful male humpback, hoping for a close look and a few photographs. The whale slowly moved in her direction, rising beneath her in slow motion. It repeatedly rolled on its back, exposing its underside and swimming close to her.

This encounter went on for a full 18 minutes before the guide ended the swim so that the whale could enjoy a quiet rest. The numbers of people and the length of interaction are carefully monitored to ensure that the whales are not disturbed.

Humpback whales come to Tonga to give birth and to breed. These waters are free of sharks and orcas that prey on the whales, especially during vulnerable times. Often, male humpbacks will escort or accompany the females for several weeks after they give birth. This offers the females and their young a level of protection, and it possibly provides the male with an opportunity to breed when the female is ready.
It is unfortunate that these beautiful and gentle animals are still hunted in the waters around many countries. To lose them forever would be an unimaginable tragedy.

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kkthxk, 1 week ago
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. These animals should be preserved at all costs, they're worth it.

RuthJ7884, 1 week ago
What an amazing experience!

Molliegal, 1 week ago
How fabulous!!

dwynwen, 1 week ago
Beautiful, a gentle giant, despite bearing all his scars, remains graceful and trusting. We humans have so much to learn from these amazing beings and the animal kingdom as a whole. Thank you 💛

softbluff, 1 week ago
..whales were/are very lucky.. were/are exempt from higher intelligence..

tlh090959, 1 week ago
Incredibly beautiful event.

GeneralGist, 1 week ago
so wonderful!

StudSupreme, 1 week ago
He's just a big puppy :-)

txtumlin, 1 week ago
That's EXACTLY what I told my groom! Whale seemed to be doing the equivalent of rolling over for a chin or belly rub <3

Abiel01, 1 week ago
"As recently as 100,000 years ago, humpbacks were even more intelligent than the ancestors of humans."

lol

AKRAPTOR, 1 week ago
it's true. they used to compete in math jamborees and spelling bees. whales were crushin em.

FischerCat, 1 week ago
Have you been to NY. Look at what they have voted in. AOC. Cuomo. Deblasio. There's not a Whale out there that would vote like that.

JAUJAU, 1 week ago
Yeah, that is an INSULT to the whales! The WHOLE ARTICLE declares them peaceful, etc.... And they COULD smallow a human and maybe have a snack. I don't know how tasty, and in a scuba suit that would be bad, and the human might try to cut its way out, but STILL, but they NEVER try! And whales generally live in peace. In a way, they ARE smarter than humans, even "smart humans".

ThreeStrandedCord, 1 week ago
Yeah, they just do not get it. Follow the science means follow them even when they deny their own data. Bull*hit.

jsmithcooking, 1 week ago
Beautiful!

GermanAnimals, 1 week ago
wow

komcgov, 1 week ago
My husband and I ran across a manatee in the water off Sarasota one day and it was truly amazing tho quite frightening because of its size. We initially weren't sure what it was. I can only imagine how fast that woman's heart must have been beating to encounter such a gentle giant.

FischerCat, 1 week ago
Mellborn Fla. there was a manatee that would swim up to the bench were people would clean fish . It seemed to like being squirted with the hose. And It liked cabbage. Grand kids named it Freddy.

DOXIELOVER1, 1 week ago
Friendly Humpback Whale ??..Didn't know there was any other kind ?

Kandis55, 1 week ago
Brought happy tears to my eyes.There is so much we do not know about the wonderful creatures with whom we share out world...

DOXIELOVER1, 1 week ago
Happy tears ??? That's like the same feeling I'd get when I'd climb the rope in gym glass....HAPPY TEARS !

SusieQue12345, 1 week ago
Looking at what "might" be net scars on its upper torso area I'd say a human probably saved its life at one time. Maybe he/she is thanking them in their own way. I love how the whale is speaking to them. Amazing all around!!

panupam226, 1 week ago
So beautiful

txtumlin, 1 week ago
I learned many years ago that the expression, "Oh my God," is taking His Name in vain. When it was explained to me, I took the correction to heart & eventually disappeared from my word arsenal.

Since Our Maker created that wonderful beast, we shouldn't take in vain His Glorious Name. I believe people say it without realizing what they're doing, like myself. Asking Yahweh's forgiveness for our mistakes is easy, as He stands ready & willing to forgive all but one sin.

Jesus made that once-in-a-lifetime op fall right across her path & she'll never forget it nor will it become faded in her memory!

Praise God for all His wondrous creatures & how they enrich our lives <3 <3 <3

DavidMcNab, 1 week ago
Is it really taking His name in vain? Or is it an expression of wonder and appreciation? I think she's ok.

1koolcat, 1 week ago
Amen

CaliGem, 1 week ago
She was so thrilled with emotion, she called out to God. I do the same. When I stump my toe, I call out and Say Oh My God. More than once, as if God will help take the pain away. The other day, a beautiful turtle appeared in my yard. I said Oh My God repeatedly until the shock was gone. I was so excited. I Trust God! I also told him the turtle is so amazing but I don’t know anything about it. I did a quick search and figured out what to do but the turtle was gone by the time I went back outside15 minutes later. All good. Turtle didn’t need any help. Here’s a photo. Someone said could be looking to lay eggs https://gab.com/CaliGem/posts/106626484419476510

Oremus1, 6 days ago
However praising God for a wonderful experience is not the same as you describe.

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BWOXIN, 1 week ago
NOT SURE WHETHER TO THINK OF YOUR COMMENT AS EDUCATIONAL OR PRISSY. FEELS MORE PRISSY.

DOXIELOVER1, 1 week ago
......It's more like that person has a "Special Connection" with God and It's their duty to educate those of us who don't have one. What I'd give If only I could be near them, or at least touch them.

DOXIELOVER1, 1 week ago
There's ALWAYS one in the group.....T H A N K Y O U P R O F E S S O R ! Then I'll disregard the VERY FIRST COMMANDMENT.

txtumlin, 1 week ago
Hugs and forehead 😘

GiGibwrknit, 1 week ago
Just stunning!! I was fortunate to watch a few breeching while in Hawaii years ago..Just breathtaking!

NAHAVAHAN, 1 week ago
The screaming though.

Cooperky, 6 days ago
Right! The noises she was making while near the animal and then when she came up. I’m sure the animal did not find it pleasurable.

asadali241, 1 week ago
this was an amazing experience 😍

1koolcat, 1 week ago
Beautiful! Whole different world down there. Wish had gills so could go down anytime wanted to

magdy1986, 1 week ago
Very amazing
good video
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CoolVideolol, 1 week ago
Omg is the world to describe this

mbglennFTL, 1 week ago
What an amazing experience! It looks like a baby humpback?

ColdWarVet607, 1 week ago
They are like dolphin's which are like dogs...or dogs are like them, either way so amazing to see the largest animals in the world aren't much different than puppies, sense no harm, give no harm and just want love.

akaremmy, 1 week ago
How could anyone hunt these beautiful creatures? These hunters must be low intelligence & will descend in their next life.

mindfulnessasia108, 1 week ago
All life is so precious.

AshleyHaadt, 1 week ago
I don't suppose these self absorbed pinheads noticed that the whale is trying to draw attention to the human rope cutting into it that it surely would like them to remove.

JAUJAU, 1 week ago
Good catch, maybe there WAS a rope there once. BUT if you watch while it rolls, you can clearly see how the line fades, etc.... It clearly is a scar. Whales live a long time, and are pursued, etc.... A human might have tried to help it, or capture it etc.. and might even have had a rope around it for a time, and that would have become the rope like scar. It could have also been from debris. A lot of humans are careless.

And someone here mentioned about gills. Whales are mammals, and breath air. They also know about the area above the water, and come up to be closer to one another, breath, and play, and they are less likely to be harmed by creatures that would harm them normally, and that puts them MORE at risk because that is an area humans are in.

pog33i2, 1 week ago
I believe you are referring to the scars on its back...there's no rope that I can see.

softbluff, 1 week ago
..intelligence and yet.. stuck in their prehistoric form.. unable to make or use tools or even hug their young or old.

BWOXIN, 1 week ago
THEY MIGHT DEFINE "HUG" DIFFERENTLY.

cdmDiego1, 5 days ago
How utterly incredible was that. That made me emotional to be fair.. How can anyone harpoon that beautiful creature? Id harpoon them in an instant. Great video thank you!!

Jrdelane67, 6 days ago
Beyond our understanding how they communicate love through curiosity!

livingartdesigns, 6 days ago
Supremely beautiful...we have a lot to learn from these magnificent beings.

Kanggoong, 6 days ago
Amazing watch😍

lindiehl, 1 week ago
Beautiful creatures of God! We MUST all look and SEE and PROTECT the beauty that is around us! And I'm talking BOTH the beautiful whales and people (great women, in this instance) who love and appreciate them so very much! Thank you for sharing this EXCELLENT video! (AND on Rumble, where do many people can watch it!!)

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LabretUS, 1 week ago
this is so amazing!! I love sea creatures

Junglegraphics, 1 week ago
Just FANTASTIC!! WOW!!

Vinothkugan, 1 week ago
Amazing

Soulst0rm, 1 week ago
Amazing! Experience of a lifetime.

Kattiekat, 1 week ago
thanks for sharing

eclipse369, 1 week ago
screaming like a crazy person

100MILLION, 6 days ago
good

KnotHeaded1, 1 week ago
Wow, stopped to visit,, very cool!

logomaniya, 1 week ago
Thats Wonderfull Views Awww!!!

Brosophun, 1 day ago
It's really beautiful

Jesusluvsallhischldrn, 2 days ago
Wow, I think I would be scared shitless, all I think is ,, would he chew me or just swallow me whole!

gchimuka, 2 days ago
Beautiful 🥰

chatree, 2 days ago
awesome awesome

Dorothykickedtoto, 3 days ago
If you remove the word "whale" from the title, this is a completely different video.

5150mm, 4 days ago
It looked like he was actually trying to reach out to her with one of his fins, like he was wanting to shake hands

BWOXIN, 1 week ago
WITH ONLY A SNORKLE? SEEMS FOOL-HARDY, TO ME. AT LEAST SCUBA GEAR SEEMS WISE.

I WONDER WHAT THEY WOULD DO IF A DIVER PLAYED A RECORDING OF A PLEASANT WHALE SONG. DO WE EVEN KNOW WHICH WHALE SONGS ARE POSITIVE?

DavidMcNab, 5 days ago
Why would they need scuba gear at the surface? Scuba diving with whales in Tonga is actually prohibited.

ramonazteca, 1 week ago
"As recently as 100,000 years ago, humpbacks were even more intelligent than the ancestors of humans." very cool video, but what a dumb, unsupportable, and improbable proposition. our ancestors from 1/4 million years ago had relatively the same intelligence as we do. our difference is in the ACCUMULATION and PRESERVATION of knowledge. in some ways, they were superior to us in adaptability and survivability. otherwise, your ass wouldn't be here.

DavidMcNab, 1 week ago
“As recently as 100,000 years ago, humpback whales are believed to have been the most intelligent of all species living on the planet.”
Spying on Whales
Nick Pyenson.

JediPeaceFrog, 5 days ago
Those are fake whale song. Added for impact. The whale is neither friendly nor hostile. The whale is simply existing.

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DavidMcNab, 5 days ago
You didn’t hear any whale song. The people were speaking into their snorkels.

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