Oceanography
Gray whale approaches boat, asks man to remove lice from head
Gray whales learn to approach tourist boats to ask humans to remove itchy lice from their skin.
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Oceanography
How do you weigh a 190 ton whale swimming at sea?
500 years ago, Luong Luong The Vinh solved the elephant weight puzzle of the Minh porcelain by dragging an elephant into a boat and measuring the water line. Now, to sol…
Oceanography
The mother whale pats her cubs before the massacre
The mother pilot whale swims around the palm of her body every single flock throughout the night before being killed by Japanese fishermen the next day.
Oceanography
Fear of two 6 ton killer whales rushing towards the swimming boy
The clip was shot by a person off the island of Waiheke, New Zealand. At this time, a boy who was happily swimming in the middle of the water suddenly appeared two kille…
Oceanography
Humpback whales swim a quarter of the world
With 10,000 km of travel, this is the longest journey ever made by a mammal.