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Natural World2018-2019, Humpback Whales: A Detective StoryHumpback Whales: A Detective Story

Documentary about our relationship with whales and their future alongside us.

  • A Youngster’s Curiosity - A curious young humpback approaches cinematographer Howard Hall
  • A Built-In Sieve - A whale’s baleen plates act as a strainer as it feeds, trapping fish and plankton
  • No Binoculars Needed - A humpback whale breaches very close to whale-watchers
  • Paddling among Giants - A humpback whale dives while a kayaker looks on in Monterey Bay, California
  • A Special Bond - Cinematographer Howard Hall films a mother humpback and her calf in Moorea
  • A Whale-Mugshot - Each whale’s tail fluke pattern and shape are unique
  • Tom’s Near-Death Moment - The moment a humpback whale breached onto Tom and Charlotte
  • Kayakers to the Rescue - Tom and Charlotte holding onto other kayaks after surviving the whale breaching onto them
  • Looking for the Prime Suspect - Tom films a humpback tail-slapping
  • Breaching in Slow Motion - Tom films his first humpback whale breach in super slow motion (1000fps)
  • A Life-Changing Experience - Tom interviews a fellow whale near-miss survivor
  • Lunge-Feeding - Two humpback whales lunge feed at the surface

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