humpback whales filmed up close and underwater in Bermuda

[h3artands0uLL]

i love the description! and i love the fact that you put this video up even though it was so personal to you. The footage is incredible, I cant even imagine what it must have been like first hand for you. Amazing. Love the background music that fits perfectly with this majestic creature. Thank you for sharing

[veslaskigirl]

It's now 2012 and the Japanese whaling madness continues. Thank you to Sea Shepherd for all their dedication and hard work. Thank you for this video!!!

[EmilyLouise1011]

I luv whale sounds. like if you agree <3

[sallywags1]

I would love to know what they are saying to each other,they are wonderful, thanks for posting this x

[KORNATOPOLA]

Incredible , Thank you !

[namarow]

This video is amazing. I sat with my 2 year old Daughter through the whole thing. She was mesmerized . So was I . Thanks for posting!

[benjaminpyke]

Cool. Someone makes an awesome recording of some whale song, and then someone else goes and fucking plays a piano over the top of them. It may as well be death metal. Ruined!

[elsa230503]

There was absolutely no sound from this whale during my encounter. Turn your mute button on and you have the real experience. Simple enough and you don't have to ruin your day.If you want just the whales sounds I have recorded, there are plenty of those soundtracks on this same site with just a static image of a whale. These are done with a hydrophone lowered 30 feet into the water and the whale was nowhere in sight. Happy now?

[benjaminpyke]

@elsa230503 My issue is not with the video. It's beautiful. Yes, there are many other recordings of whales on here, but this specific recording of whales, which is mixed in with the piano, is amazing. I'd love to hear that without the piano. The best recordings of whales on here are bad quality or have music over the top. I'm sorry I was an arsehole about it. You didn't deserve that.

[GumpContender]

my favorite animal ever



[pop71200]

you are so so lucky man,I hope you know that...

[Augustbeauty69]

He obviously sought you out.... how fascinating.... it's so calming.

[elsa230503]

Yes, it is astonishing and a lot more. I still haven't seen an encounter between a whale and a human that has the same intense quality, a prolonged and close attempt at bridging the gap between two species. This whale has never been recorded anywhere else except in the middle of the ocean in Bermuda, despite his friendly behavior. I still wonder what he was doing and thinking for the two hours he remained with me fifteen miles off Bermuda.

[PhilippineJeann]

This is astonishing! Wow, took my attention to the end. Live and let live!

[ExAnimo82]

Wow, what a beautiful experience! I got goose bumps when I see it. How amazing… Beautiful creatures! I love them!

I’m pretty sure that your feeling after this close up must be magnificent.

I don’t know so much about whales but maybe the whale shows that it trust you when it turns his front to you. I mean he show you the part where he is vulnerable and he doesn’t see you. I think it’s a good sign =)

Thanks for sharing your experience!



[TamilianPonnu]

I'm much more curious to know if the humpbacks meet up with blue whales or gray whales during migration? Humpbacks are not loners..they are very inquisitive marine mammal..

[NorthernStarLights]

This is so beautiful! Can't even describe how I feel while watching this. It's just so beautiful.

[legothoron1]

now that's neat that you can hear their songs. almost reminds me of Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home

[mspollynicole1]

The oceans and the whales take me away...I had a dream...I was over the North Pacific Ocean..The Humpbacks lined up nose to tail and spelt out the words.."I Love God."on the surface of the water.I spoke out load,twice,I love God,and each time I said it,the Spirit of God,entered my heart.So beautiful and spiritual.God loves all of His creation.Save the whales,please.................­........

[fernberger08]

up until 3 minutes i was thinking: what is it doing? then i realised it's just being.

[finnmmcd]

14 people think that sharks are a type of whale

[Desadesh]

incredible. we have to protect this majestic creatures.

[SmokyMcPodd]

they are so peacefull, so calm, i get goosebumps :D

[HitchhikingTheGalaxy]

lovely :) thanks for sharing

[JuhiFan1]

This is so amazing! And the whale is so peaceful.... It's like a dream. :D

[FilmComposeRaHoppe]

o0 what beautiful music, what wonderful animals. I'd love so much to see them in real too someday

[SuperDean1993]

this is amazing!!!

[Hazanko84]

These things scare the heck out of me lol.

[Thehunter525]

Such beautiful creatures.

[mostdopeKID11]

@Thehunter525 FUCK THAT THEYRE SCARY!!!

[marcomannify]

My God! Amazing footage! I can barely believe that you could actually swim to a creature so big and peaceful. I am amazed..



[gunmaster333isgay]

those noises make me wanna kill em off myself

[navygirl20091]

@gunmaster333isgay what's wrong with you!!

[kkay1963]

This is incredibly beautiful! I keep watching it over and over again. Thank you so much for being there to film him, and letting him "find you"!

[herbabymonster]

aw it's so cute

[speakwhale]

I wish I could speak whale.

[SmashBrosWii1]

when i was 4 yrs old, the humpback whale instantly became my favorite animal when i first saw one. So huge, so peacful, and so beutiful

[oOoGypsyMothoOo1]

who would want to hurt such beautiful animals......join the save the whales protest.

[nidxito]

omg i see now 12 guys dont know nothing about our beatiful World =D

[nidxito]

any know where i can find sounds whale so like this video? i love sleep listing this ^^

[Narumintoful]

Oh.. solemn.

[MortenBoHansen]

i am the kind of person who hears music all and i mean all the time. But now i'd rather not!

[MsNomerci]

So huge and so peaceful....amazing!

[oOoGypsyMothoOo1]

Who would want to kill such a beautiful animal????:( dont us mankind want to save whales of kinds they dont do any harm seriously people come on:(:(:(



[aloucha71]

j'adore les baleines et les orcs s'il vous plait si vous avez d'autres vidéos sur ces animaux d'une vue plus proche

[76Robertson]

This is really BEAUTIFUL!

[Radoria]

Can't describe what i felt when i watched this

[wilddolphin1]

beautiful, just simply beautiful <3



[fetishalchemy]

this is some of the best whale footage I have seen. how anyone can watch these creatures and not feel the immense gentle energy they give off. We waste the joy of the earth when they are hunted for no reason.

[sensory88]

The vid would have been great if it didn't have the stupid piano music.

[misstaniataylor]

it is more than facinating i can't find words to describe their beauty they are so beautifull and brilliant creatures i love all the animals but i love whales and dolphins more than any other creature

[pegasusreviews]

For somme reason the whale terrifies me..yet i find it facinating

[FullfledgedLethargia]

I wonder what it feels like to hug a whale...

Magical.

[phil2856]

Thank-you for posting this amazing video!!

[gustaverds]

if u read genesis in the Bible, the first animal created was the whale and all the life in the ocean.... GOD has a way to touch our hearts..... =]

[Trenasist]

@gustaverds

That's a brilliant thought!

And he sure does.

Not everywhere on earth has to be a battleground, if God's for us what can be against us. :)

[CrazyStacey101]

Aren't they beautiful?

How can whalers have the heart to see them suffer

[chizdawan]

@CrazyStacey101 because they become greedy.. :(

[godlovesugly208]

amazing footage

[loungelooters]

Save the whales mu'fuckaaaaas.

[kimchikolb]

ah damn this actually makes me cry, I'm sooooo jealous!! :D I would have killed to see that whale too!!

[Famewithnofortune]

Whales have a magic to them...theyre talking reminds me of their majesty. They are a great animal, large and mighty, they are the protectors of the sea. Like...giant collosal overseers.

[gkink]

They have something magic

[gkink]

They have something magic

[abbsolutebeauty]

this is so beautiful but yet creeps me out. things underwater tend to do that. but whales will always be my favorite.

[Joeurban1991]

Humpback Whale: Let me see, what to do today.. swim and be free.

Humans: Let me see, let's figure out a way to kill this animal too and use it for something stupid.

[Ontarbr]

TYVM for posting this amazing, beautiful video.

[guerillachan20]

The most peaceful creatures on the planet.

[LivLivJM]

the way they move is so beautiful!

[JoeyhasMojo]

what are they trying to tell us?

[Sassyladyme]

A beautiful whale. And video.

[Sassyladyme]

A beautiful whale.

[kilagon10]

Save the whales! The world would be a less beautiful place without them.

[100rapter]

omg this is so cool i love the sounds it makes i wish i were a whale

[Brawler656]

i know how to speak whale......if u wanna know how to speak whale ask doris. she is a wise wise wise blue fish with a short term memory loss. hmmmm come to think of it i saw her in tv. but forgot what film.......lol

[SwitchbladeVids]

@Brawler656 Her name was 'Dory', not 'Doris'.

[Brawler656]

@SwitchbladeVids welll.....-.-'

[MegaCodmw2fan]

why do people kill these beautiful mammals for their greedy asses

[canadaismadeofanuses]

@MegaCodmw2fan cause they dont like dubstep 

[greenwalls100]

whale, whale, whale, what do we have here?

[nsy51]

if your looking for sleep music watch this thums up if you agree'

[RachyPoops12]

When I watched this, I kind of went into a daze..o.O

[ThePitbullMafia]

scary...

[grindTIME1985]

japanese people shall die upon horrible deaths.

[AparoDedaro]

God is truly amazing

[Bastacat]

@AparoDedaro

You made a typo there...you meant evolution.

[mslindsey25208]

Watching this video has made me decide when I get married, my honeymoon will be at a place where my husband and I can go whale watching. It will be unforgettable.

[LikkYsmile]

It ' very beautiful # It very very very

[TheLonelyImmortal]

Who's playing that piano? Aren't the whale songs enough? The music is a problem.

[joepetrelli10]

@TheLonelyImmortal Couldn't agree more

[5EXXX27]

Watchin ds makes me wanna ride one =]

[CAguileraHD]

How can you heart these beautiful animals? I will never understand that.

[ToLiveFreely]

It breaks my heart to know that people slaughter these animals all the time.

Just listening to the whales makes me want to cry.

[againspire]

AWESOME!!

[rasfi1]

holly fuck that is big as my dick!!!!

[SuperAly32]

all whales and dalphins are the most stunning it's a shame there are being killed every day for other people to eat it breaks my heart that we are not protecting them or teaching others to leave them alone let them be in there own space.

[mohiahmed1]

@SuperAly32 ikr, Them whales are going to end mankind one day LOL, And ill point them to all the major cities

[MagnusDetErMeg]

@SuperAly32 I think whale meat is a really small market... at least here in Norway.

[orkkilla5589]

@SuperAly32

only the japanese are hunting them right now, and we are trying our best to protect them without guns/weaponry.

[hockeybuf123]

@SuperAly32 What about if there's a group of people up north where if they catch one of these whales they can eat for months, and there may not be another chance to get something to eat because wildlife is so scarce. I don't mind the killing of animals if it has a solid reason, natives up north hunt whales for food, clothes and a plethora of different resources. I obviously don't support the killing of these animals for minimal gains, as im sure most of the time it is.

[apopope72]

Amazing! thanks for sharing this video.

[buddymac28]

Amazing entities, so careful around the diver.

[MagicLizStar]

- Humpack whales are such beautiful animals. I love them. <3

[theeAlixo]

When i grow up i want to be a whale.

[TheNattak]

@theeAlixo Eat at Mcdonalds everyday.

[yurtubsuks]

i kept watching this with a really melodramatic song from bruno mars and eminem and i may have broke into tears a few times

[AikidokaZen]

these animals are so relaxing...cant stop watch them. I'm sad i'm not like them. I'm just a human.

[sttars1]

i like them o how i love hem

[sid124guy]

fake!

[holycowitspiratetime]

I love whales! 

[piealec1997]

I understand Inuits hunting these, but the Japanese? What do these whales do to us? Are we going to have to nuke Japan AGAIN?

[holycowitspiratetime]

@piealec1997 I agree

[suzonfuks]

would you consider to upload it on water-wheel[dot]net

a new online platform focusing on water as a theme and metaphor. Launch on 22 August 2011, but uploading is already possible! cheers

[mjameau]

most beautiful creature the earth has



[paljoeyonce]

That is one mellow whale.

[Saxonwist]

Star Trek...Save the whales!

[alexa5a]

if this animal ever goes instinct, the Americans will take their place

[RavenBee]

meanwhile in bikini bottom..

[thespartan65535]

i honestly dont know whats so amazing about these animals. now i do know im gunna get flamed for this.

But back to my point, yeah its cool they are the biggest animals on earth and all, but im not seeing much more.

Dont ask what i think is the coolest animal in the world because there are so many, i just dont know what makes these things so special

[wadyano]

@thespartan65535 graceful and highly intelligent

[JMdCProductions]

@thespartan65535 Im not gonna flame you lol, but what i think people including myself enjoy (about other animals as well) is the peacefullyness and gracefullness of the animals. they just flow through the water looking so relaxed and poised. Thats what i love, their majesty and gracefullness. So beautiful.

[TheVidNut]

Some animals just amaze me...

[deadist]

So FUCKING cool!!

[TheFuckmenas]

if i were a whale i would swim around and eat some plankton.

[81nt4n9]

JAPANESE ! >:C WHY DO YOU HAVE TO HUNT THESE MAJESTIC CREATURES!?

[mmaz786]

This video is so peaceful, relaxing and just beautiful. I luv these mammals! <3

[Norwegalicious]

This is one of the best videos I've seen here on YT. So magnificent animals, and you even got to see a mother and her calf. Just... amazing. I've seen a whale before, but not under water, and it was a lot smaller. Again: Incredible video!

[creslayer2]

looks like a floating douche with fins, but i do agree stil god creatures should be maintained ! wonder what he was thinking when he created them

[W0rldPr1nce]

Absolutely beautiful!

[21BlueBabe]

acctually finnmmcd norway and iceland don't whale its mostly japan and a little bit of the inuits( the inuits have permits to hunt a certain amount each year to keep up their traditional life style).

[R41NCH1LD85]

i want to live i a whale suit under the sea :)....with internet connection .....and my favourite chuck norris movies.......

[finnmmcd]

tears in my eyes i wanna just make uall u JAPANESE AND NORWAY AND ICELAND STOP!

[ryno212121]

no joke this made me cry...its just so had that if people keep killing whales like they do in 100 years or less none will be of existence

[alonso96ification]

such a gentle giant with a beautiful cry, but somehow whalers became heartless enough to want to give that away and kill them :(

[marginallymental]

If we could somehow patent the trademark humpback demeanor, no Zoloft perscription would ever be written again.

[imbeaultdaniel]

wow, I don't hunderstand why we still kill them ! They just play and sing !

[chechudad]

@imbeaultdaniel money ?

[NoPreceJaNeAsi]

The most fascinating animals on the world!

[TheOpelkoenjas]

Well, believe it or not, our Jack Russell falls asleep when hearing the humpback music/songs. Specially this video: she watches them on-screen and goes asleep straight away, which is otherwise a real big hassle.

[DangerSilent]

wow

[gofusiesbass09]

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[X3n0nFr33k]

so CUDDLY!

[17mkymse]

Wow.....amazing....

[tjmady]

That has to be one of the most peacful things anyone can encounter. I envy you camera man.

[FollowYouTilYouLuvMe]

th eocean is so big...can these animals really be going extinct? :'(

[branahawk]

@FollowYouTilYouLuvMe They're not in danger of extinction,even though before the 60s they were reduced by 90% worldwide, they've recovered quite well and there are probably around 80-100.000 in all the world's oceans. So they're doing alright. This is probably the most interesting whale due to the songs it makes, we even sent a record of its song into space in a probe, hoping one day some other civilization from far, far away will hear its song ^.^

[FollowYouTilYouLuvMe]

@branahawk OMG really!? what about the blue whales??? have they recovered??? Thank you so much for telling me btw :)

[branahawk]

@FollowYouTilYouLuvMe The blue whales have it bad. They were reduced by 99% of their population from what i've heard. In the North Atlantic, there's only about 600-1000 left. In the southern hemisphere, it's really a guess, but there's atleast 2000. Maybe up to 5000. The official worldwide on wikipedia states its between 5k-12k but it's an underestimate. They were hunted close to extinction and are endangered. You're welcome btw, i've read alot about these subjects on various internet sites.

[FollowYouTilYouLuvMe]

@branahawk :'(!!! do you know if anyones doing anything to save them?? or if theres anything i could do?

[branahawk]

@FollowYouTilYouLuvMe They're the most protected whale species in the world. There's not much people can do but leave them alone and hope for the best - the problem is, they've been left alone for 40 years now and they're not recovering. The over-hunting might have been too much. As for what you can do, I suppose you can sign that bill travelling around on the internet protesting about Obama's decision to back commercial whaling. It would be a step in the right direction.

[goldeneyesofafrica]

Very beautiful! Thanks for this! :)

[stephenieNess]

Oh..the humpback whales sing beautiful!!! U_u

[preptimenow]

Beautiful. So glad I watched it.

[DaRkFirE2k11]

laying back, closing my eyes and just listening makes me wonder why we burden ourselves with so much responsibility, it truly is amazing and I'd love to experience it first hand.

[Havezethario]

I wish I could one day swim with those gentle giants

[alva2bryant]

most beautiful creatures on earth.

[DarthVulva]

@alva2bryant - I do think they're lovely creatures, but beautiful!? Let's be honest, they're kind of indistinct, greyish, whitey blobs...

[wadyano]

@DarthVulva its the way they move. the grace and fluidity which makes them appear beautiful.

[BoyChibi]

yeah, the japanese whale hunters are gonna make these animals extinct. I want to see a whale for once in my life. (im 16, I never saw a whale before) :(

[musicoceanstudio]

The Images are amazing...The Music Perfect ...I just wanna say that The Team who have made this Fantastic Wonderfull Film are a Blessed Team!!!

The Whales make me feel in a state of mind , like in heaven,,

I am Ocean Lover and Musician!The Whales singuing is a holy Song to me ,,,

Thank you Guys !!

Love

[charissaaliyahathorn]

oh my this is beyond amazingly beautiful. Just hearing the whales and watching them swim make me happy.

[HeartShapedMonster]

amazing

[kathleentessa]

Beautiful - wish you would take off the music, they music is enough.

[Mantulka2012]

its beatifule

[AhSaNL11]

humpback whales are now endangered thanks to humans that act like barbarians killing 1400 of whales every year which is a lot considering how much are left. Can't believe killing whales is still legal in a lot of part in the world.

[AhSaNL11]

humpback whales are now endangered thanks to humans that act like barbarians killing thousands of whales eve

[docthebluesman]

Just more evidence that the Japanese are worthless, heartless, souless bags of human crap. As far as I am concerned, they didn't get nearly as much of a tsunami as they derserve. Save the whales. Screw Japan.