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Uploaded by on Oct 31, 2006

We were on a zodiac tour off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula when sudddenly three huge humpbacks appeared at very close range.
They were coming closer and closer until we could almost touch them. They kept playing around for about half an hour. Once again I realized how sensitive and intelligent these animals are. They were just curious, playful and seem to enjoy our company.

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  • Were you allowed to touch them?

  • Yes, a friend of mine in the same zodiac, actually touched one of them. Being so close to them was such an exciting experience. I noticed the strange smell of their breath as well as those high frequency sounds.

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  • This is incredible! Whales are truly amazing !

  • That was so incredible! I thought that I was close when a humpback swam under our boat. But, seeing them up close like that must have been insane! Awesome!

  • I want one!

  • y do they let them kill them yyyyy

  • Absolutely spectacular!! but this does raise concern that if people can get this close to whales then whalers can also!

  • sea shephert protect those wales en all the others from fuckin japanese cunts

  • On Hervey Bay, Queensland, we'd call that a "mugging". Must've been pretty intimidating on that small boat!

  • @reniam I see where you are coming from on that, but I personally think if there is a bit of tourism, kind of like this; little rafts going out to see whales, that is certinately not harming anything. And if you do without all the gift shops and eateries it would be perfectly fine. Plus, i think tourism like that makes people more aware of places like this so there is more incentive to protect it.

  • if that whale decided to knock your fragile inflatable you would be blocks of ice floating in the ocean, what a temerary thing to do

  • Wow, that is awesome that they came so close, you're lucky!

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