The Dhaka Times Desk A humpback whale leaps up in Monterey Bay in the Pacific Ocean. A little behind it is a small fishing boat. The boat was saved for a while.
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Photographer Douglas Croft, who captured the astonishing scene, told the media that the event was full of excitement. It was a time that coincided with the salmon fishing season when humpbacks were returning to Monterey Bay for summer feeding. There were also hundreds of fishing boats at this time.
He said he saw several whales leaping over the breaking waves. He expected that the mammals would behave in the same way as before.
Photographer Douglas Croft added, "I went along the waterline on the lower deck to get a close-up shot." I was in a different boat. In the same boat with me was videographer Kat Coming.
Photographer Douglas Croft said, this time a huge whale jumped out of the sea. However, he did not give information about how big it was. Cable says 'it was a giant whale'.
If I were a fisherman on that boat, he said, 'I might need some underwear'!
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, humpback whales typically reach 60 feet in length and weigh up to 40 tons.
The incredible video of the whale leaping was taken by a man named Cummings. He said the whale jumped several times before the footage was captured.
Video man Cummings also told the media that sometimes the whales make multiple jumps and follow a certain direction.
He added, "I calculated that the next time the whale jumped, it would basically be around the fishing boat." Because the whale was following this path.
According to the World Wildlife Fund, although the whale is still considered an endangered species, the species is currently on the rise. After commercial whaling was banned in 1985, whale numbers have also increased significantly in recent years.
As one can see, there are about 60,000 humpback whales in the world's oceans. They sometimes travel up to 5,000 miles by sea to breed.
Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN-D4QEWmng
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