40-Ton Whale Was Just Filmed Jumping Completely Out Of The Water, And This Incredible Video Is Going Viral
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 IST
Humpback whales are pretty big. Quite enormous in fact. The average weight of a fully grown adult is around 36,000kg, which is about the same weight as 24 adult hippos, but that didn’t stop the massive mammal in the video below from putting on an incredible air display when it leapt completely out of the water in South Africa recently.
The footage was shot in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mbotyi by Craig Capehart, a scuba diver who was sitting in a “rubber duck” inflatable boat when the graceful giant decided to make an appearance. He estimates that the whale weighed around 40 tons, but size clearly meant nothing to this graceful giant. “It seems that never before has a recording been made of an adult humpback whale leaping entirely out of the water! A very rare event, indeed,” wrote Craig in the caption accompanying the video. “Dolphins and even Great White Sharks have been seen flying out of the water, but this is a first for an adult humpback whale!”
Related Topics
Related News & Articles
Tony-Ann Singh of Jamaica was crowned Miss World 2019 at the event held at the ExCeL London on December 14. Suman Rao of India was the second runner-up.
Recently posted . 549 views . 1 min read
What is the most expensive gemstone in the world? In 2018 it’s a blue diamond costing nearly $4 million per carat, besting the previous holder, a Pink Star di...
Recently posted . 1K views . 2 min read
Al Nafud Desert in Saudi Arabia is known worldwide for a bizarre and unique rock that was discovered there.
Recently posted . 2K views . 1 min read
Louis Vuitton purchased the 1,758-carat Sewelo diamond found by Lucara Diamond Corporation in April 2019 from Botswana's Karowe mine.
Recently posted . 740 views . 1 min read
The findings mark the first time scientists have confirmed by direct observation the presence of water on the moon's surface - in hundreds of patches of ice d...
Recently posted . 813 views . 2 min read
Trending News & Articles
ALMATY: Hour upon hour, day upon day, Omir Bekali and other detainees in far western China's new indoctrination camps had to disavow the...
Recently posted . 192K views . 1 min read
If you have payed attention to the belly buttons of people on the beach or the members of your family, you have probably noticed that they have different shapes and...
Recently posted . 8K views . 2 min read
In this age of terror, there might be nothing more terrifying than the thought of an attack carried out with chemical weapons. We’ve all heard the horrific ...
Recently posted . 3K views . 4 min read
Body fitness is one thing that everyone wants to maintain irrespective of age. Going to the gym and doing some great exercise always helps to maintain your body fit...
Recently posted . 3K views . 2 min read
More in Global
Four judges of the Supreme Court took the unprecedented step of publicly criticising the chief justice. Donald Trump denied using vulgar language about Haiti and co...
Recently posted. 658 views . 1 min read
“Girls and women are afraid”
Recently posted. 993 views . 0 min read
The State Bank of India (SBI) has issued a notification for the recruitment of over 8,000 junior associates (customer support and sales) in clerical cadre.
...
Recently posted. 603 views . 1 min read
Recently posted . 741 views
Recently posted . 504 views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views . 67 min read
Recently posted . 1K views . 140 min read
Foreign funds have started winding up or reworking their structure after India’s market regulator barred non-resident Indians from controlling them, four fund...
Recently posted. 746 views . 1 min read
Hundreds of bats have died in sweltering conditions in Australia, with many dropping from their perches as the scorching temperatures &ldquo...
Recently posted. 574 views . 1 min read