Massive whale wants human company! | Crazy Cameramen Episode 4

It's a close encounter of the giant kind for Earth Touch cameraman Barry Skinstad in this HD nature video. A very curious southern right whale has decided it wants some human company!
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[@purboble]

Southern Right whales are extremely sociable. They were almost hunted to extinction because the were very fascinated by the boats and the people on them. They are literally the golden retrievers of the sea.

[@georgerodriguez8373]

Disagree there are other animals in the ocean that are a lot more social with humans and nice such as orcas.. Or Dolphins

[@PaliAha]

George, what do you disagree w/Bobbi? She said that Southern Right whales are extremely sociable. You lacking in hugs?

[@ahmermirza]

Can anybody tell me what are those white spots on its body??

[@ahmermirza]

Thanks! Roger Rarebit

[@truemansparks]

Maybe they could be used as guide whales for blind divers

[@GlaciusTS]

I swam with a wild Beluga once just off a dock. There were kids in the water and I decided to get the whale’s attention. Instead of just treading water and slowly swimming like the others were doing, I dove down and starting spinning and doing little things that stood out. The whale immediately cane to me and started trying to mimic me. It got close and let me hold it and pet it. One thing I noticed is that it was a lot easier to communicate with the whale than I was expecting. It seemed very intuitive watching my body language, and it caught in quick that I needed air and didn’t want to go too far from the dock. Incredible experience and possibly the most beautiful moment in my life. Despite the whale being wild and it being a short experience, I felt like I made a friend that day. There was definitely a connection being made that kept that whale by my side as I swam around.

[@Mikeygamer1]

Little "dances" like twirling in the water I think is a sign of playfulness to marine animals like that

[@GlaciusTS]

@@Mikeygamer1 Yeah, that’s why I did it. I suspected the whale might recognize my intentions. It did so much more than I expected though for a wild animal. I would take water into my mouth and spray in the direction of the whale, it would dip it’s blowhole just under the water and blow and water would spray everywhere, and after doing this back and forth a couple times, the whale must have realized it wasn’t as accurate as I was spraying with my mouth, and swam up to me and placed its snout against my chest and briefly nudged me under water. It was like I was just playing with another kid who couldn’t speak. And it was so gentle with me. You’d think a wild animal would be annoyed by some random kid holding onto its back, but this thing straight up invited it. Would swim under me and take me for little rides like it was delighted that I was having fun. When it went too deep and I let go, it would stop going so deep. When it went out too far and I let go, it came back for me and took me back to the dock. Had my mom horrified for a moment when I seemed to disappear, then just later re-emerged from the water sitting upright on its back with my arm in the air shouting “Free Willy!”. Sometimes I wonder if that young whale found it’s pod after, if it’s still alive, if it remembers. I know it was kinda young, and they live 30-35 years, and this was like 20 years ago. Maybe while migrating one day, it stopped in familiar waters and remembered the boy by the dock. Such a beautiful animal.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

If only making friends as adults was that easy 😛 What a fun experience!

[@buuu489]

U r so lucky😭

[@greatestdragonlass]

@@GlaciusTS That’s such a beautiful story. 💖💖💖

[@supersai-raptor5167]

These are the largest most peaceful and elegant creatures living on our beloved planet, no amount of love can fix the damage we've done to their species but we can defend the newest generations, after all we owe it to these gentle giants, and they're awe inspiring size

[@orcawithdrip827]

Olaf Santos Dude, what’s your problem?

[@blob5907]

I havent done any damage. blame japan

[@nguyntn9026]

@@blob5907 blaming wont solve anything

[@johnknoefler]

So true. As humans we owe it to them to never hurt another one or allow one to be hurt. After all that's been done to them they are still willing to forgive us.

[@TheNecromancer6666]

Sinking whalers would be a Start.

[@tarashaw3077]

I dont understand why we keep killing them , especially when its so obvious how gentle and sweet they are! Its sickening to me, kind of like killing a big puppy dog!! I feel so sad every time i think about it!

[@evilemperordude]

Who keeps killing them? Whaling is illegal in most of the world.

[@tarashaw3077]

Japan, under the lies of scientific discovery! They dont even care about maritime laws and will cross into any waters and do what they please!! :( They even kill and sell Blue Whale under diff names so they wont get busted!! Norway does whaling too! Plus,Maybe a few others but thats all i can remem atm!!

[@jenifer1638]

Tara Shaw Which raised another question, why there are people who fought against marine law?

[@tarashaw3077]

Jenifer Leo Im sorry, i dont quite get where your coming from my dear?

[@fischepa]

Tara Shaw uhhh no

[@Adelaide522]

Most animals have what I would describe as nerveous eyes, always ckecking their surroundings, whales however have extremely calm and wise looking eyes, it actually looks like they are thinking something. It always fascinates me.

[@sarttee]

Whales are extremely sentient.

[@janedoex8345]

I deeply believe they do think about something ! We might not understand what they think yet and maybe never will. I also believe all living creatures are capeable to connect somehow, on a much deeper level than language or gestures or body language. And some might be blessed to experience a moment of that connection if the time is right and two living beings are willing to just accept the other one being there, without any intentions, not even touching each other or invading the others space. Sharing a moment, couriously looking at each other . In human thought process it would probably be...: "Oh, Hi! .....? ...Hm...It looks funny , i wonder what it is ...Dives like a bird somehow. It isn't able to commuicate, but seems to be somehow aware I am here, it moves depending where I move. ....surely it's no threat, it's tiny . Fascinating. Could it even be intelligent, though it's not able to commuicate?" It somehow reminds me of children coming from different cultures, who are not even able to speak meeting for the first time. Somehow easy and natural.

[@mindyourbusiness4440]

whales have almost nothing to be afraid of.

[@port8903]

@@mindyourbusiness4440 humans? Killer whales? Plastic? Ships? Yes seems like nothing

[@mindyourbusiness4440]

@@port8903 it's so rare that killer whales would choose such a difficult meal over other easy options. not when more than 95% of the whales body falls to the ground before they can consume it. as for humans (aka japanese killers) yes you have a point but it's also pretty rare. what I mean is that whales have less predetors than other wild animals. I said "almost"

[@omanhs7015]

"YES HELLO I AM FRIEND." - whale

[@linusaursrex458]

Oman HS Your PFP would summarize most human reaction

[@WadcaWymiaru]

Yui XD

[@thebighurt2495]

YOU WANT TO GO SKATEBOARDS?

[@GiffysChannel]

absolutely stunning. Its crazy that we are looking for intelligent life among the stars when there it is right here in the oceans of our planet.

[@TensorWave]

Whales ain't intelligent

[@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349]

@@TensorWave they are

[@TensorWave]

@@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349 well, they don't send radio waves in outer space to try to communicate with other life, so they ain't.

[@garysheldonjr8379]

Prathmesh Deshmukh YES THEY ARE!

[@joshuaaguilar8631]

@@TensorWave they r Better, they r a mammal like me and you, he save humans, they r amazyng, you r the stupid one

[@claryfray7260]

The type of whale is called a wright whale. Gentle and beautiful souls they are

[@celticbianca]

You got that right.

[@jefflahl]

Actually it's spelled "Right" Whale. Given by whalers because it was the right whale to hunt and kill for it's oil. The caption says "Southern Right Whale" which I think is doing OK. The Northern Right Whale off the Eastern Coast of North America is rapidly going extinct because of humans - a lot of ship strikes. Very sad.

[@scuzzbucket8485]

Thank you for this 5 year old comment. I was looking for this info.

[@maggieoleszkiewicz7437]

@@jefflahl j

[@rainers.2080]

Whales together with dogs appear to be the brightest and most sociable animals.

[@randomchild4223]

Elephants are like that too

[@rahulbhatia3165]

We should take some steps to save these majestic creatures 😭❤️

[@earthtouchtv]

Hi Kelllie, thanks for watching. The white growths you can see are patches of raised tissue called callosities. They are often confused with barnacles because of their white colouration, however, the colour is actually the result of cyamids (whale lice).

[@larsfinlay7325]

I was curious, thanks for clearing that up!

[@GhostOfAmsterdam69]

its so cute, i hope the world will stop with hunting on these beautiful animals

[@nola1754]

+Koen Uranus they will never stop... sadly

[@lancearmstrong5425]

+Koen Uranus By world you mean Japan.

[@nola1754]

Lance Armstrong true

[@orkydorky2125]

Japan never hunted southern right whales.

[@chrisshelley4221]

do you mean japanese ?

[@DavidJJames]

She says you took her number and never called after.

[@QQTrick1QQ]

8 months later you made coffee spray out my nose! I heard she hooked up with Donkey after Dragon dumped him. The things you see when you don't have your fishing pole.

[@Smond-og4jc]

***** Please support the removal of barnacles by the temporary capture and decrusting of Whales. These beasts should not be allowed to foul our oceans.

[@christineveazey4345]

How to support? Where?

[@Smond-og4jc]

are you a strong swimmer?

[@yourmajesty5197]

S. mond why.

[@adrien2286]

"What's very impressive is that, all the time it was very aware not to hurt.." 1:23 *thump* diver sinks to bottom of ocean

[@trenesarhodes2883]

So sweet and peaceful.

[@thekagawalife2081]

“Oh look, a human! He’s all alone! I must stay by his side until he finds his pod again.”

[@lizardgalaxy]

What a beautiful creature

[@GMoney-B]

I know it sounds like a weirdo thing to say, but videos like this and videos I have seen of interaction especially with orcas that are insanely intelligent; make me wish we could have a conversation with them and know what they think and feel. How incredible would that be even to know roughly what they are thinking and feeling.

[@inadress]

Are you sure? I can't imagine trying to answer if they ask why we kill them.

[@lydonjr__]

They're trying to use AI right now to decide their sounds so we can understand them and possibly communicate. It would be the first species to species understanding of language and ability to communicate through language

[@cormorant_on_arock7934]

thats not weird at all

[@coryjohnson2486]

You don’t sound like a weirdo AT ALL. I love whales ❤️ 🐋

[@FatRakoon]

Beautiful. I am so jealous of people who have such incredible encounters with wild life. I have had 2 shark encounters whilst scuba diving off the coasts off the UK, a handful of seals etc, but nothing like this...

[@ghostaccount6570]

I can't believe that whales are being hunted down by whalers. This is just an amazing video; it shows how graceful a right whale is! I never knew that they would be so gentle and graceful! This video blows my mind. Thanks for sharing it!

[@ShowTheOreo]

"Massive whale wants human company" I've heard that before on tumblr

[@amrouda12]

😂😂😂 nice one

[@avelociraptorwithacomputer1402]

Baa dum tuss

[@GeneralKenobiSIYE]

Feminists. lol

[@MrStacey1983]

Lol I've been with a few whales myself

[@cheeseebun]

LSKEIODOJIR good one

[@reneemills-mistretta790]

Amazing experience. You should feel very honored.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

This reminds me of another whale of an encounter one National Geographic diver told about. He was telling about they were getting ready to shoot some footage of Right whales in the Indian Ocean but the day they got there there were none to be found. But not to let a day get wasted he decided to suit up and go film whatever else was swimming there. He was shooting footage of some crabs when he suddenly had this feeling of "I'm not alone here" he turned around and this 50 foot right whale was looking over his shoulder in this way that almost said "Are you getting good footage?"

[@xloveXghoulx]

She is so beautiful. Whales used to scare me because of their size but now I think they are amazing! Thank you for this video!

[@sylar1989]

Of all the things I would like to do in my life this would probably be at the top of my list. Just love how curious and playful they are, such gentle creatures for there size. You are so lucky to share a moment with this beautiful creature.

[@wickedimpulse8330]

Over the last few years I have seen so many videos of humans and animals showing such warmth and kindness. We NEED THEM AND THEY NEED US. PLEASE NO MORE KILLING.💙💙💙

[@starlitexo]

She's a water doggo, pet her. I died when she hit the camera tho lmao.

[@fabioramirez8195]

I don't understand why people would hunt these beautiful animals🤦🏽‍♂️

[@earthtouchtv]

When dealing with wild animals we always do our best to avoid any unnecessary contact. Although this friendly whale probably wouldn't have objected to a bit of petting!

[@shaunapinnock7303]

I’m 💯% convinced that Whales are the most lovable, thoughtful, caring, empathetic, awesome beings on this great earth! 😍🐳❤️🐋

[@marybrantley2160]

You, we're very lucky!! I can't even imagine how special this opportunity was to be so close to this uniquely gentle giant.

[@Dinosaurprince]

“She knew exactly where I was.” Bumps right into him.

[@Harpazo_to_Yeshua]

I look at it like a huge, gentle puppy. So cute! Couldn't stop smiling! :)

[@ashlynjohnson1075]

Whales are so gentle! They're such curious creatures!

[@gladefuller7012]

A bond between man and beast is a beautiful thing.

[@rhump01]

These animals are incredible!

[@shirleywang8994]

so huge, gentle, lovely creature.

[@leothelion2001]

she was very happy Allright to fool you into thinking that she wants companion when she truly is keeping her snack fresh for later lol

[@pluralisticatheist]

Wow I’ve never seen one that friendly and curious!

[@poonamshah6507]

Such a beautiful interaction 💙

[@MatthewPippin]

Wow. I have always wanted to be in the water near a whale, but don't think I could get that close. Truly beautiful and breathtaking footage.

[@L96OZZ]

He made a friend, and now I’m crying haha

[@sydneyp3357]

Oh my gosh. She is soooo gentle!

[@justineyas-ly9gv]

This makes me so emotional.

[@thecoganfamily]

What an awesome experience. I’ve had the privilege to swim close to some dolphin pods here in Hawaii. I noticed that they like the experience of swimming with humans and some even carry around toys, like a large leaf. They let it go but acutely aware of its location all the time, they would swim by it and allow their tail fin to catch it and the next time their dorsal fin . They do this right in front of us almost knowing that they are entertaining us. One time my daughter was swimming with a mono fin and a spinner dolphin came up to her and flapped his tail fin in her face almost as to say “look! You and I are the same”

[@Rhiaanon]

Stuart Cogan That is amazing!

[@RedStarBelgradefan]

Terrestrial vertebrates first walked on land for the first time some 380 million years ago, these guys were the most successful in getting back to the sea more then 200 million years after, amazing.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Wow..experience of a lifetime. Incredible to get that connection and time with such a wonderful, intelligent sea giant.

[@JohnDoe-qo4xd]

I saw a docu on Greenland whales, one of the most shy and least studied whales there are. Now they are getting more and more friendly; Its turns out, many of them where 100-170 years old and were fiercely hunted by man for lamp-oil and thus became scared. It took about a 100 years for them to learn to trust again and also bring their calves to greet man.

[@MMICKELS1]

Great footage! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@earthtouchtv]

Thanks for watching!

[@SAYA-STERN]

AWWW YOU SHOULD HAVE RECORDED MUCH MOOORE!! HOW AMAZING WAS THAT!!! HOW CUUUUUTE!!! YOU WERE HIS-HER COMPANY AWWW PROBABLY HE/SHE WAS FEELING LONELY SOMEHOW. I LOOOVE WHALES!!! THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL AWESOME VIDEO!!! THE CREATION OF THE LORD GOD IS WONDERFULLY PERFECT!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@LukeCageforhire]

SAYA he got hit by the fluke and died. Video cut short.

[@boredperson7123]

SAYA he said she..

[@jeanetteyork2582]

SAYA ...whales evolved from land mammals that returned to the water. The succession of their ancestry is one of the best documented in all zoology. Just Google whale evolution to learn the story. When the bible was written, humans were guessing and wholly ignorant of biology.

[@Harpazo_to_Yeshua]

Jeanette, no form of actual "evolution" (one kind turning into another, *not* talking about speciation / adaptation of minor changes) has ever been proven. "Evolution" *is not science.* Evolution is not fact. They need to ban this faith-based belief system from science books being pushed on students in school, if they want intelligent design banned as well. It's only fair. This video is one good example of how no one can actually prove it, and yes, he did ask professors at the college, none could actually give any good answer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJqtlZl5nryiaqs There's way more than this out there but it'll be suppressed because the system still wants to push this lie of "evolution". They're too scared to bring in competing theories and scientists who believe in these competing theories, since they'll trash "evolution" and people will eventually laugh at this lie.

[@Harpazo_to_Yeshua]

Someone who is open to looking for truth will be open to reading it. The reason "evolution" religion is widely accepted today is because they specifically do not let in competing theories to challenge it head on, since they (evolutionists) are scared their religion will lose and be tossed out due to clear lack of evidence when logic is concerned. I'll cut it short a little this time: Christians are not looking to force their book on everyone in public schools using your tax dollars, so to compare Christianity to the religion of evolution (currently forced on kids in public schools) is not a good one. If the religion of evolution were true, let's *imagine* , there would be billions of "in between" creatures all over the planet right now. No one would have to spend over 150 years looking for even one "missing link" from ape to man, there'd be many alive today, and for all other living beings, yet there are none. If they point to some of apes' similarities to humans then why don't they point to the parrots' ability to easily mimic human verbal speech, yet apes cannot do this? Does this mean parrots are our closest ancestors now? There are so many holes in the religion of evolution (when one actually uses honesty and logic to challenge it) that it makes Swiss cheese jealous.

[@UseADamnCoaster]

Southern Right Whale. This species is especially curious and friendly towards people. She's beautiful

[@emmawilliams8253]

What a friendly big girl! 😊

[@nichole74]

That's so amazing. I wish I could have those sorts of experiances.

[@thedrewtofu]

1:24 *Whale Smacks Camera*“She knew exactly where I was, all the time”

[@CreativeCreatorCreates]

She’s perfect! I learned about whales in 3rd grade. It was a special class only for “gifted” kids. They are amazing and kind. I would love to have a chance to see and/or interact with one. They are stunning, amazing, intelligent creatures. Bless you

[@trytobegood2014]

wonder what kind of whale it is? whaling needs to be totally out lawed every where. anyone that whales will face lots of prison time. save the whales, they are truly amazing and need to be protected.

[@earthtouchtv]

Hi, as someone here as already mentioned, this is a southern right whale ... a very curious one indeed! We agree completely that commercial whaling should be outlawed.

[@fairytalecrew4671]

That my friend is a female Right Whale

[@raphaelsanchez1721]

in Canada the Inuit are aloud to hunt whales the the one in the video

[@RapiersSting]

+trytobegood2014 a southern Right whale, female a baleen eater, the hunt c krill and other small aquatic invertabrates in small family groups(pods) and use bubbles to drive krill to the surface then they all dive then swim stright up within the ring of bubbles to syphon the kryill in huge mouthfuls of water. thier extremely gentle and curious. and thier one of the more commonly killed sadly due to human stupidity and greed.

[@KatherineUribe-1]

+Redcorvin They're truly gentle giants. I can't understand why people would hurt them. They need to be protected!

[@G0odf3lla]

What a great encounter... Once in a lifetime experience...

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

then your second kiss will be from inside of whale stomach

[@WarriorMasterTrainer]

Chuck Maurice northern right whales dont eat humans...

[@Notorious_69420]

It’s times like this that make me think how we ever drove these majestic creatures to the brink of extinction

[@StoneGone]

I used to get these whales mixed up with the bowhead whales. They’re both beautiful animals in my humble opinion.

[@AnnemieM]

Thank you for sharing Barry, I like how you tell the story.

[@boomer5000]

She is cute! Sweet the way she followed him around.

[@teknoman117]

Looks like this whale found a pet...

[@lordgiles1841]

I would shit my pants in awe... but also cry in awe and bliss.

[@011KiKi]

Beautiful

[@KarePassion]

You are living my dream... thanks for sharing this magnificent encounter!

[@RyanWehr]

I can’t even imagine, to look I to the eye of something this big and know, it’s looking right back at you.

[@larissamccord4968]

They are beautiful creatures!!!!!! Thanks for this great video ❤🙏❤

[@doga2404]

all the good humans out there : make yourself a promise that we are going to protect these amazing creatures when we have enough power to do it ! #protectwildlife

[@eschwarz1003]

yes and do it for mitigating climate change as well: no whale should be harmed-period! www.imf.org/en/News/Podcasts/All-Podcasts/2019/09/15/value-of-whales

[@cullyx2913]

Seeing these Southern rights ,breaching in Hermanus,was such an amazing,privileged experience.

[@joannenugent8495]

So love these creatures..............and dolphins too. Think though I would be a good scared seeing one close up as they are so big.

[@aquamarine0023]

So emotional to watch this - beautiful!

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

Whales to humans, seals and Penguins: "hello there little creature! I am your friend!" Whales to an entire school of fish: "I'm gonna swallow you all whole!"

[@Daehawk]

Very sweet. She may have been worried about him.

[@shiney94]

Wow. How can you not be freaked out by it? that is amazing. Like don't you think in the back of your mind "what if it gobbles me up because it's scared of me?".. but generally i have noticed that whales are one of the most friendliest of animals

[@CloudBlitzer]

I know this comment is old, but whales have very narrow throats so it's not possible for them to swallow you.

[@screamingtima1318]

She’s absolutely beautiful! ❤

[@Christin5554]

what a heart warming experience, thank you for sharing this video.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Lovely peaceful animal

[@sebastiancruise6054]

What an amazing experience.. Thank you for sharing!

[@critterlover4278]

How anyone could ever want to harpoon and dismember a whale is beyond me. Such beauties they are.

[@Erikali26]

May be the coolest whale story I've ever heard

[@NancyAshmoz]

Truly Magnificent

[@Knappa22]

There’s something so profound about them - the way they move, the sentience in the eyes. Compare it do the dead-eyed coldness of a fish.

[@segura2112]

That was awesome, I wish this was longer.

[@Rhiaanon]

Absolutely love this magnificent species!

[@Terastas]

As humankind grows larger in numbers and expands over larger territories, the other animals are more exposed to humankind. Through exposure, they lose their fear instincts and become more comfortable sharing their habitats with humans. Comfort, in turn, yields curiosity and a willingness to investigate, and even interact with, humans. And the more intelligent among them (IE: whales) are even demonstrating that they're learning to recognize the difference between humans that are dangerous and humans that are harmless (they probably consider them to be two separate species since they almost never appear together) and will readily seek out the company (or at least the proximity) of the latter.

[@tardigradex-tra1959]

Whale pet! Awesome!

[@MelfYoutubeYT]

Yeah

[@MelfYoutubeYT]

He Will protect you from sharks and killer Whales and much more

[@tardigradex-tra1959]

Yeah! good idea! I cant wait!

[@FazB87]

Tardo Grade X-tra Not pets, they are friends...

[@TheTita1718]

It is really beautiful. I loved it :')

[@earthtouchtv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ejcejc4113]

This should have 8 billion views

[@oceanbluelady7760]

Oh I wish this video was longer! She was so beautiful & graceful! I wonder of she was asking for help, to get some of those barnacles off her? They look painful! Good luck little lady whale!

[@xgeo3586]

Aww what if they just are seeking compassion and are intelligent like gorillas and have a center for emotion and feelings. Very true for elephants and many other mammals. They seem to express love and heart to humans. Now just stop the goddamn poaching. It's not worth losing this species to the asias that thinks it has material to help with medicines or remedies, for real that's stupid ignorance filled with bullshit asian culture beliefs. Sick of these poachers.

[@rottiecoltkris]

You are so lucky! Thank You for sharing!

[@lucerfarul]

Barry has got some huge balls. Bravo dude, bravo.

[@Popi80s]

How can they be so beautiful

[@flashy5150]

When I see a whale like this, it’s about the only thing on this earth that makes me fee really happy inside.

[@ibrake4butterflies]

PLEASE NO MORE KILLING WHALES

[@filthyanimal874]

ibrake4butterflies why the hell not?

[@MoneyShifted]

people kill whales?

[@MoneyShifted]

@@filthyanimal874 ...

[@stufaman]

I rarely see Right Whales aside from drawings and the occasional photo. What little film footage I see, they seem to be the most curious of the whales. I'd love to meet one.

[@seanmcauliffe2010]

that's amazing footage - very jealous and well done

[@diane308]

Gentle giant! : ) Beautiful! : ) TY for sharing! Blessings!

[@lingnaikee]

beautiful encounter with the giant!

[@laughtoohard9655]

Intelligence sparks curiosity. This is very prevalent in both whales and dolphins.