Ocean Stories 1 - The Giant and The Phantom

[@katiekat4457]

I am so thankful for those few people that become wild life photographers and videographers. They are so adventurous and yet unrelentingly patient. if they weren’t traveling all the time I bet they make the greatest husbands and dads. They put themselves and are comfortable in the most diverse environments. Great documentary.

[@arlinebland3]

This connects the viewers to the story the way the "Old School" National Geographic specials did when they were a Sunday event only 4 times a year. Thank you for bringing that kind of engagement back.

[@azoutlaw7]

That birthing part was amazing! Ive never seen anything like that. The people were so excited & happy. Very nice!

[@KevinRay_man]

‘It’s like uhh, uhh, needle in a...barn.’ Fuuuuckin nailed it. 👌 👍

[@rogehnimunoz4327]

Great film. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. God bless and more power

[@susankeber88]

Truly enjoyed this documentary....saved it. Thank you!

[@darlingnikki1353]

Whale paparazzi i love it! Great documentary!

[@carole1a]

what a fantastic programne.great filming.you guys are great,xxxx

[@deborahb.gerken5837]

Absolutely incredible!!

[@ImmortalSynn]

Did not everyone with common sense think "dude, you're WAY too close," the instant the camera showed that there was an infant among the whale? I get that the dude's excited, but that was almost tragically idiotic of him.

[@TheSvartdemon]

Whale part starts at 20:00

[@iits_payton5776]

I love you.

[@poppygirl...]

Thank you

[@borderreiver3288]

WOW...WHAT BRILLIANT SCENES OF THE WHALES AND SEALS...

[@PAULLONDEN]

31:43 Even as a novice I suspected a birth. The same way elephants crowd around a new birth. Amazing docu !

[@xoleenie12]

Awesome documentary 100%. Amazing animals

[@kellychen1695]

Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience!

[@annemichelle8577]

Love it! 💓

[@Thulgore]

Sperm whales fascinate me more then any of the large whales.

[@Orcas_fan]

fascinating to see the photographer captured the new born whale!

[@Thulgore]

14:02 So uh.............turtles are amphibians now eh? ROFL wtf??!!

[@moxyshock]

+Erlyk Dalkien I put this documentary on to go to sleep to, was almost a sleep until I that bull shit woke me up.

[@LeoMes01]

Erlyk Dalkien aren't they reptiles

[@xoleenie12]

Loggerhead turtles reptiles, but are very much like amphibians. I love Google, it tells us almost everything LOL

[@prosequence2536]

yeah, almost correct and yet completely wrong. The term amphibian before scientific classification simply only meant something that can switch from an aquatic to a terrestrial environment as easily as we walk from room to room. After scientific definitions became concrete and specific classification, it came to mean those vertebrates passively breathing through their skin and whose young are born in and juveniles develop under water and with external gills as tadpoles. In a very reverse sense sea turtles are born on land while adults (mainly pregnant females) rarely return to land. Dragonflies and mayflies hatch and spend their larval stage underwater and adults live on the wing though a few mayfly species (again pregnant mothers) actually dive under water to place their eggs. Ultimately had the suffix ous been used, i.e. sea turtles are amphibious, which accent permitting he may have... in that case, would you at a painted art gallery critique disparagingly while ignoring the priceless art complain about the drapes?

[@kittmouri7098]

Yeah, I noticed that as well and...it made me question the scientific validity of the rest of the documentary. I mean, to error is human, but this production surely had an editor and yet...no one caught that? Had they said, "amphibious", that would have been acceptable, but to inaccurately name the classification like that...well...😮

[@Pawnee123-r1b]

29:00 I think the clicking sounds the seal was making by clacking his teeth could have been a territorial behavior.

[@gleetaaustin5435]

WOW! I KNEW IT!!!! THE WHALES WERE MAKING WHAT SCIENCE CALLS a "PROTECTIVE ROSETTE" (MY SPELLING MIGHT BE OFF) BUT THAT'S A STAR LIKE RING THEY DO TO PROTECT THEIR BABIES! IM HYPE BECAUSE I KNEW THAT'S WHAT WAS HAPPENING TOO! IM A NERD AT HEART LOL!

[@Beencouraged777]

Lol

[@nickinurse6433]

Yup! Even elephants will do this....you may wonder what would an elephant ever be afraid of.....us of course. This behavior was never seen in elephants until helicopters were chasing them....when they were too tired of running they formed this same position...babies on inside then young juvs then females & the bulls on the outside with tusks

[@xmo552]

Even in ancient times of the wild west the white man did it. It's called "circling the wagons". 🔫🤠

[@QuestionsStuff]

When the whales were chasing him was heartstopping .. lol

[@xmo552]

Mommy two guys came in, gave me a haircut, and left. It's true it's true. Why don't you ever believe me? 😭

[@aishaljphillips]

Turtles are NOT amphibians - they are reptiles. . . @14:04. Understanding, the best of us make typos but this error should have been caught 🙄

[@johncasella3188]

Skip to 30:40, you're welcome.

[@internetuser528]

Bullshit approaches Turtles are apparently amphibians. Bish did he expect the whales to invite him to dinner when he got close to their baby? 24:41 what the fuk ?

[@susankeber88]

The Meltemi winds come on or near my birthday...that's how I know it's my birthday! LOL!

[@gentlemanjosh5903]

Turtles are not amphibians, they are reptiles

[@waqarkhan25]

I don't think ever one else has heard this clicking from the any species of seals let alone monk seal or walrus too

[@1234willali]

Why was he so close to them? It just gave them stress. What a disturbing pest. Lol. But great capture though lol

[@dbx1233]

They are also ball players, pitch and catch. Their specialty!

[@turboroscoemaguedavedicker7281]

Thanx I enjoyed the presentation very much, Thanx...Turbo in Trenton, Ga.

[@GoGoBean34]

i feel like people don't watch these videos to learn, they just watch them to judge everything to make themselves feel smarter... but thats just my opinion

[@corporallee44]

What comes out of all the videos I've watched concerning the Oceans, is WE are going to be its demise. Whether it be over fishing of everything including Krill. using Factory ships We are taking TONS of krill out of the oceans, For marine mammals such as whales - food is not only extremely important for their survival it’s also important for *maintaining balance* in the oceans ecosystem. And that's another story,

[@kellyhowe2551]

Hope Thomas who did intend to invade them instead of respectfully observe them learns something about the difference between invasion and observation. Even the human species clearly articulates the same issue.

[@seeker7679]

Thomas Behrend should learn how to give creatures their own space. Even when he's talking to the guys on the boat he's uncomfortably close to them! lol

[@ingridllinas5612]

Hopefully populations will be recover if Greece implements corridors, and approved laws against over reacting in fishing activities, Propellants are always causing damage to sperm whales, when ships are traveling in the same route. Nets are other major risks. It was dangerous to approach the pod, moreover if a calf was newly born. I was wondering about sperm whales’s sounds while approaching them.! Rare sounds from monk seals too

[@crystalm4324]

He seemed woefully ignorant about Sperm Whales. We do know lots more about them, even 3-5 years ago when this was shot. The danger was not of a sperm whale biting, if anyone of those females wanted they could’ve stunned him, even killed him with their sonar/echo location/clicks. They are the loudest animal in the world. Their clicks can be heard 5 miles away. A medium click from them to him in the water would be enough to make him pass out. A louder one would burst out eardrums. Full blast would rupture everything! Also as a side note, if he was hit with a fluke or tail, even by accident there would be broken bones. On purpose, he’d be smashed. So these ladies, with the largest brain in the world, that has all the same areas we have for empathy and memory, including a larger prefrontal cortex with far more folds than ours, simply herded the stupid human back to the boat!

[@mathijs8537]

What about the males?

[@mathijs8537]

And where were the males when the baby was born?

[@xoleenie12]

It’s a new baby 💜💙🐋🐳. . All the females stay by to help mommy, and baby. Their behavior is a lot like ours . Amazing beautiful animals. I love the clicking noise Sperm Whales make . Scientists in the water say the clicks are so loud it goes right through them . No wonder their clicks stun prey . I love learning about different species of whales. I love Orcas, even though they’re technically dolphins 🐬. Lately The Humpback whale are becoming another favorite species. Ok Belugas too . Oh hell all of them 💜💙. I’m fascinated by them. Bucket list , go whale watching. It’s so expensive to do in NJ 😔. We need to stop taking advantage of these beautiful creatures, before they’re gone for good 🙏🏻💜💙😊☺️🐋🐳

[@brendaleary9281]

They have trips to go whale watching in New Jersey? I'm from CT, very close. How expensive is it time is definitely running out to finish my bucket list. I'm serious please tell me?

[@xoleenie12]

@@brendaleary9281 I’m no longer in NJ . I now reside in Florida

[@TiagoNYC]

"Thomas never intended to disturb the whales"? Really? WTF was he still doing next to the huddled whales clearly after discovering their objective? (to protect its calf)

[@kittmouri7098]

T G Agreed. That line was just a blatant lie. I get that he was excited, but dude, you were all in their personal space after one of them had JUST given birth. ...yes, you were definitely disturbing them!

[@ericlakota6512]

Just turned 38 and ill say im in love with wales such awsome creaturs they like the deep because there squid hunters

[@emilyoftheemeraldcity]

I just turned 38 too! 1982?

[@sculptia5340]

I get it, baby whales are cute as fuck but come on! What the hell was he thinking?

[@Lloydusmarinus]

but loggerhead turtles aren't amphibians :(

[@Lloydusmarinus]

@@splashykraken3506 well that documentary is 100% wrong, says on the comments below. Amphibians are soft bodied and don't live in the sea.

[@nickinurse6433]

So what do these whales eat?? No one is flying them in food from Africa. What is wrong with these fishermen overfishing themselves out of a living? Why must people be so greedy?

[@kittmouri7098]

Nicki nurse sperm whales tend to dive down to very great depths to catch and eat squid.

[@Thulgore]

Can't humans build false caves further up the beach?

[@j.speiss8749]

Loggerhead turtles are marine reptiles, not amphibians.

[@AnthonySimeone]

Is this narrated by Jemaine Clement?

[@jacobtracc2862]

The way that guy pronounced alumni

[@austingode]

Lots of endangered species in one cave .......

[@jon368100]

I'm surprised that the comment about sea turtles being amphibians made it through to final production. It's common knowledge that turtles are reptiles, not amphibians and has been for decades.

[@garman1966]

So they say that they can't go in the cave because their smell might make the mother abandon her baby, and then a few minutes later they're taking samples from the baby? Along with that stupid act of getting too close to whales in a birthing, this guy puts out an arrogance and a general attitude of ignorance that really doesn't sit right with me.

[@HIHaiki]

The mediterarian is beautiful I like the new name

[@loobylooroden6176]

They were not trying to catch him they were escorting him away from mum and baby. I could be wrong I'm not an expert, just how I read the situation.

[@kittmouri7098]

I'm curious, but if the fish are being overfished, why hasn't the Mediterranean or general European government stepped in to impose regulations or even a moratorium on fishing to allow the struggling fish populations a chance to recover? 🙁

[@QueenOfAloha]

What if it’s an underwater bark rather a click

[@mathijs8537]

He dead

[@insueciant]

31:58

[@waqarkhan25]

they should have also gone to Hawaii Island's

[@kittycat-jt5oq]

I wonder....Maybe the sperm whales are cut up by propellers because a baby was just born close to a shipping lane and the whales couldn't change positions in enough time to move out of the way. Maybe this was a "self sacrifice" in a way by one of the aunties! Just wondering!🤔🙂

[@StrawberryCelebi]

Nice documentary, but dear god! That Alexandros guy is so obnoxious, I can't even finish.

[@Cola64]

Hawaii has Monk Seals they get this awful disease from feral cat feces ☹️

[@diesel_dawg]

Turtles aren't amphibians.

[@rachaelbeardsley4645]

Turtles are reptiles...

[@Dedmoroz-g4n]

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[@rawaiable]

So unprofessional, it must be criminal behavior of that stupid filmmaker

[@lornamartin8422]

This is great, except for the whole left wing nut job, the world gonna end, this was seven years ago, AOC you said the world’s gonna end in 12 years.. just start doing what you do without the global narrative just produce really good content that’s it and we will love it

[@chrisclark7212]

Muppet 😠😠

[@jstndnc7161]

This docu suck. Why do they even made it.

[@mikev2116]

If the whales would have killed, him they could not have molested the baby seals.