Whale Gently Pushes Paddleboarder With Fin

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    A drone captured the incredible moment a whale pushed a paddleboard with its fin.
    Maximiliano Jonas filmed the amazing footage off the coast of Puerto Madryn, Argentina, on August 31.
    Maximiliano used a drone to capture the moment a Southern right whale approached a paddler board on which his friend Analia Giorgetti was sitting.
    Incredibly, the whale gently pushed the paddleboard forward with one of its fins, in a video that has gone viral online.
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  • @HyPotterinuse
    @HyPotterinuse 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1557

    They’re so gentle. They barely disturb the water for an animal so massive.

    • @Whit-mh9nt
      @Whit-mh9nt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +117

      Wheras for an animal so small, humans manage to wreck everything.

    • @mhughes1160
      @mhughes1160 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      🐳 Hey buddy is your name Jonah ? LoL 😂

    • @jonsumisu9016
      @jonsumisu9016 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Too true friend. The world really would be a beautiful place if we weren't here.@@Whit-mh9nt

    • @Ricekrispy10
      @Ricekrispy10 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      ​@@Whit-mh9nt You need to hang out with better people

    • @Whit-mh9nt
      @Whit-mh9nt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      @@Ricekrispy10 Have you noticed the planet lately? We humans kill so many of each other, we need high tech machines to do the job, great areas of the ocean are now oxygen free deserts where nothing lives, most of the tropical jungles we need to clean the air, have been cut down for cattle or oli palm, and our closest relatives, the other great apes, are near extinct in many cases, and we dont even know or care about the living conditions of sentient sea mammals like dolphins and whales, whom are severely impacted by our shipping and fishing. . Speaking of which..There are whole species of fish you can't buy anymore, as they are fished out..Should I go on?

  • @timeladyshayde
    @timeladyshayde 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4185

    It's nice to know that the old "I'm going to poke it to see what happens" isn't just a human thing.

    • @benny_lemon5123
      @benny_lemon5123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      "... and so I poked it with my fin."

    • @Ryan-ce1oc
      @Ryan-ce1oc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Whales are just people who live in the sea.

    • @gayled3059
      @gayled3059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      Oh so much gentler than a poke! It knew it needed to be gentle. Maybe recognized the 'being' as a good thing. Maybe another human being cut a net from its body as I've seen happen on here, and knew to be gentle, wanted more interaction like that.

    • @domzbu
      @domzbu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or in the case of China, eat it

    • @user-ku4rt8nr6c
      @user-ku4rt8nr6c ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Я думаю, что животные даже умнее и добрее некоторых людей. Они все понимают!

  • @rebeccawaddell8710
    @rebeccawaddell8710 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1103

    I am speechless at how gentle the whale was with the paddleboarder. Once in a lifetime memory. It was so beautiful that it brought me to tears.

    • @anthonybunch8044
      @anthonybunch8044 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Why are woman Cry babies?🤣

    • @Mynipplesmychoice
      @Mynipplesmychoice 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The whales must be fascinated that we are so small but yet we got cool gadgets and we can beat their ass in a fight when we work together and it wouldn’t be close. So the whale must of been like . “Man better be nice snd not piss off our human overlords and bring them back to safety before they stick a submarine up one of our a55e5

    • @youtubesucks1885
      @youtubesucks1885 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      All three of you are completely nuts.

    • @FishDaddyFlex
      @FishDaddyFlex 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      I'm a dude and I'm right there with ya on the tears thing. Those creatures are amazing. The care and curiosity it showed toward the "tiny" person was inspirational. Makes me want to be a better person...lol

    • @MikehMike01
      @MikehMike01 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Grow up

  • @keddiemeal
    @keddiemeal 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +563

    The whale has that child-like excitement after he gently pushed that paddle board. It's so cute. 😄🥰

    • @TheAutumnWind_RN4L
      @TheAutumnWind_RN4L 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      I think this is proof they're at least smarter than human children. I've seen human kids. They would never play with their toys this gently.

  • @robertlane6431
    @robertlane6431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8960

    I remember when I used to live in Oceanside California and I was out on the peer watching a small group of dolphins taking turns knocking surfers off their boards. It was hilarious. They would even time it just right so that just as a surfer was starting to stand up they would swim up and either bump the board or grab the leash. They would then quickly swim away and were clearly very amused with themselves. It was one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

    • @heatherreadsreddit8579
      @heatherreadsreddit8579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +443

      That’s hilarious! 😂

    • @andrewpaige1194
      @andrewpaige1194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +284

      That’s absolutely awesome!!!! Gotta love those D-fins!

    • @meriosan4333
      @meriosan4333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +300

      There is 100% malicious intent. jk.

    • @benny_lemon5123
      @benny_lemon5123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +193

      There are two kinds of cetaceans:
      😂

    • @christines2787
      @christines2787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +344

      Love this. Dogs are like this too. Animals have a sence of humor

  • @ladythalia227
    @ladythalia227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3272

    The level of care and empathy displayed here towards a smaller, breakable creature is astounding. If only we would show the same level of care in return to these gentle giants.

    • @ladythalia227
      @ladythalia227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@marythomas1198 So do people. Are you arguing that humans don't have empathy either?

    • @victorpradha9946
      @victorpradha9946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      @@marythomas1198 One aspect of "empathy" is being aware of the fragility of another thing and conducting yourself in such a way as to not frighten, disturbing, or harm that thing. Think of how you might cradle a ladybug or lightening bug in your hand, even though you have the ability to flatten such a small creature. You have such immense power and control over this little thing and yet conduct yourself with caution and respect for this other living creature. There is empathy in THAT! Sometimes...you just need to perceive the dynamics fully to appreciate what all is taking place!

    • @rjohns25
      @rjohns25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      These gentle giants also eat much smaller creatures - like shrimp and plankton lol

    • @kiriki4558
      @kiriki4558 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Is not that we can't. If we really couldn't there wouldn't be any efforts to sabe them in the first place.

    • @zee9709
      @zee9709 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@rjohns25 eating is different than playing and torturing like human do

  • @Reverse2057
    @Reverse2057 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

    How gentle they are with us and how they continue to remain so, despite the centuries of how cruelly humans have treated them. It's astounding the compassion they continue to show. We don't deserve this planet.

  • @munawwarkhan1957
    @munawwarkhan1957 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +160

    The more I read and hear about whales, the more I feel like they're the actual guardians of our planet! Everything about their existence, the way they communicate, the way they eat, sleep, hunt, their sound seems majestic!

    • @jamesreynolds5045
      @jamesreynolds5045 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Truer words might ever been spoken! If only the paddle boarder had reciprocated this First Contact🙄

  • @BK-qp8zp
    @BK-qp8zp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1877

    I can't even imagine what that human was going through: equal parts unmitigated terror and incomparable awe! This was an experience of a lifetime, for sure!

    • @natecloe8535
      @natecloe8535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      I'm sure if he was out there in a paddleboat he is very aware if whale behavior. He would know that so far as we know, there has never been an intentional death of a human in the wild from any species of whale. Orcas have killed in captivity but never in a random wild encounter.
      I bet that was at least one of the top 5 moments of his life. It would be my 1st or 2nd. But I don't do......the ocean. Screw that death trap lol.

    • @BK-qp8zp
      @BK-qp8zp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@natecloe8535 Good point about understanding the whale behavior. Still, the massive size alone...! Also,I recently learned that orcas are actually in the dolphin family. Learn something new every day.

    • @natecloe8535
      @natecloe8535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@BK-qp8zp If there is anything that would get me into the water of the ocean and actually be pretty excited about it. It would be if there were whales. I went snorkeling on a cruise one time and and I rounded is this big rock and in between this rock and the reef was a if the reef was a 6' long nurse shark and they had told us that there was virtually 0 chance we would encounter anything bigger then a footlong barracuda. I didn't freak out because I used to watch the crocodile hunter so I knew that nurse sharks don't even have teeth it's more like sandpaper so I didn't freak out about that. That big dude swam up a couple feet and checked me out and then just settled back down to the bottom minding his own business.
      But you're right that's a decent size paddle boat and it makes It look like a bathtub toy. The most impressive to me though. Is that at this point in history we, as far as we know, share the planet with the largest animal to have ever lived in recorded natural history, as well as the fossil record. I always picture the Brachiosaurs at the beginning of Jurassic Park and then imagine that a blue whale is even bigger than that!

    • @wittyjoker4631
      @wittyjoker4631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A lifetime shortened by a decade or so lol.

    • @andyprem
      @andyprem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I think the guy on the paddleboard may not have much of a view. but the Drone guy hit the jackpot.

  • @jperiodchapin
    @jperiodchapin ปีที่แล้ว +1054

    That paddle boarder is so fortunate to experience that compassionate and considerate interaction.

    • @asher6657
      @asher6657 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      laundry was especially rough this week. Perhaps he just bagged up the shorts and threw them out.

    • @mizzkitty2229
      @mizzkitty2229 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@asher6657lmao it’s 2:36am and that took me too long to understand.

    • @mizzkitty2229
      @mizzkitty2229 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@asher6657Ngl I would probably throw out my shorts too if this were the case

    • @stealthymonk7734
      @stealthymonk7734 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      He prolly shat himself.

    • @jChapin
      @jChapin 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Twice, I would think@@stealthymonk7734

  • @robertseptim3579
    @robertseptim3579 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    I would be on the verge of a heart attack! Kudos to the paddleboarder for keeping his cool

    • @iz6566
      @iz6566 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Her cool. It was a woman

    • @syconzzz
      @syconzzz 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ☝️🤓​@@iz6566

  • @Rai_S82
    @Rai_S82 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    Wow! That must have been a slightly (or very!) scary, yet humbling and beautiful experience. Imagine being out on the water and having all that power right underneath you!!!

  • @KCShox
    @KCShox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2723

    You can see the intelligence. That 75,000 lb whale isn't thrashing about, violently tail whipping or slapping its fins at the paddleboarder because it doesn't know any better. It gently nudges the board and its curiosity is a wonder to behold. I wish I was in that paddle boarder's shoes at that moment.

    • @christins.1481
      @christins.1481 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      They do know better. That happens when males are trying to mate and display dominance to the other males or a female is protecting her calf from the thrashing males. When that isn't going on, they're actually very curious and sometimes even protective over you.
      They just have weird ways of displaying how intelligent they really are.
      It's just like I was watching an autistic kid for years. He did know better with every single thing he did. It just came out differently. He wasn't dumb even though some people treated him like he was dumb.
      Same rule applies.

    • @blackyandmax
      @blackyandmax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      OOooh... me too! How thrilling

    • @jimhagar5149
      @jimhagar5149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      That paddle boarder had to be puckered up at least a little, that would be a absolutely surreal experience.

    • @MrSpikebender
      @MrSpikebender 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@jimhagar5149 Puckered!!! they would have had to slide me to the corner to pull me off that board!!! LOL

    • @anwaralbaghdadi8115
      @anwaralbaghdadi8115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      And it’s still being hunted

  • @prenses556
    @prenses556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    It seems like at first the whale tried to push gently but probably miscalculated how strong he was compared to the tiny little human so it was a bit too much but the second push was juuust right and what the whale intended in the first place. This also shows that the whale used a trial-and-error problem-solving method to figure out how to satisfy his curiosity without causing harm.

    • @paulfisher3322
      @paulfisher3322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      i don't think it's that deep bro

    • @cindyknudson2715
      @cindyknudson2715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Second push? I saw one.

    • @prenses556
      @prenses556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@cindyknudson2715 The first one was at 0:20, the second is at 0:45, he raises his flipper to push a second time but decides otherwise and just grazes the boat with its back. Or idk, maybe a rough wave just happened to pass by and I interpreted it as the whale being extremely gentle.

    • @prenses556
      @prenses556 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulfisher3322 Haha, possibly

    • @ZentaBon
      @ZentaBon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@paulfisher3322 problem solving skills are often practiced during play. If you can't solve problems, then you're not going to survive as an animal.

  • @CherryBlossomskt
    @CherryBlossomskt ปีที่แล้ว +199

    This video needs to be 10 hrs long. I fell into such a peaceful place in my mind. ❤

    • @anthonybunch8044
      @anthonybunch8044 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Look up this Ethereal Beautiful Video with Whales, You'll love it 😏
      Woodju- "Vacuum"

    • @anthonybunch8044
      @anthonybunch8044 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      m.th-cam.com/video/gPkdDFrpJlw/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUNd29vZGp1IHZhY2NpbQ%3D%3D

    • @wilsonmpesha904
      @wilsonmpesha904 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Without the music maybe.

    • @Rantsack
      @Rantsack 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It can be 10 hours long and even longer. Just put it on loop and leave. It was repeat itself.

    • @CherryBlossomskt
      @CherryBlossomskt 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@wilsonmpesha904True

  • @mstr293
    @mstr293 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I remember touching a whale shark's fin once. They're almost as hard as a boat. Whales are most likely no different. They can easily crush us with their fins if they want to, so I appreciate how gentle they are.

  • @secretalias2264
    @secretalias2264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +714

    Once I flew a small plane over the ocean and had a clear view straight down to a pod of whales. I tilted the wing so that I could circle them and get a better look. They started copying, yawing their bodies and fins in the same direction. So then I turned the plane the other way and they copied again. Then one of them was like 'well, can you do THIS' and just kinda rocked back and forth rapidly from one side to the other. So I was like hell yeah! and copied the whale. You could tell they were all sharing a laugh about it. I spent so much time out there playing copy them that I burnt up 1/4 more fuel than I was supposed to and then I also forgot to switch fuel tanks. landed back at the airport on fumes. One of my most precious memories.

    • @belladonna2824
      @belladonna2824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Love love love this story ❤️. Thanks for sharing

    • @12567NoYouCannot
      @12567NoYouCannot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Secret Alias: Thank You for Sharing this experience, OH how Sweet!!!

    • @dacksonflux
      @dacksonflux ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Such an incredible encounter.

    • @gxlorp
      @gxlorp ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow. Any story you hear where they express intelligence should be no surprise. They are the only other animal with neocortical structures like humans. Meaning they are capable of extremely complex thinking. Using deductive reasoning they probably have a complex, non-sound,* based language.

    • @gxlorp
      @gxlorp ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Even though they are smart as humans This story still surprised me. They are able to watch and analyze an airplane. And by copying it they express understanding of it as an individuated entity.

  • @alfrdup
    @alfrdup ปีที่แล้ว +870

    They don't call them gentle giants for nothing, their hearts are so big. I love his dance around the paddleboard . How awesome is this!💯🥰

    • @asher6657
      @asher6657 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      ''...Their hearts are so big?'' was that a pun?

    • @killabrother7123
      @killabrother7123 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Whale sharks have the nickname "gentle giant of the sea" this is no whale shark. However a big heart does not mean that something is more emotional sensetive. Your comment is just false education, sorry i had to point that out!

    • @tammyc25
      @tammyc25 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Jeez, everybody's gotta take things so literal, they're gentle in the way they move, in the way this one is moving. That's it.

    • @tammyc25
      @tammyc25 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ikr, the dance, well said.

    • @nachgeben
      @nachgeben 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@killabrother7123 you're kinda dumb, bro

  • @realityobservationalist7290
    @realityobservationalist7290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. A massive beast can also be a gentle curious giant. It is simply playing but doing so in a way that recognizes its dominant power compared to our own. It's hard to imagine a greater connection man could make with the animal world. What an honor that paddleboarder got to experience this.
    It makes me sad, because these are incredibly intelligent animals, surely aware of the dangers of humans. They could just as easily stay away from us at all times. Yet they seem to clearly identify individuals that are kind and pose no threat, attempting in their own way to show their own kindness and willingness to "be friends".

    • @Mynipplesmychoice
      @Mynipplesmychoice 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The whales must be fascinated that we humans are so small but yet we got cool gadgets and we can beat their ass in a fight when we work together as a cooperating unit… and it wouldn’t be close.
      So my educated guess would be the whale must of been like . “Man better be nice snd not piss off our human overlords and bring them back to safety …or they will stick a submarine up one of our a55e5”
      Long live all HUMANS top of the food chain!

    • @wendycrawford1792
      @wendycrawford1792 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Mynipplesmychoice Except for one, being followed by a hungry shark…….

  • @tamarahead3311
    @tamarahead3311 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    What an amazing once-in-a-lifetime experience. These paddle boarders were incredibly lucky to have this wonderful encounter.

    • @VelkePivo
      @VelkePivo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And to happen to have a drone with them?

  • @michaeldonovan2545
    @michaeldonovan2545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    An animal with such might, and understanding, yet obviously aware of man's fragility against it.
    An understanding of gentleness, and awareness.
    Magnificence in all aspects.

    • @Judge_Magister
      @Judge_Magister 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whales only live today because we stopped hunting them for their oil. Mankind is the most mighty, and the whale knows it.

    • @michaeldonovan525
      @michaeldonovan525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@Judge_Magister I concur and agree with you about the cessation of whale hunting and its implications relating to allowing whales to flourish today. But there is no doubt the whale has a huge brain, and I believe it may include the ability to recognise and appreciate a human who offers no threat, and is appreciative of same by reciprocating with gentle contact in recognition as demonstrated. I am sure they have a lot more in common with mankind that we have yet to ascertain if they possess similar feelings that human have.

    • @Judge_Magister
      @Judge_Magister 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@michaeldonovan525 they do show altruistic instinct yes. Did you read the story of the diver who was “eaten” by a whale at 30m dept and then spit out at the surface alive? The whale probably thought he was out breath and wanted to safe him

    • @stijerina6998
      @stijerina6998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Judge_Magister in 2019 Japan resumed commercial whaling after leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC)

    • @JW-uy8ej
      @JW-uy8ej 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@stijerina6998 😢

  • @Liiddyyy
    @Liiddyyy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +908

    I’m currently doing a presentation at school on the Southern Right Whale, I know pretty much everything about them and I think this is one. They are one of the biggest whale species in the world, they travel about 1,600 kms around the southern hemisphere a day! They vary from 16-18 meters long and are often very playful and curious around humans. They are the most gentle, lovely, kind animals on the planet and we cant afford to lose them!

    • @jimcottee9187
      @jimcottee9187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      That's a typo right - 1,600 kilometres a day.? I can't even do that on a high speed motorcycle. Anyway, good luck with your presentation. Cetaceans are a great topic.

    • @jimcottee9187
      @jimcottee9187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@Liiddyyy I guess that's swimming for 24 hours then. When the time is right - do a few PADI scuba diving courses & experience the wonder of diving with other marine animals. I've been doing that for many years - swimming with seals, dolphins, manta rays & sharks ( I'm a certified shark diver ). Have even been approached by Orcas.!

    • @RPostVideos
      @RPostVideos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@jimcottee9187 there is nothing more humbling than swimming with an ocean creature. I grew up on Florida's Space Coast and have swam with lots of dolphins, manatee, shark, and even alligators! The Indian River Lagoon is a magical place! ❤️

    • @RPostVideos
      @RPostVideos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Best of luck on your presentation! ❤️

    • @lovedaybebe5881
      @lovedaybebe5881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Thank you for sharing this 🙏 I wish you luck with your studies . We must clean the oceans and protect these beautiful creatures 🙏

  • @brian280453
    @brian280453 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Oh my, what a memory this paddle boarder has, and what a privilege .

  • @joanneburattini4828
    @joanneburattini4828 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    OMG.. I'M ORE STRUCK EVERYTIME I SEE THESE AMAZING ANIMALS.. WHAT AN HONOUR TO BE SO CLOSE AND TO SEE HOW GENTLE THEY ARE... THANKU FOR SHARING THIS AMAZING SITE

  • @PJMDValley
    @PJMDValley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +563

    When whales share their oceans.

  • @cousinsister69
    @cousinsister69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +894

    Researchers who have studied whales' brains have discovered the part that concerns empathy and benevolence is comparatively larger than in humans. They have been documented helping humans and other creatures. 💜

    • @nitziamartin-vazquez4420
      @nitziamartin-vazquez4420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      I only wish we had more humans acting like these beautiful sea angels.

    • @blueskies386
      @blueskies386 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I wonder if that includes killer whales, like Orcas.

    • @bresams2917
      @bresams2917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That's so awesome. Every video I see is of them being gentle giant creatures ❤️

    • @GEENIAH3
      @GEENIAH3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No kidding

    • @TheSilentpigs100
      @TheSilentpigs100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yea maybe they thought he was stuck like "get on my back"

  • @glennnile7918
    @glennnile7918 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

  • @jaysonb.6669
    @jaysonb.6669 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Amazing to see such a massive creature so careful of it's surroundings, not to injure the paddle-boarder. One misplaced tail flip/launch and that person is a goner. 😳

    • @sess122
      @sess122 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, or one big CHOMP!

    • @KinkssNCoilss
      @KinkssNCoilss 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sess122They don’t even have teeth to chomp anything.

    • @SecureHandle
      @SecureHandle 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@KinkssNCoilssyeah that person is being a edge lord for no reason.

  • @Maxumized
    @Maxumized 2 ปีที่แล้ว +687

    So gentle of a being…I honestly think they may feel compassion for the boarder thinking his little fin is just not enough to make it where he’s going.

    • @marymccarty9374
      @marymccarty9374 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ♥️

    • @lovehand9531
      @lovehand9531 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      What a wonderful thought.

    • @daletydoodles3389
      @daletydoodles3389 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      😆😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️

    • @R20966
      @R20966 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thats a human perspective. If they saw any nutritional value in him they would have just eaten him. They dont show the same kindness all the time. Its nature.

    • @4swordsluver
      @4swordsluver ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@R20966 southern right whales don't eat anything bigger than krill or plankton, so no it would never eat a human as it is physically impossible for a human to be swallowed by one.

  • @imjustanotherj
    @imjustanotherj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +658

    This is in Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina, they are what is called "Southern Right Whale" in English and "Ballena Franca Austral" in Spanish, they come to reproduce at our coast between June and November. From beaches like El Doradillo they can be seen in a very close distance and, in high season, constantly, due to the large number of them. The depth in the coast drops suddenly which allows them to swim a very short distance from the shore. Here you can make sightings that consist of go out to sea in a boat and letting them get closer (they are VERY curious) and the best experience is seeing them jump or swim with their babies. In Puerto Madryn, they are protected and studied and there are museums and information about them. They are magical, they transmit a lot of peace, it is incredible how something so big can be so peaceful.

    • @em945
      @em945 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Very cool, thanks!

    • @yvonnelewis4888
      @yvonnelewis4888 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Wow thanks for sharing!

    • @jlove8445
      @jlove8445 ปีที่แล้ว

      And that’s a good thing too because they could have swallowed his ass whole

    • @kille7543
      @kille7543 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      So gentle giants ❤️

    • @PaganPunk
      @PaganPunk ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sounds like Heaven x

  • @michaelconnor5922
    @michaelconnor5922 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    What awesome creatures. After all we've put them through, you got to wonder why they would interact with us.

    • @andrewscott985
      @andrewscott985 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      As a reminder of: _You can still make things right._

    • @michaelnovakov7803
      @michaelnovakov7803 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Underrated comment!@@andrewscott985

    • @kobee9256
      @kobee9256 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Not everyone is alike. Animals definitely know that too

    • @MotherMeMeditations
      @MotherMeMeditations 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Humanity, as a collective, deserves NOTHING here.

    • @ExplodingPiggy
      @ExplodingPiggy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      probably the same reason we still bother to interact with each other

  • @citizenearth71
    @citizenearth71 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The sheer volume of gentle love in that life form... humbling.

  • @dacksonflux
    @dacksonflux ปีที่แล้ว +742

    It's incredible how careful it was being. It was very mindful of the kayak like how you handle a newborn kitten. They must know how big and powerful they are. That kind of self awareness is extremely rare. Humans even struggle with it at times.

    • @mike_oe
      @mike_oe ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Most humans struggle with it ALL the time ;)

    • @coleslogic
      @coleslogic ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *Paddle board

    • @rjones6219
      @rjones6219 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      If there is self awareness, then should we not refer to them as a person? I would like to think so.

    • @scouseaussie1638
      @scouseaussie1638 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@rjones6219 don’t be ridiculous it’s a whale

    • @Seventschiko
      @Seventschiko ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@scouseaussie1638 and because it's a whale, it's "less" than a person? Is that what you are implying?

  • @repeatdefender6032
    @repeatdefender6032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4212

    Think about the amount of intelligence it takes to be curious about the paddle boarder, decide to examine them, and calculate how gentle they have to be to not crush such a tiny, fragile land mammal bobbing about in the ocean… these animals are sooooo much more amazing than we give them credit for.
    edit: all I'm doing here is trying to get people to appreciate these creatures more by pointing out that they are capable of complex emotions and thought processes. if you already know that, just move on, the comment isn't for you.
    there is absolutely no reason to reply with something rude or belittling, except that this is the internet and some will anyway. if you're thinking about saying something mean, why don't you just not this time? just move on, you don't have to do it.

    • @queen_minnieme8321
      @queen_minnieme8321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      Yes indeed! So many animals show similar traits as well. Why were we conditioned to believe that animals were stupid or lack of feelings and consciousness 🥲

    • @zalenahquaddy4354
      @zalenahquaddy4354 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      They're animals that evolved over millions of years to survive in a climate that mammals aren't even normally built for. Of course there gonna be smart as shit lol

    • @u4riahsc
      @u4riahsc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      I feel so sad that humans hunted whales and are still killing them. 💧

    • @wirefeed3419
      @wirefeed3419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      human way was to chase down and kill thousands and thousands of whales of all variety many to the point of total extinction, only after all this was it that we humans got curious. Thankfully most countries have band whale killing and now after many decades these gentle giants have increased their numbers.

    • @vivvy_0
      @vivvy_0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@wirefeed3419 now they die because of plastic

  • @d.k.s.4057
    @d.k.s.4057 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Beautiful-- the level of gentleness made me cry.

  • @lorispicer4598
    @lorispicer4598 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It almost remisses with the movie "finding Nemo" and what Dory thought of the deep sea angler and it's glowy lure.... " Ooh I want to touch it!" Awesome clip love it!

  • @athensmajnoo3661
    @athensmajnoo3661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    Those huge creatures are so gentle.... ♥️♥️

    • @shannongallagher2382
      @shannongallagher2382 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude let me tell you those Whales were watching them paddleboards thinking they were 🦭seals... they were ready to eat them but that's why the paddleboard guy had to be very still.
      so people think the 🐋🐳whales came up to introduce themselves to be friendly?
      Lol.. they were looking for a snack

    • @lordrefrigeratorintercoole288
      @lordrefrigeratorintercoole288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@shannongallagher2382 Here let me tell you, those whales are filter feeders and they only eat plancton and small crostaceans.
      what you where thinking of are Killer Whales, you know " FreeWilly", they are still gentle and very smart but they do eat seals, and humans if provocated

    • @jdkkittrell3052
      @jdkkittrell3052 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So sweet for giants of the sea why would anyone kill these harmless creatures

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yet human kind is determined to make them go extinct: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👈💖

    • @aussielady4
      @aussielady4 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Submarines are the reason why these beautiful creatures beach themselves 😢

  • @rosiehendrix8743
    @rosiehendrix8743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    This brought me to tears. The gentleness, curiosity, intelligence and respect. What an incredible experience.

    • @livpaez8629
      @livpaez8629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Respeto de ambas partes, ella ( Analía ) levanta el remo tres veces.
      Si todo fuese así que bello sería!

    • @SasaSasa-wy9wu
      @SasaSasa-wy9wu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s so beautiful I wish we were better to nature

    • @favorites51066
      @favorites51066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I too am wiping tears from my eyes as I write this.
      For one reason because it is beautiful but of course for the other because humans in general are disgusting and will meet their fate, thank God very soon.
      It hurts my soul to see these Angels being disregarded and treated like garbage.

    • @why-____-
      @why-____- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cap

    • @KKemp-bt6nl
      @KKemp-bt6nl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@why-____- exactly 💯. Ain't nobody crying from this video. People be doing WAY too much.

  • @Gokash4672
    @Gokash4672 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Whoever you are in the paddle boat, I hope you realize what a great experience this was! Thank you for sharing!😍👍🤩❤️🇨🇦

    • @user-ds8fk4fy1h
      @user-ds8fk4fy1h 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It was Analia Giogetti, a woman, and that day was her birthday. She was very happy.

  • @thesjkexperience
    @thesjkexperience 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    My wife and I were out surfing one day and no one was out because it was a bit choppy. About 30 feet away we see a fin! Then another and another! Dolphins! The whole pod swam under and between us. Truly a religious experience.

  • @allisonjames2923
    @allisonjames2923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    “Oh hey there. You tired? Need a flipper? Here ya go”. That is absolutely magical seeing the interaction between two sentient species

    • @triarb5790
      @triarb5790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was thinking " Hey what happens if I do this. Ohhh, hey that's cool!" The paddleboarder was like a bath time rubber ducky, for whales. 😊

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yet human kind is determined to make them go extinct: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👈💖

  • @RAJEEVRANJAN_07
    @RAJEEVRANJAN_07 ปีที่แล้ว +607

    What a majestic animal🐳! What a honour to be so close to their presence.

    • @lindahuey8467
      @lindahuey8467 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ♥️

    • @tool_fighter
      @tool_fighter 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And the human is cool too!

    • @arcticgoddess
      @arcticgoddess 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Huge honour, but I admit I would also be scared to death 🥶

    • @tia904
      @tia904 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@arcticgoddess You would be mesmerized, no time to think...

    • @tia904
      @tia904 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Exactly, so large, but yet so graceful.

  • @rosebudadkins6803
    @rosebudadkins6803 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Whales are very curious and such gentle beings. Toys for whales. ❤️🔷❤️🌹

  • @belenheredia2024
    @belenheredia2024 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    CORONACION DE GLORIA'S MOMENT jaja esto fue en argentina, uno de los videos mas bellos que dejo la pandemia. Las ballenas necesitan un monumento en chubut, son hermosas

  • @llew777
    @llew777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    And that is the true definition of Raw emotion, the beauty of this brings tears to my eyes

    • @reginac5488
      @reginac5488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      me too wiping them now...

    • @vaughnedwards1724
      @vaughnedwards1724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      F...... I thought I was alone..

    • @mariangrimsdell1112
      @mariangrimsdell1112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I went whale spotting off Frazer Island in Queensland years ago, I was not prepared for the raw emotion I felt when I saw the first Mama Whale with her calf , the humpback whales give birth there, I just burst out crying, I had no control of my emotions for 15 minutes, I still don’t know why I cried, it was like my spirit had a mind of its own, it was unforgettable 💕🌈🦋

    • @kylecrane3296
      @kylecrane3296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Relax, it's just a whale.

    • @ShadesofSage
      @ShadesofSage 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The music’s awesome also❤️!

  • @CosmicNeighbors
    @CosmicNeighbors ปีที่แล้ว +540

    Incredible! You can tell the whale knew exactly what they were doing when nudging the board and how much power it chose to use. They are such amazing beings!

    • @nickcarroll8565
      @nickcarroll8565 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      One thing is for certain. They were having a whale of a time.

    • @bentonjackson8698
      @bentonjackson8698 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@nickcarroll8565 It was a fluke.

    • @lewstone5430
      @lewstone5430 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Malicious whale behavior detected!

    • @paulmontoya9468
      @paulmontoya9468 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thee Hand of God is the most intelligent being in creation. Most people don’t recognize this. Some People choosing to think they are their own higher power have displayed copious amounts of stupidity such as people thinking they are smarter than God. Not even able to discern when something is misspelled or auto-corrected that they have to correct someone grammatically when God is in everyone, but not everyone is God, cause their is only one Father in life. Life is being sorted out now as we speak. Those who think they don’t need God whither away and die. Nobody in this world creates food, music, tv, the earth, but Thee Hand of God.

    • @laza6141
      @laza6141 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@paulmontoya9468 Might want to ask God why did he create flesh eating bacteria and viruses.

  • @sirmeowthelibrarycat
    @sirmeowthelibrarycat 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    😲 Such gentleness from the whale!

  • @raebaker3277
    @raebaker3277 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Kind, gentle and very forgiving. Humans could learn a thing or two.

  • @tinymetaltrees
    @tinymetaltrees 2 ปีที่แล้ว +763

    I’ve only ever been near whales in an actual ship, a 140’ trawler. Just once but it was amazing. They were pilot whales, I think, and came up to the bow and made it plain that they were checking us out. We waved at them and checked them out too, thrilled to be so close. The coolest part was that they took off but came right back with two of their babies, clearly showing us to the little whales. It was probably a warning to the babies that we were dangerous but it was one of the coolest things I’ve ever experienced, witnessing another creature educate its children about me. There are undoubtedly intelligent minds inside those giant bodies.

    • @user-ru1ki
      @user-ru1ki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Wow !! What an amazing story.

    • @talulatree5297
      @talulatree5297 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      That's awesome! Thank you for sharing that🐋

    • @Astro_touches_children
      @Astro_touches_children 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Majestic as well 🐋🐳

    • @oldboy1955
      @oldboy1955 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Very cool experience

    • @jesusislord6545
      @jesusislord6545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Repent to Jesus Christ!
      “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
      ‭‭John‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

  • @elaynebrant6842
    @elaynebrant6842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    Watch how he is almost completely still in the water so he doesn't capsize the kayak. Amazingly intelligent.

    • @morena012
      @morena012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Unlike dolphins, those jerks, they would jump out of the water to tackle you and then swim away laughing

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yet human kind is determined to make them go extinct: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👈💖

    • @Discorded
      @Discorded 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@VeganSemihCyprus33 can't be helped humans won't stop killing until no life is left even humanity

    • @emilemarie3804
      @emilemarie3804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@morena012 😅😅😂🤣🤣🥲🤣😂😅u not right 😅😂😂🤣🤣😂😅😅😂

  • @Meriale46
    @Meriale46 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This brings tears to my eyes just thinking of how amazing that experience must have been for the paddleboarder... what a beautiful and memorable encounter. These whales are such gentle and majestic creatures. There is such beauty in this world we take for granted every day as a race of beings. Life and all its wonderment and experiences are such a gift. When these incredible animals begin to trust us to be kind and gentle with them evil has to rear its ugly head somewhere in this world. These experiences are the balance of nature we desperately need to remind us of how precious life is... not just our own, but all living creatures on this earth God has entrusted us to care for.

    • @bleedingreenbetty9795
      @bleedingreenbetty9795 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for putting into words what I was feeling. Incredible.

  • @camirrahcharles2493
    @camirrahcharles2493 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Such gentle giants and absolutely beautiful to see. ❤❤😊😊😊

  • @reginac5488
    @reginac5488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +690

    So beautiful and serene. If only we could be more like them...

    • @coldasice22
      @coldasice22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Human beings should disappear ritenow and let the planet flourish again like how it was thousands of years ago

    • @ifxman
      @ifxman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Why can't you, we, me? Just stop pretending you aren't the most amazing creation on this planet. Stop following followers and stop listening to idiots that think the human race should go away. LoL Probably watches too much CNN. It amazes me how some people can be so stupid they're too dumb to know how ignorant they have allowed themselves to become. Have a funderful day! :)

    • @traceylamplugh8095
      @traceylamplugh8095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Man is so destructive.

    • @georgemartin4963
      @georgemartin4963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@traceylamplugh8095 Man is also quite creative.

    • @traceylamplugh8095
      @traceylamplugh8095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@georgemartin4963 And creative with wars, suffering, greed, corruption, extinction. We spend so much time with things that don't matter, as much, ie celebrities, money and nonsense. Sure there are good people but the bad ones get more recognition, for some reason.

  • @MotoGoato
    @MotoGoato 2 ปีที่แล้ว +726

    love how the whale gently pushes the board then comes alongside and waves that big fin as if to say ...
    "Hi .... that was me 😁😁"
    ❤❤

    • @natecloe8535
      @natecloe8535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The fin is bigger than the boater lol.

    • @b.b.2684
      @b.b.2684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Totally waving!

    • @teguhprasetyo5696
      @teguhprasetyo5696 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      what if : the whale is a human reincarnation and remember a bit about being a human. so it wants to say hi...

    • @amazingsupergirl7125
      @amazingsupergirl7125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know! I wonder if it was really waving or I’m just projecting my human behavior ❤️🤟🏻

    • @natecloe8535
      @natecloe8535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@amazingsupergirl7125 I can't remember details other than I am positive I had heard that certain whale species not only use calls to communicate but they Flash different colored parts of their bodies like the tops and bottoms of their fins to communicate with each other as well.

  • @emikotagahushi941
    @emikotagahushi941 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The whale did like a happy dance after he pushed the paddle board. XD This music is really nice and magical. Reminds me of Made in Abyss.

  • @aftersexhighfives
    @aftersexhighfives 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Whales are known to be altruistic. I wonder at what point the whale realized it was not a distressed fish floating but a human on something plastic. Beautiful. And props to the human for staying calm. ❤

  • @trishaallen9624
    @trishaallen9624 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    Even a large Whale was showing him kindness. I bet it'll be an experience he'll never forget. Just amazing.

    • @stevecoyle1
      @stevecoyle1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's very clear on who the great one was.

    • @lindabuck2777
      @lindabuck2777 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Umm, pretty sure that was mom lol, making sure youngster is being smart. Could’ve been uncle lol. Either way so beyond awesome even 2 yrs later🙏🏻❤️

    • @duudsuufd
      @duudsuufd 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I doubt it. The paddleboarder was sleeping.

    • @Name-fq5oo
      @Name-fq5oo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Whale swimming up to a man:
      - Hey, let's play!
      - And I will introduce you to my lady!

  • @lookbothways5104
    @lookbothways5104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    Why did this bring a tear to my eye? This is just mesmerising

    • @quecksilber457
      @quecksilber457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      May because what our species did to them in the past and what our species does to nature as a whole now?

    • @delondavis1306
      @delondavis1306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It’s the music 🙄

    • @portadoradesugloria5639
      @portadoradesugloria5639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You chopping onions too 😢

    • @processofelimination8967
      @processofelimination8967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Because you know deep down if they are curious to get this close eventually it will be a bad person that will kill them. Humans are disgusting

    • @flybeep1661
      @flybeep1661 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's the music that's doing the leg work here. Put on a joyful tune to it and it would be different.

  • @TheWeightOutdoors
    @TheWeightOutdoors 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Always amazes me how many comments on animals videos are about the admiration of compassion and kindness shown by animals, yet the amount of it I see in day to day life is forever declining.

    • @tia904
      @tia904 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      These are not the same people... Take on the mega corps and see how that goes... Until they are on board not much can be done, yet they keep getting bigger...

    • @LifeisaHorrorMovie
      @LifeisaHorrorMovie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Party pooper. Learn to enjoy a good moment for what it is without analysing it with the lens of human cynicism. You are the very problem you complain about.

  • @tomtalker2000
    @tomtalker2000 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The sheer awesomeness of being next to an animal that large must have been breathtaking. It didn't mean any harm was just casually inquisitive about what it's seeing. A bit alarming i'm sure for the paddle boarder with something that large coming so close. But after your initial fear you realize their is nothing to fear. Just a beautiful exchange between two species.

  • @danielwood719
    @danielwood719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Omg how precious. Two kindred spirits from other worlds showing affection. A true thing of beauty. If only i could be so fortunate. I hope the paddle boarders cherish this moment and find a way to pay it forward.

    • @vivianaromero9029
      @vivianaromero9029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Solo se trata de venir a la Patagonia Argentina 🇦🇷 lugar mágico

    • @yvonne2965
      @yvonne2965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They are so precious 🥰🐋🐳

    • @Anthony-tj7jx
      @Anthony-tj7jx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol, pretty sure these paddleboaters are terrified. you can see they move FAST when the whales attention is turned, but stay perfectly still when being watched. Orca's are not friendly to their food - they like to play with it.

    • @juanitarichards1074
      @juanitarichards1074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Anthony-tj7jx These were not Orcas - the killer whale. In another video I was a massive whale protect a diver from a great white shark. He his her with his fin and directed her to stay on that side of him as he swam her away from the shark, towards her boat where she was hauled up.

    • @dondoit3336
      @dondoit3336 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not two, only one.

  • @HeronCoyote1234
    @HeronCoyote1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    To the person on the paddle board: you’ve found your spirit animal.

  • @Shotmypuppy
    @Shotmypuppy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Its a good thing somebody was hovering over top , just at the right moment to capture it. What timing !

  • @INFJ-ThaneTr
    @INFJ-ThaneTr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That gentle push moved that thing like it was nothing. I could imagine the damage caused was no joke

  • @mindytillapaugh3465
    @mindytillapaugh3465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    It is utterly ASTONDING how gentle these massive creatures can be.....and you can tell he/she knew exactly what they were doing !

    • @stretchwith
      @stretchwith ปีที่แล้ว

      It was like "haha I touched you!".

    • @circusOFprecision
      @circusOFprecision ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The creature’s preferred pronouns are they and they’s. They knew exactly what they’s were doing.

    • @liamjohnson2474
      @liamjohnson2474 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@circusOFprecision yeah IT knew, what IT was doing

    • @serafine2254
      @serafine2254 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The comment section💀

    • @lacyrussell6688
      @lacyrussell6688 ปีที่แล้ว

      They’re a highly intelligent creature with feelings!

  • @UnessasryGestures
    @UnessasryGestures 2 ปีที่แล้ว +560

    Such gentle animals given their size and could easily kill a human. We need to have more respect for animals such as this. And for nature as a whole. "Amazing".

    • @markh3055
      @markh3055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's almost sad we refer to them as animals. rather than ' beings ' . ' 'Animal'connotates creatures that act mainly by instinct while whales obviously exhibit intellect

    • @richardfallon5507
      @richardfallon5507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      sadly , most "humans " don't have respect for anything.

    • @philgray1023
      @philgray1023 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I have seen humpback whales slapping the water with their pectoral fins and the bang goes right through your boat and rattles your teeth. It could swat you like a fly. When I saw this whale raise its fin I thought it could so easily do that.

    • @RedRoseSeptember22
      @RedRoseSeptember22 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@philgray1023 Yep, it probably thought the surfer was a toy since he was pushing him around lol.

    • @ShiningGalaxy01
      @ShiningGalaxy01 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markh3055 We Humans are animals like them. We have eyes, mouth, blood, intestines, other organs like them. We Humans are animals, just destroying other animals, more like destroying ourselves.

  • @bizzleblue38
    @bizzleblue38 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is extraordinary! Just the pure gentleness of the whale interacting with the boat is just like something out of a dream! Thank you for this and thank God for His amazing creations!

    • @rayleydicaron
      @rayleydicaron 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍

    • @OriginalPuro
      @OriginalPuro 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Animals aren't created, that's evolution.
      It's science.

  • @jody024
    @jody024 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Truly an amazing interaction with such a beautiful creature.

  • @TamaraKane
    @TamaraKane ปีที่แล้ว +769

    I love how curious and gentle they are. They could easily kill us. I swam with dolphins once. I didn't know it at first. I was a kid, swimming in San Diego off of Pacific Beach. I was farther out than usual, the water was deep enough so that my feet weren't touching the sea floor, but I was a strong swimmer. I could still see my mom and other beach-goers on the shore. Then I saw some of them waving at me, and I waved back. Then they kept waving at me. Then some started throwing themselves into the water to swim toward me, and that was when I realized I was surrounded by fins. The first thought in my mind, and apparently my mom's and about 50 other people's minds, was "SHARKS!" 🤣 BUT, as it turned out, it was a pod of dolphins. The REALLY cool thing was that the lifeguards said a great white had just been spotted in the area, and the dolphins MAY have been forming a protective cocoon around me to keep me safe. I don't know if that's true, but they definitely weren't shy. I could have reached out and touched several of them, but it kind of freaked me out and I did not go back into the water that day. 😂

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams ปีที่แล้ว +178

      Dolphin can be quite aware and protective of us, I use to swim with them all then time in the Gulf of Florida and they have an innate knowledge that we don't belong there in the deep water. Had one that was so insistent that I was in trouble when I dove off the boat doing a cannon ball that he got under me and pushed me right back up to the surface with his head under my butt and flipped me onto the rear climbing board. Me and my grandfather had a good laugh and I gave him a rub on the head because he kept circling keeping an eye on me making sure I was alright. I couldn't dive in or I had an over protective dolphin trying to get me back up to the surface, if I slipped in and swam around they would stay by my side.

    • @cheezyridr
      @cheezyridr ปีที่แล้ว

      dolphins are notoriously rapey. they may have been sizing you up

    • @Mattjki
      @Mattjki ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Thanks for sharing that great story!

    • @TamaraKane
      @TamaraKane ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@SilvaDreams that is amazing! Aww. They didn't want you to drown. How sweet. ❤️

    • @TamaraKane
      @TamaraKane ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Mattjki thank you for your kind comment! 🙂

  • @bigg799
    @bigg799 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    What a wonderful sight and experience. Whales are truly spectacular, caring, intelligent and majestic creatures. I love them.

    • @Mynipplesmychoice
      @Mynipplesmychoice 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No they recognize we are top of the food chain and if they don’t wanna get harpooned they. Better make sure that human comes back in one piece. This is an example of our immense power as humans and the subjugation of those big beasts! USA! USA! uSA!

    • @braniefanie4938
      @braniefanie4938 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ok@@Mynipplesmychoice

    • @mkl4705
      @mkl4705 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      wtf@@Mynipplesmychoice

    • @Mynipplesmychoice
      @Mynipplesmychoice 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mkl4705 USA! USA! USA!

  • @flynntaylor5459
    @flynntaylor5459 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The gentleness of this moments is more than can be articulated ... the heart of this beautiful animal is bigger than his body size... now I want to go cry 😢 😁😱❤

  • @MichaelBecker-px5sy
    @MichaelBecker-px5sy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Curious gentle creature, Smart , knows what's going on, Their world

  • @justinsane5695
    @justinsane5695 ปีที่แล้ว +497

    This is how life is suppose to be, absolute harmony among man and animals.. well done..

    • @chrisb9280
      @chrisb9280 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It will be When JESUS IS ON THE THRONE... Isaiah 11:8 the infant will play by the cobra’s den and the toddler will put his hand in the viper’s nest without harm.

    • @rwhirsch
      @rwhirsch ปีที่แล้ว +18

      probably wouldn't be your comment if the video showed a tiger dragging a child from its home in some indian village.

    • @sauravrathi2799
      @sauravrathi2799 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      No one knows how life is supposed to be.

    • @londiniumarmoury7037
      @londiniumarmoury7037 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Why you guys gotta turn his nice positive comment into arguments, he wishes for peace and a better world, thats a good thing.

    • @rwhirsch
      @rwhirsch ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@londiniumarmoury7037 because it's such a ridiculous comment. "supposed to be" is the brutal competition for survival on this planet....unless one is evoking a god who intended all life's creatures to get along and shake hands in the morning...in which case he really f'd up.

  • @tiffsaver
    @tiffsaver ปีที่แล้ว +156

    What is so AMAZING is just how careful this creature was with the paddleboarder. He just nudged the end of the board enough to propel it gently forward, when he could have easily crushed it. This shows true intelligence and compassion. Wow. If only we could show these same gentle creatures the same compassion.

    • @jacqueschuck
      @jacqueschuck 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I make your words mine… Well said ❤

    • @dorcaskerr6384
      @dorcaskerr6384 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We do!

    • @anti-ethniccleansing465
      @anti-ethniccleansing465 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@dorcaskerr6384
      There are a few countries who don’t. They hunt them.

    • @Bella-ht5jb9he3z
      @Bella-ht5jb9he3z 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@dorcaskerr6384No unfortunately we don't. All the Orca's and Dolphin's stuck in pool's instead of the ocean because they were taken. My heart breaks for all of them. ❤

    • @blindmown
      @blindmown 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah it would be nice. But in reality we're going to turn their home into an uninhabitable wasteland, but not before the Japanese harpoon them in the face.

  • @proverbs3-56
    @proverbs3-56 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think it's beautiful how gentle the whale is!

  • @FTChomp9980
    @FTChomp9980 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of the reasons I love Whales and Dolphins they look out for Man when he's on the Great Blue Sea! Kinda like Guardian Angels of the Sea.

  • @FrameCounting
    @FrameCounting 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    My god. This is an incredible footage. Really showed how enormous those creatures are.

    • @subg8858
      @subg8858 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And only half the size of a blue whale

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yet human kind is determined to make them go extinct: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👈💖

  • @WomanNextDoor
    @WomanNextDoor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    Sometimes these moments with nature take us to somewhere even the most pragmatic of us can't describe. Absolutely beautiful creations.

    • @claudiaionescu1661
      @claudiaionescu1661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️ 👌

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yet human kind is determined to make them go extinct: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👈💖

    • @AhtuMondello
      @AhtuMondello 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was boring actually

  • @greekpeach69
    @greekpeach69 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whale is being so careful and gentle. ❤😊

  • @robertocremoneis221
    @robertocremoneis221 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    true definition of a gentle giant

  • @bamamom0298
    @bamamom0298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +461

    Imagine that a fish so large is self aware of its size and can be logical enough to figure out how to be gentle with something. Just wow. These animals are so smart.

    • @Damone7653
      @Damone7653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Mammal

    • @ryarod
      @ryarod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      "A fish"
      *HOO BOY*

    • @gammonsandwich1756
      @gammonsandwich1756 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Fish? Good grief.

    • @Damone7653
      @Damone7653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@gammonsandwich1756 ...Definitely going to need a bigger boat.

    • @sharksuperiority9736
      @sharksuperiority9736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      “A Fish”
      *several people are typing*

  • @pnkhakre
    @pnkhakre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    such a gentle giant! Every human being must care for and deserve these species!

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yet human kind is determined to make them go extinct: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👈💖

    • @pnkhakre
      @pnkhakre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@VeganSemihCyprus33 cause is human greed!

    • @pnkhakre
      @pnkhakre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Fremen well being doesn’t mean immoral behaviour, unethical conduct, unprincipled attitude. Killing or hurting any living life especially when the animal is not hurting the human being, is sin!

    • @pnkhakre
      @pnkhakre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Fremen ‘sin’ is a term that differentiates between an unknowingly committed mistake and a knowingly carried out immoral, unethical, unprincipled act and this proves that sin or mistake are not religious terms because if sin is religious then mistake too automatically becomes religious! So forget that sin or mistake has any religion attached to it! A sin is done purposefully while a mistake happens without purpose!

    • @pnkhakre
      @pnkhakre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Fremen legality, laws, constitutions, acts, etc. shit things are merely cover used to hide the satanic mentality present within human being, these shits pave way for something called as ‘compromise’, these things provide cover to sin and get acquitted to a satanic person with no principles, no moral values, no ethics. A society bound by principles, moral values, ethical behaviour and conducts, never need artificial constitutions, laws, acts, false isms like secularism, socialism, etc.

  • @oakvick
    @oakvick 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow! What an experience! You could definitely witness the intentional awareness displayed by both whales to use minimal output of their flippers as to protect the humans in the water. Good thing they weren’t breaching 😮

  • @AL-cn6pp
    @AL-cn6pp 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Do we truly realize how lucky we are to be alive?

  • @prototropo
    @prototropo ปีที่แล้ว +256

    Such tenderness--and after the suffering we brought to them . . . they are bigger souls than we are.

    • @scouseaussie1638
      @scouseaussie1638 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How do you know this?

    • @boogaria554
      @boogaria554 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree

    • @boogaria554
      @boogaria554 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Science has shown that they have very complex brains and are capable of extreme compassion. I adore them!

    • @avg_user-dd2yb
      @avg_user-dd2yb ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Every being is intelligent in itself,the universe is aware of itself,we all are guided by the same light.

    • @hensonlaura
      @hensonlaura ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't think they have quite the communication network that we do (books, newspapers, television, internet), and may not be aware of whale hunting.

  • @minthos4045
    @minthos4045 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    The whale sees him as a friend and gave him a light nudge to keep going. Such a kind intelligent and majestic living being.

    • @stevecoyle1
      @stevecoyle1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All life through Christ!

  • @lady4recovery
    @lady4recovery 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The whale is so gentle

  • @michelehernandez4217
    @michelehernandez4217 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They are very beautiful, Gentle, Empathetic, Intelligent and compassionate beings...Whales.

    • @flat-earther
      @flat-earther 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hi michelehernandez, have you become a flat earther yet?

  • @amateurmetalsculptor
    @amateurmetalsculptor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    Truly amazing footage! In July 2009, I went for a surf at Anzacs Beach, Phillip Island, Australia and saw a large crowd watching a whale that had already been there for some hours already. (I spent about half an hour before and after my surf taking photos with my DSLR.) I was one of the closest surfers to the whale at one stage, which seemed to be watching all of US! Knowing that they can communicate with each other over vast distances with their sounds, I slapped the water once, with both hands, as hard as I could. The whale slapped the water with a fin once. I then slapped the water twice. The whale slapped its fin twice. Yes, then I slapped the water three times and that whale slapped the water with its fin three times. Are whales intelligent? No more questions, Your Honour!

    • @user-tv5yz7vy8t
      @user-tv5yz7vy8t ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Как это удивительно жить рядом с океаном, я живу в Сибири и море видела 3 раза в жизни. Вы счастливые люди

    • @user-ng2ox1ce6q
      @user-ng2ox1ce6q ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Это очень интересно !

    • @robertsnekser9959
      @robertsnekser9959 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i would do anything for this experience

    • @brirandall2894
      @brirandall2894 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Beautiful spot at Cape Woolamai, I live an hour or so away in Gippsland and frequently head to the Island. sounds like the best experience!! I'm a bit jealous tbh 🤣 Definitely intelligent creatures for sure. Lucky it wasn't another type of creature like the Great White that Vic Hislop caught near there years ago! The San Remo pub still has the picture up i think! Cheers for your story fellow Aussie 🤙

    • @erichvonmolder9310
      @erichvonmolder9310 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nice story and a great experience.

  • @wenderella81
    @wenderella81 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Such magnificent creatures that should be protected at all costs.

    • @stimproid
      @stimproid ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are exactly right....I mean..... we have all seen what happens in Star Trek 4.

    • @wenderella81
      @wenderella81 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robertlee6338 and Dolphins

    • @victoriaperez1166
      @victoriaperez1166 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Aren’t they so beautiful and majestic?

    • @Zagreb.
      @Zagreb. ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@wenderella81 dolphins? Why? Are they mad?

    • @eeshaw
      @eeshaw ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree just like a human fetus !

  • @georgejetson1923
    @georgejetson1923 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Watching that here is amazing....being there in person would be life changing.

  • @alwaysfourfun1671
    @alwaysfourfun1671 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gentle giants, deserve much respect. Wonderfully beautiful signature patterns on the head. What a mesmerizing event to get their attention.

  • @jayelle1258
    @jayelle1258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    This makes me wanna cry. So beautiful!

    • @tiffgplu2590
      @tiffgplu2590 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes it does... Indeed emotionally unbelievable..
      Why would anyone kill these special spectacular mammals.. For meat and other reasons

    • @lordmanorhouse2817
      @lordmanorhouse2817 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad I'm not the only one!

    • @changedname_8970
      @changedname_8970 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lordmanorhouse2817 this was very wholesome

  • @anony-ic3pz
    @anony-ic3pz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    So absolutely beautiful. It breaks my heart to know that the idiocy of humans murder these sentient beings.

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yet human kind is determined to make them go extinct: The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👈💖

    • @NoJusticeNoPeace
      @NoJusticeNoPeace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      There are predatory whales. They're intelligent, but also understand the concept of the circle of life, that some will perish so others can live, and that life eats life. I think if we could communicate, whales would understand why humans hunt. Apex predators serve a function, which is why I don't eat meat unless it is sustainably hunted by someone I know or I fish it myself.

    • @DiggitySlice
      @DiggitySlice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      "human bad animal good" so childish. If you actually want to protect animals, you should be encouraging a sustainable resource chain. Ecological pacifism is not sustainable, and not just for humankind.

    • @DiggitySlice
      @DiggitySlice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@VeganSemihCyprus33 get your propaganda out of here, worthless establishment mouthpiece. You're just as bad as the .01%ers that fly around in private jets and tell working class people they're destroying the environment by driving to work.

    • @Pujastanto
      @Pujastanto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DiggitySlice I agree with you that eco pacifism don't solved the problem, we need something more concrete, but at the same time it also don't do more harm to us or others right? I don't get why are so upset about them? Let them be, respect their thoughts like i am respecting yours, they don't tell you to shut up and so should you

  • @wildlifev.h.countryvscruis7697
    @wildlifev.h.countryvscruis7697 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow, pure magic!!, what in interaction with wildlife, so envious, pure bliss that’ll last forever in paddle boarders memory like it was yesterday, respect to the whale and boarder🙏🏼🙌✌️

  • @phil8165
    @phil8165 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Their gentleness is amazing, their intelligence curiosity and acceptance is nothing short of educational.

  • @darkladychuckles3770
    @darkladychuckles3770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    We know who holds all the power in this situation, and he/she wields it with the gentle push. Love this!

    • @kerryburns6041
      @kerryburns6041 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pansito6284 Possibly out of respect ?

  • @marlenaforbes-reidy9876
    @marlenaforbes-reidy9876 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    That is awesome, that whale is so gentle and graceful for their size.

  • @HEMI-MOMMA
    @HEMI-MOMMA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Their awareness of space never ceases to blow my mind! Absolutely beautiful! ❤

  • @jmeditation
    @jmeditation 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Certain Whales may experience a deeper reality of the Self, as there brain scans reflect a larger development of certain brain regions associated with sense of Self. These are deep and complex animals that must be respected, protected and loved. Thank you to whoever filmed this touching moment. Sending Prayers in this time of chaos and uncertainty.