This video is called Amazing breaching humpback whale.
Translated from Dutch news agency ANP today:
Near the Dutch coast there is another humpback whale. The 15 meter long animal was seen by researchers of Institute Imares, who were at sea counting birds, a few kilometers from the coast near Castricum.
Researcher Mardik Leopold describes the humpback as “relaxed, blowing fountains and feeding.” The animal swam alongside the ship and looks “healthy,” says Leopold.
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Absolutely WOW!!! I so hope that I get to witness these creatures in my lifetime.
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Fortunately, after most whaling stopped, humpback numbers are increasing again.
So, there is some possibility.
I saw one once, in the Antarctic; breaching.
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That’s good news and also amazing that you’ve seen one, breaching aswell , awesome.
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Yes, it jumped quite high.
Near Antarctica, I have also keen killer whales, and, fleetingly, another whale; a minke whale?
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Makes me wish I had better sea legs! I was lucky enough to see a couple of Harbour Porpoise close to shore off Suffolk in the autumn – quite magical watching them in the calm water , gradually making their way up the coastline.
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Unfortunately, the only harbour porpoises which I have ever seen where in a rehab centre.
Or dead:
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