WATCH Orcas Share a Meal, 5,000 Dolphins Stampede, and More in "Eyes Above the Whales" Episode 2
Witness the view from the drone as a megapod of 5,000 dolphins stampede in a panic, orcas share a dolphin carcass, a blue whale takes a mighty breath, a humpback waits patiently for it's chance to strike, and a fin whale feasts in episode 2 of my new series Eyes Above the Whales!
All shots captured by Domenic Biagini aboard Gone Whale Watching in San Diego!
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It's a dolphin stampede of over 5,000 dolphins.
This is Eyes Above the Whales,
where each episode,
I share five of my favorite ocean moments from above.
Dolphin stampedes are one of the most
breathtaking sights in nature,
and they look even more epic from the drone.
Now you might be wondering,
why do dolphins stampede?
In this instance,
it's because they wanted to get away from the orcas
that just murked one of their pod mates.
And that takes us to our second shot, Killer Whales.
For a species capable of such spectacular violence,
they can be shockingly tender,
kinda like people.
Next up, it's a 300 mile per hour exhale
from the largest animal on the planet.
Now that plume of mist isn't coming
from inside the blowholes.
Rather, the power of the exhale
vaporizes the water surrounding the blowholes.
From the drone, they look like living submarines.
This next clip is super cool.
A sea lion and a couple of dolphins
are feeding on a small school of anchovies,
while a young humpback whale lurks from beneath them.
Lurker Larry here is a very polite humpback whale,
waiting his turn as the sea lion and the dolphins
get a couple of final bites
before the whale devours the remaining fish
in a single chomp.
How considerate.
And finally, an excellent look
at the second largest animal on earth
feeding on krill during a rainy afternoon.
Okay, I didn't exactly nail that shot.
Or this shot.
But when it's this dark, it's pretty hard to film.
Okay, this is a good one.
Thanks for watching.
We'll see you next week on Eyes Above the Whales.