Whale calf hits paddler's board in Gold Coast
- 7 years ago
An awesome video has emerged of a man paddling near a pod of humpback whales when the calf hits his board.
The footage, shot on October 10 off Gold Coast, Australia, shows three whales approaching the paddler.
The curious calf then swims under the paddle board and taps it with its fin.
"I saw, around 300m from me, a pod of whales, so I started to paddle to them. Suddenly they came straight to me, the two biggest swam next to me and the baby under my board!" the filmer told Newsflare.
"He moved me a bit then looked at me in the eye. That was incredible," he added.
Music: "Americana" by Kevin MacLoed ((Royalty Free)
The footage, shot on October 10 off Gold Coast, Australia, shows three whales approaching the paddler.
The curious calf then swims under the paddle board and taps it with its fin.
"I saw, around 300m from me, a pod of whales, so I started to paddle to them. Suddenly they came straight to me, the two biggest swam next to me and the baby under my board!" the filmer told Newsflare.
"He moved me a bit then looked at me in the eye. That was incredible," he added.
Music: "Americana" by Kevin MacLoed ((Royalty Free)