Rare up-close sighting of humpback whale SLEEPING on ocean surface
- 4 years ago
This group of tourists off the coast of Greenland witnessed a rare sight on their water safari: a sleeping whale.
The clip, filmed August 9, shows a 16m-long humpback whale grabbing 40 winks before the boat's engine startles the mammal and wakes it up.
"I was guiding a whale safari from Ilulissat [a coastal town in western Greenland]. Then we saw this 16m-long humpback whale sleeping, so we went closer to it and it woke up when we turned the engine on," filmer Malik told Newsflare.
The clip, filmed August 9, shows a 16m-long humpback whale grabbing 40 winks before the boat's engine startles the mammal and wakes it up.
"I was guiding a whale safari from Ilulissat [a coastal town in western Greenland]. Then we saw this 16m-long humpback whale sleeping, so we went closer to it and it woke up when we turned the engine on," filmer Malik told Newsflare.