Incredible Whale Encounter - Mother Gray Whale Lifts Her Calf Out of the Water! [HD]
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2012
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A mother gray whale lifted up her calf, seemingly to help it get a better view of the excited onlookers, and we caught it all on camera.
For in-depth information on the whales of San Ignacio and regulations of the area, see our blog post at www.oneworldoneocean.org/blog/...
The gray whales in San Ignacio Lagoon frequently approach small tourist boats, seeking the human interaction. While they could easily avoid the people, whose small boats are not allowed to closely approach whales, they actually seem to enjoy making contact.
Laguna San Ignacio is on the Pacific coast of Mexico's Baja peninsula and is the destination for hundreds of gray whales, who migrate annually to the region from their feeding grounds in the Arctic. Here, where the water is shallow and warm, they give birth to their young. It lies within El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve and is the gray whale's last undisturbed nursing and breeding ground, largely thanks to an environmental victory in 2000 that stopped the development of an industrial salt plant.
Whale watching here is highly regulated, with limits on how many boats can be on the water, how long they can stay, and how close they can get; rather than closely approaching the whales, they must idle their engine and wait for the whales to approach the vessel, which is a common occurrence. 
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I'm surprised the woman didn't scare the whales off with her psychotic screaming.
+WiseGuy02 I was trying to ignore it through watching the clip because i thought she was special needs.
fuck you thats my mom
@@Hangover11111 Can you please ask your mom to hold her emotions?
@@user-lq7bp7ue1g you're an asshole for this comment. Probably you have an personality disorder by yourself
lmao!! i was thinking the same thing...
Poor whale's like "It looks like a human, but it sounds like a seagull."
lol A very loud and annoying one.
well I wont steal how genuinely excited the woman was. Maybe she was supposed to be like "hey when can we get back to the hotel and watch The Bachelor?" There are fucking worse things than being happy and truly amazed by something. But not for the easily offended and/or inconvenience I guess.
🤣🤣
@@odaydrums true but given how good whales hearing is, I'm sure this was not just annoying to YT viewers
@@soundtreks good point?
It's insane how inquisitive and friendly these creatures are in the wild. Its even more insane how we've decimated these beautiful creatures
I don't know if you would call it amazing we decimated them more like insanely devastating.
It is as if these wonderful creatures are Forgiving us!
What an amazing encounter. The mother lifting her calf up like a proud mom showing off her baby. Letting them pet her calf and then she herself wanting to be pet is so incredible.
she needed her nose itched and no convenient barnacles around?
just as i suspected. this video is MUCH better with the volume muted.
Yes, with women like that I understand why there are such high divorce rates in place haha
genius
Sarah Broda I am happy if such a woman does not look in my way :-D I bet it is you on the boat - hysterical screamer.
Are you blind Sarah? Oliver is hot.
l m a o
That was funny and endearing. Looks like whale mothers like to show off their young as much as we do.
I thought so too! Just like showing people photos of grandchildren. So endearing.
Or possibly the mother was shielding it's young from a nearby predator, or possibly encouraging it to get some air.
But people love to over-romanticize things when it comes to animals, instead of actually considering what could possibly be happening in reality.
@@Gutslinger
Your comment is straight FACTS. It’s so annoying how little brain cells the majority of the population has left!
I watched a video of two great whites attacking the same surfer at once, one of the sharks in his frenzy knocked the surfer out of the water and cause of that the surfer was able to escape... well 🤣 go to comment section and half of the comments are brainless people saying how “AMAZING” it was that the shark saved this surfer from his buddy(who was on opposite side of the dude gnawing on his arm) and how sharks are “seriously misunderstood” because they don’t view us as prey nor do they like the way we taste. Huh?! Don’t like the way we taste?? How do you know that-did a shark tell you that?! I just shake my head and giggle..
I was dumbfounded at the stupidity of the majority of the comments. These people really thought that other shark was trying to save the human when in fact it was trying to bite his shoulder.
Sometimes if I’m in a bad mood, I come here to read comments and feel better about my life 😂
@@TaraMac1437 they're actually really misunderstoods.Sharks don't enjoy human meat,when they attack,it's just because they takes us for dolphins/turtles.
Pls look up facts before talking shit next time.
PS:Also I understand why some people would like to anthropomorphize animals like that,and frankly,i would like to imagine that,too,and probably would have.
@@cringelord9796 Yes you're right. Great Whites don't really like the taste of us. The shark that has been responsible for most attacks and deaths, I think, is the black tip shark. Which attacked and kill many sailors who were in the water after the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk, in 1945 during WW2.
I imagined the whale calf asking mom to lift him up so he could see the humans. Very cool encounter. =)
Bill B. whales are extremely smart so I wouldn't be surprised.
@@thegrandnaguslovesmaryjane4583 i mean whales are smart ,but they've probably just lifted them to help them breathe.
ALTOUGH THAT WOULD BE SO COOL IT THAT WERE TRUE
@@cringelord9796 Baby whales instinctively know to surface to breathe, they don't have to be lifted by their moms.
These experiences are one of a kind for us humans. I was standing on a bluff on Maui with my binoculars looking for whale blow one January. A mother humpback came close to the shore & pushed her baby up. The little whale opened it's mouth to show its baleen. The mother turned on her side so her huge eye was looking at us. For me it was profound.
Isn't it sad that these trusting creatures were hunted to near extinction?
The whole time I'm thinking, Let's not ALL lean on one side of the boat and capsize it.
***** Same thing im saying. Damn lets not flip in the water. They might not be as friendly.
Hell no? Have you never seen a lion attack someone who raised. Cant judge a wild animal.
Just don't think you can read the body language of a freaking whale. Excuse my ignorance please. Thank You
Scared? Its a whale. They have one body language lol
I was wondering if the operators have to specifically weight the boats so that when everyone leans over one side like that it doesn't capsize.
Either that, or you have your very large nephew come out on the boat with you, and his whole job is just to move to the opposite side every time the tourists try to flip it like that :-P
Such majestic creatures sharing their ocean with us. I truly feel honored.
Yes, let's squeal and scream and risk agitating a very large animal in close proximity to a very small boat lol. Fortunately, the momma whale was far calmer than the woman.
I do believe the squeal lets Mom and Baby know how excited we are, don't dolphin, whale, etc. make those type of sounds when excited?
Her screams are nowhere close to the decibles whales are capable of.
@@pammiasmr9068 I mean Whales and dolphins are super intelligent, the mom, I'm sure knows they mean no harm and are excitement sounds
@Logic Police a hysterical karen in a happy state is a good place. The whales know..
Sounds in air reflect off water surface.
Theres no medium for transmission.
So yeah get off your virtue signalling.
What an amazing experience to have.
I am aware about the woman screaming, but at the same time, I can feel her exitement.
I wont judge her because I wish I was there. Such an amazing moment of nature being beautiful.
I went on a similar trip. It was outstanding.
Our friends were on a different boat and one of them had a baby. The baby started crying and suddenly their boat was surrounded by many whales! It was really interesting that they all came to the baby's cries.
Mother Whale: look humans....
Baby Whale : mom can I have one???
Mother whale once more : no honey,they need constant air and have germs
hahaha thats very good
@@vladimir-savage72 hahahaaaaaa
@Going Frugal Now funny because orca in delphinariums actually drown some trainers to death.
With the horrible way they're treated,I can't say it's unjustified...
OR.... Mother whale: yes, the one making the terrible freaking noise!
just more proof that whales are damn awesome
So much compassion from these giants! So beautiful!
Just like we lift our little ones so they can see better at the parade or circus. This made me smile.
That lady was really aggravating with her screaming. I understand she's excited, but did she have to scream?? Eesh...-_-
The lady's voice and reaction are so annoying!
TOTAL TARD PROBABLY VOTED FOR BIDEN, LOLS
@@hoot7959 why are you bringing politics into this, and why are you replying to a 4 year old comment?
@@dylancaratsole3811 WHY ARE YOU EVEN BOTHERING TO COMMENT ON A COMMENT ON A 4 YEAR OLD POST?
LOLS!!!, JUST HAVING FUN, YOU SHOULD TRY IT !!!, UNLESS YOUR A BIDEN /DEMOCOMMIE, IN THAT CASE THERE IS NO HOPE FOR YOU!!! HAVE A NICE DAY !!!
@@hoot7959 Jesus christ you have issues man
@@flanthemanable YOU AS WELL, LOL !!!
"Look baby, there are humans!"
ravenzone or "look baby, there's those bastards that killed your dad" aha
"Look baby, aren't you glad mommy isn't a screaming virago like that crazy lady?"
@Homelander 😂good one😂
Baby: "Are they always that loud, momma?"
Baby: Mom, Does humans taste good?
Mother: Yes, Indeed. But be sure to bite they're heads off first....
"Look at muh baby"
It's amazing how un afraid they are of us, and it's also why they get into trouble. But, how great of a joy, to have that moment with them. I'd scream with joy too. Thank you very much. I'm glad you got to experience something most people will never touch.
Like how about enjoying the moment for an amazing experience without screaming 😳
I would be excited too but stop screaming! Going to freak out the whales O.o
+Merchant Ivory (filmstudent) Some whales like it. Conciser the sounds they make.
The whale mother could have taken her calf and moved on anytime she wanted. She stayed because she was Not freaked out by the excited woman.
I may be wrong, but I don’t believe they can hear at the frequency that we make sound.
I underatand the woman being excited. But my goodness, those screams could almost break the sound barrier. What an awesome experience though. I also thought that the boat was going to tip over or somebody was going to fall out. And wondered if that had happened, what the whales would have done to the humans.
They would of eaten the screamer and lifted the rest into the boat.
I was amazed how friendly and curious the whales were. They must know boats mean petting, which helps take off some of that itchy bacteria. It was a little disappointing the woman couldn't be a little more quiet so everyone could connect with nature a little more peacefully. Wonderful animals!
As a whale researcher, I could notice by the whales' postures and eye contact that they were saying what could be translated as: "Lady, shut the fuck up".
"Use your INSIDE VOICE in front of the baby, please!"
+Paulo Cunha good one =D
They are so big, but so sensative. I love these creatures. More of us need to come together to protect our wonderful ocean.
was anyone else waiting for the boat to capsize?
You mean because of all the people being on one side of the boat while enormous wild creatures were swimming under and around it? HECK YES.
K Milt il
SO annoying! She's all like "OH MY GODDDD IT'S A WHALE!!!!" And I'm all like, yeah, what did you expect to see when you go whalewatching? A Puma???
Thanks for the laugh. So true!
Typical american hysteria.
Lol
Thank you, Sanne. Her constant output put alot of people's ears on edge.
Kasper Kjærsgaard trust me, this American girl is quite annoyed by that woman as well.
I have never seen anything like this before! I am so warm and fuzzy inside! What would it be like to get to see something like this?!? I love whales and dolphins so much
Wow, that was incredible. A once in a lifetime moment. Just... wow. The only reason I didn't like the lady flipping out was because I was afraid she might scare the whales off. When you encounter creatures this amazing in the wild and they aren't viewing you as a threat, respect that and DON'T do anything they might deem as threatening, like screaming, yelling, fast movements, etc. Appreciate the fact that they're trusting you and enjoy the moment with low pitched tones and calm energy.
Actually, when I did this the tour guides told us singing and high-pitched voices attract the whales, as well as splashing our hands on the surface. If they didn't like it they could swim away, but they don't.
@@queenjustine66 that makes sense regarding whales, since they communicate with high pitches. :) I still stand behind not actively panicking in a way that might scare creatures.
I am scratching my head as to why there are dislikes to this. Makes no sense! What a beautiful thing to see! Come on haters why dislike such a beautiful spectacle as this? What is wrong with you all?
+Sweederland Johnson she ruined the video tho I didn't mind the oh wow but omg the mother omg the mother omg the mother was kinda annoying
Where I live it's forbidden to get closer than 50 meters to the whales.
These people are way too close. The whales could get stressed or injured by the boats, The dislikes are because these people do not respect safety distances and disturb wild animals that should be left undisturbed, which is a pretty egoistic move imo. Btw as you can see in the video, the other boats do respect a minimum safety distance.
You're not supposed to touch whales, in Australia you can get prison for that
I agree! If the mum whale would't like it, she would swim away. They very last thing she should do is trust her cub to those people, I think she's proud of her cub & showing off!
exactly mark.
I felt compelled to scream „shut up, woman, we got it already!“
That woman’s voice is actually giving me anxiety.
To think that they evolved from semi aquatic land mammals, who themselves evolved from aquatic animals (i.e. water to land then back to water), it boggles my mind...enough internet for today
They came ashore, encountered "screemin' Sabrina", decided it wasn't worth it, and went back out to sea!
Aw mum was so darn trusting to lift her lil baby out of water like that! :) So sad that this behaviour could get her and her lil one killed if they approach the wrong ppl...
Great video, incredible creatures that seem to be able to share more compassion than most humans.
IS IT THE MOTHER? IS IT? I CAN'T TELL? SOMEONE PLEASE CLARIFY, WITH A SHRILL SCREAM PREFERABLY.
Amazing creatures!!!
WOW!!!!
Wales are great. Often see Orcas around here.
Sometimes they come very close, such as cruising under the boats and walkways in the Lund Marina. Incredible. They sometimes do a show for us while sailing to Vancouver Island. Very friendly creatures.
I'm I the only one that found the peoples behavior disturbing ?
NOPE, UR NOT ALONE, THE WHALES SHOULD HAVE MADE A GOOD LUNCH OUT OF THOES PPL.
@@MrAsatryanMR Whales don't eat meat. Except for orcas.
someone needs to edit the annoying female voice out of that beautiful encounter. It would be good if everyone just watched this incredible gift of nature, but I can understand being so joyous that you would want to touch the whales. Just wonderful and a once in a lifetime experience.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing such a breathtaking experience!
Jesus Christ you're seeing whales not at an amusement park! I'd be silently awing just taking it in. Way to ruin a beautiful moment! I would be dying of happiness if this was me though lol.
Happy Friday! Have you seen this incredible whale encounter?
How excited would you be to see a mother gray whale and her calf up close?
#ocean #wow #whalewatching
WOW
We have just had the same happen to us in the Whitsundays in Australia, just fantastic & I understand their passion : )
I had an identical experience many years ago in Antarctica. The calf was right up against our Zodiac as the mother watched from underneath.
Is Mexico?
Enrique Escalona Yes!!! My beautiful Mexico!! ( Si!!! Mi bello Mexico!! ) ((*_*)
Beautiful! Absolutely Beautiful! I just hope the whales know good humans from bad humans and dont get close to a boat, trusting them only to get harpooned. But they are pretty intelligent and I dont think the momma would have put her pup in jeopardy if she sensed anything "wrong". Awesome Stuff!
Whales: Well hello there land dwellers!
Whale hello there land dwellers!*
Cant believe you missed this pun.
Wow, that is so incredibly awesome to see. Amazing how even whales love to be pet.
Thank you so much for sharing this experience with all of us! Most will never be able to see anything like this! Simply Amazing!!!
Got to be freakin terrifying the first moment you see a giant thing under your little boat.
One of the things that's beautiful about this is that the mother probably knew these people wanted to see her and her calf up close and touch them and post the video on youtube. Great act of kindness on that whale's part.
This is more spiritual than going to church.
Agreed!
I couldn't agree with you more.
Indeed!!!
God is good :)
MAYBE u should change churches. Awe inspiring YES!
I made this trip two years ago and it was just like that! The experience is truly incredible and I recommend it highly. It's important to remember that the boats are only allowed into a small portion of the lagoon, so that the whales have plenty of area to retreat to if they want to be alone. They voluntarily approach the boats to socialize, and no one can explain why! It's especially astounding when you realize that not so many years ago, whalers were slaughtering whales in those very lagoons.
Where did you take this trip?
@@JojoR1963 Baja California. Mexico. The tour company is Andiamo Travel. Highly recommended!
That was absolutely beautiful, except for all the screaming
Humans are so amazed that the other animals would have anything to do with us. If the whales only knew what lurked in the minds of desperate humans they'd never approach any boat again.
Maybe they think that there are bad ones, but there are also good ones?
+Laura B I doubt animals are thinking that abstractly.
TruthSurge Who knows what they think...
+Nakor Z I agree 100%.
@@TruthSurge Depends on the animal. For example most pet dogs can tell that there is a difference between good and bad people. Dolphins are said to be second in intelligence only to us, I believe they also have an idea about good and bad humans. I would really love to know what they actually think of us though.
I thought the boat was gonna tip over
same
this is awesome I am jealous.
I think the mom wanted her calf to see the humans just like the humans wanted to see the whale
these people need to stop screaming and shrieking, the whale can easily spook and grab an arm and pull them into the water, or overturn the boat, thinking its being attacked, I wd be a LOT quieter, to respect the moment and the creature....
That's what I was thinking too. Just STFU and be happy to enjoy this great moment. :)
1: whales dont "startle" like a cat with a cucumber, they are behemoths of the ocean, they arent exactly scared by lil floating mammals. 2: whales communicate at frequencies that can turn your whole body numb, I doubt they are frightened by the puny decibels humans can put out there. 3: If those ppl bothered them theyd just leave.
Whales don't scare they save people
@@vitoparedes95 i wd not count on any whale saving me unless my name was Noah...
Exsactly!
I just read through the comments and I hardly ever comment on youtube, but I was thinking if I was the only one who was annoyed by the woman and of course as it is on youtube... people express their opinion in a very cold way. I was thinking that this is exactly where everything starts: being unaware and not sensitive enough to feel the situation. Yes she's just screaming because she's excited to see those animals and to be able to touch them, there is no reason to be having to express yourself in such a way "this **** should stfu" etc. etc. Really ?
Sensitivity and awareness is all we need.
Just like this woman and the people who start wasting their energy by getting so mad that they have to write things like that.
Beautiful Video though~ . Thank you for sharing!
I know right? These people have nothing to do but hate on people they've never met.
Its a wild whale encounter for gods sake, its not something you see everyday. God forbid someone gets carried away and scream out of excitement. And its not like she was filming it specifically for RUclips. Was scrolling the comments to see what other people thought of this awesome encounter and all there was is endless complaints of the screaming. Really people? That's all you got out of the video?
Anyway, Thank you for sharing this amazing video. It must have been really amazing to be able to pet a baby whale.
Not at all mad, but sensitivity and awareness was what tha screeming woman lacked. And as these posts show, its not jus someones opinion or perception.
@@1846drte2342342 you guys who complain about the comments of people who prefer to be in awe and feel instead of screeming, are probably the same kind out of touch.
The only thing that ruined this for me was that loud woman! I am also a woman, she did my head in, I bet she frightened the whale.
What's you being a woman got to do with it?
@@lauralishes1 I am woman, hear me roar!
I love this and I love whales!
Listen everyone,
I get that the ladies joy is a little unhinged, but c'mon, she's only genuinely enthralled with the experience of being able to interact with these magnificent beasts. I would probably have a similar reaction, but hopefully at a lower pitch haha.
Nature and it´s fantastic inhabitants are really reaching out to us to join them in a different kinder sort of world...
Mother Whale: *Alright little timmy go pet the humans*
Baby whale: *oooo*
I bet these people weren't expecting this great of a whale watching experience.
What the fuck is the point of a visor if you're going to wear it backwards?
You can use it to stop the back of your neck from getting sunburn...
djmdb
and if you want to get close to what you are trying to view the visor can get in the way and or obstruct vision.
If it's a hat, it covers the crown of the head, hiding it.
what an amazing encounter!! once in a lifetime experience :)
Meanwhile the guys in the other boat are sitting in their boat extra jelly.
it makes me sick to know people are eating these creatures.
i was waiting for the boat to tip over
or for someone to fall out
and get eaten
Juan Williams Grey whales don't have teeth
Guess who won't be asked out on the boat again? 😂
I love it when animals show off their babies to humans. Like look at this cuteness hooman.
What I would give to see an encounter like that...but IN THE WILD, NOT at an aquarium. To see that would simply put me in a state of shock and euphoria at the same time. I must make plans to go to where they are to see them up close. It's worth the thousands of £ that I'll probably have to spend but it would be worth every pence spent. = )
I agree, it would be an incredible honor to witness something like this. =)
They don’t keep these whales in captivity
They are in the wild.
Enjoy times like these, your great grandchildren may only read about these majestic creatures, or see this footage and say "why did we just sit back and watch them be destroyed?" Great vid, sad potential outcome.
Wow, F%$@ I LOVE NATURE!
Too beautiful , brought tears to my eyes
Doubt very much they were looking for hand outs.Whales are intelligent and curious mamals,much like us and have never had a fear of humans.
It is so wonderful that they allow themselves to be petted, but the screams from especially the woman, is infuriating. Animals have super acute hearing. Respect them by being quiet, or talk softly.
WOW! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS VIDEO! The girl is hilarious too. The mother whale showing off her baby like us humans do. PRICELESS!
To encounter such creatures that may have lived on Earth before us, humans, indescribable feeling. They have same vibration as the Earth’s. It’s divine. 😌❤️
Hahaha, I was so annoyed by that woman and I thought I would be the only one. I read through the comments and wow, I was right, she's annoying. Kind of takes away from the magic of the moment.
Calm down woman..
Adorable! May they live a long happy life
Mom teaching her calf trust, love, and deeper emotions than humans
What if she wanted her calf to have the experience of being pet by humans, the way that we bring our children to experience seeing whales?
I would imagine that's what she was doing...
seems like a bad habit, some humans would have thrown a spear into its back.
@balzonurchin It is against the law for anyone to approach orcas, etc. in BC (and in Washington) but it is not against the law for them to approach YOU as happened here.
The Grey whale KNOWS these humans are friendly and trusts them with her baby 😊 8 years on I hope mother and baby are doing well
These kids will never forget this.
am I the only one who wasn't annoyed by the woman's reaction?
no, I wasn't either, I would be just as excited as her!!!! 😊
Yes
Nope. She sounded excited to me, as I would be too.
SO amazing
It's like the mother decided to show off her baby to random people and just wanted to hang out with them. The baby is so cute. Whales are awesome!
What an experience!! They are soo beautiful and smart ❤️❤️❤️
the Japanese , STOP 'EM
Stop screaming!!
Beautiful. this is a special moment a mother whale showing off her baby.. wonderful!!!
That is really sweet. I'm crying again!!! I wonder WHY the mother did that? I guess she wanted to show her baby to the humans. She was letting the baby have a neat experience too. She was like "look at my baby!!"
My gosh lady....... totally spazzing out with all her high pitched squeezing. Please calm down. I know it's a whale, but my goodness.
City people nver see whales
I would have done the same thing! If you have ever had this type of encounter, you would know how absolutely thrilling it is!
@@NB-bj6bf in the Baja Peninsula, the gray whales are known for seeking out these encounters with the small boats. They seem to thrive off the encounters as much as the people do, as is evidenced by the behavior of the mother whale. The encounters have been in the thousands, and so far as I can recall, I believe there may have been maybe one instance where the mother had become upset, and I think it may have been because the boat came between the mother and the calf. Otherwise, the whales seem to understand the exuberance expressed by the people. Hence this mother has deliberately brought her baby to them in order to show off her calf!
now the whales swim to japan and innocently approach a whaling ship, thinking humans are not dangerous.
Whats with all these negative comments?? Its a beautiful thing that is happening in this video and people are still looking for negative things. Im sorry for what made you think that way but if you want something to change you gotta change your mindset first. Spread the love.
I watched it with a smile on my face... Thats AMAZING!!!! A dream come true!!! OMG!!!!