A drone films a pair of migrating gray whales, who while engaging in courtship behavior, were joined by a playful pod of pacific white-sided dolphins. Enthusiastic passengers aboard a catamaran operated by Captain Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari watched the dolphins leap and "surf" in front of the two 30-ton animals. Meanwhile the whales, seemingly amused by the attention from the dolphins, twirled around and swam the "backstroke".
Captain Dave exclaimed, "This is the best video I have video seen of dolphins playing with whales!"
Thousands of gray whales are making their annual migration right now, one of the longest of any mammal. The whales travel from arctic waters near Alaska where they feed to the warm lagoons of Baja, Mexico, to mate and give birth. During their approximate 12,000-mile round trip journey, gray whales face threats including orcas and entanglement in fishing gear. Nearly 1,000 dolphins and whales die every day, worldwide, in fishing gear entanglement. Captain Dave Anderson organized Orange County's first whale disentanglement group and rescue team members have successfully disentangled several gray whales.
Dana Point is one of the best locations along the California coast to view the gray whale migration. The whales are often seen within a mile or two of the shoreline, and it is thought that they use Dana Point’s headlands as a navigational aid on their journey.
In early March Dana Point Harbor will celebrate the gray whale migration and other marine wildlife with the 47th annual Festival of Whales. Ocean-themed events and activities that have an emphasis on education and environmental responsibility attract over 100,000 visitors during the two weekends of the festival.
Filmed by drone operator Domenic Biagini
Music by Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com)
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Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari offers daily, year-round, dolphin and whale watching trips from Dana Point, California, aboard a hi-tech catamaran sailboat with Eye-to-Eye Underwater Viewing Pods.
Tel: (949) 488-2828
Web: www.dolphinsafari.com
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Dolphin and whale footage is copyright David Anderson/DolphinSafari.com and may not be used without permission.
2 янв 2018
