Teeming with marine wildlife, our oceans are full of fascinating stories - like that of the sperm whale, the biggest predator on earth, that lives in the Mediterranean alongside the elusive monk seal. Underwater filmmaker Thomas Behrend takes us to the habitat of the ocean sunfish with the help of a high-tech submarine camera. Part 1 - 00:00:00 Is there any truth in the legend that Sperm whales, the largest carnivores on earth, live in the depth of the Mediterranean? And what about the monk seals, one of the most endangered mammals on earth? Very little is known about the elusive seals that once populated most beaches from Greece to Spain.
To anyone who's suffering depression, anxiety,insomnia and other mental health problems, you are not alone. I feel you. You are so brave. You are doing so well. I'm proud of you. I'm sending you a virtual hug
(This is not for everyone). I did a radical diet change including alot more meat, increased exercise. I slowly took myself off of anti depressants. That was 2 years ago and i haven't looked back.
Tears came to my eyes ,For Mara ,she is so blessed to have the lady scientist as a friend,she dedicates 7 hours days I seen the love in her eyes and the caring the respect they've of each other ,God Bless you Both !!!!❤️😊
WOW!!! That bit when a baby whale was born was so beautiful, how they all came together to protect the new mother as she gave birth and then chase away the cameraman as they also dealt with a new baby. I know we are not supposed to endow animals with human characteristics but wow how can we not when we see that? That was one of the most awe-inspiring bits of film I have seen in years. Thank you for such work, that was amazing.
I'll never understand not endowing animals with human characteristics as humans are also animals. They do share a LOT of emotional factors that we do. Biggest difference is morals, most animals don't have any while humans do.
I'm a true crime fanatic , but lately felt like I needed a break. Been learning about whales and sharks. It has been so interesting, educational, beautiful, and calming.
I have dolphins on my wall made out of yellow wood from the Cape. I look at them with love as my husband carved them when we lived in Knysna in the Cape. He has since passed on. Dolphins are the most beautiful of animals and very friendly. RIP.
Wish those who are watching this video always happy, full of joy. Forget sadness and negative thoughts because there are always people who love you. Wishing you a lot of fun and happiness
With closed eyes and listen .. To everyone who reads these comments, Health, Happiness, Love and the fulfillment of all your desires !!!@@anthonyrobinson1
If you are reading this, it doesn't matter where you are right now on this planet, I wish you a wonderful night and a happy, peaceful life where all your dreams come true
@naturalrhythmm: Hello, friend! What a beautiful message you left for the world. Thank you so much, and the same great wishes to you! You are a blessed, kind soul!
That sounded so humble so very importante to give thanks for everything, no matter what it is.. I always do & Say the same things, i know that others have it so much worse than me,some don't even have food for their childrens or don't have a place to live,Many don't because of wars.. So it was so nice to see Someone write that they are thankful for something so small like a Nature docu.. I'am from Brooklyn NY, but i'am in Puerto Rico right now & i'am so thankful that i still have my mother here with me after 23 years of her flatlineing with a massive heart attack & the Lord Jesús Almighty have giving me the best gift in my life to have My mom's with me/us the family for Many more years to come.. I'am so sorry for going on & on & on but just one last thing....Many blessings to you and your family always from Puerto Rico with lots of love....😁👍
The ocean is so majestic ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ so many beautiful creatures and unique discoveries but is also an intimidating scary place for some All together just mind blowing
I'm diving for.. almost 30 years till now....I am very2x lucky in that day....I have seen a Sun fish.......just one-time..... that was luckiest day of my life......
@@deemingo8951 Please! You don't extend the mother or the pod very much credit to successfully teach their own! In this video the baby was shown what community looks like, to avoid interesting but potentially dangerous distractions in it's environment, how to successfully defend the pod and those pod members who are particularly vulnerable, to name a few.
@@lesliechristensen6974 I hope one day you will be able to do what you want, it's interesting to be in the ocean watching the fish, the creatures under the sea.
@@wdtnewsusa88 Thank you. I know God will bless me with the resources to do what I want, when I want, with a real man, who will provide the means TO me to do so, because he will be a true man of God. Thank you for actually hoping for good things for me.
I used to see schools of manatees swin bye in the canal i lived by in Miami Beach Florida. We called them seacows. They are peaceful. We must protect them all, no matter how much it costs. Thank you for this beautiful documentary. Absolutely top notch!
@@RobertW-e9v I'm guessing they moved, manatees are protected by law so they better have been left alone. Of course, Red Tide has done a number on them too.
I remember manatees in a canal in Coral Gables early '60s. One of them came to a neighbor's dock and waited to be rubbed with a push broom! It was like a pet, a giant water dog to swim with. I'm 70 and that's one of my favorite memories. Sea cows are very cool 😂
High school used to make an annual trip to Crystal River to swim with manatees..if you were making a good grade in the Marine biology class. I was fortunate enough to get a chance to do it. I actually have a photo of myself with Bob (the marine biologist shown in this documentary)...it was 1977. I almost fell over when I saw him in this film!! Fond memories. Manatees are the gentle giants they appear to be and I hope they can survive and thrive.
Thomas your video is amazing I love love it it's marvelous it's beautiful it's tastefully done and I hope to see more of these beautiful documentary of the sea thank you Thomas
The scenery can't get any more beautiful than that. Just being on the water has such a tranquil feeling and I could only pray that someday I will be able to see the ocean again
WITH OUT THIS 🌊🌊💙🌊🌊 MAJESTIC CREATURE I DON'T THINK OUR HUMAN SPECIE LEARN AND ENJOY SO MUCH THIS MAGNIFICENT FAMILY COMMUNICATION FOR SURVIVAL SKILLS, THE WAY THEY TEACHING US THRU GENERATIONS IS UNBELIEVABLE. ERA BY ERA EVERYTHING CHANGE... BUT DEFINITELY THIS ONE GONNA BE THE BEST IN ALLL THIS FAMILYS 🐬 ORCAS 🖤🤍 BLUE AND ALL KEEP ND OF DIFFERENTS MASTERS WHALES 🥰 THANKS TO THIS AMAZING TEACHERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SWEEM WITH YOU GUYS UNDER THAT WATER AND LEARN THE DIVERSITY OF LESSON WITH EACH GROUP FROM THE QUEENS OF THE 🌊💙🌊 🙏🏼NAMASTE🙏🏼
I had the unique opportunity to swim with a family of manatees. They were such curious and playful creatures, and it was an incredible experience to be able to interact with them up close.
Thank you guys showing all hard work day and night for people of the world I enjoy it and love all animals good luck to your guys and other like you 😮❤😮
My tears once again do fall freely. I am watching the whales so majestical are they. In awe at the beauty that is right in front of me. Sometimes life is sweet. 💟🥁❤
I wish they showed documentaries like this in schools to give children an appreciation for nature. When I was a kid me and my brother used to run around the beach stomping newly hatched turtles. I doubt we would have done that if we knew more about nature
we watched similar things but the one i remember most was march of the penguins. i was born in 2000, they still show these. but some schools are better than others
Great video, this is some of the best and most faschinating i have seen on RU-vid. I had planned to go to bed early but had to stay up and watch it to the end. Thank you for this! By the way, i was once in Florida on vacation and went snorkling on the John Pennekamp State Coral Reef in the Gulf Stream. On the way back to the harbor a group of dolphins followed the boat and gave us a great show with jumps. They seem to do this naturally in different parts of the world.
The females are like elephants and how they're protective of their babies, very relatable emotions in whales and elephants. I suppose both species have matriarchal bonds. Amazing to see.
Thanks so much panginoon pag-ibig puso tunay totoo tao mabuting 🕌 🙏 ❤️ beautiful song loveth everyone bagay nabuhay tanawin pangloob pagkabuhay Diyos nagpapatotoo love you Bibliya panginoon to all Country people
I was lucky enough to swim with a family of mantee, they were so curious and swimming in and out of my legs, having a baby manatee swim between my legs was probably one of my happiest days on this planet and an experience I will never forget! Couldn’t get over how friendly and curious they were sort of like water labradors!
Wow! This is a dream experience for me! I love manatees and will swim with them one day! Very cool for you to experience such a wonderful encounter with such amazing animals!!!!! I bet the baby was too adorable!!!!!
Thank you so much for this exceptionally beautiful video! I was riveted to every minute and touched by the animals' sensitivity and intelligence. I am so grateful that there are people like the ones in this video, who have special connection and caring for the animals. We all should be contributing towards saving these precious creatures and stop robbing the planet and animals of all the things they need for survival. We're supposed to work in harmony with all of creation, not be greedy and destroy so much! I pray that we still can halt the destruction of this marvelous planet and protect the creatures on it. Let more areas be designated as protected, so that those species can recover from near extinction. This is so very touching, thanks to all the special people in it and the filmmakers also. Bless the goodhearted people!
The people at the Manatee hospital and anyone who helps animals, and the ecosystem, are the real people among us. If there is a Creator, which I hope, and believe there is, I also believe you are doing what He or She intended for us to do. You are the shepherds of this place, and you are the real M.V.P.'s. Just don't let that _fact_ go to your heads; stay humble, and keep on keepin' on.
Our magnificent humble most great loving creator made us, man, to be holy and love him and to love and care for all of the earth and the most wonderful creatures he made for us to care for. Its so sad that the almighty dollar drives everything. Love for Hashem and care for his creatures and eachother is what was meant to drive everything. Thats where true value lies. If only we could base value around this.
* * * Please INFORM PEOPLE YOU KNOW TO KNOW ABOUT THIS: JAPAN has begun releasing nuclear wastewater into the ocean since late August 2023. WE SHOULD JOIN HANDS TO STOP IT from harming the marine life and ecosystem 🙏🙏🙏 * * * Reference: the Aug 25, 2023 article titled "Concerns are raised after Japan releases water from damaged nuclear plant" on NPR. * * * Dr. Ken Buesseler, Senior Scientist in the field of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry from the U.S., raises an alarm over Japan's release of nuclear wastewater into the ocean from now on until 30+ years later!!! 😢😢😢 * * * Reference: "Protests and condemnation as Japan starts releasing Fukushima wastewater" by AFP News Agency
Manatees are so playful where I grew up in FL (Pasco County, I love just a county over in Tampa so continue to go there ) . They will come up as you clean your boats and play in the water if you spray the hose in their direction from the docks. They also sniff and wiggly their whiskers around . It’s sad cause people probably feed them at the sandbar so they now follow boats even more . Which ends up causing more injuries. Weeki Wachee springs and Crystal River ,Florida , areas there are places you can swim with them too . Such magnificent creatures.
This was an interesting documentary that keeps the whales presence and conservation needs at the forefront. The producers deserve praise for their sincere efforts.
I have never been to see or play in the ocean. And I am so amazed at what lives down there... Beautiful filming..i am so thankful to the many scientists that trsck snd protect these beautiful animals... Thomas caught something's never seen on gilm for the world to see.. yes the sperm moms were annoyed with him but went back to their business. Ibe seen more harm done by boats and others trying to touch them.
Baby seals are so cute. I had a close encounter with one when I volunteered at the Zoo here in Knoxville Tennessee. Her name was Cassie and she was lying right in front of me. She had come in from the enclosure.
I ❤ all Gods Creatures, and Creationists! The Ocean Creatures are so intriguing to me. I ❤ it all! Thank's alot for bringing us all of this Magnificent Beautiful, and Natural Habitat Occurrences! GBU.,SM.,NZ.,✌❤😁👍🥰👏😎🐳🐬🐋🐟🐠🐡🦈🐙🐚🦀🦞🦐🦑🐌🧜♀️
@ 21:20-21:35 of video... An example of being family oriented. "Free documentary-Nature" I definitely appreciate this channel and those that captured this footage.
I am from Australia And about 9 yrs ago we found a dead Sun fish , down on the beach of Esperance . It has has been interesting seeing one in this story .
Mr Thomas, My name is Mark Johnson, I am an avid follower of your documentaries as well as other ocean mammal science biologies and ographers. I recently watched a documentary about different species of whale. In one part of this documentary one of the whales was making almost the exact same sound as that seal you filmed when you were in the Mediterranean with those two different biologists, this "new puzzle" this film is titled titans of the deep filmed by a french film maker Francois something , perhaps you can look into it.
I rarely learn anything from documentaries but I learned something about manatee migration range from this video... from the Gulf Coast to Rhode Island! Dam son!👊🏽😎
20:30 must be the most amazing feeling ever and I've experienced a lot of things in life, but that is something I can't even imagine what it would be like around those whales. I swam with dolphins in the open ocean and that was truly magical, whales I feel would be something so amazing because of their immense size and gentle disposition.
Would it be possible to extend the caves internally with a ramp that will allow the seals to get further from the water? I realize that it is more human interference. However, it's humans that drove them to the caves in the first place. But if the caves extended further back at a 30 degree slope with an artificial and braced area (like a mineshaft), the population of seals might be less vulnerable.
That is a great idea and it will bring them back from ever being instinct too they would be able to breed more freely and be safe with their babies if the caves were deeper ravines but no one controls the oceans only mother nature i bet the babies that died being thrashed into the rock nt a chance to survive the harsh tied and the smacking waves
@@_chimera_ if the visits are seasonal such as during birth season, it's possible the caves are accessible at other times without disturbing them. It could be possible to prefab the pieces and then haul them in for assembly over a short period of time. That being said, they may not go in there if they sense too much change has happened. It's a good idea but probably better to help them return to where they used to be
The fact that our creator made man to love him and care for and watch over all the earth and the creatures on it means we are not interfering when we do good things for THEM. We interfere when the reason we do things is for us. Like taking their beaches. We absolutely should have natural hospitals and give medical care to injured wild animals instead of this whole "let nature take its course" mentality. We should not interfere with hunting, but aside from that, we should most definitely clean up earth and care for the creatures of it. The major change we as a whole species would see if we actually cared for the earth, its creatures, and eachother would be so drastic, so emense, so brilliantly positive, that it would usher in an entirely new age of humanity, a new age of peace and well being. Far too many simply don't care. Thats not just sad but disastrous...
I adore this video! What a wonderful documentary! I love the pictures and I love the way the filmmaker is so respectful to the animals, being so careful not to disturb them too much. Got kind of close to those whales, but what an amazing thing to see, a baby whale being born! The group is there to support the mother. I always knew that whales were very social animals and that they form close pods, this proves it. I love the pictures of the MONK seals, that baby is so adorable, had to stop the video and comment. Have much more to see. Thanks for posting this. IT is wonderful, and I am watching with a huge smile on my face! Very fun and peaceful to watch! I needed this too. God bless!
* * * Please INFORM PEOPLE YOU KNOW TO KNOW ABOUT THIS: JAPAN has begun releasing nuclear wastewater into the ocean since late August 2023. WE SHOULD JOIN HANDS TO STOP IT from harming the marine life and ecosystem 🙏🙏🙏
Reference: the Aug 25, 2023 article titled "Concerns are raised after Japan releases water from damaged nuclear plant" on NPR. * * * In the article, Dr. Ken Buesseler, Senior Scientist in the field of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry from the U.S., raises an alarm over Japan's release of nuclear wastewater into the ocean from now on until 30+ years later!!! 😢😢😢
Wonderful, fascinating and very intersting, Some of the names of animals and plants could be pronounced more correctly though. I am not a native speaker of English but I do try to pronounce words in the right way. spelling is another problem, so sorry if there were mistakes, but I think its very important for names and other scientific terms to be pronounced correctly.
