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Click ...here... to see a swim encounter with a
resting pilot whale group (.mov file with 5.3 MB).
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale duo resting
at the water surface (.mov file with 5.5 MB).
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale breaching
3 times in row (.mov file with 2.5 MB)
Click ...here... to hear the acoustics of several tailslaps
above the water surface (.mov file with 4.4 MB)
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale group-vessel interaction
from the underwater perspective (.mov file with 3.4 MB)
Click ...here... to see a close-up underwater video of a
dorsal fin and skin lesions (.mov file with 3.3 MB)
Click ...here... to see two pilot whales encircling two
human swimmers (.mov file with 5 MB)
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale frontally approaching
a human swimmer (.mov file with 1.2 MB)
Click ...here... to see pilot whales approaching a human
swimmer (.mov file with 2 MB) in a belly up position.
Click ...here... to see a group of short-finned pilot whales underwater in close range to the swimmer (.mov file with 5 MB). Several times the whales echolocate towards the swimmer.
Click ...here... to see and mainly hear a group of short-finned pilot whales communicating (.mov file with 5.9 MB). The whales emit a variety of sounds such as clicks, whistles, grunts and calls.
Click ...here... to see a large group meeting underwater
(.mov file with 6.3 MB) with more than 25 individuals.
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale subgroup with a newborn (.mov file with 2.6 MB). This newborn still has fetal folds and is closely related with its mother.
Click ...here... to see boat-based whale watching excursions with short-finned
pilot whales from a helicopter perspective (.mov file with 10.9 MB).
Click ...here... to see in-water interaction sequences from a single encounter
with free-ranging short-finned pilot whales (.mov file with 9.4 MB).
Click ...here... to see a spectacular in-water interaction with a single pilot whale (.mov file with 3.9 MB). The whale emits unusual vocalizations and seems to be very excited.
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale subgroup slowly
traveling along the coastline (.mov file with 6.7 MB).
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale defecating
(.mov file with 1.7 MB).
