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Click ...here... to see a large pilot
whale group (.mov file with 18.2 MB)
Click ...here... to see human snorkelers swimming
with a large pilot whale group (.mov file with 10.4 MB)
Click ...here... to see a human swimmer approaching
a pilot whale underwater (.mov file with 9.9 MB)
Click ...here... to see sequences of human-pilot
whale research encounters (.mov file with 20 MB).
Click ...here... to see a spectacular in-water interaction with a single pilot whale (.mov file with 6.3 MB). The whale emits unusual vocalizations and seems to be very excited.
Click ...here... to see and mainly hear a group of short-finned pilot whales communicating (.mov file with 6.4 MB). The whales emit a variety of sounds such as clicks, whistles, grunts and calls.
Click ...here... to see a group of short-finned pilot whales underwater in close range to the swimmer (.mov file with 7.2 MB). Several times the whales echolocate towards the swimmer.
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale duo resting
at the water surface (.mov file with 5.3 MB).
Click ...here... to see a large group meeting underwater
(.mov file with 8.6 MB) with more than 25 individuals.
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 swim encounter with a
resting pilot whale group (.mov file with 5.7 MB).
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale breaching
3 times in row (.mov file with 1.8 MB)
Click ...here... to see two pilot whales encircling two
human swimmers (.mov file with 6.5 MB)
Click ...here... to hear the acoustics of several tailslaps
above the water surface (.mov file with 3.1 MB)
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale group-vessel interaction
from the underwater perspective (.mov file with 3.6 MB)
Click ...here... to see boat-based whale watching excursions with short-finned
pilot whales from a helicopter perspective (.mov file with 11.7 MB).
Click ...here... to see a close-up underwater video of a
dorsal fin and skin lesions (.mov file with 4.4 MB)
Click ...here... to see a pilot whale frontally approaching
a human swimmer (.mov file with 1.9 MB)
Click ...here... to see pilot whales approaching a human
swimmer (.mov file with 2.9 MB) in a belly up position.
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 a realtime sonogram of
pilot whale call vocalizations recorded on
31.08.1996 (.mov file with 3.1 MB).
Click ...here... to see a realtime sonogram of
pilot whale call vocalizations recorded on
23.06.2001 (.mov file with 4.5 MB).
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).
Bottlenose dolphin videos
Copyright
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Click ...here... to see a group of bottlenose dolphins
approaching a human swimmer (.mov file with 15 MB)
(Video: Fabian Ritter)
Click ...here... to see a group of bottlenose dolphins
interacting with a human swimmer (.mov file with 12.3 MB)
(Video: Roland Gockel)
Seals
Copyright
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Click ...here... to see an in-water encounter of a
grey seal with a human swimmer from underwater
(.mov file with 13.4 MB)
Click ...here... to see an in-water encounter of a
grey seal with a human swimmer from underwater
(.mov file with 12.5 MB)
Click ...here... to see an in-water encounter of a
grey seal with a human swimmer from underwater
(.mov file with 3.8 MB)
Click ...here... to see an in-water encounter of a
grey seal with a human swimmer from underwater
(.mov file with 10.9 MB)
Click ...here... to see an in-water encounter of a
grey seal with a human swimmer at the
water surface (.mov file with 10.1 MB)
Click ...here... to see an in-water encounter of
seals with a human swimmer (.mov file with 14.3 MB)
Click ...here... to see an in-water encounter of
seals with a human swimmer (.mov file with 7.9 MB)
Click ...here... to see an in-water encounter of
seals with a human swimmer (.mov file with 13.1 MB)
Click ...here... to see grey seal pup behavior while a plane
is passing at close distance (.mov file with 8.2 MB)
Amazon botos
Copyright
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Click ...here... to see a woman hand-feeding a boto.
She is being bitten during the course of the encounter
(.mov file with 14.9 MB).
Click ...here... to see a collection of risky situations between
human feeders and botos (.mov file with 6.8 MB).
Click ...here... to see a single boto begging for fish-handouts. The animal lifts its head and whole body vertically out of the water several times (.mov file with 9.6 MB).
Click ...here... to see botos being hand-fed in a human crowd. The animals begg for food with opened mouths and accept touching by human feeders (.mov file with 15.9 MB).
