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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).
