Witness a humpback whale birth caught on camera in Hawaii | National Geographic

For the first time ever, cinematographers capture a humpback whale birth before the 5000 mile voyage to their feeding grounds. In Maui, and worldwide, scientists have only recorded a handful of females with calf flukes protruding—a sign labor has begun—but not the entire birth itself.
That’s why the event was so meaningful—the first complete humpback whale birth caught on camera, start to finish, which is featured in the new National Geographic series Incredible Animal Journeys, premiering November 19 on National Geographic and streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.

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[chrissilvester]

So beautiful & so precious watching this. This is why our oceans need to be kept clean not destroyed & why animals deserve to be respected, admired & protected.

[KhushiSingh-xxzr]

Her pursuors have become her protectors....that was truly beautiful

[pippa]

This video brought tears to my eyes. Congratulations and a heart felt thank you to the amazing camera crew for this very special gift.

[AlinaKat]

Amazing. The baby is so cute and already knows what to do. I love how the other whales protected the mom as she was giving birth. So smart.

[michaelcavalier]

What a beautiful world we live in..unforgettable video! Let's clean our world and save these many endangered animals

[BigDaddysYouTube]

Humpbacks are so incredibly smart and create deep family bonds, they’re remarkable Animals.

[johntresemer]

After studying and swimming with these whales for thirty years, it was agreed upon by everyone in the field that a birth had not been seen or photographed underwater. Until now! And in what wonderful circumstances, to witness the rowdy machos become so unanimously respectful! Wow. 🙏

[terramater]

Humpback whales are so fascinating! And also super smart, our crew filmed one off the coast of Alaska and its ingenious ploy for getting herself a quick and nourishing meal worth a cool 13 million dollars. She basically found a way to access a salmon hatchery. Whales are the best!

[anniekinsmishkamouse]

Like others, I was stunned, amazed and shedding joyful tears. What a wonderfully beautiful video. Humans are not the only animal with social and caring societies.

[mortalclown]

The part where the 'lead male' created the screen of bubbles was incredible. 🐳

I love cetaceans...
Still have old NatGeo DVD about blue whales where the mama lets the cameraman play with her calf. The wonder of it.

Earth needs triage. Hoping humans can get it done together.

Paz y luz 🐳🐋

🩶🧡🩷🖤🤎❤️💜🩵💙💚💛🤍

[shirasmith]

so beyond touching how the males gave her a screen of bubbles for privacy. brought tears to my eyes. Thank you nat geo for sharing G-d's beautiful world with us <3

[Guuzaka]

1:55 Birth scene. 😯
2:30 Really nice of the males to stop fighting, when they realised the girl they were fighting for was a pregnant lady about to give birth. 😊

[rocioaguilera]

The calf is so cute.
His mom will take care of him for a while.
Thanks for this excellent video 🎉🎉🎉

[terris]

This was such a breath of fresh air to experience. Incredibly shot, edited, and narrated! Thank you. 🙏🏼👌🏼

[sonalib]

This melted my heart! So precious. The beauty and wonder of nature is truly unimaginable. Thank you NatGeo for sharing this with us.

[rocioaguilera]

What an incredible photographer.
I've never seen that before.
Like always, Nat Geo is #1

[arlinviljoen]

It must be the most gracious mammal that has ever lived on our planet.

[shreyashchaurasia]

The best video of 2023! for real. Amazing job done by Nat Geo. Loved the narration❤

[aaravsrikanth]

What a lovely video. The best thing was that the males realised she was going into labor, and immediately protected her. MOTHER Nature is so beautiful

[j-h-]

Wow, what a lovely video 😊❤ They're so intelligent. Very moved by the male humpback whale that blew bubbles to form a screen to give the female humpback whale some privacy. Thanks, National Geographic team!