Clever Humpback Whale Pops Up for a Snack

Getting hungry can be a problem, especially for a creature the size of a humpback whale. 🐋Fortunately, these marine mammals are also incredibly intelligent and adept at learning new foraging techniques. Follow marine biologist and filmmaker Rick Rosenthal as he captures a lone humpback engaging in extraordinary behavior: turning a salmon hatchery into a quick and filling meal, albeit one worth a staggering $13 million! 💰 But what’s good news for a whale spells disaster for the fish, not to mention the hatchery owner . . .

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📽 Credits:
Producer: Katrin Blaß
Executive Producer: Eva Schmidt
Voice-Over: Sophie Kozeluh
Graphics: Jörg Eisenprobst
Audio-Mix: Stefan Fiedler

Original Production:
„Whale Wisdom“ a Terra Mater Factual Studios production, in co-production with Doclights/NDR Naturfilm in association with ARTE France/Unité Découverte et Connaissance produced by Wild Logic, directed by Rick Rosenthal.

🐟 Graphic Info:
Source: Alaska Department of Fish and Game,
"Alaska Salmon Fisheries Enhancement Annual Report", page 9."

#terramatters #humpback

[warriorsrule]

Whale in a subsequent interview: "I won't lie. The service is always great at this place."

[shintyty]

Humans trying to save salmons

Whale: no

[dslrjunkie]

Whale: Yelp wasn't lying 5 star overall.

[HappyDazeYT]

She even kept the secret to herself so she doesn't have to share with other whales. Very smart.

[longtoesmcgee]

Whale: “Haha stupid humans get scammed.”

Workers: “So same time next year?”

[Jcmasado]

She had a $13 million dollar fine dining experience - record breaking.

[richardong]

3:20 “Rick put on his diving gear”... but didn’t show us the whale from his camera’s point of view.

You had one job, Rick.

[PikaPetey]

"No one could imagine what happens next."
Me: the whale probably eats the fish.
Whale: eats fish.

[EmpressLilith]

0:45 when you’re so miraculous that you create rainbows just by breathing

[thereisa]

"So long... And thanks for all the fish!"

[MamaEtna]

I had to watch this again. I am impressed with this humpback's remarkable intelligence. She knows exactly when to come back each year. She also keeps this secret to herself. She then wiggles through a small hole and eats up all the fish in the small pen then wiggles back out. Kudos to the salmon farmer for not hurting her.

[h.h]

The manager call 911: i was robbed 13 m $
911 : who did that?
The manager: A WHALE

[PlainsPup]

My neighbor: a deer ate my plants.
Hatchery manager: a whale ate $13 million of my salmon.

[OrisOsiris]

Months of hatchery workers' hard work gone in a few gulps :D

[ravarusama]

At 3:29 When she said “No one can imagine what happens next”, I thought that the whale ate Rick.

[Bird_Dog]

I have no idea how and why this popped up in my recommendations, but I'm not complaining.
That was both impressive and funny.

[kika]

Hatchery manager: “I’m never gonna financially recover from this”

[George_M_]

"Most of them make it"
*Cue otter*
*Cue eagle*
*Cue overly smart whale*
"Well, a few of them make it?"

[Katfancynyc]

The hatchery should start offering tours or ask for supporting donations to assist with the cost. This is a wonderful "once in a lifetime" moment that should - despite the cost- be considered a great moment in nature. Thank you so much for sharing and really showing the world how important your work is to both humans and nature.

[mriduljoshi]

well that was a pretty costly snack. no wonder she is single.