Humpback Whale Calf Plays Up-Close With Divers

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Divers were treated to a once-in-a lifetime experience when a humpback whale calf repeatedly glided over their heads and appeared to play in their bubble streams.

Incredible footage of the close encounter last week shows the curious 23ft (7m) calf appearing out of the blue four times in waters off Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia.

Diving teacher Chris Wilson, 55, said he had never seen anything so incredible in 20 years on the job – and the group was left in awe at the playful and inquisitive nature of the giant of the deep.

Chris said the acrobatic youngster stuck around to play – with stunned divers waving at the huge mammal as it flipped around them – until it was summoned by its mother with a call and disappeared from sight.

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