Video shows large whale joining swimmers off Australian beach
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Drone video captured a large whale that spent around an hour swimming with bathers off a beach near Perth, Australia.
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You're behind in the news and it is not a touchy, feely, story. It is an old whale, came in to peacefully die, Perth folk should know better than to approach and distress the poor animal, especially for selfies. It swam further down the Perth coast to Rockingham, where it has beached itself in the shallow waters and sheltered cove. It got injured by a boat on the way down too. No happy ending for this majestic creature. Rockingham foreshore beach has been shut off to the public, for the whale and peoples sake. Sharks tend to come and feed off dying and dead whales, you see.
The Rangers are discussing whether to quickly euthanized it, beaching in shallow waters puts a huge amount of pressure on it's organs and it will slowly die.
Poor whale, we wish you well and thank you for inhabiting the earth at the same time as us.
Hello, and thanks for the info.
I read somewhere, might have been Melville’s classic, that “whale falls” in the old days had an average spacing of about 50 miles. Across at least the North Atlantic, I guess. Or it might have been in a modern article that described the ecosystem that ate the carcasses - including the bones by the last tag-team.
Is this beaching-option common, for whales who know their end is near?
Cheers, from Edmonton AB.
Unfortunately, i regret to inform you and others that the whale has passed. It died a few hours after your post.
You are correct, Whales and large sharks go into shallow water when they are ill or dying, as the shallow water reduces the angle of attack from predators.
The people who swam upto it only hastened it's demise and put it under further stress.
The distance laws on these animals needs to be actually enforced rather than "talked about" every single time.
Thank you for the info. A very sad story indeed...I hope it passed peacefully. Nice that at least when it sprayed its blowhole they backed off of it. Who knows, the whale could have loved the few pets before it passed...they're very social. I'd like to hope that's the case.
@@senorgq79 unfortunately, that is very unlikely. If you were in a hospital bed, so sick you can hardly move... how would you feel if a pack of lions started circling your bed? Would you feel comforted?
We had one beached in Pacific Beach in San Diego. Un-injured just his time to pass. They are very magestic. .
“Is anyone here a marine biologist?!”
IYKYK 😎
Was it a Titleist?
Sorry, I'm an Architect
That's a once in a lifetime experience, probably for BOTH species!
if it was a great white shark i wonder would it be the same reaction
@@MrJayflow2010 A shark is not a whale is not a shark.
okay so what about a killer whale?
@@MrJayflow2010 What about it?
Is dying, the people are being selfish
That would be a lifetime experience. 😊
Pretty sure that’s a humpback whale, the puppies of the sea.
Is that whale ill? They dont usually come in that close unless they are dying
It is dying, it is a Sperm whale now resting in Rockingham. It's not going to last long unfortunately
I was afraid of that. So beautiful
They obviously know a lot about this species to be swimming towards it & not away 🤯
you are joking, right?
@gregfranks2111 😆 I'm just trying to understand it
Human amazed or fascinated with the event but their must be a scientific reason why the whale was too near to the shore.
Gee, did you ever like to have someone scratch your back ??????
It's dying, this people are causing distress, it's moved on to Rockingham foreshore to die in peace and with dignity. Got injured by a boat on way down and it's very old
@@scaussie75 yes..u r right
@@scaussie75 My dog went behind a chair that she never laid behind and died during the night. So ,I guess some whales do the same if near the shore.
@@billybrown7953 It's a evolutionary instinct. Sick animals frequently find somewhere "safe" when they are ill or dying to reduce attacks from predators. Cats and large sharks do it too.
Awesome! Very cool!
What a lucky bunch...
That’s either a Grey Whale 🐳 or a Humpback 🐋. But I just read a 52 Ft whale 🐋 beached itself off of Baha California but I don’t think 🤔 it’s a Blue Whale. They are the biggest baleen whales of all… 🤓
Btw is it stuck?- I can’t really tell but it seems uncomfortably shallow
wheres the audio????
Poor Rosie O'Donnel can't even take a vacation without being harassed.
Nice joke from the 1990s.
@lthomasm8584 whats wrong with the 90's soy boy?
@@robertslocum2555 nothing wrong with the 90s. Just pointing out that your joke was stupid and dated. Now you know.
It was clos to being beached and losing its life. Thank God it finally went into deeper water.
It died 12 hours ago.
@@babalonkie Oh how sad! It’s still not known why Whales & Dolphins do this - something to do with an interruption of their navigational skills - maybe magnetic.
@@CathyRussell-sw2df it is known when it comes to scenarios like this. Most animals that are very sick or dying find refuge from predators. Whales and sharks often go into shallow water when they are vulnerable so other sea predators find it harder to get to them.
It's the same reason cats and dogs in their final days of suffering from old age, hide or make a unusual bed.
come here kitty kitty, come eat some human snacks
Whales that large, don’t come that close to shore unless they are being hunted, distressed or need help.
Incredible moment!!! So blessed you got to be there to touch one of God's most majestic creations!!! ❤ PRAISE KING JESUS❤
I live in Perth. Self serving people approaching a dying animal. Nothing glorious about distressing one of the most majestic animals who is wanting to die in peace. You were not to know though.
Isnt there a general consensus of not approaching marine animals?
Yup, they are selfish bees looking for selfies. It's moved to Rockingham Beach and will die with dignity.
Folk here know to appreciate and not distress our animals, mostly.
Distancing laws?????? Poor creature 😢
Are you brain damaged?
Cool
I saw very little coverage on the awesome 16-year-old cheerleader American citizen that was killed by an undocumented alien is how it was said let me translate that illegal immigrant The anger of her family must be overwhelming
Nobody cares, cool whales are way more interesting and worthy of time and attention
LOL 😂, when has the MSM ever pushed any murder done by an undocumented alien???????
@@neo-filthyfrank1347 your a sick individual
Why would they broadcast that when multiple 16 year old's are killed daily in USA?
Cute ❤
Saint FRANCIS Assisi, arm us for BATTLE! Amen.
Yeah, let's save the world. The bugs were lucky to get out with their lives.
AND WHY CANT YOU HAVE MORE THINGS LIKE THAT
Fatastic video
Thats Orca Pimpfree
I would have jumped on and taken a little ride of a lifetime!!!