Watch: Humpback whale follows closely behind swimmer
A drone operator has shared footage showing a humpback whale closely following a distance swimmer off Australia’s Bondi Beach.
In the footage (posted below), the whale appears observe the swimmer as she leads the way, perhaps unaware that she’s being watched by the gentle giant.
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The footage, Captured this week by Drone Shark App, was put to the 1960s Ricky Nelson hit, “I Will Follow You.”
Its lyrics begin, “I will follow you… Follow you wherever you may go… There isn’t an ocean too deep… A mountain so high it can keep me away…”
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Several viewers commented that other drones can be seen disturbingly close to the whale in the footage, while one commenter observed that the whale seems to mimic the swimmer’s movements.
Humpback whales, which can measure 60 feet and weigh 40 tons, are famously curious and gregarious.
Drone Shark App uses its cameras to monitor the presence of sharks and other marine life in the region.
–Image courtesy of Drone Shark App
