Fin Whale Encounter in Norway - First Time Ever Filmed Underwater

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Жыл бұрын

Simon Lorenz and his group came across a pod of hungry fin whales in Northern Norway. For the first time ever Fin Whales have been filmed underwater feeding on herring.
The Insider Divers group had been tracking Orcas hoping to witness hunting behaviour which includes coralling herring into baitballs. If we are really lucky we can maybe see humpbacks feeding on the baitballs. But fin whales is a novely. These are the second largest whales in the world, reaching up to 85 tons of weight and 27m in length. Essentially they are a prettier version of the blue whale, easy to distinguish by their white underside (which bizarelly always goes higher up on the right side of the whale than the left side).
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@zublu7526 Жыл бұрын

Just incredible! Insider Divers delivering amazing experiences for their guests yet again.

@InsiderDivers 10 ай бұрын

Thank you ZuBlu

@erica.5583 Жыл бұрын

Incredible!! The second largest animal on earth!!!

@InsiderDivers 10 ай бұрын

indeed, and in full feeding more

@sergiolaurencio7534 Ай бұрын

Second longest whale. The 2 biggest animal on earth is the North Pacific right whale whit weight even more .

@indyreno2933 Жыл бұрын

The Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is a large baleen whale with a cosmopolitan range, it is the second largest baleen whale, the second largest whale, the second largest placental mammal, the second largest mammal, and the second largest animal in the world, it is the only extant species of the genus Balaenoptera and the subfamily Balaenopterinae.

@InsiderDivers Жыл бұрын

And the most elegant of the baleen whales

@MH-ms1dg 5 ай бұрын

Now THIS is an epic title !

@dolphingoreeaccount7395 4 ай бұрын

Not the only species in Balaenoptera tho...

@indyreno2933 4 ай бұрын

@dolphingoreeaccount7395, actually it is the only extant species in the genus Balaenoptera, all other extant rorqual species are now believed to be more closely related to the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) of the monotypic genus Megaptera than they are to the fin whale.

@user-sg3hg5su6t Ай бұрын

@@InsiderDiversagreed

@HydreigonJ89 Жыл бұрын

That is very lucky to be able to swim with fin whales and risky too.

@InsiderDivers Жыл бұрын

As soon as it started happening we were retreating towards the boats.

@racheltomevalenciahamilton6381 5 ай бұрын

Every couple days I come back to this video - really one of the most increadible ones I've seen, and probably the best at conveying the sheer size and power of these animals! And Norway isn't that far from Finlanf so maybe one day I'll be able to come myself!

@InsiderDivers 8 күн бұрын

Thank you, that is great!

@erikm8372 Жыл бұрын

If possible, pause the video around 04:50 - 04:52 and you’ll see a basic (but insane) size difference between human and whale! Granted, those divers were maybe five to ten feet (?) from the actual whale, from what it appears; the whale’s mouth could easily fit multiple people. Good thing their esophagus cannot.

@InsiderDivers Жыл бұрын

good spot!!

@CheekyMenace 8 ай бұрын

They say that when their mouths are full they almost double in size and that a mouth full holds enough water and krill to fill a school bus. You could fit quite a few people in that mouth. Watch Bertie Gregory show Epic Adventures, Tracking Ocean Giants episode. Simply amazing footage.

@MAte925 Ай бұрын

Huge

@southernxtravel Жыл бұрын

Amazing encounters!!!

@InsiderDivers Жыл бұрын

thank you

@andrewsmomma2182 3 ай бұрын

Amazing!!!!

@SameerPrehistorica 8 ай бұрын

Amazing, they are also quite slender in build compared to the blue whale.

@InsiderDivers 7 ай бұрын

in the water they look a bit more slender than a blue, but honestly the do look very similar. the easier difference to spot is the asymetric coloration of the ventral sack and pattern on the back.

@gowhales3002 Жыл бұрын

You are onboard "Strønstad". When was this?

@InsiderDivers Жыл бұрын

Second week of November. We think that's the sweets spot time window for the experience. longer and warmer days and lots of action

@ArchTeryx00 7 ай бұрын

That was a beautiful look very up-close at lunge-feeding, and how far the throat pleats actually stretch when they take a full mouthful of water and food. *Really* interesting to see rorquals and orcas all feeding together, considering that at least some subtypes of orcas *prey* on rorquals like Fin Whales. How much at risk were you? (Not rhetorical, genuine question). I've noticed (mind you, from a spectator's view!) that these big rorquals seem to have a very high level of awareness of what is around them, and avoid humans in the water. These big whales were lunge-feeding right next to you yet there was no collision, the whales seemed to know exactly where you and your visitors were. That and, of course, baleen whales have pretty narrow esophagi, so being actually eaten by one is a null risk. I'd guess at worst, you'd get caught up in the lunge and get promptly spit out again. But I've not been up close and personal to big whales like that, either.

@InsiderDivers 7 ай бұрын

This was certainly a bit risky situation. As you say not in terms of the risk of swallowing, but collision. I have had this debate with scientists before - the official line is the rorquals do not have echolocation, but with their eyes so far back I am convinced they have a similar organ that allows them to sense forward. because this type of last minute avoidance is very common. Regardless an absolutely life changing experience. Join us on a trip some time and find out www.insiderdivers.com/trips

@sinetwo Жыл бұрын

Amazing! I'd definitely get a gopro on my cold shoe mount for my photo setup, just for a trip like this!

@InsiderDivers Жыл бұрын

You should! That’s how I filmed this

@sinetwo Жыл бұрын

@@InsiderDivers well done, looks really nice and stable

@noreensteding3848 10 ай бұрын

Wow! Absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing this!

@pattimiller9157 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic 💗

@InsiderDivers 9 ай бұрын

Thanks 🤗

@johnsweeney8157 Ай бұрын

The Japanese is still hunting them

@jomoland 11 ай бұрын

“Second largest animal in the world?” Wait. Isn’t the North Pacific Right whale 🐳 the 2nd largest??? The Antarctic blue whale being number one. 1:36

@InsiderDivers 11 ай бұрын

Second longest to be precise. Longer than Pygmy Blue Whales

@arvinrosario5101 5 ай бұрын

😂 Why it's like that to it

@roelantverhoeven371 3 ай бұрын

isn't it the second LONGEST animal not the second heaviest? because the bowhead whale and the right whals, while shorter, can get to 100 tonnes... and some extremely large sperm whale males could also get to equal weights as a finback...

@InsiderDivers 8 күн бұрын

You are right about that. But largest can be seen as longest rather than heaviest. But you are right, bowheads can be heavier. Sperms I do not think so