Makes sense, we sleep horizontally while we live our lives vertically. They live their lives horizontally and sleep vertically.

"This time they aren't spooked by me" *great, it's the weird tiny thing that keeps watching us sleep again*

This has to be one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life.

This was almost haunting

Soooooo incredible. The most detailed and stable footage I've ever seem of a sperm whale. Simply devine, relaxed and serene. This gentleman deserves a round of applause for his footage. What an amazing cinematographer!!!!

It amazes me how forgiving and respectful they are, whaling just became illegal 40 years ago and there was a time they were endangered and even attacked boats due to watching so many of their family members die.

I have also had this experience. I was en route from Teneriffe to Lagos on a yacht in October. There was no wind, so we were motor sailing. We were about 120NM from the northern most point of Teneriffe, at 1600 hours in October, when we were suddenly surrounded by a nursury group of Sperm Whale females, with calves. The juveniles were .playing. The were trying to do what Dolphins do, but were too heavy. We could not count the number of mothers, but it was between 5 and 10. Eventually a mother was lying directly across our course, and we turned off the engine and drifted up to her. We eventually stopped directly over her. Looking down from our bow, we were looking directly into her eye. She rolled over and we saw this dinner plate of an eye looking straight back at us. One of the most awsome momenys of my life.

He showed absolute complete respect for these animals in their home. He didn’t try to touch or “pet” them at anytime. I loved every moment of this video. It was amazing, thrilling, terrifying, calming, comforting. Perfect harmony. World peace is this.

The fact that they all are asleep at the same time....like I bet the young ones was like "but I'm not sleepy" and the older whales said "It's only for 15 minutes"....this is beautiful to see🥲🥲😍

That was so fascinating. My friend was a U.S. Navy diver. He worked on ships at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. I asked him if he ever saw large sharks when he was diving. He was like "Oh yeah, they'll swim right up to you. A lot of them are curious and have probably never seen a person before." I guess it's the same with whales.

I loved how he stopped filming for a moment and communicated back by turning like the whale was. I'm sure that spoke more clearly to the whale than anything he could have done to connect. Lucky guy!

OMG!!! My mouth is still hanging open!! I'm a scuba/free diver (ret) so needless to say, I love the ocean and this, by far, hands down, straight up is the MOST incredible thing in and out of the water, I've ever seen. EVER, I mean she was there because she wanted to be. She went to him. I can't imagine what it felt like with her clicks and vibrations going right through him!! I imagine it's sort of like a lions roar, that roar goes right through you. I've been close enough to feel that roar going through me. When he rolled and then she rolled. Holy Crap! They were playing simon says!! Obviously he's not keeping her there. She wants to know about him. I literally thought I was gonna pass out when she opened her mouth right in front of him. I did notice when she opened her mouth that I didn't see the row of huge backward facing teeth. They looked like little nubs. She wants to know about this tiny creature. What's he made of or is he some kind of crazy fish? What an honor this has got to be for this particular ocean lover. OH MY GOD. My comments are over three days of watching this vid and dreaming of being there. I can't stop watching this. BTW it's even more amazing if you slow it down. And let's not forget there was another person who had the same encounter. The cameraman shooting the action. The shots he's getting are truly magnificent and hypnotic.

Never seen anything like this before.

I have never seen anything so beautiful in my life! The gentleness of these huge creatures toward this diver, all while a calf is in their care, left me speechless-which is rare for me.

This has got to be one of the most beautiful things I have seen in a long time.

This has got to be the coolest thing I’ve seen so far on KZfaq in 2021.

It must have been incredible. I can’t imagine the adrenaline coursing through you at that time you must be exceptionally fit to stay calm and relaxed under water for that long in that situation.

I would not be able to speak after such a sight. So beautiful 🥺

I can’t thank you enough for showing us such a beautiful moment

Can we just appreciate how cute the little bottom part of their mouth is compared to the rest of them and other whales are!

It feels like I've waited my whole life just to see that. I can't imagine anything more breathtakingly terrifying than what he experienced. I'm so jealous.

This cinematography must not only win an award but must be conserved. Such a rare footage it is. But I think there were 2 cameras and the other one is not shown

This is beautiful. I cannot express how utterly amazed I am

Yes, she was scanning to see if you are a mammal or a fish. After confirming that you a mammal, She then tried to communicate with you trying to understand you much better. She was curious about your body built. That she might felt that your body structure is exactly like a mammal and felt your heart beat and functioning of your bodily organs. This is amazing with just one glance, she identified you as their own may be.

This made me tear up so bad. So beautiful and serene absolutely perfect.

What an incredible encounter! No wonder you were awestruck. These are such amazing creatures. You were at their mercy. They could have snuffed you out effortlessly. That was incredible camerawork and perfect visibility!

Hard to put this beautiful experience into words. Amazing is just one word...

wow!! that was amazing. there is still so much we don't understand of our fellow animals and also the ocean.

You deserve an award because I was even afraid just watching the footage.

I thought 💭 I had the shortest duration of sleep than any other living creature. 😊

This was awe inspiring, complete trust between man and whales!

I have watched this repeatedly in silence, feeling what he feels, knowing the kindness and gratitude that fills his being. looking into her eyes and wondering how she thinks; cognitively? I know they "Feel", it's part of who they are. I am so grateful for the world wide web; connecting with like-minded souls, and traveling to places I would not otherwise see,. Can you imagine a world without the world wide web?? I get very emotional thinking of those before us who never got the chance to experience WHAT WE NOW HAVE. Doesn't it blow your mind that this "object' at our fingertips of a keyboard, tiny wires, and other parts & pieces gives us the ability to see, search, travel, and discover anything and everything possible in the entire world? Ponder that for a while.

Such a beautiful footage. Love that the diver was respecting their space. These animals are precious and we must protect them 💙

What wonderful footage!! This is such a special insight into the way Whales sleep in pods…. Mother Nature is amazing!! 🌀

Really enjoyed watching this with my daughter, we we're both amazed how close the diver was! The video quality was excellent. Beautiful creatures to watch.

That's darn impressive, and he stayed very respectful of their personal space (well, once they were awake 😜). Such a cool experience! (The urge to pet must have been strong LOL)

I believe that they are thinking and feeling. Their intelligence and how they process information is beyond a humans ability to follow.

I can't believe there are thousands of stories of fantasy revolving around fantastic and strange creatures when sperm whales are as mysterious and bizarre as they come. I wish I could meet with one in real life

The beauty and secrets we are still learning so much from these gentle giants of the sea.

This was simply incredible and what wonderful footage. What a lucky man to have been so close. I don’t know if my heart can with stand something like that.

I keep getting lost in this video, I could watch it forever💙

i appreciate the camera man, not trying to take away the spotlight from the whales..

That encounter was trance like.

The music choice was just perfect.

One of the coolest things I've seen. That dude is very blessed to of had that experience!

Amazing footage! I believe that whales are very spiritual and are more interested in your soul then just your human body in the water

OH MY GOD. What incredible footage. And the experience must have been ... can't find the words ... cosmically majestic ? So sooo otherworldly & beautiful to see her respond on a personal level, looking up close with those eyes, when the diver spun, she spun ... just WOW.

Such magnificent gentle giants

I’m just blown away every time I see these because a massive animal is just as curious about us as we are it and they want to communicate like we try to leave and go to space but the aliens we need to talk to are right here, this is truly out of this world so beautiful!!!

Idk of any other human having this close of contact w a sperm whale for this long?? Has there been? I've not seen it. This is unbelievable, really great post man!! Really!!

crazy how a squid can put up a fight with THOSE (they usually lose but still, they win sometimes)

Man, you are so lucky. I'm speechless. Thank you for sharing this. 🕊

Respect those that sleep, man.

Something I've always wanted to see in person but till i can hold my breathe for like 5 mins under water. It aint gonna happen anytime soon. Very beautiful

How otherworldly, the natural world is truly fascinating

This is the most peaceful video I've ever seen on KZfaq :-)

As I watched deeply fascinated this video, observing the sperm whales upright in serene motionless, out of nowhere it came in my mind a strange thought: they are not sleeping. They are meditating. What an amazing experience and how grateful I am for being shared with us!🐳🐋

Whales are incredible. Probably the most intelligent creatures.

what beautiful gentle giants.

What a video, what a moment, so dramatic so surreal

Why am I only just finding out about this now!?

Wonderful! I used to teach a whale unit in school and I wish KZfaq and these videos had been available then! My students would have loved them!

There’s something incredibly beautiful about that

Awestruck seems an inadequate term, but I can't think of one. This is priceless; thank you for sharing this film.

Because whales can hear your heart and they know if you're safe or not and you showed love for the baby so she showed you love back whales like elephants are very intelligent and loving respectful empaths.

Beautiful and so precious Thankyou for this amazing footage, it gave me goosebumps.

Omg this is the best footage of a whale so far

Whale: "I think you might be the new transfer student, do you speak whale?" Diver: * human noise* Whale: "ok, I will see you in whale 101"

What an incredible moment. Great footage.

Proof, life on earth is actually from an alien place.

That was incredible, especially that last part.

Whales/Animals are Awesome!🤩

Amazing! They were communicating with each other!!!

Wow! In awe of your footage. Just beautiful and enigmatic.

What a beautiful and inspiring video. Her gaze is so deep. That whale's gaze is going to haunt me.

Thank you. I enjoyed the narration and video, and the haunting yet peaceful music. The diver emerges and has some awe inspiring testimony. The initial meeting is really intense, but very uplifting. I will be back to watch this! 🙂

Such majestic creature...

That one awake whale is me at 2 am.

Okay, I’ve never seen anything like this. Amazing!

When displaying hunting behaviour and you remianed calm .....that was very brave

7:15 the turn, its beautiful, Man you're the luckiest man on earth fr

This is pure gold

They are just like, hi there!

Nature is so beautiful .

Peaceful....and scary, it just feels too calm

Nature is so beautiful and remarkable

What can I say . Thankyou so much for sharing your view and footage of these majestic creatures. I would have to say your a man of courage. Thankyou Love Australia.

WTF?! This is the coolest thing I've seen!!

Wow.....amazing. The bubbles coming up is kinda cute actually. Reminds me of the cartoon sleep bubble.

My anxiety of sea became ↗️↗️ after watching this video of whales sleeping like that 😭😭

OH MY GOODNESS!! I haven't shut my mouth from the very beginning. You are truly blessed. I love these whales, thank you so much. MORE MORE MORE!!! :-)

Man has know fear knows no boundaries. Amazing dope

This is beautiful, nature is the most beautiful thing and we really need to start doing the right thing for her before it’s too late

Thank you for this

Mother Nature at her best! What an awesome experience.x

That was Absolutely Fabulous!!! Thanks for sharing!😊

So spiritually cosmic, it makes me wonder what they are thinking.

Hauntingly beautiful

If anything would make my bucket list is an experience like this.

Absolutely AMAZING!!