We put a body cam on a blue whale

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Published 2024-04-15
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Blue whales are on the brink of extinction. Despite being the biggest animals to ever exist on Earth, they remain a mystery. To protect them, we first need to understand them better.

In our 14th Planet Wild mission, we’re using drones to drop camera robots on whales. Our goal is to find out what a day in the life of a blue whale looks like.

Special thanks to Cascadia Research for providing us with additional footage, taken under NOAA permit to John Calambokidis.

Additional footage by "World of Survival: Humpbacks–the Gentle Giants”, The world of survival show/ TV channel Anglia

Chapters
0:00 Protecting the largest animal on Earth
2:47 Our partner kicked off the “Save The Whales” movement
3:54 Why we need to learn more about blue whales
6:01 Searching for a blue whale
7:03 Our support
7:43 Deploying the drone
9:50 What’s next?
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All Comments (21)
  • @planet-wild
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  • @catslikewitches1332
    I love it, that the names of the backers are getting smaller and smaller at the end of your videos, as it means our community is growing! This time I had tears in my eyes with the hope to get this majestic animals the help they need.
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  • @somedude6161
    It is so neat to see Joe collaborate with Planet Wild. When it comes to whale research, it's good to BE SMART!
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    What a cool mission! I absolutely admire what you guys are doing. It’s so inspiring and heartwarming to know that we can contribute to such cool projects by being Planet Wild backers. Proud to be one and can’t wait for the next mission.
  • @benediktwalch1605
    I can now say I'm suporting cutting edge whale research. 😊 Thank you plantet wild team for this great mission.
  • @dianapulido1807
    This is my favorite mission so far. I remember when we heard the whale songs for the first time it was incredible. I really do believe that that recording inspired the Star Trek movie " The Voyage Home" where they go back in time to bring back two Humpback Whales to save Earth from being destroyed by an alien probe. I know different species of whales but the whole point of the movie was that we have to protect all animal life because the loss of one species of animal could bring on the destruction of all life on Earth including mankind. This is one of the reasons I am glad to contribute monthly to our missions. I just wish I had been there from the beginning.
  • @brightscales197
    The first mission I supported. Amazing job, whales are epic creatures :)
  • @AifDaimon
    OMFG, that close up view of the blue whale feeding was something I never knew I needed!!!