Drone Captures Footage Of Dolphins And Whales Playing Together For The First Time Ever

Oct 03, 2018

It’s true that many species interact in the wild. However, many of these interactions occur because one animal is the predator while the other is the prey. Once in a while, we do get to see the playful side of interactions, made better when they are between two species. It can be nice to see that not every interaction has to end badly.

What you are about to see is amazing drone video that captured two humpback whales in the wild. The whales were captured swimming and gliding in the water right next to an adult dolphin and a baby dolphin.

In the video, the humpback whales are gliding and breaching all around the two dolphins. It almost looks as if they want to play tag with them.

You can watch footage of the adorable interaction below:

Many people don’t realize that these types of interactions do happen from time to time. Dolphins and whales are actually quite friendly with one another, as we can see in this playful video. They can have a good time together even though they are not the same species.

You can also check out this photo of a whale playing with a pod of dolphins off of the Western Australia coast. You can tell the dolphins are comfortable with the whales, as they roll around showing their bellies.

Southern right whales make the journey every year towards the warmer Australian coast. Their goal is to get out of the colder waters of the Antarctic into warmer ones. However, some decided to stop while on their way and play with some friendly dolphins.

While these types of interactions do happen, catching them on video isn’t as common. It’s a rare treat to find a video of both species playing together.

Watching them interact is proof that two species can cross paths without fighting. These animals have shown us that they simply love and respect each other, and can share the ocean. It's satisfying to watch them play together.

Check out the video below:

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