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Meet the Humpback Whale

In Meet the Humpback Whale, naturalist Steve Backshall swims with humpback whales. He sends a drone out to capture footage of them playing and breaching the water around Isla de la Plata in Ecuador. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.

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Deadly 60
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Q: Why is the whale calf breaching?
A: It is working out its muscles and getting better at processing oxygen in its blood. It’s also playing!

Q: Why do scientists use drones to study whales?
A: Drones allow them to observe the whales without disturbing them.

Q: How did the drone footage help Steve better understand the whales?
A: He was able to see more of the whales’ movement from this angle.

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