Epic humpback whale battle filmed : "humpback whale heat run"

news ^ | 23 October 2009 | Matt Walker

[JoeProBono]

It is the greatest animal battle on the planet, and it has finally been caught on camera. A BBC natural history crew has filmed the "humpback whale heat run", where 15m long, 40 tonne male whales fight it out to mate with even larger females.

During the first complete sequence of this behaviour ever captured, the male humpbacks swim at high speed behind the female, violently jostling for access. The collisions between the males can be violent enough to kill.

[JoeProBono]

VIDEO

[Born Conservative]

bfl

[kalee]

WOW!

[JoeProBono]

[kalee]

Thank yiou, humpbacks have always fascinated me.

[scoobysnak71]

Awesome! THANKS JOE!!!!

[Slings and Arrows]

In before the Rosie O’Donnell / Michael Moore pix!

[Venturer]

No male was ever in heat for Rosie, and Michael Moore would make women run away at Olympic speeds.

[JoeProBono]

[Slings and Arrows]

Every pot has a lid.

[Slings and Arrows]

Sorry, Joe - the site you posted from has hotlinking disabled.

[Kartographer]

"Thank you, humpbacks have always fascinated me."

I've always had a soft spot in my heart for humpbacks too.

[WorkingClassFilth]

You can see this same thing every Saturday night in the dessert line at any Old Country Buffet near you.

[nfldgirl]

LOL!

[Kartographer]

Try going for lunch at CiCi’s pizza sometime! ;-)

[mark3681]

“No male was ever in heat for Rosie, and Michael Moore would make women run away at Olympic speeds.”

Now you’ve done it! I can’t get the picture out of my mind - Michael Moore lumbering after Rosie, and Rosie crawling backwards toward him.

[Kartographer]

GOOD GOD MAN! MY EYES MY EYES THEY ARE BURNING! I AM BLIND! I AM NOW DAMNED TO LIVE OUT MY LIFE WITH THAT HORRIBLE PICTURE LASERED INTO MY BRAIN!

[raybbr]

I wonder if the underwater cameramen were in subs or exposed to the whales?

[Charles Henrickson]

to mate with even larger females.

Baby got humpback.

[mark3681]

So sorry.