A whale swallowed a diver who was miraculously saved

humpback whale feeding
humpback whale feeding

Rainer Schimpf is an environmental defender, experienced diver, and photographer. Schimpf, 51 years old, is not a beginner, has 20 years of experience and was rewarded several times and is aware of the dangers to which it is exposed.

While filming a sardine run off the coast of South Africa, he suffered an unforgettable experience. He spent a few seconds inside a Bryde’s whale, this cetacean measured 15 meters and weighed about 25 tons. He swallowed the diver wrongly while feeding on such sardines in South Africa.

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What Type of Whales are there? Part 1

killer whale
killer whale

The term whale is used broadly to refer to all large cetaceans. Cetaceans are mammals totally adapted to aquatic life.

Actually, the whale species are divided into two suborders. The first one is the Mysticeti, known as baleen whales and the suborder Odontoceti. They are also known as jagged cetaceans. These are characterized by the presence of teeth instead of beards, as in the case of mysticetes.

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What do Whales Symbolize?

whale totem
whale totem

Whales are maritime animals respected, admired, venerated for centuries. For native peoples of the North Pacific and South American peoples. It is true that he was also a constant victim of hunting of these and many other peoples.

Whales are associated with compassion and solitude, and knowledge of both life and death. They are also associated with unbridled creativity. The exhalation through the blowhole symbolizes the freeing of one’s own creative energies. The sound is also a creative force of life.

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Are Beluga Whales Endangered?

Beluga whale
Beluga whale

All beluga whales found in Alaska are protected because they are on the list of endangered species. They can live in nature for about 50 years. There are less than 100,000 individuals in the world, so efforts must be taken seriously.

What threatens the beluga whale in the last 50 years is not only its predators. This also occurs due to environmental pollution and noise pollution.

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How big is a Whale’s Brain?

sperm whale brain
sperm whale brain

The main functions of the brainstem include:

  • the transmission of information between the brain and the body;
  • the supply of some of the cranial nerves to the face and head;
  • and perform critical functions in the control of the heart, breathing, and consciousness.
  • These functions are found in both the animal brain and the human brain.

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How far do whales travel?

whale travel
whale travel

Among human beings, migrations from one place or country to the other occur due to some urgent need, but it does not do so routinely but becomes a decision of some. But different is observed in the Animal Kingdom. In many animals there is a routine, seasonal and periodic movement from one habitat to another. Always the origin is the same place and destination as well. That periodic routine is called “Migration“. How far do whales travel?

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