can you imagine I’m lying on the sea-ice I’ve just come out of the water I’ve
I’ve just come out of the water I’ve
I’ve just come out of the water I’ve been in the water for two hours
been in the water for two hours
been in the water for two hours photographing narwhals trying to
photographing narwhals trying to
photographing narwhals trying to photograph narwhals underwater which is
photograph narwhals underwater which is
photograph narwhals underwater which is next to impossible I’m freezing I’m
next to impossible I’m freezing I’m
next to impossible I’m freezing I’m hypothermic I can’t move my dream has
hypothermic I can’t move my dream has
hypothermic I can’t move my dream has been it is too been this has been to
been it is too been this has been to
been it is too been this has been to photograph one of these endangered
photograph one of these endangered
photograph one of these endangered massive bowhead whales this whales
massive bowhead whales this whales
massive bowhead whales this whales probably fifty two feet long
probably fifty two feet long
probably fifty two feet long that’s no nice sized male around fifty
that’s no nice sized male around fifty
that’s no nice sized male around fifty 50-plus feet and so I’m lying on this
50-plus feet and so I’m lying on this
50-plus feet and so I’m lying on this ice and the whale comes up and he blows
ice and the whale comes up and he blows
ice and the whale comes up and he blows right beside me but I can’t move I’m
right beside me but I can’t move I’m
right beside me but I can’t move I’m frozen I’m too cold so Jed my assistant
frozen I’m too cold so Jed my assistant
frozen I’m too cold so Jed my assistant from Oregon goes hey bro and he comes
from Oregon goes hey bro and he comes
from Oregon goes hey bro and he comes running over takes my underwater camera
running over takes my underwater camera
running over takes my underwater camera sticks it in my hand and rolls me into
sticks it in my hand and rolls me into
sticks it in my hand and rolls me into the water and what was amazing is the
the water and what was amazing is the
the water and what was amazing is the visibility was terrible you couldn’t see
visibility was terrible you couldn’t see
visibility was terrible you couldn’t see anything it was the mixing of fresh
anything it was the mixing of fresh
anything it was the mixing of fresh water melting on the sea ice and the sea
water melting on the sea ice and the sea
water melting on the sea ice and the sea water but this whale that weighs
water but this whale that weighs
water but this whale that weighs probably more than a hundred tons was so
probably more than a hundred tons was so
probably more than a hundred tons was so big that he brought his own body of
big that he brought his own body of
big that he brought his own body of water with him he brought this entire
water with him he brought this entire
water with him he brought this entire swimming pool of water and encased
swimming pool of water and encased
swimming pool of water and encased himself in it and I was expecting not to
himself in it and I was expecting not to
himself in it and I was expecting not to see anything when I rolled in the water
see anything when I rolled in the water
see anything when I rolled in the water but the water was crystal clear and the
but the water was crystal clear and the
but the water was crystal clear and the science knew science has come out that
science knew science has come out that
science knew science has come out that these whales can be up to 250 years old
these whales can be up to 250 years old
these whales can be up to 250 years old if you can imagine one of the oldest
if you can imagine one of the oldest
if you can imagine one of the oldest living mammals on the planet now the
living mammals on the planet now the
living mammals on the planet now the conservation is what it blew me away
conservation is what it blew me away
conservation is what it blew me away when I’m looking at this moment at this
when I’m looking at this moment at this
when I’m looking at this moment at this moment right here that this whale could
moment right here that this whale could
moment right here that this whale could have been born before the Industrial
have been born before the Industrial
have been born before the Industrial Revolution it survived 150 years of
Revolution it survived 150 years of
Revolution it survived 150 years of whaling and now they’re sorry I’m when I
whaling and now they’re sorry I’m when I
whaling and now they’re sorry I’m when I haven’t slept at all in two days so I
haven’t slept at all in two days so I
haven’t slept at all in two days so I get a little emotional just bear with me
get a little emotional just bear with me
get a little emotional just bear with me now that the biggest threat to this
now that the biggest threat to this
now that the biggest threat to this whale is that with the loss of sea ice
whale is that with the loss of sea ice
whale is that with the loss of sea ice you’re going to get the loss of copepods
you’re going to get the loss of copepods
you’re going to get the loss of copepods with that the species polar bear seals
with that the species polar bear seals
with that the species polar bear seals whales they’re all going to be impacted
whales they’re all going to be impacted
whales they’re all going to be impacted by that if you lose ice in the Arctic
by that if you lose ice in the Arctic
by that if you lose ice in the Arctic you stand to lose an entire ecosystem
you stand to lose an entire ecosystem
you stand to lose an entire ecosystem and that’s the tragedy in the loss of
and that’s the tragedy in the loss of
and that’s the tragedy in the loss of sea ice right now and this year we’re
sea ice right now and this year we’re
sea ice right now and this year we’re reaching the lowest extend of sea ice in
reaching the lowest extend of sea ice in
reaching the lowest extend of sea ice in the summer in in history
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