Diving with giants: The extraordinary shots that capture the gentleness of nature’s largest predator

Gentle giants: The whales are so relaxed they allow the swimmers to pet and interact with them

This incredible picture shows the gentleness of giant sperm whales as they play near the surface.

Taken in Dominica in the Caribbean, the pod even allows snorkellers to touch and interact with them.

Hunted for their oil and demonised as savage brutes in fiction such as Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, these pictures show a gentler side to one of the planet’s largest mammals.

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7 Comments

  1. child
    April 13, 2010

    how wonderful ,but the further i go in the sea is knee height further more to touch those sea giants-

  2. LOUBIERE
    April 8, 2010

    I really hope Dominica continue to fight to protect our Whales. They are beautiful creatures and need to be protected. A wonderful sight.

  3. labourrrrrr power
    April 8, 2010

    woow i would be really afraid to go in there lol..thats amazing

  4. Fairplay
    April 8, 2010

    Cattle, pigs,horses,etc. are very intelligent and we eat them.

  5. SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE
    April 8, 2010

    OH WOW…I would have never thought this was taken in DA’ waters…absolutely beautiful

  6. DA MAN IN BOSTON
    April 8, 2010

    wow that how friendly dominica is.please people don”t distory our good nature.you all hear what happen to st. lucia with that cruise line? and dominica pick up the slot?please control the vagrans on the streets when tourist are in town.

    • Sky
      April 8, 2010

      Wow guess what? these were featured in the London Metro papers this morning. I felt so proud reading this on the train as I travel to work today. I agree with you Da man

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