Large pod of sleeping whales captured off the coast of Dominica

news.com.au - Thursday, July 20th, 2017 at 9:30 AM
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The group of whales take some time to rest. Picture: Franco Banfi/Solent News & Photo AgencySource:Solent News and Photo Agency

AN underwater photographer has captured the moment a large pod of sperm whales quietly slept at around 65ft under water for 10 minutes.

Franco Banfi, 58, and his partner, free diver Sabrina, 51, spotted the whales off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica.

The 40ft long sperm whales spend approximately seven per cent of their time sleeping.

Mr Banfi captured ten sperm whales all sleeping together.

“I don’t know why they sleep vertically, maybe because they can use the sonar they have in their head to sense any danger approaching,” he said.

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8 Comments

  1. UDOHREADYET
    July 23, 2017

    one of the many reasons t keep Japanese commercial fishermen out of Dominican water!

  2. Let The Truth Be Known - Original
    July 22, 2017

    Thanks DNO. What beauty to behold and a wonderful sight! It is out of this world. They are entrancing to view. The picture and view of these whales in this manner appears to be a once in a lifetime opportunity.

  3. Let The Truth Be Known - Original
    July 22, 2017

    They are beautiful! What pictures!
    Congratulations to you and fortunate to be able to get this golden opportunity to see them and take their pictures while sleeping.
    They have their unique style of sleeping. They are whales/fishes alright to be sleeping in that manner in the water undisturbed. This is a phenomenon.
    Any chance they or a few could have been caught and eventually eaten? They will only multiply more.
    I would have loved to eat a piece of that fish. :lol: :lol: :lol:

  4. Anthony P. Ismael Minister of Free Pampers
    July 21, 2017

    Let’s hope Drigo don’t catch them and sell them overseas as part of our fish quota for the year. :-P :-P :-P :-P

  5. goofla
    July 20, 2017

    nice..

  6. Lord help dem
    July 20, 2017

    Magnificent

  7. syncronize
    July 20, 2017

    WOW amazing. Such nostalgia under the water

  8. Orthodoxy
    July 20, 2017

    Beautiful…

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