WATCH as a giant humpback whale protects a diver from a nearby shark

            

This is the heartwarming moment a giant, 50,000-pound humpback whale protects a marine biologist from a nearby shark by shielding her and pushing her out of harm's way.The hypnotising footage was filmed in the waters off Muri Beach, Rarotonga, of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.Whale biologist Nan Hauser  says the humpback protected her and her team from a circling tiger shark by putting her under its fin and using his head and mouth to push her away.

    

A huge humpback whale saved a snorkeler’s life by pushing her away from a tiger shark. The 50,000-pound humpback saved 63-year-old Nan Hauser by tucking her under its pectoral fin and lifting her out of the water on one occasion. The whale biologist believes the moment reveals the whale’s intuitive instinct to protect another species of animal. 


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