Australia whales: ‘Unbelievable’ super-group caught on filmon June 8, 2021 at 3:01 pm

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A massive whale pod has been seen “bubble-net” feeding for the first time off Australia’s coast.

When a drone pilot captured footage of an enormous group of whales off the New South Wales coast last year, it sent scientists into a frenzy.

A pod of that size – known as a super-group – and the “bubble-net” feeding behaviour they were displaying had never been documented off Australia before.

A research paper has now confirmed both extraordinary events.

Video by Isabelle Rodd.

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