Uploaded October 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Curious humpback whale checks out Pacific Whale Foundation's research vessel in Hervey Bay, Australia -- viewed from above and below the water. When a whale spends time in close proximity to a vessel, we call it a "whale mugging" because our vessel can't move until the whale departs. To learn more about Pacific Whale Foundation's whale research, visit pacificwhale.org/content/australia-research

Filmed with a GoPro hero3 black edition.