NEWSカナダ クジラクジラ 跳躍ザトウクジラ

「クジラが空を飛んだ！」ザトウクジラの信じられない跳躍をカメラが捉えた（動画）

カナダのホエール・ウォッチャーは、決して忘れられない光景を目の前にした。
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カナダのホエール・ウォッチャーは、決して忘れられない光景を目の前にした。その時、ザトウクジラが彼らのボートのすぐ隣で後方宙返りした。まるで空中浮揚していたかのようだ。

この動画はノバスコシア州沖のファンディ湾でのホエール・ウオッチング・ツアーで、トロントのサンディ・セレガさんが撮影した。

ニューブランズウイック保護評議会がこの動画をYouTubeに投稿した。評議会よると、エネルギー企業「トランス・カナダ」が計画するエネルギー・イースト・パイプラインができれば、その海域で「クジラはるかに慌ただしく、危険に」なるという。

「ファンディ湾を見るとゾクゾクします。貴重なクジラが、こうしてお目にかかれるのです」と、評議会はコメントしている。「この動画を見ると、私たちが行っている海洋保護活動を続ける動機づけになります」

この光景は、マリーナー・クルーズ・ホエール・アンド・シーバード・ツアーのぺニー・グラハムさんも撮影し、Facebookに画像を投稿した。

もしクジラが跳ぶことがでるとしたら!!! おっと-- こっちも跳んだ! 30回まで数えたけど、どこまで数えたかわからなくなった!!!

「びっくりするような写真ですよね？ 二度と忘れることのできない瞬間です」とグラハムさんはCBCに語った。

「これまでもクジラが跳躍するのを見たことはあります。でも、それは加工された画像でした」とグラハムさんはウエザー・ネットワークに語った。「このクジラは私たちの方に向かってきたんです。そして空中で回転したんです」

グラハムさんの会社のFacebookページに載っている、この驚異的なクジラの跳躍画像をもっと見てみよう。

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