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Realm of the Humpbacks - Photos
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Mithriel Mackay and Kerri Seger plan to tag the mother humpback and her calf in an effort to understand how she will protect her offspring in the deep open waters. (National Geographic)
Episode: #1 "Realm of the Humpbacks"
Air Date 08/18/2024
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Submersible pilot Buck Taylor, Zoleka Filander and Mithriel Mackay descend in one of the OceanXplorers submersibles on the way down to test the hypothesis that male humpback whales use the topography of the island to acoustically enhance their songs. (National Geographic)
Episode: #1 "Realm of the Humpbacks"
Air Date 08/18/2024
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Mithriel Mackay in one of the OceanXplorer's submersibles on the way down to test her hypothesis that male humpback whales use the topography of the island to acoustically enhance their songs. (National Geographic)
Episode: #1 "Realm of the Humpbacks"
Air Date 08/18/2024
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Eric Stackpole, Kerri Seger and Mithriel Mackay are in the Hololab analyzing the orca tag footage from the predation event in an effort to understand their hunting strategy. (National Geographic)
Episode: #1 "Realm of the Humpbacks"
Air Date 08/18/2024
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The Hololab reveals the orca's hunting strategy and shows that members of the pod harass the mother whilst the matriarch uses her experience to knock the humpback calf from the back of its mother. (National Geographic)
Episode: #1 "Realm of the Humpbacks"
Air Date 08/18/2024
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Mithriel Mackay, submersible pilot Buck Taylor & Zoleka Filander descend in one of the OceanXplorer's submersibles on the way down to test the hypothesis that male humpback whales use the topography of the island to acoustically enhance their songs. (National Geographic)
Episode: #1 "Realm of the Humpbacks"
Air Date 08/18/2024
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Asha de Vos and Eric Stackpole use footage from the helicopter's GSS camera rig to break down a female humpback whale's intentions during a courtship run, otherwise known as the 'fight club'. (National Geographic)
Episode: #1 "Realm of the Humpbacks"
Air Date 08/18/2024
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Zoleka Fiander and Eric Stackpole react to the results of Mithriel Mackay's acoustic experiment in the Hololab, noticing that the humpback whale's song was amplified by the geological topography. (National Geographic)
Episode: #1 "Realm of the Humpbacks"
Air Date 08/18/2024
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