Wildlife lovers everywhere will relate to naturalist Steve Backshall's reaction to seeing a blue whale live on air during a recent episode of Big Blue Live, a live television and online event celebrating various types of marine creatures.
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There is nothing like seeing the most massive mammal earth has ever known in its natural habitat, and Backshall can't contain himself:
“I've heard word that we have on our helicopter, a BLUE WHALE! I can see it now. The largest animal ever known to have lived on our planet. Larger than any of the dinosaurs. A creature we hunted so that 99% of its numbers disappeared is back, is here, is in the bay right now – LIVE! This is one of the most extraordinary things I've ever seen!”
“Ahhhh,” Backshall gasps as the whale breaths and dives. “Ahhhh.”
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And if you haven't seen enough of beautiful creatures, check out what Backshall looked like back in 2007 on his program In The Wild.
