Drone Captures Rare Moment of Baby Humpback Whale Taking Snorkeler for a Ride on Its Belly

Drone Captures Rare Moment of Baby Humpback Whale Taking Snorkeler for a Ride on Its Belly
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A drone over the coast of French Polynesia captured an encounter you might only see once in a lifetime if you are lucky. A pair of snorkelers were about to get up close and personal with a playful baby whale and its sleeping mother.

Australian photographer Eamon Porter spotted the group far above the deep-blue, south Pacific waters of the tropical former-French colony. We watch as the drone homes in on the rare moment.