Rare Humpback Birth Caught in Australian Drone Footage

'It's incredibly rare to see a moment like this in the ocean': Camera drone captures moment humpback whale gives birth off Australian coast

A camera drone operator captured footage of a humpback whale giving birth off the north coast of New South Wales in what is thought to be a world first.Alexander Forrest, a commercial drone pilot for the Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA), was conducting aerial observations of migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on July 28. ORRCA is a nonprofit organization focused on the rescue, conservatio…

Wildlife Photographer Captures First-Ever Aerial Footage of Humpback Whale Giving Birth

A wildlife photographer has captured what is believed to be the first-known drone footage of a humpback whale giving birth in the ocean.

"Very, Very Rare" Humpback Whale Birth Captured By Drone Shows Calf's Critical First Moments And Mom's Maternal Instincts

This is the first humpback whale birth to be captured from the air.

Rare footage of humpback whale birth captured on drone video: "A remarkable moment"

The footage is believed to be only the fourth complete humpback whale birth ever recorded on film anywhere in the world and the first-ever captured by drone.

A whale gave birth. A drone was there to capture the spectacle

A wildlife photographer watching the humpback migration off the Australian coast ended up witnessing (from above) something even more remarkable.

Rare Humpback Whale Giving Birth Captured Off Australia's Coast

A volunteer with ORRCA noticed a humpback whale swimming behind the pod and started recording.