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Daughter’s Panic as Two Whales Swim Shockingly Close to Her Canoe During Outing With Her Dad

Dec. 1, 2012 7:41am Madeleine Morgenstern

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A father-daughter canoe outing led to an amazingly close brush with nature when two large whales swam up right next to them to play — and immediately sent the daughter into a panic.

The three-minute video, uploaded to YouTube in September, was shot off Fraser Island in Australia and shows the two whales swimming around and under the tiny vessel.

“Don’t knock us over please!” the daughter is heard calling out. And later, “Oh my God daddy, it’s under us!…Dad it’s gonna hit us!”

(h/t io9)

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denkat56
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 3:03pm
The food chain changes drastically when your on the bottom rung.

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- QuincySmith
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 4:05pm
  First whale to second: “Don’t bother with that boat, tried one once, the taste like cardboard.”
  Seriously, I’m glad they lived to tell (show) the tale.
  
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- nzkiwi
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:32am
  Umm.. these are humpback whales. They eat krill and small fish, not… oh never mind.
  
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CaffeinatedTXn
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 2:02pm
I realize she was scared, but that father needs to correct the kid about her language. It kind of distracted me from the amazing whale pictures, because I kept expecting the father to say, “hey, watch your mouth.”

I guess it’s just the times we live in.

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- ronin_6
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 2:52pm
  Maybe its the times we live in but I have kids her age, boys no less and I would have told them to watch their mouths.
  
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- karen162
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 3:47pm
  I agree. My daughter knew better than to speak that way in front of me. Now, as a young woman, she doesn’t speak as though she is uneducated. I’m very proud of her! The gal in this video speaks as though she is uneducated.
  
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- janmil200
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:23pm
  For cryin’out loud! Lighten up!
  
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- Pyronaught
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:00am
  I think if you are seriously afraid like that, you have license to swear. When you think your life is in danger, the last thing you are going to care about is your F’ing language.
  
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- Mister Natural
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 5:26am
  yep , one of the largest creatures in the world is toying with you and may very well kill you while you are helplessly along in the whale’s habitat and the dad should be concerned with the language of his terrified
  little girl?
  you, sir, are a schmuck
  
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- FeralHuman
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:00pm
  Yes, the times we live in. No parenting, just leave it up to the Public (Indoctrination centers) Schools.
  
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- CaffeinatedTXn
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 4:52pm
  Well, MISTER NATURAL, it’s kind of funny you should mention the father’s concern for his daughter’s safety trumping his concern over her language… since, at no point in the video did he express concern about either her safety or how frightened she was.
  
  And add hurling unnecessary insults at strangers on the Internet where you are shielded by the vale of anonymity to the list of unfortunate signs of the times.
  
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- Jonboy700
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 8:01pm
  The main message about this story is what a bad father might look like – and a fun setting. He made no effort to comfort or re-assure his daughter – he was basically silent – worthless.
  And yes, I don’t approve of the bad language. Now, facing a whale and correcting her would be bad timing- she needed reassurance that they would be safe – not a scolding on top of her fear. Nevertheless, we must assume this is a standard conversation level at home. It needed to have been understood as inacceptable elsewhere.
  Yep, he’s a bad dad.
  
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- madasblazes
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:41pm
  My kid would have been severely deciplined for repeated language like that!!
  OBVIOUSLY, mum wasn’t there!
  
  (Too bad we didn’t hear dad comfort her that the whales were just curious and not interested in tasting them).
  
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- RamonPreston
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 11:02am
  I must be older than you. My father had this thing he wore to keep his pants up and his kids under control.
  
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- conservredneck
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 11:23am
  Amen!!!
  
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- APROUDVETERAN
  Posted on December 3, 2012 at 6:09pm
  Yes, I too expected the father to straighten out his “darling: daughter and her disgusting language. I remember as a kid coming home from boot camp, I used some word I shouldn’t have and my dad said “Watch your language”…….I was 17 at the time here it is over 60 years later and my daughter who hasn’t seen her mid 40′s for a long while wouldnt dare use that kind of language in front of me…..pretty sad world we have now……no standards and no moral codes…….
  
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- TheirMom
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 8:06pm
  I noticed that, too. I understand she’s scared out of her mind but, going by the sound of her voice, she shouldn’t even be familiar with that language.
  
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1776freedomofspeech
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 1:59pm
Really cool. Very gentle beasts. They could have crushed the kayakers but they didn’t.

Reminds me of the USA. We can crush anyone, but we are gentle giants. Until you mess with us.

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- FlagWavingPatriot
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 5:01pm
  Agreed. And another way those whales remind me of the US is that they’re covered in parasites looking for free food and free rides.
  
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cosmic dogma
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 12:42pm
Instead of cherishing one of the most beautiful moments with nature of her life, this girl behaved like an imbecile. What a ninny. Now, if it were two grizzly bears in Alaska, different story.

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- banjarmon
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 12:51pm
  Steady hand for a scared kid!!! That was one hellava canoe with motor and rigging!
  
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- ashestoashes
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 1:05pm
  Love whales and dolphins..friends to man.. I dislike mischevious mean spirited killer whales..which don’t normally pose a threat to man..but will follow a mother whale and her baby for days until the baby tires just to take a nip of its jaw..killing it..Every year skiers are taken out off the coast of Austrailia by great white sharks.. It will be sad when the pouring out of the 2nd bowl happens in Rev 16:3 The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead man, and every living thing in the sea died
  
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- emilyyyjanelle
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 1:53pm
  Oh for pete’s sake, Cosmic, give her a break. I almost broke a sweat just watching the video! Can any of us honestly saw how we would react? Or is there another youtube video out there that I don’t know about???
  
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- carnivour
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 2:13pm
  I wonder how brave you would have been that close to an animal a zillion times your size, especially at her age.
  
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- CaptPK_in_the_Gulf
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 2:20pm
  All of you who are being critical of a young girl “being a ninny” and such, have obviously NEVER been in a small boat being investigated by a wild and curious, and VERY large (I repeat – WILD) animal. When in an easily capsized boat like a canoe or small dingy, even a close encounter with a few dolphins can be a heart thumper. Whales and dolphins both have been known to overturn a boat in “play”, and the thought of suddenly and unintentionally entering the realm of these creatures, and the unknown outcome of such an event can start the adrenalin flowing.
  
  At least she maintained her composure enough to continue filming and she didn’t start screaming like a rabid monkey!
  
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- americanexile
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 2:42pm
  Not to mention that in Australia, in the water, you have sharks to worry about.
  
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- carnivour
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 2:52pm
  Most people that afraid act stupid and do stupid things. She didn’t do anything stupid or panicy. All she did was be afraid, a natural instinct, and I challenge most adult would have been more afraid and probably do something stupid. Mistakes happen, it would be stupid to stifle natural instincts and not want to be farther away from the beast.
  
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- inxy
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 6:04pm
  Yes the girl is a ninny and her dad stupid. Not a word from him to calm the girl or tell her to enjoy the once in a lifetime experience.
  
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- PoliticiansRCrooks
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:31pm
  The whale just wanted a belly rub.
  
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- pdw
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:58pm
  Unless you have felt fear of your life you do not have any idea what this child went thru. As for the father he probably was busy taking those once in a life time experiences he will be able to keep forever and may not have even heard what she was saying. As for myself at one time when I was in the service and I swear like a soldier, my girlfriend told me if I was going to swear to swear like a normal person. I did not even know I was swearing at that time, but it also taught me to listen to what I was saying. So when a person is listening they hear a lot more than the one who is speaking.
  
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katzkiner
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 12:31pm
Nice break from our Obama saturation. Thanks Glen.

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buzme1414
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 12:21pm
Google Aggressor and go do the snorkel trip in the Silver Banks. It is a life changing experience.

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- ebayer
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 1:30pm
  Perhaps you should’ve added a link with your suggestion.
  
  I did Google “Aggressor”,didn’t see anything about “snorkel trip in the Silver Banks”
  
  http://www.aggressor.com/?gclid=CMKTmafr-bMCFYYWMgodBH0Avg
  
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repairsea
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 12:13pm
Great video. You can volunteer to tag/count grey whales down in Mexico. There is also the Whale Watching Spoken Here program in Oregon where you can volunteer during the migration. As a volunteer, you can the whales, show visitors how to spot whales and educate them. It is a wonderful program.

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- AmericanStrega
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 6:02pm
  Lived in Oregon for years. I always enjoyed watching the whales from an airplane. Never a boat. I’m too much of a chicken!
  
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blackfeather
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:22am
I would relish that experience…

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- paperpushermj
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:58am
  Ditto
  
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blackfeather
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:19am
you are in *their* world missy….educate yourself if you have the ability.

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- emilyyyjanelle
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 1:56pm
  What’s the big deal? She freaked out, but she wasn’t cursing AT them or crying or saying anything that would make it seem like she hated the whales. I don’t get why so many people are mad at her. I can’t say I would have acted any differently! We’re so used to zoos and Sea World, so the “real deal” is terribly scary and yet wonderfully exciting.
  
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ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:13am
I’m sorry, when you’re on salt water SIZE MATTERS…….LOL. While the water was totally calm, I wouldn’t set foot out on it in a canoe or Kayak even. Whales are pretty cool though. Was once off the coast of Maine on an uncles 33ft deep sea fishing boat. Not huge but decent sized. Anyway, we came up on a pod of whales. It was amazing…. there was a baby that swam right up under us like this whale was doing to their canoe. The baby even dwarfed our boat. I can’t believe the guy fishes off that little canoe. That’s insane. Canoe’s aren’t at all stable, especially when you make the mistake of standing up in one, over you go to get up close to the fishes, whales. and SHARKS.

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- TugboatPhil
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:04pm
  That’s what I was thinking. It’s not a great rule to allow your small craft to be in a position for them to get under you. Dad might want to refresh himself on Maritime Physics and the Law of Gross Tonnage.
  
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getourcountryback
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:04am
I wish the whale HAD hit that stupid kid. What a weenie.

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Misha
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:55am
Are you kidding me? I would’ve peed my pants. Those things are massive and their boat is tiny. Georgeous creatures.

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Countrygirl1362
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:17am
That was so neat to watch. Much better muted. Not many people get to get that up close with a whale, what a once in a life time experience. When the one rolled over it looked like it wanted its belly rubbed.

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momof200
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:52am
I was amazed at how gently they swam around the boat. Although I probably would have been somewhat nervous, I just thought it was beautiful.

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- Stoneez
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:14am
  The sheer mass!!! Very cool! Understand the panic for sure!
  
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YoungPatriot87
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:42am
Man some of the people commenting on this story and really rude, calling the girl names and what not, and others saying this isnt news.

Guess what if you dont like it leave, and why click on a story just to say negative things.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:51am
  I have to agree with you, from the girls point of view the whales are HUGE compared to the small boat they are in. How many of the people making negative remarks could keep from screaming if one whale, not to mention TWO appeared so close to them in a canoe?
  
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- KickinBack
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:06am
  Yup, I concur. It’s nice to get a break and see an article like this every now and then. I may never get to see whales up close in my life, so it’s kinda cool to see someone else’s clip.
  
  As for the non-newsers…Ignore them. They’ve got their Alex Jones for all the doom and gloom conspiracy stuff.
  
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- Advection
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 12:02pm
  What an amazing video!
  
  (Ignore the trolls)
  
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mbck1491
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:30am
Those are moments that need to be relished in life. That looks completely amazing, wish I was there. Although I do have to admit it does look quite intimidating, but exhilarating at the same time. I like to see some stories like these it helps get your mind off of all the crap that is going on around the world for a few minutes.

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- 1911a1
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:14am
  it is quite the Adventure. I have had them very close to my Kayak, it is really quite exiting when they come up next to you at night and blow …. talk about waking you up! I suggest that anyone who can go do this (with a guide) once in your life. It is quite the experience!
  
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- Vickie Dhaene
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:20am
  I have not had any whales swim near my small boat but I have had porpoise and manatee and sharks. I have had sandhill cranes, blue herons, ospree and eagles fly close and sit within 1 foot of me. I have had a redtail hawk in my driveway looking to feed on the sparrows I feed with a seed feeder. It is the most incredible feeling of God’s Grace when this happens. I feel the Peace and Presence of Him every time.
  
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VIKINGDAWG88
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:11am
“HOLY **** Dad! Look! Oh look at all the fish around it. Those little sucker fish . . .”

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- JACKTHETOAD
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:30am
  They’re RINOS, Viking.
  
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OLDPAINT
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:38am
Relax, Sweetie. They were just saying hello. Even Humpbacks get the Blues. :)

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- JACKTHETOAD
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:10am
  Humpbacks’ ‘songs’ travel over thousands of miles. They travel freely about the Oceans, and I envy them sometimes.
  
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DougHuffman
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:37am
Friends went fishing from kayaks off Dauphin Island. One hooked a BIG fish that headed for Cuba with the kayak in tow. The other paddled ahead to try to turn the fish. He beat the water with a paddle, to no avail. After a half-hour the hook bent straight and released the fisherman from his potential exile.

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- americansfightingforcommonsense
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:00am
  Might have been a Russian sub! LOL
  
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Southpaw
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:27am
She’s single. Forever.

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- emilyyyjanelle
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 1:57pm
  Wha……………???
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:10am
Pretty cool except for the narration……..

“Dad, Dad, Dad… Dad… Daddy, Daddy, Dad….Dad, Dad, Dad… Dad… Daddy, Daddy, Dad….Dad.”

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- OldSurfRat
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:45am
  East
  
  I can tell you I have had a right whale come up next to me while surfing.
  Very cool but a little unnerving when you see something that big next to you and your not in a bigger boat.
  BTW left you a response on chris mathews blow out. LOL
  
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- grayling646
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:46pm
  East,
  I’m 57 yrs old and I would’ve been yelling, “MOMMIEEEEEEEE!!!”
  
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chickenfried
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:02am
That whale was just trying to say “forget about us, save your stupid selves”

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:01am
After standing up to others regarding some of these non-stories that are starting to show up here at The Blaze with more frequency, I find myself now starting to agree with them. There is just too much FLUFF here these days, with this story on top of a burping Miss Chrissy Matthews.

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- conniehorne
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:06am
  Its not a fluff story. Its a nature story. Those of us who believe in a higher power believe that all of us are on this planet together. We enjoy seeing stories about the rest of nature.
  
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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 7:56am
Ocean big. Canoe small. Father stupid.

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- majasdad
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 12:27pm
  Why is he stupid? Because he gave his daughter one of the most amazing nature experiences anyone could ever hope to have, that she’ll never forget for the rest of her life? Sounds like a pretty smart dad to me and a good one as well.
  Plus, they were never in any real danger… the whales were just curious. But I admit, I’d probably freak out a little myself.
  
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ares338
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 7:44am
Uh…..that’s what happens when you out into the ocean in a canoe dumbass.

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- americansfightingforcommonsense
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:02am
  Be NICE!
  
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