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Squid vs. Whale

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  • A diver handling a Humboldt squid.
  • Head of the Cetacean Ecology Lab Marine Mammal Research Center, La Paz, Mexico, Diane Gendron and Ryan Johnson.
  • Shark expert Ryan Johnson and a gray whale.
  • A fin whale in the waters near San Pedro Martir Island, Mexico.
  • Head of the Cetacean Ecology Lab Marine Mammal Research Center, La Paz, Mexico, Diane Gendron and shark expert, Ryan Johnson listen to sperm whales.
  • Sperm whales swimming together. The sperm whale is the largest predator on Earth. It’s the size of a bus and weighs as much as seven elephants! It’s an air-breathing mammal that can dive down over 2 kilometers (1.5 miles) to hunt for squid and stay down there for up 90 minutes.
  • Humboldt squid in the waters of San Pedro Martir Island. It can reach up to 2 meters (6 feet) long, weighing 50 kilos (100 pounds).
  • Sperm whales swimming together. The sperm whale is the largest predator on Earth. It's the size of a bus and weighs as much as seven elephants! It's an air-breathing mammal that can dive down over 2 kilometers (1.5 miles) to hunt for squid and stay down there for up 90 minutes.
  • A whale breaching the surface of the water.
  • Cameraman, Bob Cranston and a fin whale.
  • Sperm whales swimming together. The sperm whale is the largest predator on Earth. It's the size of a bus and weighs as much as seven elephants! It's an air-breathing mammal that can dive down over 2 kilometers (1.5 miles) to hunt for squid and stay down there for up 90 minutes.
  • Ryan Johnson and Dr. Randall Davis from Texas A&M University trying to tag sperm whales using a battery powered suction cup camera system.
  • The waters around San Pedro Martir Island, Mexico.
  • Marine scientist Ryan Johnson looking for sperm whales and Humboldt squid near San Pedro Martir Island.
  • Cameraman Bob Cranston filming near San Pedro Martir Island.
  • A sperm whale diving deep in the waters of San Pedro Martir Island.
  • Cameraman Bob Cranston films whales.

  • Handling a Humboldt

    A diver handling a Humboldt squid.

  • Lab Leader

    Head of the Cetacean Ecology Lab Marine Mammal Research Center, La Paz, Mexico, Diane Gendron and Ryan Johnson.

  • Shark Knowledge

    Shark expert Ryan Johnson and a gray whale.

  • A Surfacing Fin

    A fin whale in the waters near San Pedro Martir Island, Mexico.

  • Sperm Whale Sounds

    Head of the Cetacean Ecology Lab Marine Mammal Research Center, La Paz, Mexico, Diane Gendron and shark expert, Ryan Johnson listen to sperm whales.

  • Swimming Whales

    Sperm whales swimming together. The sperm whale is the largest predator on Earth. It’s the size of a bus and weighs as much as seven elephants! It’s an air-breathing mammal that can dive down over 2 kilometers (1.5 miles) to hunt for squid and stay down there for up 90 minutes.

  • Huge Squid

    Humboldt squid in the waters of San Pedro Martir Island. It can reach up to 2 meters (6 feet) long, weighing 50 kilos (100 pounds).

  • Pod of Whales

    Sperm whales swimming together. The sperm whale is the largest predator on Earth. It's the size of a bus and weighs as much as seven elephants! It's an air-breathing mammal that can dive down over 2 kilometers (1.5 miles) to hunt for squid and stay down there for up 90 minutes.

  • Flipping Around

    A whale breaching the surface of the water.

  • Filming a Whale

    Cameraman, Bob Cranston and a fin whale.

  • Big as a Whale

    Sperm whales swimming together. The sperm whale is the largest predator on Earth. It's the size of a bus and weighs as much as seven elephants! It's an air-breathing mammal that can dive down over 2 kilometers (1.5 miles) to hunt for squid and stay down there for up 90 minutes.

  • Tagging System

    Ryan Johnson and Dr. Randall Davis from Texas A&M University trying to tag sperm whales using a battery powered suction cup camera system.

  • San Pedro Martir Island

    The waters around San Pedro Martir Island, Mexico.

  • Studying Marine Life

    Marine scientist Ryan Johnson looking for sperm whales and Humboldt squid near San Pedro Martir Island.

  • Watery Filming

    Cameraman Bob Cranston filming near San Pedro Martir Island. 

  • Diving Deeper

    A sperm whale diving deep in the waters of San Pedro Martir Island.

  • Camera Crew

    Cameraman Bob Cranston films whales. 

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