NathanUnusual Behaviour
This came as a shock to Nan because she had been working with whales for so long and nothing like this had ever happened. She said that in all her years of studying all these different types of whales, there had never been a whale that was acting like this one she met that day. She even explained the whale and said he was “putting me on his head, or belly, or back, or, most of all, trying to tuck me under his huge pectoral fin.” Imagine getting all these physical cues from a whale, most of us would probably die or pass out dues to extreme fear. Even for a whale expert like her, this experience was a very scary one that did not give her a good feeling at all. But why would it act like that?
Fearing For Her Life
Since she always carries her camera everywhere she goes, even this incident was recorded on her camera. Nan managed to tape the entire frightening incident that Hauser and her colleagues experienced on video. The incident would have indeed been scary as the whale could be seen charging and swimming up out of the deep making his way towards the diving biologist. It then surfaced for air and made his way to get to her. It can then be seen repeated nudging her with its tail and head. One very extreme incident that took place during this whole ordeal was that at one point during the whole clip, the whale can be seen throwing Hauser up out of the water. That could have ended tragically.
A Fun Moment Turned Into A Nightmare
In all her years as a dedicated marine biologist, Nan had never encountered an animal of such behavior. It puzzled her so much. For someone who had never approached these animals with fear, she was very shocked to see it behave this way. She was now fearing the animals she had never been scared of before. Nan had up until that point, never been worried about diving into the deep water. So how can this have happened? How did this change come about? She was asking herself if it could be her actions that may have upset the giant creature? During the time the whale did all these, the only thing she could do wast to hope and pray that things would eventually turn out okay.
Battered And Bruised
As Nan further explained, she said in her own words,“I’ve been underwater with whales for 28 years, and this is just really unusual behavior. It’s crazy.” It was something that she had never thought would ever happen to her as she had had a smooth run in with each of the other whales she had ever made any physical contact with. This terrifying ordeal took place for over ten minutes. The giant whale did not stop shoved her around and toying her around. The only thing that Hauser was afraid of was the fact that she could have died. There was a big possibility that with just a single blow from its massive whopping tail or fin, Nan could have lost her life in a matter of seconds.
Trying To Remain Calm
There was not much Nan could do as she obviously could not ever compete with a giant underwater creature. It was clear that all she could do was just hope. The terrified whale expert tried her best not to panic and remain calm. She felt like the whale could probably sense her alarm. “I stayed calm to a point but was sure that it was most likely going to be a deadly encounter,” she even explained as she talked about her scary encounter in detail. One thing she could do was to completely focus on trying to escape. So as soon as Hauser could, she made a move and slightly strayed away from the whale. It was then that she noticed the real, other threat that was frightening the whale so much.
What Did Her Colleagues Think?
Just like Nan was, even her other coworkers were very scared of how things were going to turn out. They felt helpless and were not able to think of solutions to get Nan out. During the time Nan was experiencing this frightening incident, her colleagues were all present and filming from a distance. But even they were not so sure of what to save her. Even for them, this was a very different experience that had never happened before as well. It was very hard for them because they could not get in the way. There was a chance that large whale would try to attack them as well. They were out of ideas to save their coworker. But then, there was another scarier incident that was about to take place in a few moments.