This Woman Freediving With Giant Whales Is Living Her Absolute Best Life

These jaw-dropping pictures have been taken whereas free-diving with whales in Sri Lanka.

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They function beautiful photographs of sperm and blue whales, together with French freediver Marianne Aventurier.

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“We have been fortunate to seek out an enormous group of sperm whales, with breaths in all places. The aim was to go within the water with giant faculty in order that they’re much less frightened and we might make extra spectacular photographs.”

The pics have been taken by her associates Alex Voyer and Alex Roubaud, a duo from Paris who specialize in photographing the wonders of the deep beneath the identify Fish Eye.

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Marianne explains: “One of our wildest and most inaccessible goals was to swim alongside the blue whale.”

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“Alex made contact with a Sri Lankan tourism company who had used one among his sperm whale footage. We requested him about cetaceans in Sri Lanka and he strongly motivated us to return as a result of the animals are notably quite a few this yr. He discovered a ship and authorisation for pictures.”

Up to 100ft (30m) lengthy and weighing roughly 200 tons, blue whales are the largest creatures to have ever lived on Earth.

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“And the most effective for final: the blue whale. Finally, amongst these forty hours within the sea, we have been capable of meet the eyes of the blue whale twice. Forty hours for a couple of seconds of assembly, however it was value it. The first time the whale was within the means of probing, she was very quick firstly however, I hope that is curiosity, she went very slowly, she watched us earlier than disappearing within the depths of the ocean.”

The pics with blue whales are majestic: this gigantic creature’s tongue is as heavy as an elephant! Its coronary heart weights as a lot as a automotive!! AMAZING!!!

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