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<\/p>\nSteve Backshall Loses It Over Blue Whale Live on Camera: WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n
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Wildlife lovers everywhere will relate to naturalist Steve Backshall’s reaction to seeing a blue whale<\/a> live<\/a> on air during a recent episode of Big Blue Live<\/a><\/em>, a live<\/a> television and online event celebrating various types of marine creatures.<\/p>\n There is nothing like seeing the most massive mammal earth has ever known in its natural habitat, and Backshall can’t contain himself:<\/p>\n “I’ve heard word that we have on our helicopter, a BLUE WHALE! I can see it now. The largest animal ever known to have lived on our planet. Larger than any of the dinosaurs. A creature we hunted so that 99% of its numbers disappeared is back, is here, is in the bay right now – LIVE! This is one of the most extraordinary things I’ve ever seen!”<\/p>\n “Ahhhh,” Backshall gasps as the whale breaths and dives. “Ahhhh.”<\/p>\n Watch:<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n And if you haven’t seen enough of beautiful creatures, check out what Backshall looked like back in 2007<\/a> on his program In The Wild<\/em>.<\/p>\n The post Steve Backshall Loses It Over Blue Whale Live on Camera: WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\nRELATED: Alaskan Fishermen Awed and Shocked by Pod of Massive Humpback Whales: WATCH<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n