A vessel sailing through the Pacific Ocean collecting material for a whale research program made a surprising finding. They heard a strange sound similar to that of a killer whale and a walrus as they sailed.
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Jessica Crane, member of the expedition, recorded the sounds with a tape recorder while they spotted several whales, but none of the animals they saw was to blame for the strange sounds.
They soon identified them: they were frank whales, a very difficult species to find. According to Phillip Clapham, director of the cetacean program in Alaska, these animals are part of a herd of 30 to 50 that swim in the western Pacific.
Check out the video above to see the stunning footage!
