Was There Evidence?
Biuw continued by saying that hormonal changes in the humpback could have caused this kind of protective behavior. He added: “In any case, even if the situation on the ground suggested to the observers that there was an altruistic behavior going on, I really cannot see any evidence of that in this video.”
Was There Evidence?
A Second Opinion
Humpback whale researcher Jim Darling, of the Whale Trust Maui, agrees that the whale did not show obvious signs of protecting Hauser from the shark. However, he did not believe her account was not true, either. He concluded that there isn’t enough information available in the video in order to understand what was actually going on.
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A Second Opinion
