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A DRAMATIC set of pictures show a man nearly being swallowed by a Bryde’s Whale off Port Elizabeth Harbour. Rainer Schimpf, 51, has worked as a dive tour operator in South Africa for over 15 years. But in February, he experienced something very rare – the inside of a whale’s mouth. In perfect sea conditions, Rainer and his team set off to document a sardine run – a natural event where gannets, penguins, seals, dolphins, whales and sharks work together to gather the fish into bait balls. Rainer and his colleagues film the expedition for educational and environmental purposes.Split into two groups, Rainer led his team into the ocean, about 25 nautical miles from shore.But it was when the sea suddenly churned up that the team knew something strange was happening.
Videographer: James Jones & Rainer Schimpf
Photographer: Heinz Toperczer
Producer: Martha Hewett, Ruby Coote
Editor: Shiona Penrake
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O.O
I glad that he didn't taste so good
How does it feel to be rejected by a whale?
Alguém português?
But the real question is.. have you ever been swallowed by a land whale?
Jonah?
So how was niviea
If u know the story u would be smiling or laughing
9.9 million views and 5.5k likes…
THIS IS A SIGN FROM GOD. JONAH & THE WHALE. HE SAID IT WOULD B HIS ONLY SIGN BEFORE HIS RETURN. BELIEVE ON HIS SON YESHUAH & B READY. HE IS COMING IN THE CLOUDS IMMINENTLY.
"It happened extremely fast. And from being on the surface and observing something I became the Inside Man and suddenly was inside a whale, kind of looking out …"
A lot of former Trump staffers knows exactly how this man feels.
Nossa que impressionante 😲
this was in the news ha nz
What day did this happen?
walhalla…what a great day…witness…witness…
Hmm just like Jonah and the whale story in the Bible!
Yasss boerseun, hou vas my dop en check hierdie move
I saw this on this website called: dogonews.com
very unique of experience n awesome memory 4 sure …
That's the human equivalent of an asian eating rice and suddenly feeling a stone inside so you spit it out
This is one of my worst nightmares XD
szkoda że cie nie zeżarł, wszędzie się z tymi aparatami wpierdalacie
Cade os br?
Whales don’t even drink ocean water they get hydrated by their fat storages
Did mr. Schimpf survive because his son rescued him?
Wow, the real Jonah!
Now that’s what rejection feels like!!!
Even whale has standards.
Next up on whale pranks: eating a human prank on diver
Luckly he spat before he shat, cause that would've been a real climax,
Do I have something in my teeth?
When you yawn and an insect flies in
The whale was like DAFAQ!?! No no no I don't like this taste at all bruh! Lol
We almost got to witness natural selection at it's best. I nominate all these geniuses for the Darwin awards. It's always an intelligent decision to go diving in the middle of a feeding frenzy. Stop intruding where you don't belong.
the whale thought he was a shrimp he was wrong it was a shimpf
As the photographer of this story, I am very happy that my friend Rainer had no injuries. Thanks for the many nice feedbacks I received worldwide. With this photo I have left my photographic thumbprint on our earth. smile ….
A big fish that swallow uncle Jonah
Idiot. Swimming with whales. Lucky he didn't damage the baleen in the whale's mouth.
Люди, какие же вы дебилы, зачем ты туда лез?