A 25-ton humpback whale appeared to protect American marine biologist Nan Hauser from a 15-foot long tiger shark while she was swimming off the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. As the shark circled, the huge whale lifted Hauser right up out of the water with its head, then shielded her with its pectoral fin … Continue reading Today I Learned…

A 25-ton humpback whale appeared to protect American marine biologist Nan Hauser from a 15-foot long tiger shark while she was swimming off the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. As the shark circled, the huge whale lifted Hauser right up out of the water with its head, then shielded her with its pectoral fin for nearly ten minutes before pushing her through the ocean to safety while another whale warded off the shark with its tail. (from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not: Beyond the Bizarre)