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WATCH: Big Whale South Of Galloway, Like You've Never Seen Before

The video captured the big whale off the Jersey shooting through its spout - something like you've never seen before.

We’ve seen sharks and we’ve seen whales.

But have seen a whale like this one off the Jersey Shore.

A Vimeo user named “Nik”posted the video after filming the whale’s visit off the coast.

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The video was filmed in Stone Harbor, between Stone Harbor Point and 90th Street, on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7.

According to Nik:

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“Warm, sunny skies with light winds made for ideal conditions to paddle offshore and watch these humpback whales gorge themselves on bunker. I had more than a few hair raising experiences out there.

“I saw 4 different whales (2 on 12/6 which makes up the first half of the vid, and 2 on 12/7 for the second half) but only got quality footage from one whale each day. For the most part, the whales were 1-2 miles offshore but the encounter at the end of the video happened about 4 miles offshore.”

Here is the video:


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