Rare footage of humpback whale birth captured on drone video

For the first time, the birth of a humpback whale was captured via drone earlier this week.Filmed off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, on Tuesday, the video shows the water fill with blood before the newborn calf emerges to take its first breath. A rare video of a humpback whale birth was captured via drone off the coast of New South Wales, Australia. Alexander Forrest, ORRCA via Storyful The nonprofit Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia, or ORRCA, said on social media that wildlife photographer Alexander Forrest was capturing images of whales during a northbound migration when he noticed an adult female "displaying unusual behaviour."In a post on Instagram, Forrest said that while the "ocean seemed like it was full of activity," this whale was traveling at a very slow speed."I was naïve in the rarity I was about to document," he wrote. "The whale suddenly rose toward the surface, so I hit record – any breath is chance to capture a unique behavior. In this instance she didn't rise for an exhale, but to birth her new calf."Forrest said the moment was "extraordinary.""It's a privilege to have witnessed such a remarkable moment, and even more rew...