Drone films blue whale turning on its side to eat krill

Researchers used a drone to capture rare aerial images of blue whale's feeding. Blue whales, the largest creature on Earth, get their energy by consuming krill - some of the smallest animals on Earth. With the drone, the researchers were able to gain an aerial perspective of a blue whale on its side, lunging to eat a large plume of krill in one big bite. In the video taken in New Zealand, the whale sees that there is a large krill patch in the water. Dr Leigh Torres, Assistant Professor at Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute, said that the behavior'is something we often see from the boat, and we see splashing and we can tell the animal turns on its side but - but with the drone we were able to get this remarkable new perspective'.