Stunning drone footage captures rare video of blue whales feeding

One small flight for drones has the potential to be one giant step for science ... just ask researchers at Oregon State University. A group of scientists at the university recently captured rare footage of blue whales feeding in the Southern Ocean off New Zealand via drone. The stunning footage, narrated by Leigh G. Torres, expedition leader and principal investigator with the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State, provides a great deal of insight into what whales eat and how they decide what food is worthy of their time. SEE ALSO: Serene underwater footage shows whale's-eye view of Antarctica In a press release, Torres explained the footage clearly shows the blue whales' "lunge-feeding" process of suddenly lunging forward to eat a massive pack of krill. "Our footage shows this [lunge-feeding theory] in action," said Torres.