Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory Episode 101 - "Tracking Ocean Giants"
National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory leads a team across the infamous Drake Passage, one of the world’s most dangerous stretches of ocean, to the remote and windswept Elephant Island. His mission: to find and film one of nature’s greatest wildlife spectacles, a feeding aggregation involving hundreds of gigantic fin whales, the second largest animal ever to have lived.
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Leopard seal biting Bertie Gregory's camera. (Credit: National Geographic for Disney+)
ofLeopard seal biting Bertie Gregory's camera. (Credit: National Geographic for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory with a leopard seal off Gibbs Island in Antarctica. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory with a leopard seal off Gibbs Island in Antarctica. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofThe crews ship braving the Southern ocean to reach their destination. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofThe crews ship braving the Southern ocean to reach their destination. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofThe crew seeks refuge from the brutal Antarctic weather behind Elephant island. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofThe crew seeks refuge from the brutal Antarctic weather behind Elephant island. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA massive Fin whale swimming through the Southern Ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA massive Fin whale swimming through the Southern Ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofResearch and filming yacht, Australis. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofResearch and filming yacht, Australis. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofThe crew seeks refuge from the brutal Antarctic weather behind Elephant Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofThe crew seeks refuge from the brutal Antarctic weather behind Elephant Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory films a fin whale off Elephant Island, Antarctica. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory films a fin whale off Elephant Island, Antarctica. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofCrew filming on yacht, Australis, in heavy seas off Elephant Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Calum Stronach for Disney+)
ofCrew filming on yacht, Australis, in heavy seas off Elephant Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Calum Stronach for Disney+)
ofDirector Will West (L) films Bertie Gregory off Elephant Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Hector Skevington-Postles)
ofDirector Will West (L) films Bertie Gregory off Elephant Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Hector Skevington-Postles)
ofCrew and Bertie Gregory film penguins and seals.(Credit: National Geographic for Disney+)
ofCrew and Bertie Gregory film penguins and seals.(Credit: National Geographic for Disney+)
ofElephant Island, Antarctica - Bertie Gregory films chinstrap penguins in a colony at Point Wild, Elephant Island, Antarctica. (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofElephant Island, Antarctica - Bertie Gregory films chinstrap penguins in a colony at Point Wild, Elephant Island, Antarctica. (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory on his way to film a gathering of fin whales off Elephant Island, Antarctica. (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory on his way to film a gathering of fin whales off Elephant Island, Antarctica. (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory trying to stay on board as the sea conditions toss the boat violently. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory trying to stay on board as the sea conditions toss the boat violently. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofCrew member working on boat. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofCrew member working on boat. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory on boat in harsh Antarctic weather. (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory on boat in harsh Antarctic weather. (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofCrew prepares to recover a drone after a filming flight (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofCrew prepares to recover a drone after a filming flight (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofThe crew's boat sailing through sheets of sea ice. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofThe crew's boat sailing through sheets of sea ice. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofThe Australis pushes out to sea to look for whales from an anchorage at Point Wild, Elephant Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofThe Australis pushes out to sea to look for whales from an anchorage at Point Wild, Elephant Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA large colony of Chinstrap penguins on Gibbs Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA large colony of Chinstrap penguins on Gibbs Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofChinstrap penguins making their way towards the ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Hector Skevington-Postles for Disney+)
ofChinstrap penguins making their way towards the ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Hector Skevington-Postles for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory preparing his dive suit by pouring hot water into his boots to de-ice them. (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory preparing his dive suit by pouring hot water into his boots to de-ice them. (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofLeopard seal with open mouth. (Credit: National Geographic for Disney+)
ofLeopard seal with open mouth. (Credit: National Geographic for Disney+)
ofA Leopard seal hunting chinstrap penguins. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofA Leopard seal hunting chinstrap penguins. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofCrew's boat near Fin whales in the Southern Ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofCrew's boat near Fin whales in the Southern Ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofScientist, Leigh Hickmott, tries to shoot a harmless tag into a whale's fin to collect important data. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofScientist, Leigh Hickmott, tries to shoot a harmless tag into a whale's fin to collect important data. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofTwo Fin whales lung feeding. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofTwo Fin whales lung feeding. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory gears up to film underwater with a mass gathering of fin whales. (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory gears up to film underwater with a mass gathering of fin whales. (Credit: National Geographic/Will West for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory filming Chinstrap penguins. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory filming Chinstrap penguins. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofChinstrap penguins. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofChinstrap penguins. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory filming in the Southern Ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofBertie Gregory filming in the Southern Ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofA shoal of rarely seen Marble Rock Cod. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA shoal of rarely seen Marble Rock Cod. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA fin whale during feeding. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA fin whale during feeding. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofFin Whales. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofFin Whales. (Credit: National Geographic/Dan Beecham for Disney+)
ofA fin whale surrounded by krill. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA fin whale surrounded by krill. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofAn gathering of Fin whales in the Southern Ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofAn gathering of Fin whales in the Southern Ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA gathering of fin whales in the Southern Ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA gathering of fin whales in the Southern Ocean. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofResearch and filming yacht, Australis, approaches a gathering of fin whales off Elephant Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofResearch and filming yacht, Australis, approaches a gathering of fin whales off Elephant Island. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA large fin whale feeding aggregation. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
ofA large fin whale feeding aggregation. (Credit: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory for Disney+)
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