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These giant creatures swimming in the deep ocean are not just known for their size - they're also amazing parents.
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These giant creatures swimming in the deep ocean are not just known for their size - they're also amazing parents.
Patrick Dykstra has a life-changing encounter with a sperm whale and uncovers their world.
“There really is this extraterrestrial quality to sperm whales,” says Patrick Dykstra, a cinematographer with a fascination for underwater sea life. His interest in whales — and his interactions with them — are captured in the latest installment of the PBS series “Nature.” “Patrick and the Whale” has an appealing, low-key sensibility that’s missing from similar but more frantic programming ...
Patrick Dykstra has a life-changing encounter with a sperm whale and uncovers their world.
Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Sunday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. For years, Patrick Dykstra has traveled the globe following and diving with whales, learning how whales see, hear and perceive other creatures in the water. In Dominica, Patrick has a life changing experience - a close encounter with a sperm whale he names “Delores.” Witness Patrick and the whale attempt to communicate with each other in extraordinary footage.