A man was diving into the sea when something miraculous happened.
A sperm whale “asked” him for help. Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are enormous mammals that can grow up to 15 meters or more. While they are huge, they are also vulnerable.
Scientists say these whales have the largest brains of any known creature. Perhaps that intelligence allowed this whale to ask a diver for help.
Sperm whale heads also contain large amounts of a substance called spermaceti. Although massive, these whales are gentle and feast only on the squid they find when they dive to the depths of the ocean.
The diver is Hugues Vitry.
He is a world famous Maurician conservationist and underwater photographer and in this case he removed a small fish hook from the whale’s lower jaw saving it from certain death.