REUNION ISLAND, INDIAN OCEAN: MOVING images of forty tonne humpbacks swimming in harmony with divers eighty feet underwater have been captured. Weighing more than THREE London buses, the humbling pictures show the sheer size and beauty of these giants of the sea. Despite their colossal size these ocean mammals can be seen gliding through the water as if weightless. Other pictures reveal the tiny diver in close proximity, observing the undeniable bond between this intimate whale family. Underwater photographer Gabriel Barathieu (32) took these shots in an encounter lasting twenty-five minutes,

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REUNION ISLAND, INDIAN OCEAN: MOVING images of forty tonne humpbacks swimming in harmony with divers eighty feet underwater have been captured. Weighing more than THREE London buses, the humbling pictures show the sheer size and beauty of these giants of the sea. Despite their colossal size these ocean mammals can be seen gliding through the water as if weightless. Other pictures reveal the tiny diver in close proximity, observing the undeniable bond between this intimate whale family. Underwater photographer Gabriel Barathieu (32) took these shots in an encounter lasting twenty-five minutes, off the coast of Reunion Island.

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Keywords: calf, diver, humpback, mammals, megaptera, nature, novaeangliae, ocean, photography, sea-life, whale, wildlife