1 00:00:37,163 --> 00:00:39,165 "Balaenoptera musculus." 2 00:00:42,127 --> 00:00:44,379 - Anything? - No sign of him yet. 3 00:00:47,966 --> 00:00:49,134 How about now? 4 00:00:49,134 --> 00:00:50,343 I'll tell you when. 5 00:00:51,928 --> 00:00:53,138 Greybeard, I said I'd-- 6 00:00:54,097 --> 00:00:55,724 Hold on. Did you hear that? 7 00:00:55,724 --> 00:00:57,517 Hear what? What's happening? 8 00:01:01,271 --> 00:01:02,689 Are you seeing this? 9 00:01:05,942 --> 00:01:08,278 They're millions and millions of krill! 10 00:01:12,198 --> 00:01:14,367 Are the krill lighting up? 11 00:01:14,367 --> 00:01:16,870 They're bioluminescent. That means they light up. 12 00:01:16,870 --> 00:01:19,664 Like beautiful underwater fireflies. 13 00:01:20,457 --> 00:01:22,792 But why are they "bioluminescing" now? 14 00:01:23,293 --> 00:01:26,338 Scientists don't know for sure. It could be to find a partner 15 00:01:26,338 --> 00:01:29,257 or become the leader or scare off a predator-- 16 00:01:35,805 --> 00:01:36,806 We found him. 17 00:01:40,060 --> 00:01:41,811 Whale, hello there! 18 00:01:44,564 --> 00:01:45,565 The hugest. 19 00:01:45,565 --> 00:01:47,859 Bigger than any other animal that's ever existed. 20 00:01:47,859 --> 00:01:49,444 Bigger than the dinosaurs? 21 00:01:49,444 --> 00:01:51,238 Bigger than the biggest dinosaur. 22 00:01:51,905 --> 00:01:53,448 Activate the recording device. 23 00:01:54,616 --> 00:01:55,659 Recording. 24 00:01:55,659 --> 00:01:57,577 Now we wait for him to sing. 25 00:01:59,412 --> 00:02:00,538 Not quite, Greybeard. 26 00:02:00,538 --> 00:02:01,873 It's more like a... 27 00:02:05,710 --> 00:02:09,171 Blue whales aren't just the biggest, they're also the loudest. 28 00:02:09,171 --> 00:02:12,592 But scientists still aren't sure why they sing. 29 00:02:12,592 --> 00:02:14,010 Until today. 30 00:02:14,010 --> 00:02:16,471 Exactly. We're going to find out. 31 00:02:17,264 --> 00:02:19,349 Wait, there's something in his mouth. 32 00:02:19,349 --> 00:02:21,893 Yeah. The all-you-can-eat krill buffet. 33 00:02:23,395 --> 00:02:24,854 No, something else. 34 00:02:27,816 --> 00:02:29,234 Be careful, Jane. 35 00:02:29,234 --> 00:02:30,527 It's a fishing net. 36 00:02:31,528 --> 00:02:32,862 It's okay! 37 00:02:32,862 --> 00:02:34,364 We're going to help you. 38 00:02:40,203 --> 00:02:42,205 - Jane? - I'm caught in the net! 39 00:02:49,629 --> 00:02:52,215 Jane! Stop it! 40 00:02:53,592 --> 00:02:54,926 Everyone's watching. 41 00:02:56,344 --> 00:02:59,264 Sorry, everyone! I was just trying to save a blue whale. 42 00:03:00,807 --> 00:03:03,560 Actually, we were trying to figure out why blue whales sing. 43 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,605 But then our scientific mission became a rescue mission. 44 00:03:06,605 --> 00:03:09,107 - Hi, David. - Hi, Jane's mom. 45 00:03:09,691 --> 00:03:11,443 Now your rescue mission has become 46 00:03:11,443 --> 00:03:13,236 a laundry mission. 47 00:03:13,236 --> 00:03:16,656 Can you take this upstairs and bring the basket back down for the next load? 48 00:03:16,656 --> 00:03:20,493 I would, but we're kind of busy with the Balaenoptera musculus. 49 00:03:20,493 --> 00:03:21,786 Musculus? 50 00:03:21,786 --> 00:03:23,872 It's the scientific name for a blue whale. 51 00:03:23,872 --> 00:03:26,708 It means "whale fin" because they have a big fin on their back. 52 00:03:26,708 --> 00:03:29,711 - Right here! - Okay! That tickles! 53 00:03:29,711 --> 00:03:32,589 I'm sure the Balaenoptera musculus 54 00:03:32,589 --> 00:03:35,550 will be there once you've delivered this "Laundera foldecus." 55 00:03:35,550 --> 00:03:38,178 That's the scientific name for this laundry. 56 00:03:40,055 --> 00:03:41,556 I'm headed up to the surface. 57 00:03:41,556 --> 00:03:43,725 Copy. I'll meet you on your floor. 58 00:03:43,725 --> 00:03:44,809 Come on, Greybeard. 59 00:03:48,355 --> 00:03:49,648 Show-off. 60 00:03:54,110 --> 00:03:55,195 Oh! 61 00:03:56,279 --> 00:04:01,326 I can sense your needs Like rain onto the seeds 62 00:04:01,326 --> 00:04:05,455 I can make a rhyme of confusion In your mind 63 00:04:05,455 --> 00:04:08,917 And when it comes down to Some good old-fashioned love 64 00:04:08,917 --> 00:04:13,463 I've got it, I've got it I've got it, got it, baby 65 00:04:13,463 --> 00:04:19,844 I'm every woman It's all in me 66 00:04:19,844 --> 00:04:22,055 Anything you want done, ba-- 67 00:04:22,889 --> 00:04:23,932 I like your singing! 68 00:04:26,351 --> 00:04:28,144 I forgot to push the button for my floor. 69 00:04:29,187 --> 00:04:31,064 Do you know why blue whales sing? 70 00:04:31,565 --> 00:04:32,566 I'm sorry? 71 00:04:33,233 --> 00:04:34,859 Do you know why blue whales sing? 72 00:04:35,527 --> 00:04:37,237 I don't. 73 00:04:37,821 --> 00:04:39,489 Don't feel bad. What's your name? 74 00:04:40,407 --> 00:04:42,576 - Toni. - Hi, Toni, I'm Jane. 75 00:04:43,076 --> 00:04:45,537 You're not the only one who doesn't know why blue whales sing. 76 00:04:45,537 --> 00:04:47,247 Scientists aren't sure either. 77 00:04:47,247 --> 00:04:49,916 They think it's maybe to talk, mark their territory 78 00:04:49,916 --> 00:04:51,626 or to impress other whales. 79 00:04:52,377 --> 00:04:54,087 Do you sing to impress other people? 80 00:04:54,963 --> 00:04:56,131 No. I just-- 81 00:04:56,631 --> 00:04:57,757 I just-- 82 00:04:59,009 --> 00:05:01,344 You know, just to get my mind off things. 83 00:05:03,722 --> 00:05:05,056 You dropped something. 84 00:05:05,056 --> 00:05:07,142 Don't worry, I'm sure the cleaners will get it. 85 00:05:08,101 --> 00:05:09,978 But what if they don't? 86 00:05:11,605 --> 00:05:14,190 I know it doesn't seem like much to you, 87 00:05:14,190 --> 00:05:17,068 but that little plastic will eventually end up somewhere! 88 00:05:17,068 --> 00:05:20,947 Which is how a little piece of trash like a plastic bag 89 00:05:20,947 --> 00:05:23,783 can end up in the ocean and choke a whale! 90 00:05:24,326 --> 00:05:25,327 What? 91 00:05:25,827 --> 00:05:28,580 We're trying to save a blue whale that has an old net in its mouth 92 00:05:28,580 --> 00:05:30,373 so we can figure out why they sing. 93 00:05:30,373 --> 00:05:33,251 Okay. Well, good luck with that. 94 00:05:33,251 --> 00:05:35,962 - Can you put this in the garbage chute? - Yeah. 95 00:05:38,340 --> 00:05:40,675 See, not that hard! 96 00:05:45,847 --> 00:05:47,390 I did not sound like that. 97 00:05:48,975 --> 00:05:50,101 Did I? 98 00:05:52,479 --> 00:05:53,563 Do you hear that? 99 00:05:57,150 --> 00:05:59,277 He's over the roof! Come on. 100 00:06:12,123 --> 00:06:13,124 Jane! 101 00:06:16,836 --> 00:06:17,837 Jane? 102 00:06:22,384 --> 00:06:23,385 Great. 103 00:06:23,385 --> 00:06:25,929 We've gotta hurry. Or else we'll miss him! 104 00:06:39,818 --> 00:06:40,944 Incredible. 105 00:06:48,410 --> 00:06:50,453 Those are clicks, not songs. 106 00:06:50,453 --> 00:06:52,622 I wonder what he's clicking about. 107 00:06:52,622 --> 00:06:56,710 Get this net out of my mouth so I can sing for you. 108 00:06:57,294 --> 00:06:58,879 We will try! 109 00:07:01,965 --> 00:07:04,259 He's coming back! Now's our chance. 110 00:07:04,259 --> 00:07:05,802 Greybeard, grab the net! 111 00:07:14,394 --> 00:07:16,021 Nice try, Greybeard. 112 00:07:17,355 --> 00:07:18,440 He's getting away! 113 00:07:22,068 --> 00:07:23,069 Jane! 114 00:07:25,655 --> 00:07:28,575 - This is coming out of your allowance. - Sorry, Mom. 115 00:07:28,575 --> 00:07:32,078 - But a blue whale's life is in danger. - He has a net stuck in his mouth. 116 00:07:32,078 --> 00:07:34,414 And if we don't get it out, he won't be able to eat. 117 00:07:34,414 --> 00:07:36,541 And if he can't eat, he'll die. 118 00:07:37,334 --> 00:07:40,837 Blue whales are endangered, Mom. There aren't many left. 119 00:07:40,837 --> 00:07:42,964 There aren't many quarters left, either. 120 00:07:44,090 --> 00:07:47,844 And the jam is jumpin' Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin' 121 00:07:47,844 --> 00:07:51,598 Pump it up a little more Get your party movin' on the dance floor 122 00:07:51,598 --> 00:07:55,852 See, 'cause that's where the party's at And you'll find out, if you do that 123 00:07:56,353 --> 00:08:01,483 I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight 124 00:08:03,276 --> 00:08:06,821 Sorry! That's one of my favorite songs and-- 125 00:08:08,031 --> 00:08:10,700 I was just checking to see if you could break a dollar? 126 00:08:12,410 --> 00:08:14,162 Yes. Yeah, sure. 127 00:08:19,459 --> 00:08:20,961 - Here you go. - Thank you. 128 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,464 I'll let you get back to "pumping up your jam." 129 00:08:25,131 --> 00:08:26,132 Great. 130 00:08:26,633 --> 00:08:27,634 - Okay. - Great. 131 00:08:29,386 --> 00:08:31,471 I didn't know you could pump jam. 132 00:08:34,558 --> 00:08:39,229 Now, you two wait until this load is done, then you come right upstairs. Promise? 133 00:08:39,229 --> 00:08:41,022 Right upstairs, promise. 134 00:08:44,818 --> 00:08:47,153 Right upstairs to our apartment, not the roof. 135 00:08:47,153 --> 00:08:48,280 But Mom-- 136 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:51,366 Promise. 137 00:08:52,659 --> 00:08:54,452 You can refold these while you wait. 138 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,421 What? I find folding relaxing. 139 00:09:04,921 --> 00:09:06,131 So, what's the plan? 140 00:09:06,131 --> 00:09:07,215 I don't have one. 141 00:09:17,017 --> 00:09:19,019 What would Jane Goodall do? 142 00:09:21,897 --> 00:09:23,023 Come on. 143 00:09:28,486 --> 00:09:31,406 {\an8}"Change happens by listening then starting a dialogue 144 00:09:31,406 --> 00:09:34,576 {\an8}with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right." 145 00:09:36,661 --> 00:09:39,039 Yeah, I don't see how that's gonna help our whale. 146 00:09:45,921 --> 00:09:47,088 Why aren't you yelling? 147 00:09:48,173 --> 00:09:49,633 I shouldn't have yelled before. 148 00:09:50,133 --> 00:09:52,802 I just sometimes get upset when I think about the environment 149 00:09:52,802 --> 00:09:54,095 and what's happening to it. 150 00:09:54,095 --> 00:09:55,513 Sometimes? 151 00:09:55,513 --> 00:09:57,515 I'm not a great listener. 152 00:09:58,308 --> 00:10:00,852 It's okay, I get it. Neither am I. 153 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,439 I just don't like being told what to do. 154 00:10:04,439 --> 00:10:05,649 - Me too. - Her too! 155 00:10:08,485 --> 00:10:11,238 But it doesn't mean I shouldn't try to listen more. 156 00:10:11,238 --> 00:10:13,281 Right. We're all in this together. 157 00:10:13,281 --> 00:10:17,786 And everything we do, even if it's small, like picking up a piece of garbage, 158 00:10:17,786 --> 00:10:20,163 can make a big difference if everyone does it. 159 00:10:25,418 --> 00:10:27,045 Just in case the cleaner doesn't get it. 160 00:10:28,713 --> 00:10:30,590 Good luck singing with your blue whale. 161 00:10:31,091 --> 00:10:33,552 - Singing with-- That's it! - What? 162 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:39,099 One of the reasons blue whales might sing is to talk to each other! 163 00:10:39,099 --> 00:10:41,810 So, maybe we can sing to him to come back. 164 00:10:41,810 --> 00:10:42,894 Exactly! 165 00:10:42,894 --> 00:10:44,062 But we don't sing. 166 00:10:48,149 --> 00:10:49,442 But we don't sing. 167 00:10:50,110 --> 00:10:51,653 We don't. 168 00:10:52,571 --> 00:10:54,030 Oh! 169 00:10:54,030 --> 00:10:58,785 I can cast a spell Of secrets you can't tell 170 00:10:59,286 --> 00:11:00,912 Mix a special brew 171 00:11:03,081 --> 00:11:04,708 Fire inside of you 172 00:11:05,208 --> 00:11:08,128 Anytime you feel danger or fear 173 00:11:08,128 --> 00:11:10,088 And then instantly 174 00:11:10,088 --> 00:11:12,340 - Climb on up, Greybeard. - I will appear 175 00:11:12,340 --> 00:11:13,425 Oh! 176 00:11:19,306 --> 00:11:20,390 We need your help! 177 00:11:27,272 --> 00:11:29,149 I don't think she's coming out. 178 00:11:29,649 --> 00:11:30,859 She's coming. 179 00:11:30,859 --> 00:11:31,943 No, she's not. 180 00:11:38,909 --> 00:11:39,993 Told you. 181 00:11:40,493 --> 00:11:41,912 We need you to sing. 182 00:11:42,829 --> 00:11:44,205 Please. 183 00:11:44,205 --> 00:11:46,249 We need you to sing, please. 184 00:11:47,459 --> 00:11:49,419 I don't understand. 185 00:11:49,419 --> 00:11:51,963 If we can get the blue whale to stop and sing-talk with you-- 186 00:11:51,963 --> 00:11:54,674 It might give us enough time to get the net out of his mouth. 187 00:11:56,218 --> 00:11:59,679 Yeah, listen, I only sing for myself. 188 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,557 - Alone. Sorry. - Wait. 189 00:12:02,557 --> 00:12:07,437 Change happens when we use our voice, even if it's sometimes hard to do. 190 00:12:08,855 --> 00:12:12,150 It's all in you... 191 00:12:17,906 --> 00:12:18,907 You ready? 192 00:12:19,449 --> 00:12:22,410 - I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do-- - Just sing! Anything. 193 00:12:23,453 --> 00:12:26,206 Hopefully, our blue whale will hear you and then head this way. 194 00:12:26,206 --> 00:12:27,624 I'm not really comfortable singing-- 195 00:12:27,624 --> 00:12:31,795 Imagine how uncomfortable it is having a giant fishing net in your mouth. 196 00:12:32,629 --> 00:12:35,257 If you get too nervous, we'll come back down. 197 00:12:35,257 --> 00:12:36,633 Right! 198 00:12:36,633 --> 00:12:38,009 You're not alone. 199 00:12:38,009 --> 00:12:40,136 - We're all in this together. - Together. 200 00:12:44,391 --> 00:12:45,725 Come on, Greybeard. 201 00:12:54,359 --> 00:13:00,282 I want to leave My footprints on the sands of time 202 00:13:00,282 --> 00:13:06,705 Know there was something that Something that I left behind 203 00:13:07,372 --> 00:13:13,712 When I leave this world I'll leave no regrets 204 00:13:13,712 --> 00:13:19,676 Leave something to remember So they won't forget 205 00:13:19,676 --> 00:13:23,221 I was here 206 00:13:25,891 --> 00:13:26,892 No whale. 207 00:13:26,892 --> 00:13:27,976 Not yet. 208 00:13:29,895 --> 00:13:32,063 I lived, I loved 209 00:13:32,063 --> 00:13:35,650 I was here 210 00:13:36,359 --> 00:13:41,948 I did, I've done Everything that I wanted 211 00:13:41,948 --> 00:13:46,494 And it was more Than I thought it would be 212 00:13:47,162 --> 00:13:49,706 It's not working! Maybe it's more into jazz, 213 00:13:49,706 --> 00:13:52,125 or hip-hop, or country. 214 00:13:52,125 --> 00:13:55,545 - He's here! - I was here 215 00:13:55,545 --> 00:13:59,674 I did, I've done Everything that I wanted 216 00:13:59,674 --> 00:14:01,009 What's he doing? 217 00:14:01,009 --> 00:14:02,761 And it was more than... 218 00:14:02,761 --> 00:14:05,430 I think you're right, Greybeard. He's listening. 219 00:14:06,264 --> 00:14:09,100 I will leave my mark So everyone... 220 00:14:09,100 --> 00:14:10,435 Now's our chance! 221 00:14:11,186 --> 00:14:14,606 I was here 222 00:14:19,361 --> 00:14:22,530 Got it! It's working! Keep pulling! 223 00:14:23,990 --> 00:14:25,492 Greybeard, climb up! 224 00:14:27,494 --> 00:14:29,829 Greybeard, try to pull it out of his mouth! 225 00:14:32,958 --> 00:14:35,961 I was here 226 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:43,134 She stopped singing! 227 00:14:46,638 --> 00:14:48,139 Greybeard! 228 00:14:48,139 --> 00:14:49,891 His foot's caught in the net! 229 00:14:54,521 --> 00:15:00,402 I wanna say I lived each day Until I die 230 00:15:01,069 --> 00:15:07,534 And know that I meant something in Somebody's life 231 00:15:07,534 --> 00:15:13,456 The hearts I have touched Will be the proof that I leave 232 00:15:14,916 --> 00:15:16,167 He's going over the edge! 233 00:15:21,214 --> 00:15:22,757 It's gonna be okay, Greybeard! 234 00:15:22,757 --> 00:15:24,759 I'm not gonna let you go! 235 00:15:25,260 --> 00:15:29,306 ...made a difference And this world will see 236 00:15:29,306 --> 00:15:33,268 We were here 237 00:15:33,268 --> 00:15:36,521 We lived, we loved 238 00:15:36,521 --> 00:15:39,900 We were here 239 00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:45,739 We did, we've done Everything that we wanted 240 00:15:45,739 --> 00:15:50,243 And it was more than We thought it would be 241 00:15:50,243 --> 00:15:53,246 We will leave our mark So everyone... 242 00:15:53,246 --> 00:15:54,831 The whale's listening again. 243 00:15:55,332 --> 00:15:57,500 - We were here - Pull, David! 244 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:07,677 - We did it! Yes! - Yeah! 245 00:16:09,262 --> 00:16:11,598 - Wait... - It would be 246 00:16:11,598 --> 00:16:13,934 - We will leave our mark - Who else is singing? 247 00:16:13,934 --> 00:16:19,481 So everyone will know we were here 248 00:16:31,409 --> 00:16:36,206 Yo, pump up the jam, pump it up While your feet are stompin' 249 00:16:36,206 --> 00:16:39,668 And the jam is pumpin' Look-a here, the crowd is jumpin' 250 00:16:39,668 --> 00:16:41,711 We have to get one of these! 251 00:16:42,420 --> 00:16:44,256 Going on the dance floor... 252 00:16:44,256 --> 00:16:47,300 - Back to the sub? - Yes, please. 253 00:16:48,385 --> 00:16:54,057 I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight 254 00:16:54,057 --> 00:16:55,141 Make my day 255 00:17:01,815 --> 00:17:03,608 He sounds so beautiful, 256 00:17:04,109 --> 00:17:05,360 but what is he saying? 257 00:17:05,860 --> 00:17:08,446 Whatever it is, it got that whale's attention. 258 00:17:11,408 --> 00:17:12,367 They're sing-talking! 259 00:17:15,954 --> 00:17:18,497 No, they're sing-hunting! 260 00:17:20,166 --> 00:17:21,959 They're using their song to light up the krill. 261 00:17:21,959 --> 00:17:23,795 So they can find them and eat them. 262 00:17:23,795 --> 00:17:26,298 Exactly! They're singing for their dinner. 263 00:17:44,065 --> 00:17:45,233 Thanks, Greybeard. 264 00:17:46,484 --> 00:17:47,569 They're so incredible. 265 00:17:48,945 --> 00:17:51,448 - And such beautiful singers. - Exactly. 266 00:17:51,448 --> 00:17:54,618 And as long as we can protect them so they can keep singing, 267 00:17:55,452 --> 00:17:57,454 and we can keep listening, 268 00:17:57,454 --> 00:18:00,206 one day, we might figure out what they're actually saying. 269 00:18:04,336 --> 00:18:05,337 Nice singing. 270 00:18:21,478 --> 00:18:23,104 Help save the blue whales! 271 00:18:25,941 --> 00:18:28,777 The jam, pump it up While your feet are stompin' 272 00:18:28,777 --> 00:18:31,780 - Mom! - And the jam is pumping, and your-- 273 00:18:31,780 --> 00:18:33,865 Yeah, what's up? 274 00:18:33,865 --> 00:18:36,534 Do you remember what you say to me when you're on a work call? 275 00:18:36,534 --> 00:18:38,036 "No screaming, roaring or howling." 276 00:18:38,036 --> 00:18:39,955 I think we should add "singing" to that list. 277 00:18:40,705 --> 00:18:42,916 I disagree. 278 00:18:42,916 --> 00:18:45,585 Wait, you have a work call? 279 00:18:45,585 --> 00:18:49,005 Yep, with Asha de Vos. She studies blue whales. 280 00:18:49,005 --> 00:18:50,840 'Kay, I'll make you a deal. 281 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:54,386 I'll be quieter if you promise to sing me what you find out. 282 00:18:54,386 --> 00:18:57,430 - Really? - Really. 283 00:18:58,014 --> 00:19:00,725 - Deal. - Have fun. 284 00:19:00,725 --> 00:19:02,435 Pump it up a little more. 285 00:19:05,355 --> 00:19:07,232 - Hi, Asha! - Hi, Jane. 286 00:19:07,232 --> 00:19:09,609 Get your booty On the floor tonight 287 00:19:09,609 --> 00:19:10,694 That's my mom. 288 00:19:10,694 --> 00:19:13,613 Ever since she and our neighbor sang to a blue whale, she can't stop. 289 00:19:13,613 --> 00:19:15,532 Why were they singing to a blue whale? 290 00:19:15,532 --> 00:19:18,285 - He got a fishing net stuck in his mouth. - That's not good. 291 00:19:18,285 --> 00:19:20,120 Have you ever found old fishing nets? 292 00:19:20,120 --> 00:19:23,748 Yeah, actually, I have. Let me show you a photograph. 293 00:19:23,748 --> 00:19:27,502 This first picture is of me with a giant fishing net 294 00:19:27,502 --> 00:19:29,170 that I found floating in the ocean. 295 00:19:29,170 --> 00:19:31,756 We also see plastic floating around, 296 00:19:31,756 --> 00:19:37,470 but sometimes we do find amazing things. Like this! 297 00:19:37,470 --> 00:19:40,140 - What is that? - That's blue whale poop! 298 00:19:40,140 --> 00:19:44,352 Whale poop is a window into the lives of these giants 299 00:19:44,352 --> 00:19:47,147 when they're underwater in places that we can't see. 300 00:19:47,147 --> 00:19:48,231 Why is it so red? 301 00:19:48,231 --> 00:19:50,025 Because of what they feed on. 302 00:19:50,025 --> 00:19:53,111 Here in Sri Lanka, our blue whales feed on shrimp, 303 00:19:53,111 --> 00:19:55,071 but elsewhere they feed on krill, 304 00:19:55,071 --> 00:19:59,075 and this coloration comes from the food that they're digesting, basically. 305 00:19:59,075 --> 00:20:01,077 When was the first time you saw a blue whale? 306 00:20:01,077 --> 00:20:03,371 Let me just show you a map of Sri Lanka. 307 00:20:03,371 --> 00:20:07,000 {\an8}Right down here at the bottom, there's a place called Yala, 308 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,921 and that's actually where I had my first encounter with six blue whales. 309 00:20:10,921 --> 00:20:15,175 As you can see, these whales are pretty amazing and gigantic. 310 00:20:15,175 --> 00:20:18,803 What a privilege for us to live side by side 311 00:20:18,803 --> 00:20:21,640 with the largest animal that's ever roamed our planet. 312 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,016 That's incredible! 313 00:20:23,016 --> 00:20:25,435 So, when did you know you wanted to study blue whales? 314 00:20:25,435 --> 00:20:28,313 Well. Here. At about the age of six, 315 00:20:28,313 --> 00:20:32,651 my parents would go out and bring back secondhand National Geographic magazines, 316 00:20:32,651 --> 00:20:36,279 {\an8}and I fell in love with the ocean, and I wanted to know what was in there. 317 00:20:36,279 --> 00:20:39,157 {\an8}Asha, what does "Oceanswell" mean? On the back of your shirt. 318 00:20:39,157 --> 00:20:41,409 It's an organization that I founded out here. 319 00:20:41,409 --> 00:20:44,287 Because, you know, when I was 17 or 18 years old, 320 00:20:44,287 --> 00:20:46,873 we didn't have marine biologists in this country. 321 00:20:46,873 --> 00:20:50,293 And by creating Oceanswell, it's given me the opportunity 322 00:20:50,293 --> 00:20:53,588 to nurture that next generation of diverse ocean heroes. 323 00:20:53,588 --> 00:20:55,674 And that's what I'm trying to grow out here. 324 00:20:55,674 --> 00:20:58,843 Because if we truly want to save our oceans, 325 00:20:58,843 --> 00:21:02,222 every coastline needs a local hero. 326 00:21:02,222 --> 00:21:03,682 Just like you, Asha! 327 00:21:03,682 --> 00:21:05,058 When you're out on the ocean, 328 00:21:05,058 --> 00:21:07,060 do you see things that can hurt the blue whale? 329 00:21:07,060 --> 00:21:08,436 Let me show you a diagram. 330 00:21:08,436 --> 00:21:11,648 The ocean is like a giant obstacle course for these animals. 331 00:21:11,648 --> 00:21:14,943 If they're in a shipping lane, they can get hit by a ship and get killed. 332 00:21:14,943 --> 00:21:16,653 If they swim through nets, 333 00:21:16,653 --> 00:21:20,073 they can get entangled and drown or starve to death. 334 00:21:20,073 --> 00:21:22,617 And also, the ocean is getting noisier, 335 00:21:22,617 --> 00:21:25,912 and that disrupts how they find their food or how they find their friends. 336 00:21:25,912 --> 00:21:27,289 What can we do to help them? 337 00:21:27,289 --> 00:21:29,874 One of the key things I like to ask people to do, 338 00:21:29,874 --> 00:21:32,419 is share the stories of our oceans. 339 00:21:32,419 --> 00:21:35,672 The more we can tell people the cool facts that we learned-- 340 00:21:35,672 --> 00:21:39,718 Like, I hope today you'll go off and tell someone, maybe your mum, 341 00:21:39,718 --> 00:21:41,928 about what color blue whale poop is. 342 00:21:41,928 --> 00:21:43,847 And then we can share these amazing things 343 00:21:43,847 --> 00:21:47,934 and create more ambassadors for our ocean, 'cause that's what I think we need. 344 00:21:47,934 --> 00:21:50,020 Make my day Make my, make my... 345 00:21:50,604 --> 00:21:52,772 Your mom really does like to sing, doesn't she? 346 00:21:53,356 --> 00:21:56,651 I better go before the neighbors complain. Thank you so much, Asha. 347 00:21:56,651 --> 00:21:59,446 I'm definitely going to tell everyone about what we talked about. 348 00:21:59,446 --> 00:22:02,949 Have a great day, and don't forget to share the stories! 349 00:22:03,533 --> 00:22:05,577 - Bye, Asha! - Bye, Jane! 350 00:22:20,342 --> 00:22:22,594 Time to go sing Mom what I discovered. 351 00:22:24,346 --> 00:22:25,180 Mom!