Calming Her Nerves
The marine biologist tried to keep her calm, thinking that the whale might sense her emotions if she panicked. She knew the risks involved in the situation. “I stayed calm to a point but was sure that it was most likely going to be a deadly encounter,” she recalled. Hauser had tried to find a way to escape from the massive creature. However, she saw the true source of threat when she tried to detach herself from the whale.

Calming Her Nerves
Out Of Her Comfort Zone
Hauser was very much familiar with the South Pacific Ocean, but this was a completely new experience for her. “I wasn’t sure what the whale was up to when he approached me and it didn’t stop pushing me around for over 10 minutes,” she said.

Out Of Her Comfort Zone