A pilot flying over Costa Rica snapped a once-in-a-lifetime photo series when he spotted a rare sight from the cockpit, an albino humpback whale calf swimming with its mother. Felipe Chavez, 29, is a pilot of 11 years, flight instructor, and hobby photographer from Costa Rica. He was flying over the Pacific coastline of his home…
Pilot Snaps ‘Once-in-Lifetime’ Photos of Rare Albino Humpback Whale Calf Swimming With Its Mother
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This film is unavailable in Switzerland, San Marino, Italy, and Holy See (Vatican City State) because of territorial licensing. A trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, amid Caribbean colors and history—that part of Mexico is dedicated to tourism, inhabited by the Maya, and with amazing seabeds where turtles and whale sharks come to breed. …
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A pilot flying over Costa Rica snapped a once-in-a-lifetime photo series when he spotted a rare sight from the cockpit, an albino humpback whale calf swimming with its mother. Felipe Chavez, 29, is a pilot of 11 years, flight instructor, and hobby photographer from Costa Rica. He was flying over the Pacific coastline of his home…
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