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A humpback whale saved me from a giant tiger shark

Marine biologist Nan Hauser was underwater when the whale picked her up and carried her on its back for ten minutes. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know why til I saw a giant tiger shark,鈥� she says. Whales are known to protect other animals from shark attack, but Nan, who has been studying humpbacks for 28 years, has never known one to help a human in this way.

This clip is originally from 5live's Peter Allen and Caroline Barker on 14th January 2018.

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