Biologist says video shows whale shielding her from a shark
Whale researcher Nan Hauser says humpback pushed her and shielded her from tiger shark
The Associated Press Posted: Jan 09, 2018 8:53 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 09, 2018 9:36 AM ET
An American marine biologist says footage of her swimming with a humpback whale shows the large mammal protecting her from a tiger shark.
Nan Hauser, 63, president of the Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation and a Brunswick, Maine, resident, says she uploaded footage of her encounter Monday and it quickly spread across the internet.
Biologist says video shows whale shielding her from a shark
