A young Venezuelan packrafter briefly became a modern-day Jonah and Pinocchio when he found himself inside the mouth of a humpback whale. The whale released Adrian Simancas unharmed, and his ...

Also, a wildlife photographer captured the moment in 2019 when an unlucky sea lion ended up inside a humpback whale’s mouth in another incredibly rare event. The sea lion was soon released and ...

Ultimately, it is scientifically impossible for a humpback whale to fully swallow a human, although it can easily fit one inside its huge mouth, which can reach around 10 feet, according to Nicola ...

A kayaker almost became lunch for a whale. It happened off the coast of Patagonia in Chile. Adrián Simancas and his father, Dell, were out on the water when a humpback whale got hungry.

Dell was recording video when a large humpback whale surfaced under his son’s boat. The whale took Adrián in its mouth and went back underwater, The Washington Post reported.

"This was a once-in-a-million time that the sea lion zigged when it should have zagged and kind of got taken for a ride," a marine mammal researcher says.

A terrifying moment was caught on video when a man kayaking off the coast of Chile was scooped up in the mouth of a humpback whale. Adrián Simancas was boating with his father Dell near San ...

‘I thought I was dead’: Kayaker scooped up into humpback whale’s mouth. By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk. February 14, 2025 at 9:49 am EST. Expand.