5000-lb ocean sunfish stuns diver with its sheer size in a once-in-a-lifetime video

Diving underwater is just like entering a whole new world. Everything looks so fascinating—quiet, surreal, and full of life. However, only a few professional divers get the chance to explore the hidden treasure and encounter larger-than-life creatures underwater. On a related note, Luis Miguel Gutierrez Bringas, who goes by @bringasdive on Instagram, captured an incredible video of another diver swimming beside a massive 5,000-pound ocean sunfish.

Well, the lucky pair of divers encountered the enormous creature while diving off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Bringas took to her official social media, calling the precious experience a "sighting to remember forever." In the now-viral video, Bringas's co-diver was captured swimming just beside the giant ocean sunfish, scientifically called "Mola mola." The massive fish looked calm and didn't even try to hurt the diver in any way, which was quite interesting, considering its gigantic size.

Meanwhile, the overlay text on the screen read, "A moment that matched HOZIER'S yell: A sunfish sighting to remember forever!" Moreover, the diver wrote, "The underwater world ALWAYS feels like HOZIER’S yell—> Mola mola," in the video caption. There was something just so endearing about the video—a huge ocean sunfish gliding beside the brave woman diver as if it were an old friend, not bothered by the fact that she was a human.

The Instagram reel received an overwhelming response on social media. Meanwhile, reacting to the beautiful video, @julesjacobs_photo commented, "That is an INCREDIBLY chill Mola mola." Similarly, @francoisedavila wrote, "Oh my goodness!! Absolutely the dive of a lifetime!" On the other hand, @julietha_sc said, "Ufff, what a score... majestic..." @kathrynellicott, who was seemingly moved by the startling clip, shared, "I love him!"

In yet another heartwarming sighting, the Australian National University (ANU) captured the first-ever underwater footage of a blue whale nursing its calf. Yes, you read that right! The video shared by Insider Divers (@insiderdivers) on YouTube reveals such a truly heartwarming sight. At first, researchers believed that the whale was all alone until a closer look revealed a calf latched onto her, feeding as the duo journeyed through the waters. Notably, the footage of the mother whale nursing her child was filmed off the coast of Timor-Leste in Southeast Asia by a group dedicated to studying blue whales, IFL Science reported.

"From newborn calves and nursing mothers to amorous adults in courtship, the waters of Timor-Leste are providing blue whale scientists with some of our first glimpses into the private lives of one of the world’s largest but most elusive animals," Karen Edyvane, an associate professor at Australian National University (ANU) and project leader, revealed. Similarly, Dr. Elanor Bell, another researcher, revealed how this rare sighting revealed a groundbreaking concept about the region that is important for blue whales' reproduction. She said, "This evidence suggests that these waters are not only important foraging areas for blue whales but also are critical for reproduction. Until now, it has been a mystery when, where, and how blue whales reproduce."

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