Mini-Series Review – Secrets of the Whales

The oceans and its many wonders are something that has fascinated humanity from way before you and I were born. National Geographic’s ‘Secrets of the Whales‘ dives deep into waters all over our blue planet to let viewers experience whale culture and its many engrossing facets. Over the course of four episodes, narrated by Sigourney Weaver (Finding Dory), we’ll get to know a bit more about the way whales communicate and the detailed social structures of a handful of different species.

Filmed over three years in 24 locations, we learn that whales are far more complex and more like us than ever imagined. Award winning National Geographic-photographer Brian Skerry gets up close and personal with orcas, the apex predators of the water. They even invite him to share a tasty stingray, after he records them hunting in the crystal clear waters of New Zealand, before he…