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This incredible video shows the moment a humpback whale jumped out of the water, narrowly missing a tiny angling boat.
The photographer who took pictures of the scene in Monterey Bay, California, US, joked he would have soiled himself had he been on the fishing vessel.
Footage of the spectacle shows a fisherman standing spellbound on the vessel, watching as the whale flies up into the air before plunging back down into the water.
Douglas Croft, who captured the moment alongside Kate Cummings, told reporters: "It was quite exciting!