Watch stunning footage showing humpback whale swimming off Shetland coast

Amazing aerial footage has captured a humpback whale tossing and turning its enormous body in the sea just off one of Scotland’s islands.

The video, shared by Shetland Wildlife over the weekend, shows the gigantic sea mammal swimming off the south coast of Shetland.

In a post online the group said: “Lovely to spend the afternoon watching and filming this humpback off Levenwick, Shetland - especially when it rolls over and starts to do underwater snow angels.”

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Off the island’s coast is a popular part of Scotland for whale watching, and sightings of both humpbacks and pods of orcas have been regular.

A picture of a humpback whale's tail flipping out of the waterA picture of a humpback whale's tail flipping out of the water
A picture of a humpback whale's tail flipping out of the water

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