A fascinating exploration into the life and work of whale biologist and activist Roger Payne.

Weaving together natural information on whales and biography, Billy Haney was able to created a riveting film, A Life Among Whales. A Life Among Whales delves deeply into the unique relationship between humans and whales, it also shows whale hunting facts. A Life Among Whales allows people to contemplate, should whale hunting be banned? This story is told by renowned whale biologist and activist Dr. Roger Payne. For four decades Dr. Payne has advanced the boundaries of science and activism to ensure that in saving whales we humans can learn more about studying ocean animals facts.

It all began with his pioneering work showing information on killer whales in the 1970s documentary song of the whale, which was the start of his study on whale facts like the types of whales and sea animals in the ocean pollution today. With a beautiful and haunting collection of whales pictures like killer whale pictures, gray whale pictures, and Orca whale pictures Dr. Payne allows the viewer to see interesting facts about whales by swimming with whales.

Dr. Payne has not only swam with a list of whales like Orca whales, grey whales, right whales, humpback whales, blue whales, toothed whales, and white whales, but he also an opponent against whale hunting. His goal is to stop whale extinction by presenting facts about whales through whale watching tours presenting fact about whaling history and the whale population.

Dr. Payne also address the countless whaling techniques that companies use to obtain whale meat, oil, and blubber from whales. Payne, shows us the secret that most whaling companies do not want the general public to find out, and that is it is covering up deceptive whaling practices in the name of science.

As a result of the countless whaling techniques over the years a large majority of whales in the ocean population have come close to extinction. The blue whale is an example of this fact. About 10 percent of the total population of blue whales have been killed in one year due to fishing practices. As a result a record of whales being killed by every. Dr. Payne shows us it is time to act and respond to these negative practices done by whaling companies.

A Life Among Whales forces us to question our stewardship of the Earth and our coexistence with some of its most intriguing creatures.