{"id":20039,"date":"2021-04-23T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=20039"},"modified":"2021-04-23T17:01:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T22:01:00","slug":"free-diving-natural-history-filmmaker-patrick-dykstra-comes-face-to-face-with-the-largest-and-most-mysterious-creatures-in-the-ocean-in-new-discovery-series-chasing-ocean-giants-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/23\/free-diving-natural-history-filmmaker-patrick-dykstra-comes-face-to-face-with-the-largest-and-most-mysterious-creatures-in-the-ocean-in-new-discovery-series-chasing-ocean-giants-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Free-Diving Natural History Filmmaker, Patrick Dykstra Comes Face to Face with the Largest and Most Mysterious Creatures in the Ocean in New discovery+ Series &#8220;Chasing Ocean Giants&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20040\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Chasing-Ocean-Giants-9-4-23-2021-05187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Chasing-Ocean-Giants-9-4-23-2021-05187.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Chasing-Ocean-Giants-9-4-23-2021-05187-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What immense creatures inhabit the vast depths of the ocean and how do we learn more about them? Ocean explorer, adventurer, and filmmaker, Patrick Dykstra, has made it his mission to uncover new scientific discoveries about some of the world&#8217;s most enigmatic creatures. In an eight-episode series, discovery+ audiences will swim along with Patrick on the adventure of a lifetime as he travels through some of the most hostile environments on Earth in pursuit of close encounters with the largest and most elusive ocean giants on the planet with breathtaking rewards; displays of animal behavior the world has never seen before.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sVBCaG9A2jo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stream all eight episodes of CHASING OCEAN GIANTS exclusively on discovery+ the definitive non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service, on Thursday, Apr. 29 as a part of Discovery&#8217;s month-long celebration of the Earth and all of the wildlife that call it home. 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