A humpback whale which was saved after getting tangled in a fishing net said 'thank you' to rescuers by performing a series of breaches and dives.
When a group of whale watchers off the coast of California discovered a humpback whale tangled in fishing nets, they feared it was already dead.
But as they approached, it let out a loud breath through its blow hole and the whale watchers turned whale rescuers jumping in the water and launching an hour-log rescue bid.
After eventually being able to free the beast and pull the net into their boat, the whale swam away - but not before putting on an impressive display for them. Skip to 6 minutes 10 seconds to see it.