A playful humpback whale put on a rare show for onlookers breaching more than 30 TIMES. The incredible scenes were also captured in crystal-clear footage by staff at California-based Monterey Bay Whale Watch, who shot the energetic mammal against a misty backdrop. Looking like something out of a movie, the whale continued to breach, over and over again - much to the delight of those watching. Nancy Black, a marine biologist and owner of Monterey Bay Whale Watch, said that in her 30 years of studying whales, she has only seen the creatures breach this many time on a few occasions.