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Tom Mustill

Tom Mustill is a filmmaker who started out as a biologist. He's currently making a film about Giraffes for the BBC and PBS. You can see his work here and follow him at @tommustill

December 2023

  • As the sun sets volunteers race against time to rescue stranded pilot whales near Albany in Western Australia in July this year.

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    Mass whale strandings: what is behind the recent spate of ‘suicidal’ urges?

    Scientists are still puzzled by these tragic events, usually involving pilot whales. Vital clues, however, may lie in the tight-knit social ties that give each pod a unique culture

September 2015

  • Kayak couple make narrow escape from humpback whale

    I thought the humpback whale was about to land on us. Did it turn away deliberately?

    Tom Mustill
    I was one of the kayakers nearly crushed by a humpback whale, and I can’t stop thinking about the moment it appeared from nowhere – then suddenly changed course
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