The Best Whales Documentaries

Oceans - 36 free documentaries about whales.

Start with When Whales Could Walk (54 min, NOVA PBS Official), then The Insane Biology of: The Orca (26 min, Real Science). All 36 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on whales is Spying on Whales by Nick Pyenson.

• When Whales Could Walk (54 min, NOVA PBS Official)
• The Insane Biology of: The Orca (26 min, Real Science)
• David Attenborough Presents: Whale Wisdom (50 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• The Last Whale Hunters of Indonesia | Lamalera: The Ultimate Battle (53 min, Free Documentary)
• Ocean Battle: Humpback Whale vs. Orcas | OceanXplorers (40 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Amazing Orca Moments (26 min, BBC Earth)
• The Insane Biology of: The Narwhal (18 min, Real Science)
• The Insane Biology of: The Sperm Whale (20 min, Real Science)
• Titans of the Deep - The Fascinating World of Whales (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Why Orca Whales Are Close To Extinction | Dammed Extinction (47 min, Real Wild)
• Uncovering The Skeleton Of A Rare Blue Whale | Raising Big Blue (46 min, Spark)
• In the Feeding Grounds of the Humpback Whales (51 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Killer Whales - The Amazing Journey of a Young Orca (50 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• The Fight to Save Cascadia's Orcas (51 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Orcas, Great Whites & Prehistoric Whales (132 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Realm of the Humpbacks: Epic Secrets w/ James Cameron (40 min, National Geographic)
• ► Adventure Ocean Quest - The Giants of Rurutu (52 min, Free Documentary)
• When Killer Whales and Humans Hunted Together (11 min, Real Science)
• Shutting Down The Whale Hunting Industry (46 min, Real Wild)
• How Slaughtering 15,000 Whales Helped The Nazis Go To War (43 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Extraordinary Orca Moments (26 min, BBC Studios)
• Uncovering The Secrets Of The Natural World: The 100 Year Old Whale (40 min, Our History)
• How Ocean Pollution Is Killing Our Killer Whales | Natural Kingdom (45 min, Real Wild)
• Whales of Tonga: A Giants Journey | If There Was No Land on Earth (50 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Whale Warriors: Saving Humpbacks - One Louse at a Time (53 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Harpooning for Survival | Lamalera: Indonesia's Last Whaling Culture (53 min, Free Documentary)
• Orcas vs Great White Sharks & Humpback Whales | Whale MEGA Episode Special (129 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• Why Do Orcas Keep Sinking Boats? (13 min, Real Science)
• Why Are So Many Whales Washing Up Dead? (51 min, Spark)
• DEEP SEA GIANTS | The Alien World Of Sperm Whales | 4K (52 min, Real Wild)
• The Most Dangerous Migration On Earth (Whale Documentary) | Natural Kingdom (45 min, Real Wild)
• Sub-Zero Whale Hunting (Wildlife Documentary) | Hunting The Ice Whales (52 min, Real Wild)
• The Woman Who Speaks To Whales | Whale Guardian (47 min, Love Nature)
• The World's Most Endangered Whale | Natural Kingdom (45 min, Real Wild)
• Humpback Whales in Danger | Blue Realm (46 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Humpback Whale: Nature's Gentle Giant | Amazing Animals (25 min, Real Wild)

Top-Rated Books About Whales

1. Spying on Whales by Nick Pyenson - View on Amazon
2. Fathoms by Rebecca Giggs - View on Amazon
3. Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn - View on Amazon
4. How to Speak Whale by Tom Mustill - View on Amazon
5. In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick (4/5) - View on Amazon