This is the incredible moment drone footage captures a paddleboarder's close brush with a pod of whales in Australia.<br /><br />The video, captured in October 2017 near the Gold Coast, shows the group of whales, including what appears to be a calf, circling around the paddleboarder at close proximity.<br /><br />The filmer described the animals as "curious and gentle".<br /><br />+MUSIC IS ROYALTY FREE+
