Patrick and the Whale

About Patrick and the Whale

Weighing more than 15 tons, a sperm whale has a brain larger than any other animal on earth and is considered one of the more social whale species. Over the years, Patrick Dykstra has worked with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to learn how whales communicate, how they perceive other creatures in the water, and how they behave in his immediate presence.

Mark Fletcher's Patrick and the Whale is a 2024 documentary film. Patrick Dykstra plays Self.

At 72 minutes long, it arrived in April 2024.

Shelv files it under observational documentary, animal documentary, whale, and underwater photography. It streams on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel in the United States.

Oceans, Sharks Up Close with Bertie Gregory, and The Journey: Mother Ocean make useful companions to Patrick and the Whale.