TV Host Trips Out After Spotting Blue Whale [VIDEO]

They say if you love what you do for a living, you'll never work a day in your life. My best guess is that BBC host Steve Backshall falls into that category.

While in the middle of an interview, the host abruptly cuts off his guest as soon as he gets word that a rare blue whale has been spotted nearby and proceeds to go off on a joyful rant worthy of the craziest soccer commentators.

I can see it now! The largest ever known to have lived on our planet, larger than any of the dinosaurs, a creature we hunted so much that 99% of its numbers disappeared is right here, right now, live!

His excitement is certainly warranted as the numbers for the massive creatures have been growing since dwindling in the early 1900's.

People around the interwebs have been getting a kick out of Backshall's reaction, and he's totally cool with it: