A gaggle of boaters bought a front-row seat to a “jaw dropping” second in California when a gaggle of killer whales attacked a “massive” sea lion.
The boaters first noticed the “hardly ever seen” predators zig zagging “in about 150 ft of water,” Monterey Bay Whale Watch wrote in a Dec. 13 Fb submit. That’s when the orcas began leaping from the water — they have been hunting a sea lion.
“Then swiftly, a number of whales began porpoising out of the water, looking a sea lion! There have been a number of breaches and tail slaps occurring,” the tour company stated in its submit. “They did efficiently predate on a sea lion and ate up that one for a number of minutes.”
An hour after the primary assault, the whales began looking once more, the submit stated. This time, they have been after a “very massive male sea lion.”
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“As soon as once more, they began tail throwing, porpoising, and breaching in the course of the hunt. They did efficiently predate on the male sea lion and prey shared amongst one another,” the company wrote.
Drone footage reveals the orcas attacking, and images present them breaching and swimming within the bay.
“Whereas it might appear very unhappy to observe it’s an important part of nature and the ecosystem and it’s additionally crucial documentation (particularly from the drone) for researchers who examine these animals,” the company wrote in one other Dec. 13 submit.
After the second assault, the whales “began touring very quick to the northwest,” in accordance with the company.
“What a completely wonderful day,” consultants with the company stated.
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