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Thursday, August 27, 2015

RESOURCEFUL SEAL ESCAPES BEING EATEN BY KILLER WHALES BY JUMPING ONTO A FAMILY DHINGY - WATCH VIDEO

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  • Nerve-wracking footage begins with the seal hiding out in the family dinghy
  • Camera pans around to reveal at least three killer whales are tracking him
  • The sympathetic American holidaymakers debate how to help the seal
  • Killer whales are well-known for their brutally efficient group hunt tactics
    • Refuge: The terrified but resourceful seal can be seen hiding out in the family's dinghy at the start of the nerve-wracking footageRefuge: The terrified but resourceful seal can be seen hiding out in the family's dinghy at the start of the nerve-wracking footage

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    Research has also found that Orcas, or killer whales – around 26ft in length and weighing more than six tonnes – carefully butcher the prey underwater, cooperating as they skin and dissect the seals.
     
     
     
    The get-away paid off for the seal, as the whales carried on searching for around 20 minutes before deciding to give up the unsuccessful mission. 
     
     

     
    The drama took place in Desolation Sound, British Columbia, Canada 


     WATCH VIDEO:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u52sKTsZbjs

    Source
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3207010/Resourceful-seal-leaps-family-s-dinghy-avoid-eaten-circling-killer-whales.html

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