Alaska Killer Whales vs. Witty Otter

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/39711/sea+otter+jumps+on+a+boat+to+avoid+getting+eaten+by+killer+whales+video/

Friday, November 2, 2012 11:06pm PDT

In Tutka Bay, Alaska, a momma sea otter saved herself from a group of hungry killer whales by jumping onto a boat. Her baby was not as lucky. When the boat owner radioed another boater in the area about what just happened, he was skeptical, saying, "Of course, you didn't get pictures." The response: "No, I took video."

Indeed, Joe Miller's friend took video of the incident and Miller posted it on YouTube. We pick it up at 1:30 as the mother looks for her baby (who we never actually see), as well as for a way out of her dicey predicament.

If you want to see the killer whales swimming under and around the boat as it chases the baby, you can check out the entire 4-minute, 18-second video here. The guys on the boat do a nice job of play-by-play:

"She's looking for the baby and she's looking for..."

"A way out."

"Yeah, she don't have nowhere to go."

Ah, but she did. Their boat.

At about the 2:00 mark, one guy says to the sea otter, "Come on momma, you can come up here."

And she did, as if she understood.

The heartbreaking moment comes around the 3:15 mark when the sea otter begins crying for her baby.

Unfortunately, nature can be cruel sometimes.

Edited November 3, 2012 by Bad_Daddy

[JensJrny2Ray 367]

A bittersweet story, but a witness to the will to survive and the awesomeness of nature!

[JstaRebel 48]

Great Video. I shared it with my other mariner friends. I have witnessed Humpback Whales, and Pilot whales here, but not the killer whales. I was amazed how close the came to the boat. Similar bahavior to a bottlenosed dolphin. The Humpbacks and Pilot whales are not as bold. Thanks for the share!

JstaRebel

[indiana_sweetie 120]

Thanks for sharing this. Made me

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Here's a story I saw today about a diver, his dog and killer whales in New Zealand.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/41898/orcas+scare+diver+from+water+then+pursue+dog+toward+shore+video/

Orcas scare diver from water, then pursue dog toward shore (video)

Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:14pm PST - By: Pete Thomas, GrindTV.com

Orcas have never been known to attack humans in the wild, but that doesn't mean they can't scare a person who happens to be swimming in their domain. The accompanying soundless video, shot in New Zealand, shows a spear fisherman being frightened from a small bay, while a much braver dog (watch from the 42-second mark) swims with the orcas briefly until finally being pursued to shore by a large orca.

This occurred in Matheson Bay near the Auckland community of Leigh. Viewers can also see a man and a child coming to watch the orcas, which are practically within arm's reach, from the rocky shore. The dog, once it emerges from the water, can be seen barking and seems to want to go back in, but chooses to stay ashore.

Writes Candace Calloway Whiting, a marine mammal expert, in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

"Most likely neither the diver nor the dog were in danger from these killer whales because orcas are unknown to have ever intentionally harmed a human in the wild, nor attacked dogs either as far as I am aware--and these were most likely the fish eating type that specializes in hunting rays in the shallows around this part of New Zealand.

"Orcas pretty much stick to their accustomed menus, and human or dog are not on it; they just may be as curious about us as we are about them."

A message asking for more details has been sent to Deonette De Jongh, who uploaded the video, and they'll be added if they become available.

Edited November 16, 2012 by Bad_Daddy