Orcas chase surfers, seals out of water off Tofino, BC

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Orcas chase surfers, seals out of water off Tofino, BC

Post by Amx » Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:00 pm

GET THE SEALS!!! GET THE SEALS!!!

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Re: Orcas chase surfers, seals out of water off Tofino, BC

Post by Steelheadin360 » Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:28 pm

If i happened to be in a black wet suit... around a KILLER whale, i dont think i would be hanging out in the water. It would probably look like someone strapped a big block on the board and i probably wouldnt stop paddling until i was back at the truck!

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Re: Orcas chase surfers, seals out of water off Tofino, BC

Post by racfish » Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:03 pm

Sometimes you got to wonder what goes through peoples minds. Black wet suits and a board paddleing looks just like food for the Orcas. I notice the surfers did not leave the water very quickly. I'll sum it up in one word. IDIOTS

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Re: Orcas chase surfers, seals out of water off Tofino, BC

Post by Bodofish » Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:00 pm

I don't think I'd worry too much about the Orca's, they're pretty darn smart. I've been in the water with them and never seen any aggressive behavior towards humans, black suit or not. I'm pretty darn sure there are no documented Orca attacks on humans. It's very cool to watch them herding their prey along the beach, what we didn't see was their buddies laying wait for the seals/sealions coming their way. :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Orcas chase surfers, seals out of water off Tofino, BC

Post by Augwen » Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:31 am

Pretty cool video!

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