Orca attack

The most amazing part of that footage is the one they let go. They grab this pup, take it out to open water, toss it about for a bit then gently push it back up on the beach. The pup was pretty freaked out but looked fine.

John, where was that filmed?

I was on a spearfishing trip several years ago in La Paz and Dennis Haussler and I jumped in with a pod of 5 Orcas.  He got a little bit of video.  It was absolutely amazing to see them in the water.  They are so beautiful.  There were 7 guys on the boat, but we were the only 2 to jump in. They are really big, but I never felt scared.  They just passed by like we weren't even there.  I was more intimidated by the marlin we were swimming with earlier in the day.  I think they are pretty smart.  I know my buddy Matt Lum had an opportunity to swim with them in La Paz also.

art, I haven't watched in a while, I got the series 'The Trials of Life' on VHS for my two boys,
but I think it was an island in the southern hemisphere off south america somewhere.

patagonia/argentina?

this link shows a shot of the whale on the beach and a pup.

http://www.wdcs.org/dan/publishing.nsf/allweb/0BBB259E628459CB80256F330053816B

if you type 'david attenborough orca' into google, you'll get some likely links.

pretty sure the footage has re-appeared in other specials but I think it was originally in 'trials of life'.

heh. this PETA chick probably just finished her granola and put on her birkenstocks after writing this one...

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/openletters/21orcas.html

pretty funny!

J.....she needs to be dressed in a seal outfit and dropped off in the middle of a pod of killer whales

 I bet if baby sea lions looked more like ugly ling cods, she wouldn't care so much about them being "flipped in the air......by the inhumane Orcas" 

on the subject of Orcas......here's a pic sent to me by brother Stuart.....he did mention that my famous "apron" was no match for this gifted Orca 

Hope that guy is well paid.

There a website called metacafe.com that has a video of an orca launching and landing right on top of a kayaker, also a gws attack and a bunch of others. When you find the site do the search for "humans vrs animals"

There a website called metacafe.com that has a video of an orca launching and landing right on top of a kayaker, also a gws attack and a bunch of others. When you find the site do the search for "humans vrs animals"

It's a pretty cool video, but ultimately fake.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/kayak.asp


As far as the Orcas killing gray whales, I'd highly reccommend The Blue Planet (Discovery Channel / BBC) series to anyone.  One of them shows a pod of Orcas drowning a baby whale while trying to keep the mom at bay.  Definitely heart-wrenching  , but solid footage from beginning to end...

That is way cool even if it is fake

That is way cool even if it is fake

how 'bout this one

http://www.emmitsburg.net/humor/av/2004/eskimo.mpeg

Here's how cute and cudly seals are......makes me wanna hug one too.

http://www.underwatertimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1934