Monday, March 2, 2009

Um....a great story, but not a good idea.


Although the video on youtube says that the Orca killed the man, he must have died AFTER successfully rolling his kayak back into the righted position, as you can see him do at the end of he video. I think somebody wanted to be dramatic - even though dying seems like a plausible thing after getting squarshed by a whale like that! Two summers ago I saw a similar situation brewing with a bunch of tiered/echelon feeding Humpback whales in Fredric Sound, AK. A small kayak/cruise yacht had two or three kayaks out and amongst a group of actively feeding (and potentially breaching) whales - not an ethical or smart idea on their part. Fortunately nothing happened, but just like watching a boat drive up to the face of an active glacier and attempt to touch the ice, half of me just wanted to leave so that we didn't have to see the event that was likely to follow. Anywho, if you want to see more on Orca whales, youtube "Orca Kill" and watch the one where the seal on the ice is taken by a hunting group of Transients...it's pretty sweet. Or just click HERE.

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