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(81,852 posts) Tue Aug 23, 2016, 09:49 PM Aug 2016

Seal jumps on boat to evade hungry orcas

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Seal jumps on boat to evade hungry orcas (Original Post) Renew Deal Aug 2016 OP

That is one lucky (or smart) seal. LonePirate Aug 2016 #1

Wow! blue neen Aug 2016 #2

Well clearly... pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #3

With a door buzzard. nt brer cat Aug 2016 #5

STOP IT BRER CAT Skittles Aug 2016 #21

Good move buddy. Orcas are cool, unless you're prey. Hoyt Aug 2016 #4

Social climber. Clearly trying to rise above his cetacean. Orrex Aug 2016 #6

Bravo! Bravo! hack89 Aug 2016 #7

Nice. n/t sl8 Aug 2016 #13

That was close! trusty elf Aug 2016 #8

Cooler if the orcas had jumped on the boat too AllTooEasy Aug 2016 #9

Shove the guy off who suggested shoving him off lame54 Aug 2016 #10

No kidding. What a jackass. catbyte Aug 2016 #25

<3 BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2016 #11

Snatching food from somebody else's dinner plate is rude. hunter Aug 2016 #12

Simple, do not eat if seal has been breached... Thor_MN Aug 2016 #23

Unlike seals whose blubber Orcas find yummy, humans are bony. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #26

Pretty slick move. GOLGO 13 Aug 2016 #14

Oh, THAT kind of seal. Man, did I have some skewed expectations Bucky Aug 2016 #15

It's SEAL... Aviation Pro Aug 2016 #18

Hey, me too. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2016 #19

He had a little bit of his tail sticking out for a short time. keithbvadu2 Aug 2016 #16

i can shove him off you .... speaking about the poor little seal trueblue2007 Aug 2016 #17

Swimming with orcas awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #20

Moooooooooooooom shenmue Aug 2016 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author allan01 Aug 2016 #24

Aww thats a cute video joeyfalconhead90 Aug 2016 #27

LonePirate

(13,412 posts)

1. That is one lucky (or smart) seal.

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Tue Aug 23, 2016, 09:52 PM

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blue neen

(12,319 posts)

2. Wow!

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Tue Aug 23, 2016, 09:58 PM

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Amazing video! I wonder where that was?

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

3. Well clearly...

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Tue Aug 23, 2016, 10:02 PM

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We're gonna need a bigger boat.

brer cat

(24,544 posts)

5. With a door buzzard. nt

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Wed Aug 24, 2016, 07:18 AM

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Skittles

(153,138 posts)

21. STOP IT BRER CAT

Reply to brer cat (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 08:16 PM

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YER KILLING ME

cracks me up every time I see that

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

4. Good move buddy. Orcas are cool, unless you're prey.

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Tue Aug 23, 2016, 10:14 PM

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Orrex

(63,185 posts)

6. Social climber. Clearly trying to rise above his cetacean.

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Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:20 AM

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hack89

(39,171 posts)

7. Bravo! Bravo!

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Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:31 AM

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sl8

(13,706 posts)

13. Nice. n/t

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Wed Aug 24, 2016, 02:17 PM

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trusty elf

(7,382 posts)

8. That was close!

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Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:09 AM

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AllTooEasy

(1,260 posts)

9. Cooler if the orcas had jumped on the boat too

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Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:24 AM

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I'm unapologetically pro-Orca.

lame54

(35,277 posts)

10. Shove the guy off who suggested shoving him off

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Wed Aug 24, 2016, 12:12 PM

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catbyte

(34,358 posts)

25. No kidding. What a jackass.

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Sat Aug 27, 2016, 08:37 AM

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BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)

11. <3

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Wed Aug 24, 2016, 12:54 PM

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❤️❤️❤️

hunter

(38,309 posts)

12. Snatching food from somebody else's dinner plate is rude.

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Wed Aug 24, 2016, 01:17 PM

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But I guess the rules change if you are the food.

I find it interesting that Orca culture considers humans off limits as a dinner entrée.

Is it because we taste bad? Is it because they know what nasty genocidal rat bastards we can be when we feel threatened? Is it because they recognize us as fellow intelligent beings sharing this planet?

Or perhaps in the Orca religion humans are simply not Kosher.

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

23. Simple, do not eat if seal has been breached...

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Thu Aug 25, 2016, 08:33 AM

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Though I am certain there are those among us who would leave a bad taste in the mouth...

SunSeeker

(51,545 posts)

26. Unlike seals whose blubber Orcas find yummy, humans are bony.

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Sun Aug 28, 2016, 12:04 AM

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That's why sharks who mistake surfers for seals release them from their mouths once they get a taste. Unfortunately for the surfer, that is often too late, leaving massive bite wounds.

Orcas are probably smarter and have better eyesight and smell, so they rarely mistake humans for seals. But I still wouldn't get in the water with Orcas.