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NightWatcher

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23. My wife is a marine biologist and I've done marine mammal work

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Wed Apr 23, 2014, 03:26 PM

Apr 2014

and if you are ever that close to a bait ball (of small feeder fish), you'll want to get away very quickly else you meet their predator. I've taken kayakers right through rolling feeding frenzies of bait fish and then sharks.

You will want to get away from that situation as soon as you are aware of it... or else you'll be whale (or shark) poop in a day or so.

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This is an amazing video.......I have never seen anything like it. It's also brief... [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2014 OP

Very cool Go Vols Apr 2014 #1

WOW! broiles Apr 2014 #2

No way! shenmue Apr 2014 #3

wow... amazing--but they were lucky to be just distant enough away hlthe2b Apr 2014 #4

It was truly lucky from start to finish! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2014 #5

I wonder if it was luck. I think the whales fully knew what they were doing. rhett o rick Apr 2014 #6

YW! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2014 #7

Absolutely. rhett o rick Apr 2014 #8

Yes. Unless they usually feed there. Wonder if that is a feeding spot. The whales did not seem to The Wielding Truth Apr 2014 #25

I'm just in awe of those beautiful beings. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #9

All divers pee in their wet suits. Uncontrollable bowel movements are less common. Scuba Apr 2014 #10

Wow! malaise Apr 2014 #11

That explains sea-monster legends perfectly! arcane1 Apr 2014 #12

What did I just watch? Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #13

And still people insist on hunting and killing these wonderful creatures of nature oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #14

Humpbacks would love this. ErikJ Apr 2014 #15

What is this? Control-Z Apr 2014 #16

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kayaks - n/t Sinti Apr 2014 #22

Shanghai gridlock. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #29

That would have given me the fright of a lifetime. Oakenshield Apr 2014 #18

OMG libodem Apr 2014 #19

just wow! handmade34 Apr 2014 #20

Wow!!! GoCubsGo Apr 2014 #21

My wife is a marine biologist and I've done marine mammal work NightWatcher Apr 2014 #23

WOW!! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #24

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Uh-huh....suuuuuuuuuuure it was, lol! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2014 #27

Almost like being there... ljm2002 Apr 2014 #28

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There's a ton of stuff over there.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #31