Re: [Paddlewise] orca diets

BRADFORD R. CRAIN wrote:

>      I ran into a friend on the ferry to Sidney, B.C. He and his
> buddy Fred were also vacationing in B.C. Fred told me of an orca
> experience that I find hard to believe.
>      Fred said that one day they were sitting on a beach, eating
> their lunches. All of a sudden an orca came out of the water and
> landed on the shore near Fred. After looking them over, the orca
> reportedly slid back into the water and disappeared.
>      My question is this: Is such a thing possible? Has anyone ever
> had or heard of such an experience? Fred swears it really happened.

As a devoted "Discovery Channel" viewer I believe I saw an episode where orcas
were stalking seals and actually came through the surf rolled on the beach
grabbed a seal and rolled back into the water.

It makes you think twice about that romantic stroll along the surf!


    Hal

    Wilton, NH

    Power your boat with carbohydrates,
    not hydrocarbons.

          http://www.jlc.net/~hlevin


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