Re: [Paddlewise] orca diets

Discovery Channel ran a film not long ago on Orca which included
footage taken in South America. The camera captured Orca thrusting 
themselves unto to the beach to grab seals and then slide back into the
water with their prey flaying in their jaws. No reason to doubt
the occasion you report. When they see a meal they are aggressive.
Orca are intelligent and it's good thing they are.

I once watched orca coming right in among the shoals off Vancouver Island chasing
their prey and boy do they move quick, I nearly freaked.
They are like a heat seeking missile locked on target. Seeing such a
dorsal fin remain plowing the surface at such speed was impressive. 

Someone on wavelength once commented about an Orca rising beside his Kayak and opening
its Jaws wide giving him a wide view. I recall him saying how bad it's breath was. He
further remarked: "Great oh god is thy fish and my boat so small." Now that was a
close encounter.

Best Regards,

Philip

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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.
>
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