Humpback whales intervene in killer whale hunt

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By Ella Davies
Reporter, BBC Nature


A BBC/National Geographic film crew have recorded rare footage of humpback whales intervening in a killer whale hunt.

Gray whales migrating along the coast of California, US are often targeted by orcas.

One mother and calf's journey was being filmed for the BBC series Planet Earth Live when the third party became involved in the drama.

Onlookers suggest they were deliberately disrupting the hunt.


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[Baitball Blogger]

1. You go, Humpbacks!

Our animal overlords are finally moving up in the world.

[leveymg]

2. We're just damn lucky whales don't have The Bomb.

But, because they might someday gain nuclear capability:

[Odin2005]

3. "Sorry guys, we're shuttin' this hunt down!"

[provis99]

4. whales are smart. Killer whales, too.

there have been some reports of killer whale pods specializing in hunting great white and mako sharks. The young learn from the older orcas how to flip a shark on its back so it is temporarily paralyzed, and then eat it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6668575/Killer-whales-attack-and-eat-sharks.html

[yesphan]

5. The Orcas

were successful though.