pilot whale attacks/plays with snorkeler video

[ThatsSomeBadHatHarry]

I'm not sure where to post this so i'll put it here. has anyone seen this video? i'm speechless.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/231681/diving_with_whales/

 

[H2Andy]

holy cow!

 

[kidspot]

wow - glad she's ok ...

 

[Midnight Star]

Other than the fact she just got "owned" by a pilot whale, what the heck was that whale doing? I've seen Killer Whales "play" with food, but a pilot whale? To descend and then bring her to the surface? That's pretty darn wild!

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Mike.

 

[Scubakevdm]

Wow. And she wasn't even wearing an oxygen tank.

Just another example of why you shouldn't pester wild animals.

 

[jonix]

Wow. And she wasn't even wearing an oxygen tank.

what an encounter hehehe

 

[sea nmf]

This video is quite a few years old. It is amazing how it all unfolded, though.

 

[Zingtea]

:11: Makes you want to stick to looking at them from the boat.

 

[jeraldjcook]

This should be added to the "diving with orcas" thread. Holy cow is right!

 

[Thalassamania]

Yes, the film is rather old (05/1992), the photographer Lee Tepley is perhaps best know for his underwater shots of lava running into the sea in Hawaii and the underwater formation of pillow lavas.