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August 7, 2020
This is the dramatic moment a genius otter being hunted by an orca hops onto a boat for safety with just seconds to spare.
In the incredible footage, captured in Halibut Cove, Alaska, the otter is first seen roughly 200 yards away from John Dornellas' boat, swimming frantically as the orca follows. As it reaches John's boat the otter swims around the outside, looking for a safe haven to climb onto as the orca closes in. Eventually, the otter jumps up onto the transom of Johns vessel moments before the orca arrives at the surface just feet away.
John, 37, revealed a game of cat-and-mouse followed, with the otter hopping back into the water in an attempt to get away, only for the orca to chase it back up again three or four times.
Eventually, once the orca had distanced itself from the boat, John, working with Coldwater Alaska, an exploration company providing boat trips in the area, headed for his next pickup in Halibut Cove Lagoon and when at a safe distance the otter plunged safely into the water.
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https://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-videos/9640/Otter-Jumps-Onto-Boat-Escaping-Orca-With-Seconds-To-Spare
2naSalit
(86,332 posts)What a predicament to be in! I wonder how that tale ended.
Smart otter!
Alliepoo
(2,208 posts)Nature is certainly exciting! What a smart little otter!
Maraya1969
(22,462 posts)caught him and moved him away from that Orca. You can't just dump him back in the water to certain death!
Poor little guy.
Duppers
(28,117 posts)That little fellow needed a rest. Big orcas could just go find some fish.
sl8
(13,678 posts)Duppers
(28,117 posts)But I would've tired once he hopped onto the main part of the boat. Ck out at pt 2:17.
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