An ocean battlefield.
Monterey Bay Whale Watch via Facebook / FuturismOn Thursday, a Monterey Bay Whale Watch drone captured an incredibly rare — and anxiety-inducing — sight: a pod of 30 killer whales hunting two full-grown gray whales in an epic, five-hour battle.
"Five hours of an attack by over two dozen Bigg's killer whales on two adult gray whales, and an attempted predation — which was unsuccessful!" the whale watching company captioned theThough Orcas are much smaller than adult gray whales — the latter at 40 tons and 49 feet in length on average, while the former are about half that size — it's not uncommon for them to prey on gray whale calves."Usually killer whales will hunt gray whale calves as they head up to their northern feeding areas with their moms," the Facebook caption continued. "But these were not calves: they were huge adult gray whales!"
While it's a shocking display of violence, it's a rare spectacle that could shed light on the hunting behavior of some of the biggest mammals on Earth.At this point, if you're stressed about the plight of the whales, there's some good news: both of the whales survived, eventually making their way to shallow water, causing the Orcas to break off.
It could also shed a bit of light on the state of the Monterey Bay food web; when animals are hunting prey that they usually wouldn't hunt otherwise, it's a likely sign that their regular food sources are in short supply."Congrats to the grays for standing their ground and holding off that attack," one Facebook commenter wrote, "I'm sure everyone was exhausted!"
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