Anyone who’s ever watched seals around a fishing boat knows they’re savvy hunters. Struggling to escape a pod of orcas, a seal hopped right on to a whale-watching tour boat that was on a viewing trip off the coast of Vancouver Island. “This seal was tossed around a few times and taken under quite a bit before seeking refuge among the boats in the area,” Templeman told CBC’s Jacqueline Hansen. The seal hopped on and off a “swim grid” at the stern of the boat as the orcas kept up pursuit. “The orcas kept sounding and coming up right behind the boat, searching,” he said.

Source: National Post August 24, 2016 13:18 UTC