Posted on 11/11/2011 12:47:00 PM PST by geraldmcg
A whale nearly swallowed two people on a kayak and a woman on a surfboard.
The humpback whale lunged from out of nowhere just several feet away, forcing thousands of anchovies to the surface, with sea gulls swarming around the scene in search of breakfast.
Barbara Roettger filmed the epic near-miss event near Santa Cruz, California where recently a sailboat collided with another humpback whale and at least one kayaker capsized.
Oh, and for the record, humpback whales typically are about 50 feet long and weigh 50 tons. That’s a whopping 2000 pounds for every foot of whale.
Short be very cool video: http://www.cleantv.com/web/ProgramDetail.aspx?pid=405
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