Blue Whale Escapes Orca Attack Off Australian Coast

A blue whale managed to escape an attack from a pod of orcas off the coast of Bremer Bay, in Western Australia, according to a tour operator who witnessed the encounter.

Video captured by Whale Watch Western Australia shows the blue whale successfully outrun the orcas.

According to Whale Watch Western Australia, one orca family pod was involved in the attack, which occurred while the blue whale was travelling through their hunting grounds. They said the whale made an “incredible escape” through “clear thinking and determination.”

“Our hope is that this young blue whale will always remember this encounter and learn an important lesson to not travel through the orca hunting grounds in the future,” Whale Watch Western Australia said.

“To witness the hunt between these two remarkable species is an incredibly rare opportunity which has been witnessed by very few people on the planet,” they said. Credit: Whale Watch Western Australia via Storyful

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