Not...a...chance. Those things are very aggressive hunters. Sharks do not scare me like these things do.
Usually the Orcas up there eat Salmon and we would SUP around those PODs hoping to get close enough for some photos, but those ones appeared to be chasing Seals/Sea Lions...I wouldn't hang around.
HAHA I know right... Most of the surfers didn't seem to even care, i've stayed out seeing sharks before but this would most likely change my tune. Imagine one coming from below and just blasting you into the air and bye bye, never to be seen again...
One must be willing to bet your life that that hungry orcas can always tell the difference between a sea lion and a surfer in a wet suit without an initial taste test. These things will come in on the surf and snag a sea lion right off the beach. They're very tough predators in the wild, not a Sea World act. Actually, I believe that a Sea World handler/trainer was killed by one of their orcas sometime back.
I'd at least consider getting out myself, but keep in mind how much more developed the orca brain is than a shark brain. Cases of mistaken identify are a lot less likely. There has never been a documented fatality on a human from a wild orca, and very few bites in general - the nightmare stories are all examples of orcas in captivity. I'd probably rather paddle out with the orcas than stick around after seeing a shark
That is crazy. The size of an Orca is just scary. An accidental bump and all your bones are probably broken. I know it could never happen, but speaking of nightmares in the other thread. I always dream about an orca or whale coming up for air and getting swallowed whole without them taking a bite. Then, you are sitting in the stomach of this massive creature with only a candle. You yell Gepetto! Help! Then, you realize you are made out of wood and only one person can help. Roy!
