The video was recorded by the captain of the Sanctuary Cruises ship in Monterey, California, USA. Just a week after the video was posted, it has more than 100,000 followers. Captain Michael Sack believes eight killer whales have been lurking and waiting to overwhelm a huge school of dolphins estimated to be in the thousands. “It was an unbelievable chase,” Michael Sack said.
Flock of dolphins flee in fear as they are chased by killer whales.
“I happened to be in the right place at the right time when it happened. It’s very rare that things happen so perfectly, and I was lucky enough to record them,” Michael shared. When dolphins jump to the surface, their speed is faster than swimming in the sea because there is no resistance.
However, it is rare when thousands of dolphins jump to the surface to escape the pursuit of ferocious killer whales. The dolphins did not resist despite overwhelming the whales. The best way is to run away, as quickly as possible. While filming the video, Michael repeatedly shouted with joy. He said it was a pity that no one was around to witness the incident.
The water shook as thousands of dolphins jumped.
There are currently about 450,000 dolphins living on the Southern California coast. Killer whales are aggressive predatory fish that often attack dolphins.
Killer whales are 6-8 meters long and weigh 3-4 tons. They live in every ocean in the world, from tropical waters to year-round cold waters like Antarctica.
Killer whales can weigh up to 3-4 tons.
Killer whales are flexible, agile and a carnivore. They hunt fish, marine mammals such as sea lions, seals, whales and even great white sharks are also victims. It is an apex predator and has no worthy natural enemies but humans.