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In late summer the plankton bloom is at its height. Vast shoals of herring gather to feed on it, diving birds round the fish up into a bait ball and then a humpback whale roars in to scoop up the entire ball of herring in one huge mouthful.

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25 Responses

1. markdamien99 Says:
   November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

   …
   coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

2. wbeaty Says:
   November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

   Best part at 0:38. …
   Best part at 0:38. If all the birds leave suddenly, it means it’s time to get out of there.

3. DustinKeiser Says:
   November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

   I would be so …
   I would be so scared if I was that camera man!

4. VilleIsTheShit Says:
   November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

   whales accualy eats …
   whales accualy eats fish. At least this whale does (i dont know the name on englishg).
   they use air bubbles 2 surround the fishes and then attack from below,

5. stephaniepb42 Says:
   November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

   is that just a …
   is that just a regular whale? they dont eat fish…

6. GmtC1979 Says:
   November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

   if any one wants to …
   if any one wants to see this whole scene it’s 2 min 30 sec long then check out my page

7. YeahhBruv Says:
   November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

   love the way the …
   love the way the birds think they are rude boys for bullying the fish, then the whale comes along and them all over lol. pwnd.

8. clamdring Says:
   November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

   I wonder how many …
   I wonder how many birds that dude got!

9. steadfast1984 Says:
   November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

   man that whale out …
   man that whale out of no where was epic

10. scanamana Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    hahaha
    talk about …
    hahaha
    talk about dumbass

11. kikomiko1 Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    steven tyler would …
    steven tyler would have been able to get that all down in one bite, fish and birds included. that whale ain’t got on steven tyler’s mouth.

12. 3LliOtTD0GG123 Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    NEVER GOING …
    NEVER GOING SWIMMING AGAIN

13. yotan46 Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    Whales are so bad …
    Whales are so bad ass.

14. OHSNAPITSHITLER Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    it’s a fish dumbass
    it’s a fish dumbass

15. misskooey Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    The ultimate NOM
    The ultimate NOM

16. fruktdrop Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    owned
    owned

17. abbeabbe96 Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    Hardcore own
    Hardcore own

18. zertec7538 Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    yeah! Mammals rule!
    yeah! Mammals rule!

19. RayzzWayzz Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    owned
    owned

20. kilik210686 Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    Incredible!
    Incredible!

21. Ricorodrigeuz Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    That camera man is …
    That camera man is brave!

22. berserkdrift Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    exactly my thought …
    exactly my thought to, that camera man must have felt very small…..

23. Weslo2 Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    damn that whale …
    that whale fcked up the plankton orgy

24. PriTommy Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    he is david …
    he is david attenborough

25. PriTommy Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    such a great moment …
    such a great moment =]]]]

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