Biggs vs. Stellers
Posted March 21, 2018 at 6:11 pm by Tim Dustrude
Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) shares this video which was shot by member Western Prince Whale Watching. The video was captured this week off of Spieden Island and it shows the T2C family of Bigg’s Killer Whales hunting a Steller Sea Lion.
At about 2:54 into the video, a group of 20+ Steller Sea Lions comes to the defense of the hunted one and helps it escape. (Video Credit: Western Prince Whale Watching and Pacific Whale Watch Association).
PWWA continues to report lots of Bigg’s Orca sightings this week. This thriving population feeds on marine animals, and as such are not dependent on the dwindling salmon populations.
Interestingly, the T2C family also comes to the aid of one of their family members: T2C2 (Tumbo). Tumbo suffers from scoliosis and is slower than the rest of his family. When they make a kill they often wait for him to catch up and share their meal with him. More information can be found in this blog post, and here on Facebook.
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