Kayaker Attacked by Humpback, page 1

A man kayaking off the Kona coast was attacked by a humpback whale. Slightly injured by the shattered remains of his kayak, the paddler was rescued by a small boat which had been summoned by a witness to the event. The whale was seen to approach the kayak and flip it into the air (with the paddler in it) with its flukes.

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reply to post by Phage

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I've heard of some circumstances where they do attack...maybe a cautionary tap to keep it away from itself or its young. Or maybe he just wanted to play?

reply to post by Phantasm

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Or something.
The humpbacks winter in Hawaii for breeding as well as calving.

reply to post by Phage

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The Whale was just living large as that is what they do, after all it is their Ocean and their property.

Lucky guy the Kayaker was.

Regards, Iwinder

Originally posted by Phage
A man kayaking off the Kona coast was attacked by a humpback whale. Slightly injured by the shattered remains of his kayak, the paddler was rescued by a small boat which had been summoned by a witness to the event. The whale was seen to approach the kayak and flip it into the air (with the paddler in it) with its flukes.

www.kitv.com...

Are you "shocked?" Sorry, couldn't help it, via your avatar mood.....
Have the highest respect, just couldn't resist.

Say, was there by any chance, a maroon bowsprit depth sounder of that whole thing????

And say, though I seldom see you on political subjects, do you think that whale might have been protesting against gun control???
Forgive me, really....just a joke.....
/sarcasm

reply to post by Phage

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Ah...maybe he was feeling frisky then. Looking for a little humpback action!

Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Phantasm

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Or something.
The humpbacks winter in Hawaii for breeding as well as calving.

a useful reminder that they are wild animals and should not be approached

ps ta for the links

xp

reply to post by XPLodER

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Apparently it was the whale which did the approaching. The critter was probably just fooling around.
Maybe just a case of humpback hacky sack.

Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by XPLodER

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Apparently it was the whale which did the approaching. The critter was probably just fooling around.
Maybe just a case of humpback hacky sack.

edit on 1/30/2013 by Phage because: (no reason given)

LOL funny
Regards, Iwinder

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