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A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured video of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by climbing onto her boat. Charvet Drucker was on a rented 20-foot boat near her home on an island in the Salish Sea about 40 miles northwest of Seattle when she spotted a pod of at least eight killer whales. The pod went after the seal before it eventually found refuge on Drucker's boat. Wildlife regulations prohibit touching or interfering with the seal, but Drucker began filming video. "You poor thing," Drucker can be heard saying, as the seal looks up at her. "You're good, just stay, buddy." The seal on Drucker's boat slid off at least once, but managed to climb back on, and the orcas swam away after about 15 minutes. Read more about the encounter in the link in bio. #seattle #seal #orca #killerwhale

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