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02-21-2015, 08:01 PM | #1 |
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Killer Whales in Redondo last night ?
My neighbor told me a story about seeing a headless sea lion as he was coming back in from hooping... then as he motored away a Killer Whale came up and finished off the sea lion. Can anyone confirm this? Orca or Shark?
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02-21-2015, 08:57 PM | #2 |
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Yes!!! At last some natural predation on the fur bags
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02-22-2015, 08:47 PM | #3 |
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Saw a floating sea lion in Newport Harbor today, and another one up by county about a month or so ago. I don't think they were killer whale related. I'd be interested to hear if they're around.
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02-23-2015, 10:07 AM | #4 |
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There are a lot more baby seals/sea lions coming ashore on the mainland this year... maybe the islands are over-crowded?
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/09/176586...ifornia-shores The Orcas are predators, but they'll go where there is easy food... and what's easier food than a weaker-than-normal baby seal? I think they will be "around" more. |
02-23-2015, 10:38 AM | #5 |
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Funny you say that, was casting from the jetty yesterday and no more than 5-6ft away was this sickly looking seal. Further down the jetty, I saw another baby seal, along with a few swimming in the harbor. All of them probably about 20 lbs or so. The ones on the rocks didn't look in good shape, but hey, I wasn't going to feed them. Don't want them associating fishermen with food.
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02-23-2015, 10:48 AM | #6 |
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Saw lots of pups out there this weekend, even came across a dead one about a mile out. The tourists were checking out a seal on the rocks...and oohing and awwwing about it. It might have been sick...there was a "marine mammal rescue" truck at the launch.
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