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A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it's all captured on camera (apnews.com)

submitted 1 month ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I wonder about stories like these. Whales are easily intelligent enough to play. Maybe he was just fucking with the guy? He certainly didn't see the kayak and rider as food.

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