Awesome Internets: Friday edition

By Sarah Muller
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Fri Nov 4, 2011 6:53 PM EDT

You think you had a rough week? This surfer off the coast of Santa Cruz almost got swallowed by a giant humpback whale. TGIF.

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Comment author avatarstans67

Great video! If you look closely, you can see what the whale was actually eating. Small fish were jumping out of the water trying to avoid the whale. The birds came to eat the small fish after the whale had surfaced.

    Reply#1 - Fri Nov 4, 2011 11:57 PM EDT
    Comment author avatarSunny-1804836

    This is Santa Cruz ~ calm is our essence!

    These are Humpbacks and they eat crill ~ kinda of just filters through their teeth. Whales are common here, there are daily 'whale watching' cruises in Santa Cruz.

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    Reply#2 - Sat Nov 5, 2011 12:21 AM EDT
    Comment author avatarJudy Harrison-584253

    What an awesome sight! We see whales breaching off the coast here in Kailua-Kona, HI, and they are beautiful and powerful mammals. We are blessed to witness these events.

      Reply#3 - Sat Nov 5, 2011 3:58 PM EDT
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