{"id":66839,"date":"2022-07-15T14:17:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/video-rare-footage-shows-seal-using-mussel-farm-to-escape-killer-orcas-photos\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T14:17:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:17:18","slug":"video-rare-footage-shows-seal-using-mussel-farm-to-escape-killer-orcas-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/video-rare-footage-shows-seal-using-mussel-farm-to-escape-killer-orcas-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Video\/Rare footage shows seal using mussel farm to escape killer orcas (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"firstP\">\n<p>A seal being chased by a pod of killer whales, otherwise known as orcas, attempted to seek refuge by hiding in a mussel breeding reserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Drone footage showed the seal being chased by a pack of eight orcas.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to escape, the seal hid between two rope fences at the Grunna Voe mussel farm in the Scottish Shetland Islands.<\/p>\n<p>But unfortunately when she left the site the security cover was captured and killed by the orcas.<\/p>\n<p>Researcher Emily Hague, who studies the effects of man-made structures on marine wildlife, said it was &#8220;fascinating&#8221; to see how they were used by prey hiding from predators.<\/p>\n<p>But she warned that such creatures may spend more and more time near plants such as fish farms or power installations, where they risk injury.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"Drone captures \u2018special\u2019 footage of seal using mussel farm to hide from orcas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTgnb3SKHm8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The footage was shot by local drone operator Nick McCaffrey, who regularly tracks the presence of orcas in the region.<\/p>\n<p>His 38 minutes of footage came from the episode in March.<\/p>\n<p>He said the discovery brings a new perspective on the marine world, on the clash between two of the most capable predators, living near man-made structures and the danger they pose to marine life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last\">\n<strong><\/p>\n<p>top channel<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\tvar ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Google Analytics\n\t\twindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\tfunction gtag() {\n\t\t\tdataLayer.push(arguments);\n\t\t}\n\t\tgtag('js', new Date());<\/p>\n<p>\t\tgtag('config', 'UA-7855069-1');<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Facebook\n\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n\t\t\tFB.init({\n\t\t\t\tappId: '1715618661991455',\n\t\t\t\txfbml: true,\n\t\t\t\tversion: 'v2.10'\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t\tFB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n\t\t};<\/p>\n<p>\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) {\n\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s);\n\t\t\tjs.id = id;\n\t\t\tjs.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/2022\/07\/15\/video-pamjet-e-rralla-tregojne-foken-qe-shfrytezon-fermen-e-midhjeve-per-ti-shpetuar-orkave-vrasese-fotot\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A seal being chased by a pod of killer whales, otherwise known as orcas, attempted to seek refuge by hiding in a mussel breeding reserve. 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