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

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Humpbacks eat krill and plankton-- not sure why it went for something large

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Probably an accident. It can't even physically swallow something of human size.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week 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.