Surfer has close encounter with whale in Australia

VernustheFurnace wrote:

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Laugh my ass off! I am sending this one to my mom. She is a gillnetter, and has encountered whales many times. I went out one time years ago,(my daughter went all the time) from Prince Rupert to Victoria BC on the boat, and we encountered vagrant killer whales (vagrant meaning they stay there year round all their lives)(also where a lot of Free Willy was filmed).
We followed those whales around for about two hours, watching them play etc. Was one of the most fascinating things I have done.
Oh and to be on topic, this guy was lucky he did not get hurt, that is one hell of a wack. Be glad it was not a shark.

VernustheFurnace wrote:

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Laugh my ass off! I am sending this one to my mom. She is a gillnetter, and has encountered whales many times. I went out one time years ago,(my daughter went all the time) from Prince Rupert to Victoria BC on the boat, and we encountered vagrant killer whales (vagrant meaning they stay there year round all their lives)(also where a lot of Free Willy was filmed).
We followed those whales around for about two hours, watching them play etc. Was one of the most fascinating things I have done.
Oh and to be on topic, this guy was lucky he did not get hurt, that is one hell of a wack. Be glad it was not a shark.

Former Lee Warmer wrote:

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I spent the day in Prince Rupert about two months ago. Nice little town. One of the locals was telling me they have a bit of a wolf problem on the golf course. Seems they like to steal the golf balls.

VernustheFurnace wrote:

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And yes there is a wolf problem in that hole area for hundreds of miles. This is what happens when those stupid enviromentalist interfere in mother nature. They should never have been a protected species, nature as far as I am concerned takes care of itself, and there is usually a reason why some become extinct or no longer exist. Or we would be still dodging dinosaurs.

VernustheFurnace wrote:

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ha ha that is so funny. My late mother in law had crows steal them off the gold course nearby and drop the colorful ones off.
And yes there is a wolf problem in that hole area for hundreds of miles. This is what happens when those stupid enviromentalist interfere in mother nature. They should never have been a protected species, nature as far as I am concerned takes care of itself, and there is usually a reason why some become extinct or no longer exist. Or we would be still dodging dinosaurs.
I have a brother in Prince Rupert, he rides a fatboy. Prince Rupert is like Seattle and gets far too much rain. Never ever seen a sunny day. I was born not too far from there in Kitimat.

VernustheFurnace wrote:

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there was a woman in that area a while back who was having problems with wolves killing her goats, but the silly women did not have them in a proper shelter, so what does she expect, got all up in arms because the CO would not shoot the wolf, for what, doing what comes natural. Can't do that. She was just a local nuisance anyways, on welfare with a bunch of animals and not sheltering them properly. So she whined, "I cannot afford it'....blah blah blah, Don;t have the damn animals then.... her whining did not get her fencing and shelter as she hoped it would.
They could be mistaking the balls for eggs, as they love to rob nests, lots of ducks in that area too.
I believe in letting animals in the wild world do for themselves, they know best how. And I think people are ridiculous to the point of anal when it comes to dogs and cats. They are not human.

VernustheFurnace wrote:

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You did luck out. ha ha.
And yes I know you have alligators, I have been to Florida twice and loved it. Never seen no damn crocs though and think they are cool. Went on a croc tour in New Orleans years ago. I guess you really have to be alert on those courses.
When we were in Mexico last year, my hubby seen one on the golf course, I was looking elsewhere so missed it, we were in a cab at the time. The cab driver said after the rains they come lay in the rivers.

VernustheFurnace wrote:

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.... And I think people are ridiculous to the point of anal when it comes to dogs and cats. They are not human.

Topazia wrote:

I thought alligators were North American and crocodiles were African. Not so?

Topazia wrote:

I thought alligators were North American and crocodiles were African. Not so?

omissmyduh wrote:

<quoted text>Crocodile occur in the southern tip of Florida, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Australia and the islands between. Alligators are North American, with a smaller species in China. Then there's caimans, black caiman, gavial, false gavial, dwarf caiman, dwarf crocodiles, 23 species and a number of ssp. in all.

omissmyduh wrote:

<quoted text>Crocodile occur in the southern tip of Florida, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Australia and the islands between. Alligators are North American, with a smaller species in China. Then there's caimans, black caiman, gavial, false gavial, dwarf caiman, dwarf crocodiles, 23 species and a number of ssp. in all.