--- description: A videographer captured footage of a killer whale punting a harbor seal 80 feet into the air off the coast of British Columbia. title: Watch An Orca Punt A Seal 80 Feet Into The Air image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch This Amazing Footage of An Orca Punting A Seal 80 Feet In the Air  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Oct 27, 2015 6:11 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Oct 27, 2015 6:11 PM CUT While shooting a promotional film for whale watching company [Eagle Wing Tours](https://www.eaglewingtours.com "undefined"), a videographer captured footage of a killer whale punting a harbor seal about 80 feet into the air off the coast of British Columbia. Mike Walker, the owner of Victoria-based [Roll.Focus. Productions](http://www.rollfocus.com "undefined"), was the one who filmed the attack, according to [AmeriPublications](http://www.ameripublications.com/watch-video-of-orca-killer-whale-punting-seal-80-feet-into-air/4364 "undefined"). The Orca can be seen aggressively chasing the seal before using its tail to flip its prey out of the water. “We do a ton of whale watching, but this is fairly rare,” Walker told AmeriPublications. “Brett Soberg, owner of Eagle Wing, mentioned to us that it’s only the fourth time he’s seen an orca do that in about 20 years. It was spectacular. You can hear me yelling ‘Yes!’ over and over in the video.” The caption of the video notes that this pod of whales is known as the T69s and that T69C, the lone male in the group, was the one to hurl the seal. See the full clip below: ### 26 of LIFE’s Best Animal Covers  February 8, 1937 LIFE Magazine cover (photo by Charles J. Belden). 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