Leaping humpback whale on Vancouver Island cracks boat window with head bang
COMOX, B.C. — Two humpback whales that circled a boat in the waters off Comox, B.C., were a curious sight — until one of them got too close and cracked a window on the vessel with a bang of its head.
Peter Hamilton, director of the animal-rights group Lifeforce, was on the boat last Thursday and said the experience with the bus-sized whales was a bit unsettling.
He posted a video of the close encounter on YouTube, and it shows the whales near the boat before one of them leaps into the air and smacks its head on the window as it lands back in the water.
The video also shows one of the humpbacks flapping its flipper on the boat, rocking the vessel slightly.