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Humpback whales defy killer whales in full attack

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Remarkable footage showing one species of whale apparently protecting a second species from attack by a third species has been filmed for the BBC's Planet Earth Live series. It happened off the coast of California, in the Monterey area, when a film crew saw killer whales attacking a grey whale and her calf, and then joined by humpback whales that seemed to be intervening on the side of the victims. Robin Lustig speaks to marine biologist Alisa Schulman Janiger, who's been observing whales for nearly 30 years, and who was with the film crew and saw the encounter... #grey #killer #whale #whales #humback #orca #AnimalBehaviour
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