This is not Sea World -- some dude actually got this close to a Killer Whale while surfing in New Zealand this weekend ... and lived!
Fun Fact: The surfer told reporters he once saw a shark eat a girl, so the Orca didn't make him nervous. Who's ready to shred some waves?!
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Talk Sports, Critters
1. Fun fact: It's a slow news day.
Posted at 10:41AM on Jan 13th 2009 by Whatever
2. OK, THAT is really cool. How awesome that someone happened to be there with a camera to take the pic, too.
Posted at 10:41AM on Jan 13th 2009 by Ms_Tell_It_Like_It_Is
3. Isn't nature AMAZING..I love it..We are all so insignificant in a grand scheme of things..lol BTW DONT eat animals :)
Posted at 10:43AM on Jan 13th 2009 by HOLLYWOOD STANDARD
4. How is this celebrity news?
Posted at 10:44AM on Jan 13th 2009 by Carriss
5. OMAMA OBAMA should give us all one millon dollars each and every american and we can spend our own money anyway we want-We can move away if we want-it`s our money and it would be cheaper and better for US than giving our country away-same old same old.Same players same everything painted in a new? light.How can it save us to do the same thing bush is doing and should`nt we get ALL that money it`s our`s.HoneyMOON is over for america thing to give us our country and taxe money back.Let those mobsters fail-greenspan and reagan gave away america.busted the unions and made us weak.ONE MILLION DOLLARS EACH would save us from teh mobster owned goverment and banks.
Posted at 10:47AM on Jan 13th 2009 by GIVE US OUR MILLION DOLLARS
6. How is this celebrity news?
Come on, seriously...that's Shamu's cousin Shamalamadingdong...
Obviously he's more black than white.
Any report if the surfer got an autograph?
Posted at 10:47AM on Jan 13th 2009 by Billy
7. Whoa.................a little to close for comfort! But what a story he has to tell his children.
Posted at 10:47AM on Jan 13th 2009 by Liz
8. Just think, It could of mistaken him for a seal.
Posted at 10:57AM on Jan 13th 2009 by Firefly
9. Killer Whales don't attack humans...If the surfer knew this then that explains why he wasn't scared. Plus they are beautiful animals. I'd be too amazed to be scared.
Posted at 10:57AM on Jan 13th 2009 by B
10. That is nuts! Good thing the whale didn't think he was a seal (esp. since he was earing all black) and make a snack out of his dumb ass.
Posted at 10:58AM on Jan 13th 2009 by Jennifa O Jenny
11. One close encounter with such a creature would send me straight to the coffee shop with a surfing magazine.
Posted at 10:59AM on Jan 13th 2009 by wasted days and wasted nights
12. I know someone that would make him nervous....mighty Obama!
He has the power to intimidate millions of American suckers
Posted at 10:59AM on Jan 13th 2009 by jo from another country
13. $1 million dollars each? Thats insane. Wanna end up like Zimbabwe? The have actually printed $50 BILLION and $100 BILLION bank notes (actually for sale on EBAY) and have 1,000,000+ % inflation. Prices rise so fast that if you deposit a check they only give you 1/2 its value because the next day inflation will wipe out the rest by the time the check clears. Zimbabwe a country where everyone is a BILLIONAIRE but 85% are UNEMPLOYED.
Posted at 11:01AM on Jan 13th 2009 by Lord Xenu
14. ok you dorks, maybe do some research and us your brains once in a while. There hasn't been one reported incident of a killer whale ever killing a human being in the wile. Another fact, killer whales aren't in fact whales but part of the dolphin family. I'd love to swim that close to one but wouldn't be brave enough to.
Posted at 11:02AM on Jan 13th 2009 by yadda yadda
15. that's pretty cool! check out some real surf music by real surfers at myspace.com/locolism!!!!
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Posted at 11:04AM on Jan 13th 2009 by inik
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