Seal vs octopus: Onlookers win

Residents in Victoria, B.C. witnessed an amazing show of survival of the fittest this week as a harbour seal took on an octopus. And, the rest of us are lucky enough catch a glimpse of this stunning wildlife wrestling match thanks to a hobby photographer who was out for a stroll.

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Bob Ianson walking with his family along the Ogden Point breakwater on the holiday Monday when they saw the seal doing battle with an octopus.

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“It was incredible,” Ianson told the Victoria Times Colonist. “It looked like he was bringing it up to show it off.”

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He said seal kept pushing the octopus to the surface.

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And, the eight-legged critter appeared to have given up.

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Ianson posted the photos on Facebook where his daughter, Jenn Ianson, wrote about the outcome after their walk.

“The seal was the winner. He got some good chunks”

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Ianson later told media about the lucky day and having his camera on hand.

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“I’ve never seen anything like it. I guess we were in the right place at the right time,” he told the Times Colonist.

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h/t Victoria Times Colonist Photos Bob Ianson/Facebook

 

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