{"id":1142,"date":"2026-06-28T07:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2026-06-28T07:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:42:09","slug":"humpback-whale-protects-seal-from-orcas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/?p=1142","title":{"rendered":"Humpback Whale Protects Seal From Orcas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of hunting Orca targeted a terrified seal in open water. The odds seemed hopeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/PnbZIuZPQPFBjrYvk25BrxQ_PdM84uAhLsjH_q8kzR4KSLxRs_Ml6Acps9nWkMtOUURjg4bGpoTnjTVF2xKBxmaVegeGQUK7qmIYbUCyFwnGRYemN8pXBftuh4_NuKo_qfzR_Ir4oLEYkV1l7Ndw6yfn1UMNDaUl7vxIFiBYjEM?purpose=inline\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, a massive Humpback whale surfaced beside the seal and repeatedly blocked the orcas from reaching it. Witnesses watched in amazement as the whale lifted the seal onto its chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/cz6R1E1wTDx3NXN7vsvRAcCljy5JV8eOp10iFXQB-6fENk4gFn2cuRTOQLiNQLoahw1cidp1XQ6K4N_lfx1yo1MJPc67pyF_lW5NQEKUO7eKoYscpAQesVi40U5pLnbvku24uCkRcccS1pcxMiKSWdqjwyPvlxyeNdqRNDAMpFQ?purpose=inline\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, the killer whales moved on, leaving behind one of nature&#8217;s most remarkable displays of unexpected protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In rare footage, humpback whales attempt to disrupt a killer whale hunt in Antarctica\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QzgH4A_AOE0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of hunting Orca targeted a terrified seal in open water. The odds seemed hopeless. Then, a massive Humpback whale surfaced beside the seal and repeatedly blocked the orcas &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1143,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142\/revisions\/1143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}