Feng Ye also took over the driving, telling Feng Jialing to go eat and then take a nap.
The food must be cold by now, after such a long delay.
Fortunately, the weather is quite hot now, so it's fine to eat some cold dishes and rice.
The Dong Sheng continued its operations smoothly.
Without the disturbance of humpback whales, the sea was calm, with only the occasional seagull adding a touch of life to the tranquil surface.
Everyone was focused on doing their own thing.
Feng Ye sat in the cockpit, maneuvering the helm, his eyes fixed on the sea ahead.
Time passed by, second by second.
Just as Ah-Can and the others turned to walk to the stern, preparing to cast their next net, Feng Ye suddenly noticed splashing water on the sea ahead of the Dong Sheng's course.
Upon seeing it, he immediately shouted, "Look ahead, it looks like something's going on!"
Everyone hurriedly turned around and looked ahead.
"What's going on? Could it be that those two whales have gotten ahead of us?"
"The water is still churning up ahead, so it's quite possible."
"I hope I'm not so unlucky as to run into this again?"
"Hopefully it's not those two whales, but some other big fish hunting..."
Everyone felt a tightness in their chest and a vague unease.
They were genuinely afraid of encountering those two humpback whales again.
After all, the raging waves caused by the leap of these two giants are still fresh in everyone's memory.
Nobody wants to experience that kind of heart-stopping ordeal again; my heart just couldn't take it.
Feng Ye also frowned, feeling very puzzled.
He stared intently at the churning water ahead, trying to discern something from it.
However, it was still quite far away, and we could only vaguely see large fish protruding from the sea surface, but we couldn't make out what kind of fish it was.
"Brother Ye, let's not go over there, let's turn around and leave?"
Ah-chan shouted loudly, his tone clearly showing fear and unease.
Feng Ye comforted him, "It's alright, just take a look from a distance. It might not even be those two humpback whales."
In case other large fish are hunting the school, we can cast a few nets and catch some as well.
Hearing him say that, everyone felt a little relieved and continued to stare intently ahead with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness.
The Dong Sheng was already moving forward, so Feng Ye didn't need to interfere too much.
As the distance closed, the churning water became increasingly clear.
Finally, they saw it clearly.
The place where the water was churning was definitely not the humpback whale they didn't want to encounter.
Instead, it is a black and white orca, which is very easy to identify, that is hunting.
The exact number is unknown; they only saw the two ends that leaped out of the water.
"So it was an orca, that's good, that's good, as long as it's not a humpback whale."
Upon seeing that it was an orca, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and was completely at ease.
"Do you think it could be the group of orcas we saw a few days ago?"
"Who could know? All orcas look the same, you can't tell them apart."
"Hehe, never mind them, it would be great if these orcas gave us a gift too."
"You wish! It's good enough if this happens once in a while, how could it possibly happen a second time?"
"That's true, we can't be too greedy..."
There was discussion on the deck, but Feng Ye felt a tightness in his chest.
"Damn, it's an orca. We can't go any further; we need to get away quickly to avoid getting caught in the crossfire."
He immediately thought of the two humpback whales.
I was worried that I wouldn't be able to see the classic scene of humpback whales beating up the ocean street urchins since I didn't encounter any orcas.
I never expected it to happen like this.
When orcas are hunting in the same waters, humpback whales are very likely to come and interfere.
Although the saying that humpback whales eat, sleep, and fight killer whales is just a joke, it is not entirely untrue.
Statistics show that 60% of conflicts between humpback whales and killer whales are initiated by humpback whales.
In incidents of humpback whales interfering with orcas' predation, orcas attacked only 11% of the time, while the remaining 89% targeted other cetaceans, pinnipeds, and bony fish.
When humpback whales hear the sounds of killer whales hunting, they not only rush to their rescue but also use their songs to call for help from their companions.
Orcas usually choose to back down and run away.
Because adult humpback whales are simply too big, they're not in the same league.
In battles between large animals, size is often the key to victory.
Humpback whales are enormous creatures of the ocean, large and bulky, weighing up to 30 tons, equivalent to the combined weight of five elephants.
In comparison, orcas are only 8 meters long and weigh less than 6 tons, less than half the size of humpback whales.
Such a huge difference in size resulted in an extremely large disparity in their strength.
It is no exaggeration to say that a humpback whale could easily capsize a medium-sized fishing boat with a single full-force strike.
Besides their size, humpback whales are also extremely powerful attackers.
When fighting orcas, they particularly like to attack with their powerful fins or strike their opponents with their tails, the powerful blows of which are enough to stun the orcas.
In addition, humpback whales also like to use their heads to ram orcas, which can send the orcas flying out of the water with a single blow.
If combined with the tough barnacles on its body, it could easily smash an orca, tearing its skin and causing it to bleed profusely.
However, it's not to say that orcas are necessarily no match for humpback whales; it depends on the number of each.
In a one-on-one fight, orcas are no match for humpback whales, which can easily overwhelm them with their superior strength.
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