Seal attacks kayaker with octopus
A group was out at sea off Kaikoura, New Zealand, when a seal began approaching one of the party, slid out of water with the mollusc in its mouth and promptly slapped him in the face.
Taiyo Masuda is the 23-year-old Sydney University student who filmed the action on Saturday while in New Zealand celebrating the launch of the new GoPro Hero7.
"Right around lunchtime, several seals started to swim around, we just thought they were refreshing their body, yet apparently they were seeking food," Masuda said.
"One seal swims right next to us, having an octopus in his mouth, pops right up of the surface next to us, then tries to chew up the leg but ended up slapping our face!!"
