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Video: Terrified Seal Hunted By Whales Jumps Into Boat

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VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC (CBSMiami) --  A seal was in the fight for his life when he jumped onto a boat where a family was whale watching in Canada.

Video posted on YouTube shows a seal desperately jump out of the water and climb the deck of a boat - while trying to avoid being a  killer whales' lunch.

According to the group, they were looking for whales and a pod of 12 transient killer whales were chasing the seal. That's when it made its desperate escape onto the deck of the vessel. You can see his big eyes and he seems scared.

Seal jumps on boat to get away from Killer whales.CRAZY!! by k on YouTube

One man in the video is heard asking if he should push the seal off but when he gets near the seal backs away.

The person who posted the video says the whales stayed around the boat for another 30 to 45 minutes before giving up.  The person who posted the video said it was one "lucky seal.

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