I had previously been of the opinion that people who spent a lot of money on drones and quadcopters were turbonerds with nothing to contribute, but it turns out you can use those things to get incredibly dope footage of insane nature shit.
Bruno Kataoka, a drone hobbyist, managed to capture aerial video of four false killer whales chasing and subsequently chowing down on a shark in crystal clear water.
The false killer whales were between 3 and 5 metres long and, like actual killer whales, are members of the dolphin family. Usually they prefer deeper, more tropical waters to swim around in but Kataoka was flying his drone just off Cronulla Beach when he spotted the chase.
The vid shows the four whales quickly gaining speed on the comparatively small shark then cutting off its escape, right before the biggest whale grabs the entire goddamn shark in its mouth.
Watch it and revel in seeing the usually fearsome shark reduced to the grandeur and menace of the common pigeon:
Rare scenes captured off Cronulla show sharks being hunted by whales. @AdeneCassidy7 #7News https://t.co/wv7z7BWglR
— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) May 10, 2016
Source: The Australian.
Photo: Twitter.
