Killer whale punts a sea lion 20 feet in the air to show calf how it’s done. A killer whale calf that is several months old swims with an adult in its pod during a hunting session.

Killer whale punts a sea lion 20 feet in the air to show calf how it's done. Ashley Ahn. ... some lucky few spent it watching killer whales punt a sea lion 20 feet into the air in Monterey Bay.

The 20-foot male, called Emyr, swam right up to the shore to catch the 6.5-foot sea lion in an impressive demonstration of the hunting tactics used by these apex predators.

Boaters watched orcas hunt sea lions in Monterey Bay. They were teaching a calf how to hunt, experts said. There was also a humpback whale.

The orca, or killer whale, belongs to a family cataloged as the TO69s. The standout punter is TO69C, who was about 20 years old at the time. That’s considered a young adult.

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Boaters watched orcas hunt sea lions in Monterey Bay. They were teaching a calf how to hunt, experts said. There was also a humpback whale.

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A file photo of a killer whale next to a photo of a Galapagos sea lion. A terrified sea lion, which was being hunted by an orca, jumped onto a boat to try to escape.