A Southern California sportfishing landing this week shared dramatic footage of a predation event involving a California sea lion as the top predator. (See footage below.)
Davey’s Locker Sportfishing asked social-media followers, “What was he eating?”
Sea lion preys on thresher shark.
It was clear to most that it was a shark, and clear to many that the sea lion had killed or was in the process of killing a thresher shark.
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The footage, captured off Orange County by Erica Page, is a reminder that sea lions are powerful and voracious, and that sharks are not always apex predators.
This type of event, while rarely witnessed, has been documented multiple times over the years by Southern California boaters.
Page’s footage appears to have been captured less than a mile from shore.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Sea lion attacks thresher shark as boaters watch in awe