Getting closer.
The Steller's sea eagle glided over the fishing boat, less than twenty meters away from the sea surface.
The giant octopus swimming under the sea also spotted the big bird circling in the sky. There was a Steller's sea eagle in front and a humpback whale behind. The octopus probably realized that it was doomed today, and it was so scared that its eight tentacles became stiff.
The two humpback whales also discovered that the Steller's sea eagle was trying to snatch food from its mouth, and they immediately became angry.
The male whale let out an angry roar, leaped out of the water with its big head, and rammed the Steller's sea eagle with its body as big as a mountain. The female whale accelerated again, opened her mouth wide and bit the big octopus.
"It seems that the sea eagle's plan is going to fail." He Mingde said confidently after seeing this scene.
Xiang Yang shook his head, "That's not necessarily true."
"Oh? Could there be any unexpected changes?" He Mingde immediately looked back carefully.
It happened so fast that the sea eagle, which was close to the sea level, suddenly accelerated and flew under the belly of the male whale, with its wings close to the male whale's pectoral fin.
“Woo—”
The male whale let out an angry cry, retracted his pectoral fins and fell towards the sea in a very decadent manner. His two small eyes looked back desperately, as if to see if his wife had snatched him before the sea eagle.
“Bang!”
"Bang!"
Two waves, one big and one small, appeared on the sea surface almost at the same time. The big one was the huge body of the male whale falling on the sea surface, and the small one was the sea eagle's powerful claws grabbing the two tentacles of the octopus and dragging the big octopus out of the sea.
"I actually got it!" He Mingde exclaimed with his eyes wide open.
"The sea eagle's fishing skills are very advanced. How could it dare to snatch food from a whale's mouth without some skills?" Xiang Yang was not surprised. Although the flying speed of the Steller's sea eagle seemed slow, it was actually very agile. Its powerful claws could even catch a lamb under the care of a sheepdog.
The Steller's sea eagle grabbed the huge octopus and flew close to the sea surface, letting out a loud eagle cry from its beak, as if it was proudly showing off to the two humpback whales.
The male whale landed on the sea and let out another loud whale cry, slapping the sea surface with its fins. Like a child whose favorite toy was taken away, he rolled on the sea in anger.
The female whale swam slowly to the side of the male whale, first touching the male whale with her big head and then slowly patting the male whale with her pectoral fins. It took a while to calm the angry male whale down.
The Steller's sea eagle did not leave immediately after grabbing the octopus, but continued to hover at a low altitude.
The male whale slapped the sea surface with its powerful tail, turned around angrily and pointed its tail at the complacent sea eagle.
"This sea eagle is so despicable. It not only snatched the food from the humpback whales but also deliberately angered the humpback whales on the sea. If I had a gun, I would shoot it down." Fang Youqun, who had already become familiar with the two humpback whales, said angrily.
Chen Qingsheng glanced at Fang Youqun, "The number of Steller's sea eagles is extremely rare. It is estimated that there are less than 5,000 left in the world. It is even rarer in my country. We are lucky to see one. It is a first-class protected animal. You can kill as many as you want. If you kill one, you will never have to worry about housing again in your life."
"This bird is also a protected species?" Fang Youqun immediately laughed, "Aren't I just standing up for the whale?"
"This sea eagle is young but very brave. However, it doesn't leave now not because it is trying to annoy the humpback whale, but because it is in trouble." Xiang Yang said, squinting his eyes as he watched the Steller's sea eagle gliding on the sea.
"Oh?" Everyone looked at the sea eagle carefully.
The distance was too far for everyone to see clearly. They could only see a black shadow going up and down over the sea, like it was staggering in the air after a plane crash.
Xiang Yang saw clearly that the octopus caught by the sea eagle had two tentacles tightly wrapped around the Steller's sea eagle's long legs, trapping it tightly together, and the remaining tentacles even showed signs of wrapping around the Steller's sea eagle.
At this time, the Steller's sea eagle had released its claws that were grabbing the octopus's tentacles, and was flapping its wings desperately on the sea, as if trying to throw the octopus off its body.
The result was not optimistic. The suction cups on the octopus's tentacles were firmly attached to the legs of the Steller's sea eagle.
Xiang Yang saw that the octopus used two tentacles to fix its body, and the remaining tentacles were wrapping around the sea eagle's body, as if it wanted to kill the Steller's sea eagle in the sea.
"This Steller's sea eagle is a little too arrogant. It might even be dragged into the sea by the giant octopus and drowned in the sea." Xiang Yang said.
"The octopus killed the sea eagle?" The crew members all looked at Xiang Yang strangely.
As soon as Xiang Yang saw the expressions on everyone's faces, he knew that no one believed it. It was no wonder that everyone was not to blame. People's first impression of eagles was usually that they were fierce and majestic.
The sea eagle, which is famous for its ferocity and majesty, would be killed by an octopus? This is too unbelievable.
In fact, not only is the eagle a very ferocious bird, the octopus is also a very ferocious marine fish. Although it is normal for eagles to prey on octopuses in nature, there are also many examples of octopuses killing eagles in return.
Especially in recent years, with the rise of TikTok, there have been a lot of people in the world who love to shoot short videos, and people often shoot videos of octopuses killing eagles.
One of the most famous videos was taken by a fisherman in Vancouver, Canada. In the video, a bald eagle and an octopus fought for a long time. At first, the bald eagle tried to attack the octopus in the water. The octopus was caught in the air by the eagle, but the bald eagle was "killed" by the octopus in the air. The octopus's tentacles tightly entangled the bald eagle and dragged into the water. Both sides lay motionless in the water, and the bald eagle was about to be killed by the octopus. At the end of the video, the fisherman used a stick to drive away the octopus and saved the eagle.
The reason why the video became famous is that some zoologists said that fishermen should not interfere with the natural hunting process, while some netizens felt that it was unfair. Are eagles only allowed to eat octopuses and octopuses not allowed to eat eagles? A large number of netizens with different opinions had a big argument on the Internet about whether to save the eagle.
The fisherman was actually quite wronged. He was also a human being, and humans have preferences. He liked eagles but not octopuses. So what if he saved the eagle from an octopus's mouth? It was simply wrong to be fair to an octopus.
"We will rescue the sea eagle later. It would be best if we can also get the octopus up so that we can make teppanyaki takoyaki for lunch." Xiang Yang instructed the crew members.
A group of crew members looked at Xiang Yang strangely again. This time, even He Mingde couldn't stand it anymore and said speechlessly: "Xiao Yang, what nonsense are you talking about? They just played with two humpback whales and caught a big meal. Now they are flying well and need us to rescue them..."
"Bang!" Before He Mingde could finish his words, the sea eagle that was flying with its wings spread fell straight into the sea from mid-air.