Gallery: Photographer Captures Dramatic Battle Between Orcas and Sperm Whales

  • Underwater Shot
    01

    underwater-shot

    *"Basically, the sperm whales had huddled together like logs, creating a protective wall against the orcas." -- Shawn Heinrichs*
  • Chaotic Mess
    02

    chaotic-mess

    *"Oh my God, it's orcas attacking sperm whales." -- Shawn Heinrichs*
  • Underwater Orca
    03

    underwater-orca

    A pod of five orcas had surrounded a half-dozen sperm whales.
  • Dorsal Fin
    04

    dorsal-fin

    *"We saw this huge dorsal fin cut through the water." -- Shawn Heinrichs*
  • Orca V. Sperm Whale
    05

    orca-v-sperm-whale

    *"Aren't we going to get in the water?" -- Shawn Heinrichs*
  • Underwater Battle
    06

    underwater-battle

    *"There was a frothing, dark pile of shapes ahead of me." -- Shawn Heinrichs*
  • Struggle
    07

    struggle

    *"The orcas would be slamming into their sides, taking nips of these poor sperm whales." -- Shawn Heinrichs*
  • Sperm Whale
    08

    sperm-whale-2

    *"The sperm whales would roll over and stick their heads out of the water, gasping." -- Shawn Heinrichs*
  • Orca
    09

    orca

    *"They were hunting." -- Shawn Heinrichs*
  • Video
    10

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    *Video shot from the surface. Brett Heinrichs/[YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tielUPfyzaY)*
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