New Zeland - Seal slaps kayaker in the face with an octopus

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So why DID the seal slap a kayaker in the face with a gigantic octopus? Scientist reveals what really happened in viral footage that stunned the world

An unruly seal which shocked a kayaker by throwing an octopus in his face was trying to stun its prey before eating it, scientists have revealed.

The surprising incident was captured on a GoPro camera off the coast of Kaikoura, on New Zealand's South Island.

Kyle Mulinder was paddling when the seal burst out of the water, launched into the air and whipped the octopus directly into his face.

The seal was trying to stun the octopus and mistook Mr Mulinder for a rock, according to scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand.

Scientists reveal what really happened when a seal threw an octopus at a kayaker | Daily Mail Online

Hope the octopus managed to leg it.