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were seen hopping beside an ice floe in a manner that aroused suspicion regarding
a possible attack. A male crabeater seal was on the ice floe. The attack group of
whales consisted of five AF/SAM (adult female, small adult male), one juvenile, and
one calf. Multiple attacks were coordinated by the group. The seal was dislodged
and later killed [25]. At +3:12 into the filming, two whales submerged and began
swimming directly under the ice floe. These whales created a large wave to tip the ice
floe and then moved over the ice. This initial attack did not knock the seal off of the
ice, but it did break the ice into five pieces. At +4:10, the seal left the smaller piece
of broken ice and swam about 100 m to a new, larger ...