DPhilips

The closest I have come to that was when I lived in Penticton, a semi arid area in the Okanagan valley. I lived on the east side of Skaha Lake and the game farm was on the west. During the summers, when we would get incredible sunsets, the lions would roar and the sound would carry across to me. Pretty cool. At the same game farm, I was standing at the lion cage when the big male walked over to me, turned, lifted his tail and sprayed me. When I got home the cat went sideways.

Clark

I was taking a live aboard sailing course around the Gulf Islands when a very large sea lion passed us heading for the closest beach. A minute later a pod of killer whales broke the surface chasing the sea lion. We turned the boat around and followed at a respectful distance. The sea lion was about 500 meters from shore and the pod had disappeared; the calm before the storm. Suddenly a big orca exploded out of the water under the sea lion, taking him in it's mouth, and fell onto his side. The other whales dove right in and the water was churning in a 100 foot circle. While the orcas were feeding a seal bobbed amongst them and they did not even take notice. I think I would have felt a lot more vulnerable in a kayak.