Post by Bob Ianson. Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A battle between a seal and an octopus in a British Columbia harbor was documented by an amateur photographer who snapped shots of the seal's victory. Bob Ianson said a few dozen people gathered at Victoria's Ogden Point port facility Feb. 9 to watch the seal's struggle with the octopus, which was eventually overpowered by the mammal. Advertisement Post by Bob Ianson. "That seal is probably, I don't know, four-and-a-half feet long? So that octopus is a pretty big octopus," Ianson told CTV News. "It was almost like the seal was bringing the octopus up the surface to show off what he had." Post by Bob Ianson. Post by Bob Ianson. Chad Nordstrom, a research biologist at the Vancouver Aquarium, told CBC News the photos were rare, but the fight was not. Advertisement "Octopus is a regular part of the harbor seal's diet," Nordstrom said. "Actually capturing it on film is the rare thing." Post by Bob Ianson. Post by Bob Ianson. Post by Bob Ianson. Another witness, Thomas Anderson-Roffey, captured video footage of the struggle. Read More Caribbean octopus shows off camouflage skills Diver photographs sperm whale 'poop-splosion' Octopus steals GoPro while it's recording Seal cozies up to Labrador on French beach
