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Pro surfer, whale display powerful moves in unison; video

A photographer has captured video footage showing a pro surfer attempting an aerial maneuver at the precise moment a whale throws its tail fluke behind the wave.

The surfer is Brianna Cope of Hawaii. Alex Hayes, the photographer, told FTW Outdoors that Cope was practicing for a World Surf League competition in South Africa in early July when he noticed an active whale beyond the lineup.

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