A majestic humpback whale, named Zillion, was captured on camera accidentally scooping up a seal while trying to snack on some fish off the coast of Washington state.

A naturalist was left astounded after taking a once-in-a-lifetime photograph of a bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the 40-ton marine mammal accidentally swallowed it. A Blue Kingdom and Wildlife Tours boat skippered by Captain Tyler McKeen spotted the humpback whale swimming toward a school of fish last Thursday in the waters off Anacortes,

The general consensus was that the seal probably escaped as it was not supposed to be there in the first place - the whale was only interested in the small fish.