Killer Whale Video: Pod Of Up To 20 Animals Puts On Amazing Show For Tourist Boat

Even killer whales need to have fun sometimes, or so seems to be the message of a new video showing a pod of the mighty mammals playing in the wake of a tourist boat off the coast of Mexico.

Laura and Rich Howard were celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary with a scuba dive off of La Paz, Mexico, when their dive master instructed all divers to return to the boat quickly.

The reason for his haste soon became apparent, as a pod of up to 20 orcas (killer whales) began following the boat and playing in its wake.

In an interview with CNN , Rich Howard described how the massive animals got within "maybe 6-8 inches," of their boat.

The whales reportedly followed the boat for around an hour.