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I once paddled alone by a pod of transient orcas. A big male split off from the pod and swam up to me. He seemed to be looking me over. It was uncanny and very scary. After what seemed like a very long "minute" he turned and splashed me, and his aim was perfect, the jet of water hit me directly in my face. I got the distinct impression that he wanted me to leave the area. (I was told later by a Haida watchman that they were hunting seals.) I had to laugh, after I got splashed, I was so relieved that he just saw fit to splash me rather than something much worse. I really could tell by his body movements that he was not being friendly. That was the only time I've ever been in the power of a creature that could have eaten me for lunch, and he decided to warn me rather than harm me. It was an experience I will never forget.
@hamalpov It really felt like he was looking me in the eye, because he stopped about twelve feet in front of me and was facing me for what seemed like a very long minute. He might have been using echo-location, but I couldn't hear anything, the silence seemed to make it worse, it was like he was coming to a decision. They are very intelligent. Sometimes I think they have come to an agreement not to harm humans because they know they would be persecuted if they did. Seventy years ago, it wasn't so rare that people would shoot them for fun! But there are cases of Orca ramming and sinking sailboats.
“Ey! Our seals… go away >:T”
@@funfairordnance Exactly!
@@earthjustice01 What's interesting to me is that unlike humans they never seem to act on impulse, you said that long ago humans used to shoot them for fun; while Orcas seem to have made up their minds to not attack humans and they mostly don't violate that decision (neither young or adult), even though they're known to be curious and playful.
@dolekanteel because they live in a world where they understand violence is not for fun, it is to eat and protect yourself and those you love. They are probably disappointed we as a species are taking so long to come to the same conclusion.
I will never get over the fact that baby whales babble just like human babies and end up learning the language of their pods
That’s really adorable….
Well I hope you can get over the fact that an orca once spent 17 days carrying her dead calf - a dramatic saga of apparent mourning - has become a mother once again. The orca, identified by researchers as J35 and also known as Tahlequah, became a symbol in 2018 of the plight of the Southern Resident whales, which were 88 in number when they were listed as endangered in 2005 and have dwindled further since then. The birth of the new orca, which was seen for the first time by researchers on Saturday, brings the population to 73.
I love it so much lol
That’s crazy
@@mannyfernandez2983 I didn't hear about any of that, that's heartbreaking.
Think about it... the animal we call "killer", the apex predator of the sea that even goes after sharks and whales, the predator so intelligent it develops shockingly scary and precice hunting techniques is the one animal that might be closer to us in intelligence and emotional development than any other. Says a lot about us, doesn't it? No wonder they literally go insane in captivity. They're bored to death.
Living in groups puts a lot of pressure on developing social skills. Add in group hunting and the hunters need a way to communicate and coordinate. That's going to put a lot of pressure on intelligence, being able to predict prey movements, and adapt to situations as they unfold. There's a reason many hypothesis regarding the development of human intelligence include group hunting strategies. As for going insane in captivity? They're a highly social species with a huge range of territory. Try putting 1-2 humans in a tiny room for a few years and see how sane they are by the end of it? Like Orcas, we're a highly social species. There's a reason solitary confinement is literally torture for us. It's no different for Orcas.
Dare we say, they’re sapient.
@@lalehiandeity1649 if they arents then they are but a half step away. dolphins have been spotted doing drugs and playing with animals like they where toys, even killing for fun. crows and ravens remember peoples faces for most if not all of their lives and most cephalopods (hopefully i didnt butcher it) have sophisticated problem solving skills and fantastic longterm memory. nature is full of species that can earn the title of sapient.
This is...close. putting orcas in captivity is like putting humans in jail 😊 intellectual creatures being forced to pace around tiny living quarters, being fed on a schedule, with very little to no entertainment except what they provide....
I wonder what other species think about us, if we called the orcas an apex predator, probably they called human the same right?, they probably know that human is very emotional and very inteligent like them, and I predict that they are to some extent quite curious about how human communicate to each other too..
Something I've never seen anyone mention before, so I thought I'd throw it in. Since we've gotten more "In Tune" with these Orca for a very long time, and anytime one beaches themselves on accident, if there's a Human around, we usually always try to save it, and get it back in the water, where the rest of the family is waiting. The pod can see this a lot of the time. Not only that, but the stranded Orca can obviously tell, as more and more people come to rescue the Orca, that we are a family as well, and work together. In those cases, to help save their lives, and get them back home. Since they are so intelligent, I don't think it's far fetched to think that Orca, both the stranded, and the families of the stranded, communicate that the "Things" that move on 2 feet on land, just helped save a life, to not only each other, but other Orca as well. It's not crazy to think, that pods have communicated this with other pods, where one of them were also saved by humans. They also share "Spindle Cells" with us. There are only a few other animals on the planet that do. Elephants, Gorillas, and Whales I know for sure do. I think they are just as curious about us, as we are of them.
I think this absolutely happens in the wild. Unmentioned, however, is the opposite side of that coin: some orcas may spread the news of a human vessel doing good things, but just as many orcas may spread the news that human vessels are an absolute danger.
That way you phrased your comment 'if theres a human around we always try to save it' made me think you were pretending to be an orca 😂
@@Sarah-tonin thats so cute omg
It's so sad that now they're attacking boats, what happened?
If we were just curious about them, that would be one thing, but we hunt and imprison them rampantly still, If they could communicate with us, they would probably just say 'piss off, you disgusting mini land monsters, leave us alone... And would be completely justified!
The fact that baby orcas have to learn their language shows how intelligent these beings are
They can learn other species' language. Captive orcas Shouka and Ulises learned bottlenose dolphin vocalizations. Wikie can copy a variety of human sounds on command. She can mimick words such as 'hello' and 'Amy,' and count to three.
@@MermaidMusings7 That’s fascinating!
Much too intelligent to be left alive.
@@MrCmon113 😂
@@jakubgrono9070 Orcas are mammals, not fish.
the fact that whales/dolphins can legally just be kept at places like Seaworld is just insane given just the information in this video.
doesn't surprise me. there are humans kept in crates and small rooms for the pleasure and labor of other humans. of course we'd do that to another species....
@@ghuff31 anti-capitalist chad is what you are.
well, we kill many humans a day - our own species. deliberately, on purpose even. what's a few orcas compared to what we do to ourselves? we hardly acknowledge humans have inalienable rights, granting animals any rights is even more difficult. we are despicable
I've been thinking that watching. Sometimes an Orca will kill a SeaWorld person. Doesn't surprise me at all now. The people have ruined their lives.
It's because those places make money which is funneled sadly into politicians.
I think the reason a lot of people don't realize how insanely powerful and savage this incredible animal is the fact that it doesn't attack humans in the wild (along with the fact that it looks and sounds very cute). It makes for a sort of a surprising juxtaposition. Savage, powerful predators like wolves and bears almost invariably instill fear into our hearts in a way orcas don't despite the latter's unbelievable success and dominance over their environments.
Wolves and bears are wild. Orcas are civilized.
@@sciteceng2hedz358bears are also very smart on the same level as chimps
well apparently wolves don’t strike enough fear into our hearts, because we domesticated them and now we have dogs. i’m wondering if we could potentially do something similar with orcas. It would be really cool to have another creature on planet earth with human like intelligence that we could communicate with, and it might say something about life on other planets too.
Orcas apparently avoid eating humans deliberately. They must understand that we are sentient.
Its more likely the fear of LAND predators is because we are LAND creatures not OCEAN creatures. Fear of bears and wolves is a built in instinct. Fear of Orcas is a learned behavior found among societies such as Inuit tribes, water going tribes of the East and West coasts of the US and Canada, the Vikings and other early sea faring cultures and even today some small seagoing vessel captains will tell you to practice caution around Orca.
“What do you guys want for dinner?” “Chinook salmon, chinook salmon!!!” “We’ve had that consecutively for the past fifty years!” “And?” “Yeah, you’re right”
lmao i can imagine young orcas throwing up tantrums over it😂
The fact that they actually practice that beaching thing is so crazy to me. I thought they just tested it themselves and if they died, they died.
Yeah like holy fuck. Patiently teaching their babies years in advance step by step how to do it. That takes a serious level of abstract thinking.
Just wait for an orca to do 360 no scope tail whip body slamming a fisherman boat
Lol, Orca SATs for beaching. Degree programs and shit
Different populations of orcas often hunt different prey and have hunting techniques that aren't found in any other population; they're extremely specialized and spend the first few years of their lives mastering very specific hunting techniques, and most populations are restricted to only a limited array of prey (sometimes just one species), save rare cases of dietary experimentation.
They keep that hunting technique up for a couple million years (assuming earth isn’t destroyed) they’ll be walking or galloping on land.
One of the coolest things to me about orcas that the video doesn’t mention is that there has never been a recorded human death from a wild orca. But orcas have been recorded and seen leading humans towards pods of whales to hunt. They might see humans as a potential symbiotic relationship since they’re known to eat human leftovers from whaling or snag stray fish when fishermen use nets. Just super cool that they easily could attack and kill humans but seemingly have no interest in doing so
Obviously this doesn’t include orcas that have been held in captivity. There have been multiple trainers killed by orcas. But that isn’t much of a shock considering the damage a lifetime of solitude and imprisonment can do to an intelligent creature’s psyche
@@NWozz034fair warning, haven't watched the video yet so might just be repeating stuff. Just wanted to dump a lot of information that I've heard. Some of it might not even be true so take it with a grain of salt An orca in captivity is basically the real life equivalent of the indominous rex in jurssaic world. Both are apex predators, both are smart enough that humans can't help but underestimate them even if we think they're smart, both would eat a smaller sibling if kept in captivity and if free willy is anything to go by, both would find a way to trick humans into letting them escape. Kill em with kindness as they say Also from what I've heard, one of the reasons orcas don't attack humans is because they teach their younger ones that humans will repay their "kindness" doublefold. Like it's not just that they don't like human meat (although they probably don't like it anyways. But a hungry predator is a hungry predator). It's not instinct either. They KNOW not to attack humans because of the consequences. The only other race to do that is humans. Think about it. If you went into a gorilla (or whichever is the smartest monkey) enclosure or met one in the wild and the gorilla decided to attack you then it wouldn't know not to do that because of the consequences. If it has decided to attack you then it would do that. Orcas can go through all their checkmarks of whether they should kill a human and then still be smart enough to show restraint. Some animals know to save food for the winter but other than that there isn't really much care for the future. Most animals just live in the present. Even humans struggle with calculating future consequences of their actions. But Orcas haven't attacked humans once is what you said? My guess is there was probably an Orca attack or a few of them long before we kept track of them which resulted in almost the entire Orca pod being killed by humans and since then they have managed to pass down the knowledge of why not to do that. That's just my theory though There's also the fact that Orcas will tackle whales for hours by jumping out of the water and landing on them to push them under the water and drown them. The scary thing isn't that they do something like that. The scary part is that they will even attempt to drown one in the first place since that implies it's worked for them before Orcas are also endangered I think and there's apparently a law that says you have to turn off your boats motor when they're nearby. That means if a seal or something tries to escape by jumping onto the boat the Orcas don't even have to try to push it off, which they can as they can create waves by swimming in unison, they can just wait as the boat isn't going anywhere. And they know they can just wait I mean, they're so efficient killers that when they kill a shark they only eat... the liver? Because it's the most nutritious. They just leave the rest since it's not as efficient. There were some guys who were doing an experiment down by mexico or something (I think). They were tracking a great white, the supposed "apex predator" of the sea. They got a call from some other research facility tracking another shark 2000(?) Kilometes away that their shark had been attacked by an Orca. Before they could even finish the call, the shark they were tracking dove to the bottom of the ocean and swam to hawaii Orcas, whales and dolphins have a sonar. Much like a bat they can see through sound and echoes. This was probably mentioned in the video. Bats aren't big enough that you'll even notice it, dolphins sonar is something you've probably heard before (it's that squeaky clicking sound you always hear in documentaries), whales are big enough that their sonar which they use to communicate with other whales will vibrate you to death if you're too close (some studies suggest whales will actually stop using sonars if humans are nearby as they don't want to kill them), and orcas are at just the size and peak of evolution that their sonar will knock you unconscious if they point at you (I think). They use it to hunt groups of fish by paralyzing them and just gulping them down If anyone's curious about Orcas I recommend the video by Fact Fiend with karl smallwood. That's where I got half of these small bits of knowledgr from. Also Tierzoo but you likely know that one already
Thank you for that comment. That is a topic I have been curious about.
Same reason sharks attacks happen 99.999% near the shoreline. We are terrible.. nutritionally speaking "sorry Edward kemp" 🤮 we have a very low fat content, comparatively speaking, plus Orcas are even picky about what kind of SALMON they like 🤣 they're not a species that likes to try ~new foods 😳 lmao
@@NWozz034 did you even read his fucking post? Maybe at least read the entirety of the FIRST SENTENCE.....next time you start frantically typing your own thoughts.
J35 Tahlequah, a Southern Resident orca from the Pacific Northwest, gained global attention when she was seen carrying her deceased calf for a remarkable 17 days. The female calf passed away shortly after birth and was named Tali posthumously. Tahlequah's unwavering determination to hold onto her calf was only relinquished when, sadly, the calf began to disintegrate. This heartbreaking display of grief resonated with countless individuals worldwide. Southern Resident orcas remain with their mothers for their entire lifespan. Nowadays, Tahlequah is a devoted mother to her two sons - J47 Notch and J57 Phoenix. Following the losses of her mother, J17 Princess Angeline, and sister, J28 Polaris, Tahlequah assumed the role of "guardian" for her brother, J44 Moby, sister J53 Kiki, and niece J46 Star.
Y'all get pleasure commenting the same thing as others?
Knowing all this, it makes it even more heartbreaking to think of the orcas that were captured from the wild to be put in aquariums. They can’t communicate with each other and it ends up in enslavement of an intelligent species strictly for entertainment purposes.
I love how many animals that are completely unrelated to each other, multiple times throughout life decided that if they scream loud enough, they can kind of see but not really
Too some degree, they can "see" better than us. If it didn't work really well, it wouldn't have happened so much.
@@grimble4564 They just have better resolution, we got better refresh rate.
@tiaraguy7705 yeah, but anything over 60fps is wasted on our eyes anyway
@@mybike1100 you don’t really need a refresh rate faster than that, 60fps is good enough to adequately react to stimuli, as far as all animals go, human eyesight is pretty strong, it’s only when you get to owls & hawks & other busted builds where the human eye can no longer keep up
@@justadummy8076 builds 💀
What a dream it would be to be able to actually communicate to orcas at some point. Communicating with other intelligent species is so huge
YEAH!!
communicating with gorillas was such a big break through.
"YES...I can understand you!" - human "Great...now can you guys get your shit together please?" - Orca
I don't think they would be nice though. We destroy and pollute their home, steal their babies and bring them into small pools, bring deadly traps into the oceans (ghost nets and normal nets for example) and we make it harder for them to communicate and hunt because of all the noise in the oceans.
You obviously haven’t seen the documentary, Free Willy
Fun Fact: Flocks of wild parrots have also been found to speak different languages. Flocks that live near each other speak different dialects of the same language, and flocks from different areas speak completely different languages, despite being the same species. Animals have always been talking to each other. We just need to learn to listen.
Or leave them the fk alone.
anyone who relaxes in their garen can attest to that. i swear my gardens birds talk about what they observe and communicate their dislike to eachothers pressence at different spots.
Yeah it’s not a matter of whether they communicate, but how intricate their communication can be. Wonder what research there is about the importance of having brains that do much of their development after being born. Or what research there will be about maximizing the language skills of various species by providing more and better stimulation in their youth, which is known to impact human communication skills.
21:00 orca bonk. 😂 and you can almost see it laughing afterwards. I love these creatures.
Boop! 😂
13:13 This is probably why Keiko wasn't able to reconnect properly with any wild orcas. He was captured as a two year old calf, thus, he had the vocabulary equivilent to a two year old human baby. They couldn't understand him and thus wanted nothing to do with him.
that’s so sad
:(
Yeah… in human terms it was a “what’s the password” And he was like … “what?” So they closed the door and left him stranded.
Bless him, poor baby 🥺
Oh fuck.
I remember one of the Shark Week episodes on DIscovery from a few years ago. They were, of course, focused on the sharks, but part of the story was the arrival of dolphins to the hunting grounds in the waters of South Africa. The 2 groups largely left each other alone. One morning, the researchers observed the sharks AND the dolphins all heading out in the same direction. The researchers knew immediately what was causing it: the only thing that would make both groups, white sharks and dolphins, flee in the same direction is a pod of orcas.
Excellent
i really want to see this episode
As far I remembered they were not a pod but a duo only. I believe their names were Port and Starboard. The two Orcas who only kill just for fun until all great white sharks of Cape town, South Africa got decimated.
@@parengthonycastillo4272 You might be right. It's been a while since I've seen it.
The Sardine run, of course.
Every time I learn something new about Orcas, it blows my mind. Such incredible, beautiful creatures. It's so hard to justify keeping them in captivity. Their level of knowledge really feels unprecedented. I have a hard time justifying keeping any animals in captivity. Specifically for things like zoos. Pets are different, since they're more family than entertainment. Either way, orcas are very much my favorite animal. Incredible, incredible creatures.
The only justification imo for captivity is if a species is extinct in the wild or an individual is disabled that theyd die in the wild
They belong in the wild. Corky has been in captivity since 1969. 😢
Even the markings of an orca are so clever. The black to blend in with the waves and the white to look like giant eyes. It’s insane.
I've thought about the brain wrinkling. These animals HAVE to think in three dimensions all the time. Most mammals exist on a plane, of 2.5 dimensions at best. We place ourselves on the ground, and really only have to be aware of what's around us on the same plane, or ground. Whales and dolphins, have to be aware of what's around them and above and below them at all times. They are placing themselves in a constant three dimensional world. The spacial awareness is probably off the charts
Hmmm interesting
Truly amazing to think about it. Thanks for the enlightenment. No wonder these creatures have naturally evolved sonar systems in their heads. I mean how much of complex stages of evolution does one have to go through for you to develop a fully functional natural sonar system in your head. Amazing creatures this video made me fall in love with them even more
@@durkio1536 The freakier thing is that they are technically hooved mammals, having evolved from an ungulate. This puts them in the same major mammal group as aardvarks, elephants, pigs, giraffes, antelope, wildebeest, sheep, goats, deer, camels, moose, horses ect. It's just too flipping creepy.
Yes that's one of the biggest parts of their brains
At the same time, higher intellect in Orca brains suffers from having a dedication to 3D senses. 3D sense wouldnt benefit humans in modern society, so its far better to have more brain power dedicated to higher IQ.
I knew that Orcas beach themselves to hunt... but that they teach their young and practice on seaweed dummies is absolutely crazy!
They also teach their young to hunt stingrays without getting hurt.
I grew up on Stuart Island in the San Juan Islands. The clip at 10:28 has Spiden Island in the background. It’s a privately owned island that my grandparents were caretakers of during the nineties. The orcas in the shot are head straight north towards my island. My father’s house is on the waterfront of the south side of the island so the orcas frequently hunted fish along the shore in front. I love watching them from the cliffs there, you can see them underwater and get a real sense of their power and speed.
Peace! That’s awesome
The Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest have a deep connection to the local killer whales. The Lummi Nation refer to the resident killer whales as qwe 'lhol mechen, which translates to 'our relatives who live under the sea.' Of Orcas and Men by David Neiwert - The orcas were well known to the Native Americans who occupied the Northwest Coast. They shared these waters and the fish that swam in them. Harming orcas was universally taboo for these people. While many of these tribes avidky hunted humpback and fin whales, it was considered bad medicine to injure or kill a "blackfish," who at the least was a harbinger of plentiful fish and often much more. It was widely believed that if one killed an orca, its family would wreak vengeance on you and your kinsmen the next time you took to the water. Orcas were not mere beasts, but the people who lived under the sea. Most of these tribesmen believed in a realm parallel to ours occupied by spirits, many of whom were people who lived in spirit villages rather resembling the natives' own large cedar dwellings. Foremost among these spirits were the killer whale people, whose powers were immense and far-reaching. This was why so many tribes claimed the killer whales as their spiritual totem and carved the creature's likeness into their totem poles and family crests. According to the myths of the Kwakwaka'wakw tribes of northern Vancouver Island, the first men were killer whales who came to shore, transformed into land creatures, and then forgot to go back. Some of their tribal elders claimed direct descent from killer whale tribes. Their word for killer whale, Max'inuxw, means 'the ones who hunt.' In this mythology, the killer whale is the lord of the underwater realm. His house can be reached by four days' journey out to the open sea, and his village is at the head of a long narrow inlet. "Our people have a great respect for the whales, because our belief is that they are our ancestors. They come and visit us, usually, at the beginning of a potlatch, if the family is descended from the whales, the Max'inuxw, the killer whale. Also, it's a dance in the potlatch. Living on the island, they don't show up every day, but when they do show up, we're like tourists, too. We're excited to see the ancestors. And when you see the dorsal fins, when the big dorsal fin comes out, and we know how old they are? It is just exciting to see, because it's so massive. And there's usually a pod - there's usually not just one whale. So you see a whole family of whales, and it just makes you all excited."
Gay
Thank you for sharing this
@@libbylee9722 😊
thanks for sharing this was a really interesting read
insecure @@SlyGuy1985
Keeping these beings captive is insanely unhuman
It's actually very human. Humans suck.
Most often , when an orca is in captivity its because it is disabled and un able to survive on their own. Not the case at marine land ofc . You you released these captive beings back into the wild, they’d be dead in 2 days tops. It would be the equivalent of throwing a disabled toddler into a suburban ghetto and expecting them to survive completely on their own. Unfortunately, in some circumstances it is 100% necessary to keep them captive, or they will die. Idk about you, but i rather live in a huge “tank” surrounded by nets several kilometres apart . Protected from poachers or possible predators and often don’t even realize they are captive . Unlike at aquariums, captivity isn’t the same. Also, more often than not These animals are born in captivity from their parents giving birth from being raised there and have NEVER. Been out in the actual wild Again, that would be like sending a chihuahua out to play with wolves. They’d stand ZERO chance.
I've spent my entire life around orcas in the Puget sound I have watched calves grow up. They come up to us when we fish. I can't imagine keeping them captive unless they have been injured
They are normally not able to live in the wild. Shows are cool tho.
@@root_test9493 that must be a beautiful thing to witness
The idea that _maybe_ within my lifetime, it might be possible to actively communicate with an orca is astounding. I LOVE hearing about intelligent animals that aren't human. Orcas, crows, octopi, etc. Its so fascinating to me
Their "language" and intelligence is primitive. Its like trying to communicate with a dog. The video is making assumption that they are as intelligent as human, which is not even close. They simply don't have a need to have humanlike intelligence, so they don't have it
@@egakuro6145 it’s not like trying to communicate with a dog, dogs convey emotions to each other , they don’t have complex communications like orcas do.
@@egakuro6145very arrogant of you, just because they don’t have fingers to create and write doesn’t mean that they aren’t sentient conscious beings with self identity and culture just like us….
@@egakuro6145I suspect many people in your life have felt the same around you
If we tell them to stop attacking sailboats...and they refuse...... can we consider that informed refusal and use lethal force?
Of all the magnificent ocean dwelling animals, as a young child I was fascinated and still am by Orcas. There is something distinctly unique about them. Each Orca seems to have its own personality. Their ability to work together to hunt is amazing. Watched a documentary wherein they circled a penguin on an ice shelf and started creating waves towards the ice shelf to destabilise it, and eventually making the penguin fall back into the ocean. What I saw next was probably the most astounding act I’ve ever seen. The entire pod started tossing the penguin high up into the air like some celebration. That’s when it hit me that Orcas are sentient beings who know exactly what they are doing. What is also fascinating about them is that there is no recorded history of an Orca resident or transient to ever have attacked a human being without provocation. It is also evident that they know how big and powerful they are and how they can toy with humans but show remarkable restraint to not interfere with humans. We know so little of our own world and we’re out searching for life on other planets. I’m certain that in the depth of the oceans there still exist pre historic creatures that will make us question the significance of our existence. For whatever reason, we haven’t recorded or come across these beings.
South Africa here, this is probably one of the best videos ever, the level of teaching, I am thankful. Dane
With such a strong cultural component to their existence (and, possibly, emotional consciousness), you can see why captivity is so damaging for these creatures. The thought of such a complex and communal creature circling alone in a glorified swimming pool is horrific.
I truly believe these animals are as if not more socially complex than us humans. The arrogance of our species to say we are cognitively at the top, when the orca has an emotional processing centre half the size of our entire brain.
It truly is terrible. I often find myself feeling bad about going to sea world to see the show as a kid. Obviously I didn’t know anything about it being wrong and it was my grandparents who took me, but I still feel guilty for contributing to it.
@@fukkitful ??? for eating food??
@@Artist_Dakota a whale stuck in a tank.
I've never gone to see one. I would be thinking about what you said constantly and wouldn't enjoy it 😭
The fact that we could interpret orcas calls into human language is amazing. However it just came to me how bad translation apps are at translating between human languages, so idk how much confidence i have in their accuracy, but maybe since there arent as many cultural nuances since its simple calls vs intricate speech, maybe it would be somewhat accurate, which is amazingly cool Edit: nevermind, 11:23 turns out they might have as complex cultures as our own.. yeah, my confidence of accurate orca translation becoming a thing went wayyy down lol but its still amazing to even have an idea of what these animals are thinking and comminating. I wander what they're saying at sea world
What terrifies me most about orca's is the fact that if they have cultures and a language, as well as the ability to pass on skills, then i think they might have a capacity for story telling... Depending on how we treat them, our first interspecies war might not be with aliens lmao. Sounds kinda ridiculous but is it really? All it would take is a coordinated message across all orca's to attack a certain thing i.e. boats or subs, as to how they'd do it, i think they'd figure something out given the time and motivation
If this does happen Im afraid we’d wipe them out either completely or decimate their numbers to the point they are heavily endangered
If this does happen, humanity will win. No doubt. What will an orca do to a warship or humanity working to kill them? So, if this does happen orcas won't win.
I would love to see a movie directed by orcas
Not so far fetched I’m afraid, they’re beginning to attack small boats (and since they’re so smart, I highly doubt it’s due to confusion)
@@Randomdudefromtheinternet actually these "attacks", since they match up with them having new access to a lot of food and not having to hunt as much, and since they're being done mostly by young orcas, are probably just for fun!
Imagine being a mammal and ruling the seas. Orcas are absolute badasses.
Imagine being a Mammal and ruling the Land.
@@tridibmondal9148 Or basically ruling whatever we want,,,
Why did ruling the seas just trigger rule brittania to play in my head
Mammals rule basically everything nowadays. Hair and boobs FTW!
@@bjboss1119 The opening scene of POTC where captain Jack Sparrow "berths" his boat at Port Royal popped into my head, along with the score and everything. Rule Brittania is more accurate.
After learning about the part where they may be highly conscious it gave so much more meaning to the earlier bit about the young ones being scared of supporting their own weight on land. Like a human being scared to enter the water until their confident enough swimmers. This video was so remarkable, I was literally entranced. I need to go to sleep lol
Same Lmao
They're*
It's 2 am and I'am so ready become a biologist in my bed, lol.
Your videos are so interesting and well made!! The pacing, the explanations, the illustrations, so good
Wow. This is one of the best documentaries I have seen in awhile. I know so because I'm not that interested in Orcas and this one had me glued to the screen! Great content and overall production! Thank you.
I remember watching Black Fish and hearing one of the sailors sent to capture the first set of Orca calves remark about how when getting the calves in the boats the vocalizations they heard made them realize they were taking a baby and that its family was crying because of it. Really unnerving information for a college student aiming to become a scientist
Maybe look into bioethics then? When I was an undergrad some 20 years ago, I was horrified by the treatment of lab mice. All mammals are wired to care for their young, Orcas are no exception there.
It's pretty sad. It's basically kidnapping someone and removing them from their family. Orcas can certainly grieve. A few years ago an orca from the Southern Resident orca population who belonged to L pod lost her calf, and she carried it's body for 17 days, almost like she was distraught and displaying her grief in a bizarrely human way.
@@kyleenglot9184 its not bizarre, feelings arent uniquely human. It helps quite a bit evolutionarily if a mother cares about her offspring, the more complex the creature the greater the depth of their feelings. You think humans are bestowed feeling like magic but the rush off hormones to a mothers brain to make her fall in love with her baby is pure raw evolution.
Humans are absolutely the largest group that does the most damage to all living creatures including plants. We are selfish and able to totally disregard the feelings and lives of other creatures to satisfy our never ending desire to satisfy our selves.
I saw Blackfish right when it was released and I am still broken after hearing that . utterly sad 😭
When I was a kid, I was a given a plush orca that immediately became my best friend It wasn't until years later that I found out that orcas are actually fearsome beasts that sat at the top of the oceans' food chain and honestly I just fell in love with them even more
It's odd to think of who we companion with. Whenever I see my dog chewing bones, I'm reminded of how one predator has domesticated another. Those same jaws crunch MY bones, yet there is no fear.
Free willy
Same! I fell in love with them as a child after my grandma gave me a stuffed Keiko. My mom showed me free Willy and I decided I wanted an orca themed bedroom. I’m 25 now and orcas are still my favorite animal. I’ve seen a pod in the wild before, brought tears to my eyes.
a lot like me. I also has a plush orca. It was my favorite animal. I didn't know it was at the stop of the food chain, when i was aware of that fact when i was older, i thought the comment was joking or just typical just exaggerating their favorite animal. Turn out orca are really the most powerful in the ocean.
Hail fellow orca lover, well met
I live on Vancouver Island and I love watching our local pods, it’s just amazing
The J Pod is our most local, and it’s been heartbreaking to watch them die off. They are beautiful and intelligent creatures
Thank you for such a fascinating and in depth look at one of my favorite animals. Very well put together and informative. You are appreciated ! I just subscribed because of this.
This channel really is the definition of quality over quantity
Honestly this and it’s brothers channel real engineering is truly amazing.
Cool did no it had a brother channel
Ya but I still really like more quantity
Check out the channel deep dive they have like 4 videos up but they're sooooo cool
Kurzegasagt is also one of them
22:20 The evidence missed on self & outward awareness I wanted to see here is the study of depression & emotional trauma around injured or dead calves. It's truly heart breaking watching a young mother carry around the body of it's dead calf for weeks. Eventually accepting & releasing it or not. Either case can still lead to starving to death in a deep depression or eventual but rarely full recovery by the mother. All the while the rest of the pod trying to support the young mother as best they can. If that network of family doesn't show a higher emotional development I don't know what does.
good comment thx man :)
what's your source?
@@OhmanzzGaming national geographic has covered this back in 2018
Tahlequah, member of the J pod of Southern Resident killer whales, carried her dead calf for several weeks.
It started out interesting then of course 3 minutes in they had to put their plug in for the science fiction of common descent evolution. Science is about the repeatable portion of reality, not things like common descent evolution that contradict repeatable reality, can only be believed in, and they call reasons to believe in it 'evidence'. The bottom line is the topic of the origin of all biological diversity is beyond the scope of science as beliefs, and reasons to believe in it, are all anyone can bring to the table. Here's what *is* science: A.k.a., well documented and published even in evolutionists' own papers (when they happen to include something that's actually observable, repeatable, verifiable biological, scientific fact when they're telling their common descent stories and why they believe in it) that demonstrates common descent from a first life form is anti-science. Science shows that it's observable, repeatable, verifiable scientific fact that, no matter how many generations go by, no matter how much "change in genetic composition during successive generations", no matter how much "change in allele frequencies", no matter how much "development of new species", no matter how much "natural selection acting on genetic variation among individuals", no matter how much "adaptation", no matter how much "mutation", no matter how much "speciation", no matter how much "migration", no matter how much "genetic drift", no matter how much "insert other claims here" no matter how many generations go by, ALL populations of: fish remain fish amphibians remain amphibians, canines remain canines, felines remain felines, reptiles remain reptiles, birds remain birds, viruses remain viruses, animals that never had lungs to breath air do not evolve lungs animals that never had hearts to pump blood do not evolve hearts animals that never had eyes to see do not evolve eyes animals that never had brains do not evolve brains animals that never had mouths do not evolve mouths living things that never had a reproductive system do not evolve a reproductive system animals that never had (insert organ here) remain living things without that organ, and so on. There are many more such groups. Science shows that the "common descent from a first life form" evolution (some call Darwinian evolution, some call theory of common descent) is anti-science. Evolutionist can never address these facts - many unfortunately just fall back on ad hominem, showing how they're seem to be really about deception that's contrary to actual science. ===== Part TWO ===== Here are a few objections/claims they may bring up when they cannot address the above observable, repeatable and verifiable facts: *Evolutionists sometimes try to claim you're against science.* Science is fine and requires no belief. In the entire existence of the human race: Objects drop to the ground. Observable, repeatable, verifiable, no belief required. In the entire existence of the human race: Diseases spread. Observable, repeatable, verifiable, no belief required. In the entire existence of the human race: All populations of: canines remain canines, fish remain fish, reptiles remain reptiles, animals that never had hearts do not evolve hearts, animals that never had digestive systems do not evolve digestive systems (or brains, or eyes, or reproductive systems and many, many more cases like these). Observable, repeatable, verifiable, no belief required. *Evolutionists sometimes try to say they don't claim that populations of 'animals turn into other animals' over generations* Quite the opposite. Evolutionists claim the first life form was a single cell. They claim that it is the ancestor of all living things today. That's "animals turning into other animal" over generations of mythological proportions. They claim humans, apes, rats, banana plants (50% DNA similarity to human beings) are all related - that's again "species turning into other species" of mythological proportions, claiming all life is related. At some point reptiles did not exist in their worldview. That means they claim over generations some populations animals that were never reptiles 'evolved' over generations eventually into reptiles - That's "animals turning into other animals" over generations to mythological degrees. At some point no animals had brains. This means they claim over generations some populations of animals that never had brains 'evolved' brains over generations. Yet when called out on this some evolutionists even try to say "evolution doesn't say species turn into other species", which again is just not honest. It shows they not only know they're wrong, but they show their intent to push this falsehood anyway. *If you point out evolutionists "populations over generations" claims, and some will dishonestly pretend you're claiming evolutionists are saying that one kind of animal 'gives birth' to another kind".* Which again is clearly deception. Science shows *populations over generations* do not do what they claim. *Evolutionists typically imply making up reasons to believe in their common descent from a first life form belief system is the same as "observing" it,* which of course is false and is just circular reasoning. Making up beliefs ABOUT fossils or ABOUT DNA *that never happens* does not then make fossils or DNA 'evidence' or an 'observation of' of the belief you just made up about them. *Evolutionists also typically resort to the crime analogy.* For example, since you cannot "observe" a certain crime, but can look at "evidence" for a crime, that shows we can know things happened without observing it. But what they ignore: the thing called a "crime" is already observable, repeatable, verifiable reality, so now we can look for forensic 'evidence' of some *MORE* possible crimes that no one is left alive to have observed it. By sharp contrast, what evolutionists do would be the same as giving 'evidence' for some strange new crime that's never been observed even once by the human race, and yet claim that's also an observation of this crime that never happens actually happening (for example: a "crime" of turning someone into a tree). *Even some people factually observing something that's never happened is not science if it's not repeatable and also verifiable*. So for example, hundreds of people are witness to the fact Jesus Christ rose from the dead (or that He raised others from death), and they wrote about it. Direct observation. But it's still not science because it's *not repeatable* and not *verifiable.* There's also evidence He rose from the dead, and some have observed Him alive after the fact, but it's STILL not science that people can be raised from the dead, in spite of evidence, and in spite of it also being directly observed - because it's not *repeatable* and not *verifiable.* And so it goes with the belief of common descent from a first life form - not only is it not *repeatable,* not *verifiable,* it's not even *observable* either - which makes the resurrection far more likely to be called science before the belief of common descent from a first life form ever could. But neither of them can be called science of course. ===== Part Three ===== *Evolutionists almost always are against Christ but are teaching their religion* that goes along with their belief of common descent from a first life form - the belief of 'nothing did it - it all just happened on it's own, including life - you're just another animal related to all animals - so live how you want and you'll rest in peace when you die". But they also pass this religion off 'you are god' off as science as well. That in mind, I implore people to re-read the gospels and forget what any church or any religion or anyone has claimed they say and sincerely consider yet again for ourselves. Judgment is coming for us all for our lifetime of sinning AND refusing God's offer to forgive and forget in the person of Jesus Christ. But religions also twist God's truth to make people think it's their religion and system of rules that makes them right with God when it's about a person: Jesus Christ, and choosing to have a relationship with Him, having a change of mind about living for ourselves and turning back towards God/ Jesus Christ to live for Him instead. John 3 : 14-21 *_"[Jesus said] And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up [i.e., on the cross]: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved [exposed]. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God."_* Live forever, friends!
I just came back from swimming with them I Norway. These are my favorite animals but to be suspended in the water with them swimming all around you is an experience I will never forget. The are so intelligent and you know they are looking at you and calculating what’s the next move. I had a 25 ft male stop about 5 feet in front of me and it felt like my soul couldn’t move. Then after he looked me over he swam away. The Norwegian orcas are very tolerable of humans and I am so grateful they allowed me into their space for a short moment because it made my life’s dream
Your videos are truly amazing.
We have resident pods here in the Puget Sound, and I have been lucky enough to see them on occasion. They are such beautiful, intelligent, and even compassionate animals. One female in J-Pod lost her calf and carried the body around for weeks. It was heartbreaking. She has since had another calf which to my knowledge is doing fine.
I'd heard about Tahlequah. Such a sad story. I'm so jealous you get to see them in the wild. Lolita is the last surviving Southern Resident in captivity. She has been living in the smallest orca tank in the world since 1970. Her tank is only 22 feet deep, Lolita herself is 20 feet long. She is from the L pod. Her mother is L25 'Ocean Sun.' Lolita was captured during the infamous Puget Sound round ups. Corky is the oldest orca in captivity. She is the last surviving captive Northern Resident and member of the A5 pod, which consists of her sister, brother, niece and grand nephews. She is known as the sweetest orca in captivity. She lives at Seaworld San Diego. She has been a wonderful adoptive mother to many orphaned orcas such as Orkid (known as the most intelligent orca in captivity, she is mentioned in Blackfish), Splash, Keet, Makani and Tilikum's sons Sumar and Ikaika. There is a campaign to retire Lolita and Corky to a sea sanctuary.
Have you heard about this symbiotic relationship humans had with them from Eden on the east coast of Australia?: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tom_(killer_whale)
How often do you see them at Pugent Sound?
@@raimai22 I live on the water and it’s usually every few months. They just went by a week ago so probably won’t see them for awhile
I would try and swim or kayak with them
As a linguist I would like to compliment you on your tone of voice, pacing and articulation as well as an excellent script for the narration. The video ran smoothly from one point to the next and practically every sentence contained pertinent information that drove the narrative forward at a pace that was manageable for the listener. Will definitely subscribe for more!
Great comment, I'll study her delivery and practice.
Aside from the blatant mispronunciation of the scientific name of an orca within the first minute of the video……….
As a normal person, I honestly found their pace robotic, soulless, and empty of personality. I wonder if that's why.
But are you a cunning linguist?
@@danielfox3003 😂
Amazingly, we came across a group while Whale Whatching in B.C. Canada and it was a group of 10 transit ocras. The naturalist were baffled as they had never seen these two groups together. Why were they? They were teaching the babies how to hold their breaths on deep dives! Amazingly rare opportunity.
why do i get soo emotional watching orca documentaries. so beautiful
When I first saw Orcas hunting seal on the ice, I was in awe of realization that these creatures, beyond doubt, TALK TO EACH OTHER. There's just no other explanation for such highly coordinated behavior. Truly a majestic beings.
No different than a wolf pack grunting and howling out to each other when they hunt.
@@srobeck77 Unless they are also using their sonar to not only hunt and send messages, but perhaps send images to each other? Maybe even complex 3 dimensional images that represent their location in physical space, alongside their podmates and prey? That could potentially even "animate" by being sent multiple visual messages? And when wolf packs grunt and howl, it only tells them their location on a flat plane. Wolves cant fly, and are only on the same level everything else on land is. Its alot different when they are suspended in water, and can coordinate attacks in motion.
@@pauldeddens5349 its literally impossible to send 3d images through sonar. u really went full sci-fi dream mode on that one bruh. As proof, whales and orcas are constantly whistling and making noises to each to communicate. None of that would be necessary if you could sonar communicate. Less sci-fi, more reality, kkthnks!
@@srobeck77 How do you know? What makes it impossible? We can send 3D images using radio waves, light waves, etc. Why cant they be sent using sound waves? And I dont know what makes you think the whistling and clicking they make isnt sonar. Its not like they can silently send messages.
@@pauldeddens5349 I already explained why, dreamer dude. Go re-read until it sticks bruh
Such an amazing animal, the fact that they can be like us makes me feel so sad for the orcas locked up in places like Sea World. This is an awesome video, I hope more people realizes that we are not the only emotional and inteligent creatures out there
Do a search for the "Orca's of Eden Australia".
Miami Seaquarium is even worse with a tiny pen. They had two orcas and one committed suicide out of despair. Greatly despise the owner who should just close it and put her to rest, but his family only cares about money.
@@12time12 yea.. heartbreaking
@@ashley-GX3 lol you can say we are locked up in land sea area is 3 times larger than land
@@starnutron6147 they can swim 100 miles in a day, that’s what southern resident orcas do traveling on the coasts of California. Orca actually need the space.
I love them. Great story tellers and very childlike in their mannerisms especially when excited about telling their stories to those who will listen.
the sounds their vocals create are cute but terrifying at the same time
I always hear "There is no recorded Killer whale attacks on humans in the wild". Then I wonder how many insane people have actually just leapt off a boat into the water to swim with them.
Quite a few reports of them actually saving humans... Living free, off course. Around the planet and over the centuries. Sometimes you find yourself in the water unwillingly. Big love from Spain
Swimming with Orca is a heck of a lot safer than swimming with most other sea life
That’s cause they’ve never left a survivor
There are videos of them swimming with people including a crazy encounter in New Zealand. Orca in Alaska have also tried to feed humans they’re friends with by giving them shark leftovers. They see us and know we are like them, it’s too bad some humans can’t do the same.
@@Zevoxian there is no case of recorded orca attacks against a human. Ever. They know it would end badly for them in the end, orca are smart and realize what the most dangerous predator in the world is; humans.
Wow! What a well narrated and made video. Thank you! I learnt so much about Orcas!
Amazing documentary, thank you for posting it here.
It is amazing to think that Orca may be sapient in a way similar to us humans. Language, culture, behavior taught over the course of years. I'm getting my hopes up, but imagine a time in the future where our species could talk to one another. It is almost too cool to consider.
Read David Brin's "Uplift" novels. "Startide Rising" in particular is AMAZING!
Lol If one day they become sentient, human will most likely wipe them out to stay on top or keep them in a lab to study them.
@@kennethng7922 If the video is anything to judge by, they are already sentient, just sapience that is up for discussion. The orca seeing the mark on itself in the mirror is pretty clearly sentience (which is separate from sapience). If we ever do figure out a way to talk to them, then we wouldn't need to keep them in a lab for study, as they are not endangered (to my knowledge).
@@tulinfirenze1990 Anyone want some Recommendations? Names of sci-channel and edu-youtubers?
@@tulinfirenze1990 I read that several years ago. Agreed! Fantastic book
How could anyone watch this and think that Seaworld is acceptable? The movie "Blackfish" already had a significant impact in raising awareness of how horrible this business. I truly hope this will one day be a thing of the past.
Rather Seaworld than Japan.
@@Lepocoloco Both are death, long death or short death.. SeaWorld is clearly WORSE
@@LiamGutierrez Yeah none of those options are good. I think I would take seaworld over drowning in my own blood with my family.
@@Lepocoloco orcas both male and female stay with their moms all their lives. What does SeaWorld do? Separate the young babies as soon as possible and put them in unnatural groups. And no prison no matter how large can make up for the ocean, the tides and the currents. In captivity they get treated with antidepressants because of boredom and unnatural group settings. Still they rake each other, damage their teeth by chewing on their enclosure's walls and some even ram their heads constantly against the walls. A prison aka SeaWorld is a very slow and cruel death for these highly intelligent beings. And also, Japan doesn't hunt orcas so why even this comparison?
@@LiamGutierrez I know, not good. But seaworld is at least show business. Japan hunts anything. Dolphins, whales. What they don't kill they send of to sea parks across the globe. But we agree that it's not good. But again if I only had those two options I would take prison.
The fact that we could one day potentially decipher the orca language is insane!
Love your content! Thank you!
Im blown away at how intelligent orca's are shown to be, the fact they could have consciousness similar to ours is astounding, learning languages and behaviours only in their specific pods! wow.
And they know sign language with humans
all creatures in this vast universe of life are in the same struggle to survive. we all feel, think, and desire...some of us communicate, love, and knowingly reproduce too.
Do you think they're intelligent enough to know that apostrophes play no part in plurals?
@@lbabytutorials4852 no they don’t, im sorry to inform you bit no animal has the same language skills that are going this like us humans, we are alone.
They don't have self-consciousness, their consciousness work by primitive urges on instinct state.
Your video piqued my interest in the topic and I watched many others about Orcas. In the end, I came back to this one. The presentation is outstanding. Your choice in music is so fitting and immediately sets an appropriate atmosphere. You don't waste time with goofy comments or out of place jokes but instead focus on presenting the actual information in an interesting manner. Your tone and choice of words also stands out, it's well put together with great delivery. You obviously have to play the KZhead-game with a sensationalist thumbnail and title but everything else is pure style and substance, not falling into tired cliches. It's hard work but I hope you enjoy it greatly. Your passion certainly shines through.
Thank you, that means a lot
Which other orca videos have you watched? I've watched. Quite a few but always looking for more
@@halftimelordwizard Some more compact ones sub-20 minutes. But I didn't enjoy them very much. There are some interesting long documentaries (45min+) though. However they have a bigger focus on footage and aren't as dense with information as this video. "Killer Whales: Up Close and Personal" follows a family for example.
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It's ok. The info is good but the narrative voice is similar to a news anchors' in the way that they sound oblivious to their repetitive tones for each and every sentence or thought said aloud.
Your documentary is very well done. Thank you!
Your videos are ridiculously good. Keep up your dream job you are the best in the industry
I think there's always going to be a problem trying to translate Orca Language and it's a simple one: Orca Language, singular. If their vocalisations are learned and, as mentioned in the part about group identity, vary between pods, then is it really a singular language we can build a dictionary for? That might be something an AI can account for, but giving it samples of different Orca pods might make as much sense as giving it samples of English, Swahili and Mandarin and telling it to build a model of 'Human Language'.
Yup, the researchers probably know and account for this as well, it'd be weird if they don't.
It’s really not much more difficult than trying to translate between human languages and orca languages to begin with. The hardest part is even getting a foothold in translation, afterwards it becomes much easier with various dialects. We already have thousands of our own languages that vary by culture, time, and now even technology and already had to bridge that gap numerous times to translate (one of the most significant was learning how to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics). The real challenge is the fact that for the first time in human history, it’s a language from an entirely different species. There’s a chance it could actually be impossible for us to comprehend whale languages and vice versa due to the drastic biological differences. We’d have this same problem trying to communicate with an alien species. If there is little to no common ground between the species then it becomes an insane task
@@clownworld4655 the interspecies thing is a big deal indeed. With humans we can point at the same object and keep repeating words for it until we have a basis of shared words to build off of. But this runs into the issue of does the apple represent "round", "red", "apple", "fruit", or "food". Additionally concepts like hunting, time, compassion, and directions may not exist in both languages meaning some words may truly be untranslatable or just very hard to convey what you mean. Now, apply these difficulties to a 1 sided effort to learn 1 pod's language and it becomes way worse, what concepts do orcas have in their language that we don't, what do we have they don't. Can we explain the difference between "fish", "food", and "chinook salmon"? Are we even 100% they have a communication best described as a language at all vs something else? Assuming we can actually decode and talk to them, would they even be willing to talk back to us? Do we actually want to know what they will say to us? (They have every right to call us monsters) Overall i think the effort is worth it, but I'm sure that our first true interspecies language translation attempts will be very difficult. (I believe our closest feat is teaching other primates sign language, and more generally commands to other species. But i wouldn't consider this a translation effort, more of a teaching/training effort.)
I agree. It sounds as if each tribe has their own language.
I imagine it would be akin to stepping back to Neanderthal days and expecting to get one solid language from many different tribes of them that have never even met one another.
This makes the already depressing topic of orca captivity even more depressing. But really, this is amazing
Yep. Humans... Destroyer of world. One day we'll get a plural on there!
About 1978 was it ,we were doing Outdoor Ed at Bede College Durham Uni and decided to kayak round Ireland to get famous. We set off across the North Channel from the Mull of Kintyre 22 miles to North Antrim. About 4 miles to go we suddenly had a pod of Killer Whales come to visit us. A family group of 11 of them and the largest (I assume the mother ) just sat between us and the land . We rafted up for some reason, I was truly moved to be so close and so utterly helpless had they attacked . It was almost telepathic ,the feeling I had when she just sank below the surface and we quietly got back to paddling the 3 kayaks to land ,fully expecting to be annihilated any minute. There is a lot more knowledge now .but back then I was truly humbled And it did affect my approach to my teaching career in OE . To respect and be in awe of the natural world being just a part of it. .
This channel is fantastic and is rivaled only by the subjects that it reveals. Excellent in every respect.
So conservationists really renamed Killer Whales into "ORCUS, GOD OF HELL, CHAMPION OF DEATH" as if previous names weren't metal enough. It worked.
@Sharty Waffles First, it's actually supposed to be Whale Killer, but some translation error did the switcheroo. Second, "whale" can be loosely applied to any cetaceans. For example dolphins are under toothed whales which means sperm whales are more closely related to killer whales than to baleen whales like blue or humpback whales.
Scientists: What intricate messages are these orcas relating to each other? Orca 1: Did you hear about Dee? Orca 2: Who’s Dee? Orca 1: Deez nuts
GOT EEEM!
The echoing cries of the hunting call is spooky as hell. It genuinely gives me chills.
This is the best orca doc I've seen amazing job
Orcas really are the humans of the sea. They're everywhere, eat anything, work in groups, have dialects, pass down skills over generations, and have great teamwork skills. If they were humans I would say they are in a sort of "tribal stage." It's only a matter of time before they become advanced one way or another.
Watch them get so advanced they kill any human that touches the beaches. There too smart for that tho. I bet they enjoy being the king's of the sea.
Exactly my thoughts. They're essentially an aquatic counterpart to humans, who however don't have the ability to use tools, and probably won't master the use of fire, which were two key factors that allowed human civilization to progress beyond a primitive tribal stage. Yet, those human ancestors that started with those basic inventions are genetically still *very* similar to modern humans (one of the main factors that leads to us developing biological differences seems to be nutrition). So you could theorize that, if we were able to communicate with Orcas, and provide them technology to overcome their biological limitations in regards to tools, that they could possibly catch up to human civilization by virtue of already being 'biologically there' in terms of intelligence...
And they are cruel to other animals for no apparent reason. So yeah, they really are like humans
Actually they're endangered, according to some sources while others don't have enough data
@@Alblaka Aquatic species don't discover electricity. And if they do, they won't be able to tell anyone. 😳
The fact that we can start to use artificial intelligence to crack orca language is so incredibly interesting to me. AI could truly open up things we always thought were too difficult or hard to figure out.
I chuckled imagining this [artificial intelligence interpreting for its human programmers the "truth" about something with serious fact checking limitations].
ai is literally the key to the future. It's supergenius at your fingertips.
they are endangered species, so time is running out
The short clips of Orca Lab on Hanson Island was great! Dr. Paul Spong is such a nice guy and so interesting. I absolutely love that place…
Fascinating! I just can't figure out how often new videos appear?
The empathy & emotion bit isn't shocking in the slightest and when mentioned, immediately made me think of Tahlequah (J35) of the Southern Residents. 17 days of carrying her dead calf. The calls that were recorded. She mourned for her calf. That shows immense emotional intelligence & just how important familial bonds are to orcas. They're fascinating & just overall, beautiful creatures.
What a marvelous video! Loved every second. Especially the part where the Orcas admire themselves in the mirror much like we do when taking our own pictures or just goofing around. Incredible creatures. Thanks for making high quality documentaries, you guys are one of my favourite youtube channels.
The white marks on their side "The Eyes of Death" Is the most cool feature of Orcas, always loved these creatures since i was young
i think i have a crush on this channel (it also helps to have a soothing and very articulate voice narrate it to me, but there is just so much great information i want to absorb that i almost can't wait to find more videos about specific animals on this channel). feel like binging the channel even more than i do with interesting movie analysis stuff.
That sound wave engineering in their foreheads was indeed some INSANE biology!! I would actually find it hard to believe that description if I read it in a sci-fi novel about aliens or robots (or alien robots). Truly 'awe'-some stuff, thank you for making this video..!
Ya if the predator ever tries to attack earth, we could learn some stuff from our whale buddies! But seriously though that is some crazy biological warfare... I think dolphins even use theirs to incapacitate stuff if I remember right. I'm suddenly imagining the 1st animal to do this, making clicks in his ear and focusing them out his eye lol. Then 1.2 million years later their society gets relief after evolving the proper organ!
If that's true you have a lot to learn about animals and evolution, lol. Practically every animal on earth has adaptions that are just as "insane".
Also kind of makes you wonder how they figured out how they "know" what each organs function was.
I saw a small pod of orcas while kayaking off the coast of British Columbia. Life changing experience and I still get chills every time I think of it. Truly magical creatures.
Yes, and why is a channel called 'real science' referring to a very natural biology of one of Earth's creatures as 'insane'?
@@fluentpiffle first time outside?
@@akaku9 What makes you think there’s an ‘outside’?
@@fluentpiffle There is no spoon.
@@fluentpiffle There is an outside, I'm looking at it right now. Its vast, expansive geography is nothing like I've seen before, as I've never left the inside until now. There are colors which don't exist in the inside, there is light engulfing the outside, it reaches all cracks and crevasses, and all angles of the landscape. This is quite the contrast to the darkness that lies inside. After studying the 'outside' I have determined it is a world of unexplored mysteries and wonders, and it is much more enjoyable than the inside. I'm setting out on a journey through the outside, I will return one day to record my findings. - Cave Johnson 1985
was once fishing for salmon of the coast of british columbia and had an orca follow a salmon I'd caught on my line. I had just netted it and got it into the boat when the whale came a few feet below the surface and passed under our boat. Was crazy to see that big of an animal up close like that
Last weekend I was in Norway and swam with orcas and humpback whales. One of the toughest (cold water, air temperature, swell, journey) but also one of the best experiences of my life. These animals are the undisputed kings of the sea.
The real aliens live in the oceans. Truely fascinating creatures.
you gave "Humans know more about the Outer Space than Earth's Oceans" a whole new meaning
WE are the aliens, not sure why that's so hard to see? All of the other creatures here are of this planet. One of these things is not like the others.
@@Industrious420 get outta here, you conspiracy theorist just kidding
@@FernandoMazzo175 lmao. Have a good Christmas! :)
@@Industrious420 thanks dude, you too!
My heart warms every time someone correctly distinguishes between air and water decibels -- thanks for doing so and not going for the cheap shock value.
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I was 420th like
@@Rex-mj1qb I was the 430th like.
This must be one of the best orcas documentaries I have ever watched. I love this animal. We should do more to protect them and not keeping them on small pools for entertainment. They are amazing
Man, I’m incredibly fascinated by these gorgeous intelligent beings. I literally couldnt have found this video at a better time. Favorite animal hands down, next to small capuchin monkeys.
Idk if it’s true but I’ve heard that some orca pods will always make the same vocalization when they see a human, indicating that they might have a dedicated orca word for “humans”.
I remember watching Blackfish with some friends and they all were terrified of orcas and said they were monsters and I was just like:" what do you think what humans are?" I love orcas. They are smart and i believe just as intelligent as humans.
Humans are the worst mammals on the planet. We kill our own, including our children…. Who does that? School shootings, familicide! I want to be an Orca!
Great video very informative thank you
Exciting and Interesting to hear Earth Justice’s experience! I had an orca experience recently in the Sea of Cortez in Baja. I was working on my wing foiling and sailing along 1 mile off the beach at about 14 knots speed. I looked down and two orcas were swimming on their sides, 4’ below the surface, watching me foil along. They were right below me watching intently. I was amazed!! After a minute, of this, I fell. 😲 As I was getting myself untangled from my winging gear, and getting back on top of my board, two of the orcas surfaced within a arms length of me and I saw at least two more swimming 6’ or 8’ below. This took me a minute or two and the orcas just hung out, very close, but never touching me. After I started sailing again, the wind had gotten lighter and I was not able to get up on foil. The orcas followed right behind me as I taxied slowly along toward the beach. The whole encounter lasted 15-20 minutes. The orcas were majestic!! I was left with a strong impression of their intelligence and curiosity!
I love this "the insane biology of" series soooo so much ♥ thank you for the great content, i hope you're doing well!
orcas are my favorite animal and they did them justice in this documetary
@@Aquamayne100 Anyone want some Recommendations? Names of sci-channel and edu-youtubers?
@Wildlife Warrior Oh, nice! Well, you didnt specify what kind you'd like most, so let me just give you High Quality in general: Veritasium, Sci Show, Sci Man Dan, Real Engineering (though that one is a bit advanced), Kozmo, Creaky Blinder and Hbomberguy.
@Wildlife Warrior Yeah, those 2 are nice too, but no one beats Hbomberguy and his 'Measured Response'-Videos. Amazing re-watchability and humor.
@Wildlife Warrior Emma Thorne is also good. Especially when she reacts to People like Kent Hovind.
Wow. I always knew how incredible these animals were, but never actually realized they're intelligence. I can almost bet that they study us in their own way as much as we study them.
That would not surprise me. It's been known that pacific islanders have been hunting alongside Orcas for millennia and there's a famous story of a Pod of Orcas that is led by a giant Bull called Big Tom that cooperated and hunted with Whalers along time ago in Eden, Australia. They would come in and warned the Whalers that a baleen whales is coming and they actually would cruise alongside the whalers in their boat and would help them corral the baleen whales for the whalers to finish the big whales off. All they want is the tongue and then they R off lol. Orcas R awesome.
I mean, you be flat out wrong in saying this, but then you did quantify with "in their way" which means, probably no more than looking at other fish to kill them best. Then I'd say its accurate. I'd put Orcas as slightly more intelligent than wolves, but thats about it.
@@theprinceoftides6836 That's very cool. I never knew there was a story behind that. Very, very interesting. Now the Baleen whales as I understand are filter feeders. Much like the humpback whales if I'm not mistaking.
they needa study how to repopulate
One of the best orca videos out here thank you
Great White Shark: I'm the most feared creature in the world! Orca: Hold my seal...
Orcas are by far my favorite animal on Earth, I've seen them hunting using the beaching technique down in Argentina (Punta Pirámide) with such flawless skill, it's like they understand the physics of buoyancy, mass and motion.
The more I learn about orcas the more I love them…. Truly the most amazing and terrifying creatures ever outside of the human race….
The more I learn about them, the more I realize they're just as evil as humans.
@@jaybird0312 why are they evil? because theyre trying to survive?
@@raviatm 1. because they sometimes use that intelligence do cruel things, for pure amusement...just like us. 2. they're the only other animal on earth that is so successful, that they don't hunt purely for survival anymore. Like us, they only eat what they prefer and disguard the rest. E.g. Eating only the liver of a shark, or only the tongue of a whale, or only a specific type of fish. And most of their hunting activity is for training. They'll sometimes catch a seal, stun and weaken it by slapping it into the air with the tail, to use it to train younger orcas. When they're done, they don't eat it.
@@tylerdurden3722 how do they use it for amusement? And to en extent that last one is true, but a lot of animals use that sort of thing for training. They have a bad rap because they don't eat everything, but it actually helps the small creatures living on the seafloor that feast on the carcass when it sinks to the bottom.
@@raviatm they aren’t just surviving, they are THRIVING. Orcas are so skilled hunters they can be picky and only eat the livers of their prey. Orcas kill so many creatures and just leave 80% of the corpse to rot as they prefer the livers. Orcas also hunt and KILL for SPORT just like humans. They are intelligent and therefore they have the ability to be EVIL. No less than a human really. They commit animal cruelty upon the ‘weaker’ and ‘Inferior’ animals of the ocean.
14:40 if anyone is wondering 131 megapascals is a psi of 19000
Astounding...full of knowledge...awesome videos...
Orcas and dolphins can interpret intelligence in other species, as humans do. They understand we bring pets and children with us swimming and boating. They understand we have our own culture. To communicate with an Orca, assume you are dealing with a sentient aquatic tribal alien. Be interesting, but not intrusive. Show humor. They will appreciate the attempt to interact. Great video, you can tell by the intellect of the comments: it promotes thoughtful speculation and personal insights. Best of the year.
This could have been a complete series and I'd binge it all in one sitting. So fascinating.