Dude, baby orcas seek us out when their parents or pod mates get wrapped up in something. If they know enough to intentionally seek us out to ask us for help, it makes sense that we won't be on the menu. They're smart enough to know intelligence when they see it.
They're the people of the sea, and are not canibals, orcas can commit murder for certain objective against young orcas, but they don't even consider eating it. And they are the only species beside human that have structural families. When a female orca became a grandma she normally stop having children and focus on the education of the young ones, teaching them everything they need to know. Orcas may even have folklore and myth that get more outrageous from each generation.
@@griffinbastion i imagine they witnessed quite a few battles during ww2, not to mention the thousands of german submarines and the british depth charges that accompanied them, the american battles with the japanese and the one big clash between the british naval fleet and the entire german surface flotilla. im sure between the thousands of engagements that at least some of them had orcas with front row seats to watch the damage unfold.
I've seen Orcas from a few meters distance while in a kayak, A pod of more than 10 whales swimming past where we were surfaced to breath 10 or 15 meters away and then swam under us. That was an experience of a lifetime.
@@320linkerbaan24 not white tips ! They are open ocean predators that rarely see food and attack anything anytime! Your thinking lemon sharks, the next night i had my first night dive ! I was 15 on grand Cayman islands with my dad and 3 famous singers. I would get in water first and snorkel untill my dad got in ! At night you can't see what is around or under you ! MY DAD AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE BOAT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY TO REMIND ME OF THE DAY BEFORE, NEEDLESS TO SAY I GOT OUT AND WAITED UNTILL THEY WERE READY !night diving is amazing!
Years ago while fishing solo from my kayak near Lime Kiln Point State Park (San Jaun island) I was surprised by a super pod (all three residents pods) heading north. I heard them first and they continued to pass near and under my kayak for ten minutes or more. What an experience, and not another boat or kayak in sight!
And the dolphins that were being eaten by northern orca pods, were swimming next and with southern fish only eating pods. Happily swimming. What's the difference, the fish eating pod was quiet and dangerous ones were noisy.
@@brandonaldaymachuse6669 I believe the many subspecies of orac are on verge of speciation. New orca races are beginning. I hope regional races and not just one.
In general mammal eating orcas are quiet when hunting to not scare away smarter animals like whales and seals. Fish eating orcas tend to be be loud to organise the flock when hunting. This is why dolphins feel safe because they know loud orcas are not dangerous
BY ACTUAL HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS IN THE 1800'S WHALING VESSELS AND WHALERS HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH ORCAS, THE SAILORS WOULD FEED THE ORCAS THE TONGUES AND CHOICE BITS OF THE HUNTED WHALES AND THE ORCAS WOULD HERD WHALES TOWARDS WAITING WHALERS SO THEY COULD BE TAKEN BY THEIR HARPOONS, IT WAS A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO. AN AMAZING BUT TRUE FACT.
@@w.7390 THAT EXPLAINS A LOT. AND I APPRECIATE IT. I'M 24 BUT I'M GOING BLIND, AND THE LARGE PRINT HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR ME TO READ YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING CONSIDERATE TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. I DIDN'T HAVE TO SQUINT AS MUCH TO READ WHAT YOU SAID. ALSO, THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THAT?
@@brutuschapman2508 IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, THE TRAGEDY OF THE ESSEX, IS A GREAT BOOK IN WHALING, IT TALKS ABOUT NANTUCKET IN THE EARLY 1700'S AND HOW THEY WOULD HARVEST SPERM WHALES FROM JUST OFFSHORE, THEY WERE SO PLENTIFU, AND WOULD DRAG THEM TO THE BEACH TO PROCESS THEM INTO PRODUCT. SINCE READING MOBY DICK, A LARGE VOLUMINOUS TOME IN COLLEGE I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THE EARLY WHALING INDUSTRY INTERESTING, WHALES OF ALL SIZE AND DEMEANOR ARE FASCINATING, I SAW KILLER WHALE PODS OFF VANCOUVER ISLAND IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, BUT THEIR RANGE IS GLOBAL, IN EVERY OCEAN AROUND THE WORLD, SUNNY TROPICS TO THE FRIGID NORTH. AMAZING HOW GREAT CREATION TRULY IS. LOOK UP LINEAGE CELLULAR THERAPEUTICS SYMBOL LCTX, THEY ARE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK RIGHT NOW TO STOP AND IMPROVE MACULAR DEGENERATION. GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND AND MAY GOD GO WITH YOU ALWAYS.
I mean imagine being an Orca and you think you are the shit destroying the mighty dolphins and sharks and ruling over the sea. Then one day, you accidentally encounter a bunch of weird looking creatures riding some fast and solid things (Boats) while hunting down the whole food chain like it's nothing using weird projectiles and nets, you will haul ass and tell the whole tribe about it, that's how they know about humans.
I learned something new today. Orcas don't eat us because our livers are too small. But the might change their minds if paired with some fava beans and a good chanti.
Shark livers are 30% of their total body weight so it would be like if a 200 pound human had a 60 pound liver. Just to put that in perspective. Its also got bang for your buck in terms of calories and nutrients holding most of a sharks nutrition content
As you said, orcas are smart, they probably have keen observation skills and ways of communicating that we don't yet comprehend. If this is the case, they know our capabilities as a species, the tools and weapons we use, so they probably think it's best not to mess with humans.
Dude orcas have been hunted through out history.. The ones today have learned that humans should be respected. We know they learn from each other and pass on information these are the ones that learned.
The whole thing about us not getting eaten because we're not familiar is destroyed by the sea otter restoration efforts on the West Coast. Sea otters were hunted to near extinction by the fur trade but after they had been making a come back in the late 20th century they had a precipitous drop in population and after some studies scientists concluded they were being eaten in increasing numbers by orcas.
whos to say they sea otters werent on the menu before we discovered that? Also there is a possibility that sea otters were a learned behavior similar to the boat attacks in spain
@mr.mcmuffin6242 That's what I'm saying. They learned to eat otters when they were reintroduced so they could learn to eat us but don't so it's probably a choice on their part.
@@bobsmith6079 i would venture to guess that sea otters became so vastly hard to find that they simply became the last thing on the menu because orcas rarely have only one prey item so im sure seals and sea lions took over more of the menu when sea otters became hard to find
These fantastic creatures aren't just present in "northern" waters. Port and Starboard and their predation of white sharks around South Africa has recently been documented as causing a mass migration of the sharks around the coast. Here in Auckland NZ we have a pod of Orca who frequent the Hauraki Gulf and constantly search for sting rays in the shallows. They have a technique where they flip the ray around in their mouth and consume the body but leave the tail. As they consume 200-250kg of protein a day that's a lot of sting rays. I've had a couple of encounters with the Auckland pod. BTW cool video WATOP
I've lived in Auckland for 30years and been fishing in the Hauraki golf since I was 6, and only seen and heard of said pod passing through 3 times .....
I’ve watched a documentary on that pod that eat stingrays. It was adorable they kept giving the researchers in the water with them stingrays to eat 🤷🏽♀️😆.
It doesn't exactly work like that. An orca sends out a signal and if nothing is there the sound doesnt bounce back to them, but if there is something there the sound waves bounce back towards them off of the object and give them a rough outline of whats ahead. The closer they are the clearer the outline. Its similar to bats sonar except under water where sound waves travel slightly differently
Marine bio grad here, Orcas arent really built for captivity. mainly becuase 1) the mixing of cultures and sexes doesnt generally go well orcas often rake each other with their teeth in captivity (google it. Its not pretty) 2) sunburns and stress, the water isnt dark enough to block the suns rays so they generally get sunburned from the clear water. Stress is what scentists thing might cause their main dorsal fin to flop over 3)boredom, this is the worst because it causes them to become slightly more aggressive, eat the sides of the pools causing tooth ware (google seaworlds orcas and look at their teeth its not natural), and lack of straight line swimming and depth of the pools causes them to gain weight and be unable to hold their breathe as long as they would in the wild because their metabolisms are genetically engineered to be used to speeding thousands of calories a day that they dont in captivity. All that adds up to an angry and unpredictable orca
They're much more intelligent and highly advanced than we give them credit for. I don't believe that it's just because we "aren't on the menu" any more than I believe that they don't know exactly what they're doing when they attack boats.
Not really..Orcas are globally acknowledged as one of the smartest animals on the planet. We are quite aware how complex their thoughts/culture are, and NO ONE believes they don’t know what they’re doing when they attack boats.
some of the pods that don't eat mammals have been pods where a smaller mammal came to their rescue when they got stuck in shallows and then suddenly bottlenose dolphins went off the menu. it's likely the same reason. there are legends that once upon a time humans dolphins and orca used to fish together helping each other catch food, there there also the times we've rescued them as well. also each group seems to also be diffrent Biological Subspecies of orcca
I havnt seen it myself because i dont live there but in Wellington, New Zealand, Orcas sometimes come in so deep into the harbour that they have been spotted right in by the waterfront, about 20m away from the waterfront cafes, infront of the CBD. What an amazing sight that must be! I've seen loads of Seals & Sea Lions on rocks & in coves & isolated beaches, & a Pilot Whale that unfortunately got stranded, following into a river mouth, but never an Orca..
Im pretty sure the orcas there feed on porpoises and pilot whales as well as seals, sea lions. The new zealand orcas are also known to feed on stingrays sharks and pretty much everything. New Zealand also has a very active orca research program I looked into awhile back
@@mr.mcmuffin6242 I just watched tonight on youtube actually that NZ Orcas mostly eat toothed fish, so rays and sharks, no mammals or salmon-like fish.. I also learned that the "loads of" sea lions and seals ive seen have only been seals not sea lions. Since the NZ Sea lions are only just re-establishing themselves back on the mainland. After they were extinct on the mainland for over 100 years until 1993 when just one pregnant female left the sub-antarctic Auckland Islands & came back to the NZ mainland. And all current Sea Lions in NZ mainland are linked to that ONE female returning. And now there is small but growing beach colonies in various parts of the South Island, with pups being sheltered on golf courses, in peoples front yards etc.. And just recently a female was seen with pups 60km inland up a river.. Pretty amazing come back!
I think it is much more likely that humans pound for pound have less nutritious calories than what they currently eat. The ones that eat whales, whales have a lot of blubber. The ones that eat fish, they gravitate towards fish with high fat content. Even the ones that eat sharks, they only eat the liver, the most nutrient dense organ, and the rest of the shark including all the muscle is left to waste
Man one day when we figure out a way to communicate with Orcas we will learn so much more! We already know that they are all very intelligent mammals! It wouldn’t surprise me if they show us that they are intelligent as us or even more! These creatures are the most interesting mammals besides us! They very smart it scary as hell but wow they just such a phenomenal creature very intriguing how they hunt certain animals and eat a specific part of that animal it just so awesome!
@@icosthop9998 lol our luck is we all get sent to mars with musk while the Orcas take control of the earth! Its will be worst then planet of the apes, watching these Big ol dolphins rule the world!
Moose dive down surprisingly deep to eat aquatic vegetation. Still…my brain just has a hard time wrapping around the entire scenario…what a wild world we live on.
The ending statement: “If orcas begin to hunt humans, it will lead to casualties on our end and extinction on their’s” Once again, we’re the apex villains
Haha, gotta love a good plot twist! But yeah, maybe orcas wouldn't be the best competition for us land dwellers. Perhaps a different villain species for your story?
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Well, if you'd still have the different homo species yes, but they're mixed in (from 2% to 6% max which isn't much compared to the rest of the modern man dna being present) or extinct completely, so let's let the researchers figure out how different they are before making this conclusion, there's multiple chimp, orang utan, gorrilla species for example. It's not clean cut and dry all the time.
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Marine Bio grad here what @junebugjunebug4492 said is correct they are still doing testing but so far they think that orcas have geneticly diversified enough to be considered new sub species. However this is for very specific groups. The difference between humans and Orcas is that humans constantly interbreed meaning our genomes don't diverge from each other over time. Orcas on the other hand behaviorally are influenced to only breed with certain groups of the same or similar groups based on differing beahvioral traits meaning that its possible over time for their genomes drift apart. This is called genetic drift and its a key point in terms of evolution. It happens because of the numerous different enviornments, prey items, and behavioral adaptations to fill for differing sections of the planet. In order to adapt to differing environments orcas genome diversified in order to fill different niches in different parts of the ocean. Orcas Behaviorally and sometimes geographically are isolated from other groups causing genetic drift to occur more rapidly and branch into new subspecies of orca.
Orcas are very intelligent and are smart enough to know that they don't want that smoke 😂 They see the Japanese packing up their cousins every day lmfao
Hey, I would love to hear an episode on threatened/vulnerable species such as Maned Wolves and Siberian Musk Deer. Or unusual species such as Nightjars and Hoatzin. Keep up the great work!
It´s the biggest Dolphin essentially, any member of the Dolphin family are friendly to humans. In some cases even protective. Pods of dolphins has averted shark attacks on more than one occasion.
I have a theory as to why they dont attack humans. Their live in a matriarchy where the eldest female leads a pod. These pods travel insane amounts of distance troughout their lives. Because of this, they come across many fishing boats . These fishing boats have massive amounts of fish, sharks and whatever other animals caught which the matriach sees with her own eyes. This scares her. She teaches her pod to definately never mess with humans bcs of this.
Orcas didn't attack humans even in ancient times when the most advanced weapons were wooden spears and bows and arrows also some orcas attack boats but not the ppl on them both these facts disprove your hypothesis imo.
@@MrDriss1986 the attacks on boats in Iberian waters is well documented ypud think of fear caused their lack of interest in humans they would avoid boats not attack them as for orcas not attacking humans in history there are accounts of orca activity from the maori to the Inuit and the first Western explorers all accounts indicate no signs of hostility, of orcas were violent in history then they'd be records like there are for tigers, wolves, bears and sharks.
Orcas are smart, they might have hunted humans earlier and learned how destructive we are when we consider something as a threat, and one might somehow survived and carried on the knowledge of never crossing humans again.
Also sharks afraid orcs. Orc hunting for them. Also orcs lives with group and can translate between them information. Sharks mosts time live alone. They only have instincts
This wouldn't surprise me at all tbh. Humans are the only monkey with webbed feet and an instinct to hold our breath underwater so perhaps we evolved around orcas in prehistory.
I guess they are smart enough to realise that if they kill some humans, humans will return to avenge them. If an unknown creature is able to kill other species for such trivial reasons, dont mess up with him!
It only works for you because you CHOOSE to believe in that. Orcas are NOTORIOUS for being the most sadistic killers of the seas. Even more than dolphins. They kill for fun. Just for fun. There's countless literature on that, they literally gang up on whale pods, kill their baby and then leave it there and go away. They use seals (mammals same size as us) as footballs, and often don't even eat them. They kill for fun. They have learned on their skin not to do that to humans if they want their species to thrive.
Orcas started attacking ships in 2020. It started happening often and out of nowhere. They used to not attack ships. They are social creatures. Since scientists believe an orca experienced trauma from a boat or people on a boat like poachers. After the trauma, the orca may have started attacking and the family followed suit. Some think it’s a game to them. It’s very interesting. You should look this info up if you’re interested
omg...this guy..he just really REALLY loves minecraft huh 3:15 here you can here the background ambient theme of the "better end" mod of minecraft. love it
One thing that comes to mind is how the U.S Navy used them as target practice for strafe runs and dropped depth charges on em back in the 50's I think. So it's probably been passed down amongst them that we are a serious threat above water much like they are below, and most likely best to avoid conflict.
Orcas are extremely intelligent and they see us as equals or something close. They are also aware of our extreme violence and choose to not provoke us. Again, they are very intelligent and look at alternatives. I truly believe they are also fascinated with us as we are with them. I think they can see our technology. They could do the same as us but lack physical features like hands and thumbs to do so.
Yep. They appropriately fear human payback. They see ships, fish harvestig and humans floating with alll sorts of gadgets, while also seeing us nearly naked. Best not to mess around
@@NatzTalk They might fear retaliation. As bright as they are, they see we have HUGE vessels. They know what we look like naked and with scuba gear. They see enormous fishing nets. In a similar way wolves are cautious about preying on humans, but moreso, as Orcas are more advanced in mind and communiatioon skills. Your thoughts?
@@NatzTalk they witnessed the naval battles in the pacific between us and japan during ww2, and also the great clash between the brtitish and german fleet in the baltic sea. they witnessed the depth charges relentlessly deployed against the thousands of german submarines throughout the war, they witnessed the nuclear testing done on ships at sea as well as the massive aircraft carriers and truly massive oil tankers floating around with skin as strong as metal. sure they are not scared of an individual human, but do you think they might be scared of "us" ?
There's alot of species on this planet that Orcas do not eat. We keep asking the question as if Humans hold a special reason for them to decide against eating them.
I have had my hands picking lines from the ocean just feet from them when we trawl herring in Norway. (They eat herring going through the nets) And as a fisherman i must say they scare me a little when they are feeding. But im happy to have experienced that
Dolphins know if an Orca pod eats them by echolocation. The Orcas that hunt Dolphins always approach as silently as possible because they are hunting, whereas Orcas who don't eat Dolphins approach them with echolocation and they communicate with sounds. If the dolphins hear the Orcas yapping away as they approach them, they know they are safe and aren't on the menu.
We will never be in the menu for the simple reason orcas find ways to COMMUNICATE with us. They do not see us as potential food BUT as partners or even friends. A keeper from a natural reserve in Patagonia Argentina, found the way to communicate with the local Orca family. He even gave them names. played music for them. Just to remind you, the local family, like sea lions (big and small) sea elephants and so on. The Patagonia family is related with the Antarctic family. Over there, they hunt even whales.
Of course it seems as though the media is absolutely shying away from the real reason why orcas don't usually attack humans. Orcas have an excellent memory and they have their own language. Enough so that it's possible that they could have handed such information down from generations. Since the times the humans hunted whales. The orcas used to follow the ships and the sailors would give them the tongues which is what they mainly wanted in the first place. These orcas remember knowledge of harpoon guns pass down from their ancestors. They know what humans can do. . The humans in the scientific community and the media are ignoring this because they don't want anyone to get any ideas and put a harpoon gun on their sailboat.
"no mammals diet" otherwise known as resident Orcas are usually based around that area and are communicate a lot, while Transient Orcas "mammal eating diet" normally more silent due to using surprise attacks. I read this recently somewhere and I visited the Victoria Island in BC and the local marine experts spoke of the same characteristics.
The last comment in the video has always been my hypothesis: if they did start going after Sapiens, "That would mean casualties on our end and extinction on theirs". I bet Orcas Don't mess with people because they witnessed wailing in the 1800s and perhaps earlier.
Orcas are probably smart enough to understand that killing a great white shark, and ripping its liver out, is not only a tasty snack for the team after the thrill of the chase, but also sends a powerful scent/message to other great whites in the area that motivates them to 'move on'! Which appears to work fairly well!
I think Orcas might just be taught something is food and eat that because it's ingrained in them. It's not like a shark that does an "exploratory bite" to see if we're edible. They just don't bite a person at all out in the wild. We as a species are just a little interesting to them and maybe they haven't been "taught" yet to see us as a food source. If these insanely smart creatures saw us as a food source... you wouldn't be safe even on a cruise ship lol
They are basically the wolves of the sea. Even actual wolves know not to attack humans due to retaliation, some wolf packs have been noted to shun or kill their own due to it having attacked humans in order to avoid the whole pack being hunted down. Most intelligent animals have learnt that humans are dominant regardless of our size and physical prowess and over thousands of years attempt to avoid us as much as possible. Our scent is usually enough to make them flee to a distance. We have basically had issues with every predator on earth and brought many to the edge of extinction only to stop when their numbers have dwindled causing new generations to fear us at all costs. Infact most dumb predators will hunt us out of fear that we are there to harm them.
A solitary Orca might attack, I wouldn't trust them. They are far more opportunistic and at least one was found to have eaten an unlucky moose that swam in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Orcas scare t.f. out of me. They are a really smart and amazing animal but all the same I dont want to swim with them. Dolphins kind of make me nervous when in water with them if a whale pulls up I'm heading back to boat/shore depending on if fishing or surfing either way I'm out.
Orcas are not whales, they are the largest dolphin. And they are not Killer Whales but killer of whales as they predate all whales even the mighty Blue Whale.
The Navy conducts tests that have deafened orcas, affected their fertility and the ability to nurse their calves. I doubt that they like the Navy very much.
They don't attack people unless have a grudge. Also take a hint, they eating Sea Creature and we not sea creature, For picky eater like Orca we probably disqusting to eat but interesting to interact with.
There was an animal doc on Hulu I just watched, and they truly do have culture. I believe it was called “Secrets of Whales”. They delve into the understanding of them. Orcas from Antarctica have cultural differences to orcas in New Zealand. It was quite fascinating 😊🐋
Not sure if this theory has been thrown about, but could it be that Orcas are intelligent enough to know that humans have greater intelligence and they also understand our ability to hunt is superior. In the same manner that we admire them due to their intelligence, they do the same with us.
As a boat owner if i were far from land and an orca bit off my rudder so i could not steer back to land, my first thought is to shoot a bullet or two into the nearest orca to teach them there is a consequence to their potentially deadly actions. However shooting them may teach them to hate humans and start killing us. Thinking more, perhaps having an electric probe that could be put in the water next to the rudder would shock but not kill an orca only when it is near the rudder. For years eletric shock devices are used to prevent invasive fish from certain areas witbout killing them.
My theory is that any predator that attacked us we've gone after it and wiped it out over hundreds of thousands of years, at least the more aggressive ones of its species. That's why we have no natural predators.
I think the most surprising thing I heard in this video is that shark liver comes in at around 2,000,000 calories. It’s clear to me that Orcas are better than me at calculating nutritional values.
Orcas only attack humans at Sea World and it's well deserved
It’s is indeed
Sea World needs to do something else. Animals are not it.
So nice of you to say someone deserves to die
AGREED!
If people didn’t go, they would have to close. But people still go 🤷♂️
Dude, baby orcas seek us out when their parents or pod mates get wrapped up in something. If they know enough to intentionally seek us out to ask us for help, it makes sense that we won't be on the menu. They're smart enough to know intelligence when they see it.
They're the people of the sea, and are not canibals, orcas can commit murder for certain objective against young orcas, but they don't even consider eating it. And they are the only species beside human that have structural families. When a female orca became a grandma she normally stop having children and focus on the education of the young ones, teaching them everything they need to know. Orcas may even have folklore and myth that get more outrageous from each generation.
Obviously you don't drive i =n the same traffic I do, I don't see much intelligent life there!
@@seadog686 You sure aren't.
@@seadog686 you probably dont add any to it when you do drive
@@seadog686it seems some people are taking offense to your comment. Now we know the ones who don't use turn signals
I think they're smart enough to understand how vengeful and dangerous humans are.
surely past experiences with humans getting revenge stayed as tales in their culture
@@griffinbastion i imagine they witnessed quite a few battles during ww2, not to mention the thousands of german submarines and the british depth charges that accompanied them, the american battles with the japanese and the one big clash between the british naval fleet and the entire german surface flotilla. im sure between the thousands of engagements that at least some of them had orcas with front row seats to watch the damage unfold.
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Pretty Good 👌
Sea World is like prison
@@pegeta yes
These creatures are used to open ocean.
Free Willie
I've seen Orcas from a few meters distance while in a kayak, A pod of more than 10 whales swimming past where we were surfaced to breath 10 or 15 meters away and then swam under us. That was an experience of a lifetime.
Been in the Caribbean scuba diving and saw a white tail shark, scared the sh!t out of everyone on the dive !
At same time it was awesome to see !😊
@@smckay6438 I have once heard that sharks are the pupies of the sea. They love to get pet they say
@@320linkerbaan24 not white tips ! They are open ocean predators that rarely see food and attack anything anytime!
Your thinking lemon sharks, the next night i had my first night dive !
I was 15 on grand Cayman islands with my dad and 3 famous singers. I would get in water first and snorkel untill my dad got in ! At night you can't see what is around or under you !
MY DAD AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE BOAT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY TO REMIND ME OF THE DAY BEFORE, NEEDLESS TO SAY I GOT OUT AND WAITED UNTILL THEY WERE READY !night diving is amazing!
Years ago while fishing solo from my kayak near Lime Kiln Point State Park (San Jaun island) I was surprised by a super pod (all three residents pods) heading north. I heard them first and they continued to pass near and under my kayak for ten minutes or more. What an experience, and not another boat or kayak in sight!
Scary af
"Mommy, is that thing good to eat?"
"No dear. It has no blubber & It's nothing but skin & bones. You could choke on a bone."
"No dear, and also they're going to come back and murder us with barbed sticks if we do"
Whales dont talk
@@user-rx6sv2ey4p 2 whales walk into a bar....Oh my, whales don't walk either. OK Forget about the *JOKE*
@@Nova-cb3fvi don’t get it but i like your enthusiasm and also that was sarcasm and a joke obviously
@@user-rx6sv2ey4pyou are such a Fortnite like Taylor swift boy
Just recently, genetic analysis proved that there are actually several distinct species of orca
Yes, I guess he hasn't read this research.
And the dolphins that were being eaten by northern orca pods, were swimming next and with southern fish only eating pods. Happily swimming. What's the difference, the fish eating pod was quiet and dangerous ones were noisy.
Correct!
Not recent. Its kinda known due to behavioral and dietary variations...some even have different eye spot shapes and dorsal fin angles.
@@brandonaldaymachuse6669 I believe the many subspecies of orac are on verge of speciation. New orca races are beginning. I hope regional races and not just one.
In general mammal eating orcas are quiet when hunting to not scare away smarter animals like whales and seals. Fish eating orcas tend to be be loud to organise the flock when hunting. This is why dolphins feel safe because they know loud orcas are not dangerous
Thank you! I was looking for this comment
BY ACTUAL HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS IN THE 1800'S WHALING VESSELS AND WHALERS HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH ORCAS, THE SAILORS WOULD FEED THE ORCAS THE TONGUES AND CHOICE BITS OF THE HUNTED WHALES AND THE ORCAS WOULD HERD WHALES TOWARDS WAITING WHALERS SO THEY COULD BE TAKEN BY THEIR HARPOONS, IT WAS A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO. AN AMAZING BUT TRUE FACT.
WHAT WAS THAT YOU SAY?
@@user-zy2ge2zc4u I'M NOT SURE, I COULDN'T QUITE HEAR HIM.
SINCE I AM IN MY 70'S I FIND READING LARGE PRINT MORE SATISFYING DESPITE MUNDANE DILETANTE ETIQUETTE LESSONS FROM MASS MEDIA EMILY POSTS.
@@w.7390 THAT EXPLAINS A LOT. AND I APPRECIATE IT. I'M 24 BUT I'M GOING BLIND, AND THE LARGE PRINT HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR ME TO READ YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING CONSIDERATE TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. I DIDN'T HAVE TO SQUINT AS MUCH TO READ WHAT YOU SAID. ALSO, THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THAT?
@@brutuschapman2508 IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, THE TRAGEDY OF THE ESSEX, IS A GREAT BOOK IN WHALING, IT TALKS ABOUT NANTUCKET IN THE EARLY 1700'S AND HOW THEY WOULD HARVEST SPERM WHALES FROM JUST OFFSHORE, THEY WERE SO PLENTIFU, AND WOULD DRAG THEM TO THE BEACH TO PROCESS THEM INTO PRODUCT. SINCE READING MOBY DICK, A LARGE VOLUMINOUS TOME IN COLLEGE I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THE EARLY WHALING INDUSTRY INTERESTING, WHALES OF ALL SIZE AND DEMEANOR ARE FASCINATING, I SAW KILLER WHALE PODS OFF VANCOUVER ISLAND IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, BUT THEIR RANGE IS GLOBAL, IN EVERY OCEAN AROUND THE WORLD, SUNNY TROPICS TO THE FRIGID NORTH. AMAZING HOW GREAT CREATION TRULY IS. LOOK UP LINEAGE CELLULAR THERAPEUTICS SYMBOL LCTX, THEY ARE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK RIGHT NOW TO STOP AND IMPROVE MACULAR DEGENERATION. GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND AND MAY GOD GO WITH YOU ALWAYS.
They are smart enough to understand that we are not the prey they are hunting for.
They're high intelligence also makes them very curious about us.
They are so cute and yet so scary at the same time
Like bear. U ever hear them attacking.@@Movrus493
*Their intelligence*
they know human will hunt them down and are far more powerfull
"These are not the droids you are looking for"
I mean imagine being an Orca and you think you are the shit destroying the mighty dolphins and sharks and ruling over the sea. Then one day, you accidentally encounter a bunch of weird looking creatures riding some fast and solid things (Boats) while hunting down the whole food chain like it's nothing using weird projectiles and nets, you will haul ass and tell the whole tribe about it, that's how they know about humans.
I just said this lol.
Great minds work alike.
99% we are right
@@MrDriss1986 You don't happen to be weld blad do you?
@@ucef9945 maghrebi.
Born and raised in the netherlands.
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you forgot the part where they attack the boats and disable the rutters
@@Zuranthus And you forgot the part where they don't bother or mess with humans.
I learned something new today. Orcas don't eat us because our livers are too small. But the might change their minds if paired with some fava beans and a good chanti.
Lol good reference.
@desolder75
Chianti
😂😂😂😂😂
Oh...Cawd....
Shark livers are 30% of their total body weight so it would be like if a 200 pound human had a 60 pound liver. Just to put that in perspective. Its also got bang for your buck in terms of calories and nutrients holding most of a sharks nutrition content
As you said, orcas are smart, they probably have keen observation skills and ways of communicating that we don't yet comprehend. If this is the case, they know our capabilities as a species, the tools and weapons we use, so they probably think it's best not to mess with humans.
True
Unless you are Tilikum.
@@cindygibbons2255 Yes that's right, unless of course they just consider us friends, part of the tribe or family, "Tilicum". I like this better. ⭐🤗
@@cindygibbons2255 tili was patient through years of abuse before he snapped
Dude orcas have been hunted through out history.. The ones today have learned that humans should be respected. We know they learn from each other and pass on information these are the ones that learned.
What are dude orcas
Lies
actually orcas are smart enough to know that if we want to we can destroy them . plus we literally traumatized them
They usually have an annual meeting at the Dude orca conference centre...talking about dealing trauma...support groups...etc..
They are smart enough to know better. They are basically sea people.
Think of it this way, would we eat aliens if they started visiting us? Well, we're the aliens from their skies.
I have no doubt that many people would, to the disappointment of many other people.
I mean, are the aliens tasty?
Orcas no longer eat humans swimming in the ocean since Chuck Norris took up diving
I bet he's always hyped up on mountain dew too! Shake and bake Ricky Bobby shake and bake!😂
😂
With my luck, I’d end up being on that Orcas dinner plate. 🤦🏾♂️
😂😂😂 why have been thinking this about myself?!! 😂😂😂
I'm glad I don't have Your luck.
I will be reminding those oracs why they don't *"Phuck"* with humans.
They are exceptionally beautiful creatures.
The whole thing about us not getting eaten because we're not familiar is destroyed by the sea otter restoration efforts on the West Coast. Sea otters were hunted to near extinction by the fur trade but after they had been making a come back in the late 20th century they had a precipitous drop in population and after some studies scientists concluded they were being eaten in increasing numbers by orcas.
whos to say they sea otters werent on the menu before we discovered that? Also there is a possibility that sea otters were a learned behavior similar to the boat attacks in spain
@mr.mcmuffin6242
That's what I'm saying. They learned to eat otters when they were reintroduced so they could learn to eat us but don't so it's probably a choice on their part.
@@bobsmith6079 i would venture to guess that sea otters became so vastly hard to find that they simply became the last thing on the menu because orcas rarely have only one prey item so im sure seals and sea lions took over more of the menu when sea otters became hard to find
We also don't eat Orca's
I would... but only if the meat was 'whale'-done.
They ain't stupid. They know how dangerous humans are. They know that humans will retaliate if they start hunting humans
Its 100 percent this.
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Why ..
These fantastic creatures aren't just present in "northern" waters. Port and Starboard and their predation of white sharks around South Africa has recently been documented as causing a mass migration of the sharks around the coast. Here in Auckland NZ we have a pod of Orca who frequent the Hauraki Gulf and constantly search for sting rays in the shallows. They have a technique where they flip the ray around in their mouth and consume the body but leave the tail. As they consume 200-250kg of protein a day that's a lot of sting rays. I've had a couple of encounters with the Auckland pod.
BTW cool video WATOP
Dawg, he already showed in the video (didn’t say) that they are in the south of Africa.
I've lived in Auckland for 30years and been fishing in the Hauraki golf since I was 6, and only seen and heard of said pod passing through 3 times .....
I’ve watched a documentary on that pod that eat stingrays. It was adorable they kept giving the researchers in the water with them stingrays to eat 🤷🏽♀️😆.
I like the villager noises that the orca makes
orcas sonar can "see" human liver too small?
Out tongues are too small as well. They really enjoy the tongues of larger whales and their babies! 😢😮
Y'all cooking 🤔 i kinda agree
Orcas probably classify people as bony insects...
It doesn't exactly work like that. An orca sends out a signal and if nothing is there the sound doesnt bounce back to them, but if there is something there the sound waves bounce back towards them off of the object and give them a rough outline of whats ahead. The closer they are the clearer the outline. Its similar to bats sonar except under water where sound waves travel slightly differently
They attack humans while in captivity
Good for them! We have no right to imprison these intelligent creatures and force them to perform tricks for our amusement.
Marine bio grad here, Orcas arent really built for captivity. mainly becuase 1) the mixing of cultures and sexes doesnt generally go well orcas often rake each other with their teeth in captivity (google it. Its not pretty) 2) sunburns and stress, the water isnt dark enough to block the suns rays so they generally get sunburned from the clear water. Stress is what scentists thing might cause their main dorsal fin to flop over 3)boredom, this is the worst because it causes them to become slightly more aggressive, eat the sides of the pools causing tooth ware (google seaworlds orcas and look at their teeth its not natural), and lack of straight line swimming and depth of the pools causes them to gain weight and be unable to hold their breathe as long as they would in the wild because their metabolisms are genetically engineered to be used to speeding thousands of calories a day that they dont in captivity. All that adds up to an angry and unpredictable orca
yes...after being driven insane by being held captive and tormented !
They're much more intelligent and highly advanced than we give them credit for. I don't believe that it's just because we "aren't on the menu" any more than I believe that they don't know exactly what they're doing when they attack boats.
Not really..Orcas are globally acknowledged as one of the smartest animals on the planet. We are quite aware how complex their thoughts/culture are, and NO ONE believes they don’t know what they’re doing when they attack boats.
they are gangster... big stepping on us without killing like "yow the opps are here let's get them swimming".
They know what they are doing when they attack the boats.
It is a new game for them.
Orcas are a playful lot.
@@icosthop9998more likley that they are aware of the evironmental damage they cause and are like "get this shit out of my yard"
@@icosthop9998im sure they still have fun doing it tho
some of the pods that don't eat mammals have been pods where a smaller mammal came to their rescue when they got stuck in shallows and then suddenly bottlenose dolphins went off the menu. it's likely the same reason. there are legends that once upon a time humans dolphins and orca used to fish together helping each other catch food, there there also the times we've rescued them as well. also each group seems to also be diffrent Biological Subspecies of orcca
I havnt seen it myself because i dont live there but in Wellington, New Zealand, Orcas sometimes come in so deep into the harbour that they have been spotted right in by the waterfront, about 20m away from the waterfront cafes, infront of the CBD. What an amazing sight that must be! I've seen loads of Seals & Sea Lions on rocks & in coves & isolated beaches, & a Pilot Whale that unfortunately got stranded, following into a river mouth, but never an Orca..
Im pretty sure the orcas there feed on porpoises and pilot whales as well as seals, sea lions. The new zealand orcas are also known to feed on stingrays sharks and pretty much everything. New Zealand also has a very active orca research program I looked into awhile back
@@mr.mcmuffin6242 I just watched tonight on youtube actually that NZ Orcas mostly eat toothed fish, so rays and sharks, no mammals or salmon-like fish.. I also learned that the "loads of" sea lions and seals ive seen have only been seals not sea lions. Since the NZ Sea lions are only just re-establishing themselves back on the mainland. After they were extinct on the mainland for over 100 years until 1993 when just one pregnant female left the sub-antarctic Auckland Islands & came back to the NZ mainland. And all current Sea Lions in NZ mainland are linked to that ONE female returning. And now there is small but growing beach colonies in various parts of the South Island, with pups being sheltered on golf courses, in peoples front yards etc.. And just recently a female was seen with pups 60km inland up a river.. Pretty amazing come back!
I love orcas and seeing them in their natural habitat is on my bucket list. I think they’re absolutely beautiful and brilliant. ❤
Might be a case of mutual respect. Maybe they realize humans are intelligent too.
Is it that or whales and sharks said to them don’t mess with the humans they will hunt you to near extinction
And very dangerous
Humans are revengeful. Steer clear.
I think it is much more likely that humans pound for pound have less nutritious calories than what they currently eat. The ones that eat whales, whales have a lot of blubber. The ones that eat fish, they gravitate towards fish with high fat content. Even the ones that eat sharks, they only eat the liver, the most nutrient dense organ, and the rest of the shark including all the muscle is left to waste
Maybe humans aren’t very tasty.
Man one day when we figure out a way to communicate with Orcas we will learn so much more! We already know that they are all very intelligent mammals! It wouldn’t surprise me if they show us that they are intelligent as us or even more! These creatures are the most interesting mammals besides us! They very smart it scary as hell but wow they just such a phenomenal creature very intriguing how they hunt certain animals and eat a specific part of that animal it just so awesome!
Once we do start talking with them, make sure you get ahold Mr. Elon Musk.
He needs help getting to Mars.
@@icosthop9998 lol our luck is we all get sent to mars with musk while the Orcas take control of the earth! Its will be worst then planet of the apes, watching these Big ol dolphins rule the world!
@@icosthop9998 Nah don't let him near them, he'd try to make them be based or do tricks when scientists would try to understand them 😂
@@flyingstonemon3564
It appears Mr. Elon Musk is losing *iT* 😮
There is a bit Too much on his plate 🤷🏼♀️
@@icosthop9998 Good pun!
Its strange that they will eat Moose,a animal that shouldnt be at sea just like humans but ignore the latter
They’ve seen pirates and was like we cool them dudes crazy
@@SLUMP317 more like " jeez,these land creatures are parasite ridden and full of disease,i want no more taste of that"
Moose dive down surprisingly deep to eat aquatic vegetation. Still…my brain just has a hard time wrapping around the entire scenario…what a wild world we live on.
And all this time, I thought the only thing moose had to worry about was cougars, wolves, and Bears.
Opps, I got to included Eskimos 👌 😋
Moose don't go back and gather up a posse....
I like to think that they just find us cute
The ending statement: “If orcas begin to hunt humans, it will lead to casualties on our end and extinction on their’s”
Once again, we’re the apex villains
Remember that the wolrdwide orca population is only 50k
So if orcas attack us and we anhilate them (or stop when they stop)... we end up being the "villain" haha sure.
Haha, gotta love a good plot twist! But yeah, maybe orcas wouldn't be the best competition for us land dwellers. Perhaps a different villain species for your story?
personally, I think they're smart enough to know that
@@kenmasters2025 you think that they know we are not allowed to hurt them and they like to keep it that way?
Professional courtesy.
They are smart enough to know that attacking humans will mean, their pods extinction.
I saw a video yesterday saying they found all the different orcas are different species. I think more testing to do but they're pretty sure about it.
if that is true then the different humans whom live in different areas are also different species
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Well, if you'd still have the different homo species yes, but they're mixed in (from 2% to 6% max which isn't much compared to the rest of the modern man dna being present) or extinct completely, so let's let the researchers figure out how different they are before making this conclusion, there's multiple chimp, orang utan, gorrilla species for example. It's not clean cut and dry all the time.
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Marine Bio grad here what @junebugjunebug4492 said is correct they are still doing testing but so far they think that orcas have geneticly diversified enough to be considered new sub species. However this is for very specific groups. The difference between humans and Orcas is that humans constantly interbreed meaning our genomes don't diverge from each other over time. Orcas on the other hand behaviorally are influenced to only breed with certain groups of the same or similar groups based on differing beahvioral traits meaning that its possible over time for their genomes drift apart. This is called genetic drift and its a key point in terms of evolution. It happens because of the numerous different enviornments, prey items, and behavioral adaptations to fill for differing sections of the planet. In order to adapt to differing environments orcas genome diversified in order to fill different niches in different parts of the ocean. Orcas Behaviorally and sometimes geographically are isolated from other groups causing genetic drift to occur more rapidly and branch into new subspecies of orca.
Orcas are very intelligent and are smart enough to know that they don't want that smoke 😂
They see the Japanese packing up their cousins every day lmfao
Hey, I would love to hear an episode on threatened/vulnerable species such as Maned Wolves and Siberian Musk Deer. Or unusual species such as Nightjars and Hoatzin.
Keep up the great work!
Even though its rare what about the orcas that eat moose in alaska? Are they oddities or is it if its here why not?
We actually don't know what would happen if humans fell off the boat when they attack it because it hasn't happened yet that we know of.
I reckon they would eat them 😮
It´s the biggest Dolphin essentially, any member of the Dolphin family are friendly to humans. In some cases even protective. Pods of dolphins has averted shark attacks on more than one occasion.
Plenty of dolphins have killed and injured people in the wild.
*2 orcas encounter human*
"What is that?"
"i have no idea don't eat it"🤣
Hey maybe they tried us and decided we're not filling
I have a theory as to why they dont attack humans.
Their live in a matriarchy where the eldest female leads a pod.
These pods travel insane amounts of distance troughout their lives.
Because of this, they come across many fishing boats .
These fishing boats have massive amounts of fish, sharks and whatever other animals caught which the matriach sees with her own eyes.
This scares her.
She teaches her pod to definately never mess with humans bcs of this.
Exactly. They are smart enough to know that we would wipe them out.
Orcas didn't attack humans even in ancient times when the most advanced weapons were wooden spears and bows and arrows also some orcas attack boats but not the ppl on them both these facts disprove your hypothesis imo.
@@Spider-Man-2099 okay.. but how do we know this ?
@@MrDriss1986 the attacks on boats in Iberian waters is well documented ypud think of fear caused their lack of interest in humans they would avoid boats not attack them as for orcas not attacking humans in history there are accounts of orca activity from the maori to the Inuit and the first Western explorers all accounts indicate no signs of hostility, of orcas were violent in history then they'd be records like there are for tigers, wolves, bears and sharks.
@@Spider-Man-2099 Maybe they learned from how we used to hunt whales in the past and decided we were too dangerous
Orcas are smart, they might have hunted humans earlier and learned how destructive we are when we consider something as a threat, and one might somehow survived and carried on the knowledge of never crossing humans again.
Sharks hunt us for centuries
Sharks have small brain compared with orcs
Also sharks afraid orcs. Orc hunting for them. Also orcs lives with group and can translate between them information. Sharks mosts time live alone. They only have instincts
I believe this is the real reason as so many other animals have genetic memory of avoiding humans
This wouldn't surprise me at all tbh. Humans are the only monkey with webbed feet and an instinct to hold our breath underwater so perhaps we evolved around orcas in prehistory.
I guess they are smart enough to realise that if they kill some humans, humans will return to avenge them.
If an unknown creature is able to kill other species for such trivial reasons, dont mess up with him!
Yep
They are picky eaters and we are too rare in the water to become part of their eating habits. That argument worked for me.
It only works for you because you CHOOSE to believe in that.
Orcas are NOTORIOUS for being the most sadistic killers of the seas. Even more than dolphins.
They kill for fun. Just for fun. There's countless literature on that, they literally gang up on whale pods, kill their baby and then leave it there and go away.
They use seals (mammals same size as us) as footballs, and often don't even eat them.
They kill for fun.
They have learned on their skin not to do that to humans if they want their species to thrive.
“A person is roughly 126 thousand calories” is now stuck with me forever. Thanks 😋
That attack @ 8:12 is just wild, it really shows out outgunned the sharks and dolphins really are !
Orcas started attacking ships in 2020. It started happening often and out of nowhere. They used to not attack ships. They are social creatures. Since scientists believe an orca experienced trauma from a boat or people on a boat like poachers. After the trauma, the orca may have started attacking and the family followed suit. Some think it’s a game to them. It’s very interesting. You should look this info up if you’re interested
omg...this guy..he just really REALLY loves minecraft huh 3:15 here you can here the background ambient theme of the "better end" mod of minecraft. love it
There are Orcas that snatch moose of the shore or shallow water in the pacific northwest.
One thing that comes to mind is how the U.S Navy used them as target practice for strafe runs and dropped depth charges on em back in the 50's I think. So it's probably been passed down amongst them that we are a serious threat above water much like they are below, and most likely best to avoid conflict.
Shamoo “Eyes, lungs, pancreas, so many snacks so little time!”
Orcas are extremely intelligent and they see us as equals or something close. They are also aware of our extreme violence and choose to not provoke us. Again, they are very intelligent and look at alternatives. I truly believe they are also fascinated with us as we are with them. I think they can see our technology. They could do the same as us but lack physical features like hands and thumbs to do so.
Why orcas not attacking humans, because the are not stupid
Yep. They appropriately fear human payback. They see ships, fish harvestig and humans floating with alll sorts of gadgets, while also seeing us nearly naked. Best not to mess around
Please..I highly doubt they're scared of us.....they're pretty intelligent and could do some damage....so never underestimate them.
@@NatzTalk They might fear retaliation. As bright as they are, they see we have HUGE vessels. They know what we look like naked and with scuba gear. They see enormous fishing nets. In a similar way wolves are cautious about preying on humans, but moreso, as Orcas are more advanced in mind and communiatioon skills. Your thoughts?
@@NatzTalk they witnessed the naval battles in the pacific between us and japan during ww2, and also the great clash between the brtitish and german fleet in the baltic sea. they witnessed the depth charges relentlessly deployed against the thousands of german submarines throughout the war, they witnessed the nuclear testing done on ships at sea as well as the massive aircraft carriers and truly massive oil tankers floating around with skin as strong as metal. sure they are not scared of an individual human, but do you think they might be scared of "us" ?
@@NatzTalk It is the other way around, They are smart enough not to mess with us.
They are smart creatures , and they can detect intelligent beings like human.
Great video.
There's alot of species on this planet that Orcas do not eat. We keep asking the question as if Humans hold a special reason for them to decide against eating them.
“We find orcas cute” nah bro I have a huge fear of those predators 😂
I have had my hands picking lines from the ocean just feet from them when we trawl herring in Norway. (They eat herring going through the nets) And as a fisherman i must say they scare me a little when they are feeding. But im happy to have experienced that
I used to like your videos within the first 3 seconds but now I wait till you tell me. 😂😂👍
Dolphins know if an Orca pod eats them by echolocation. The Orcas that hunt Dolphins always approach as silently as possible because they are hunting, whereas Orcas who don't eat Dolphins approach them with echolocation and they communicate with sounds. If the dolphins hear the Orcas yapping away as they approach them, they know they are safe and aren't on the menu.
We will never be in the menu for the simple reason orcas find ways to COMMUNICATE with us. They do not see us as potential food BUT as partners or even friends.
A keeper from a natural reserve in Patagonia Argentina, found the way to communicate with the local Orca family. He even gave them names. played music for them. Just to remind you, the local family, like sea lions (big and small) sea elephants and so on. The Patagonia family is related with the Antarctic family. Over there, they hunt even whales.
Amazing video!!!!!
So cool, love that.
Of course it seems as though the media is absolutely shying away from the real reason why orcas don't usually attack humans. Orcas have an excellent memory and they have their own language. Enough so that it's possible that they could have handed such information down from generations. Since the times the humans hunted whales. The orcas used to follow the ships and the sailors would give them the tongues which is what they mainly wanted in the first place. These orcas remember knowledge of harpoon guns pass down from their ancestors. They know what humans can do. . The humans in the scientific community and the media are ignoring this because they don't want anyone to get any ideas and put a harpoon gun on their sailboat.
I’ll hit the like button as long as you don’t change the subject
"no mammals diet" otherwise known as resident Orcas are usually based around that area and are communicate a lot, while Transient Orcas "mammal eating diet" normally more silent due to using surprise attacks. I read this recently somewhere and I visited the Victoria Island in BC and the local marine experts spoke of the same characteristics.
The last comment in the video has always been my hypothesis: if they did start going after Sapiens, "That would mean casualties on our end and extinction on theirs". I bet Orcas Don't mess with people because they witnessed wailing in the 1800s and perhaps earlier.
Orcas are probably smart enough to understand that killing a great white shark, and ripping its liver out, is not only a tasty snack for the team after the thrill of the chase, but also sends a powerful scent/message to other great whites in the area that motivates them to 'move on'!
Which appears to work fairly well!
I think Orcas might just be taught something is food and eat that because it's ingrained in them. It's not like a shark that does an "exploratory bite" to see if we're edible. They just don't bite a person at all out in the wild. We as a species are just a little interesting to them and maybe they haven't been "taught" yet to see us as a food source. If these insanely smart creatures saw us as a food source... you wouldn't be safe even on a cruise ship lol
They are basically the wolves of the sea. Even actual wolves know not to attack humans due to retaliation, some wolf packs have been noted to shun or kill their own due to it having attacked humans in order to avoid the whole pack being hunted down. Most intelligent animals have learnt that humans are dominant regardless of our size and physical prowess and over thousands of years attempt to avoid us as much as possible. Our scent is usually enough to make them flee to a distance. We have basically had issues with every predator on earth and brought many to the edge of extinction only to stop when their numbers have dwindled causing new generations to fear us at all costs. Infact most dumb predators will hunt us out of fear that we are there to harm them.
Wolfs attacks are very often
Not true, wilf attacks are extremely rare!
I meant Wolf
@@kristinetrott5087 Do u live in wolf living area?
Great information! I love these vids! Now it makes sense why they kill sharks! Hi Steve!
Orcas think we're cute like we see a Puppy.
Most of us don't prefer to eat Puppies but be nice to them. Also we probably don't taste good.
I saw in a water park an orca attacked the diver that was handling em.
orcas in captivity are always aggressive
He said in the wild
Because handlers often abuse them behindnclose doors, even captive orcas are not aggressive to all humans, so there is that.
yeah I would too if you kept me locked up
that was for revenge for being put in jail even though it was innocent of any crime
A solitary Orca might attack, I wouldn't trust them.
They are far more opportunistic and at least one was found to have eaten an unlucky moose that swam in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Suggest to boat owners to get underwater speakers and try several orca distress vocalizations from the area.
I always thought it was because Orcas knew better. There is exactly 1 animal on this planet that every other animal should avoid antagonizing
Orcas scare t.f. out of me. They are a really smart and amazing animal but all the same I dont want to swim with them. Dolphins kind of make me nervous when in water with them if a whale pulls up I'm heading back to boat/shore depending on if fishing or surfing either way I'm out.
Orcas are not whales, they are the largest dolphin. And they are not Killer Whales but killer of whales as they predate all whales even the mighty Blue Whale.
Odd that the US Navy diving manual says not to enter the water when they are present.
The Navy conducts tests that have deafened orcas, affected their fertility and the ability to nurse their calves. I doubt that they like the Navy very much.
They are smart enough to know not to mess with humans who can eradicate all of them. 😅
Maybe they know we are full of toxic chemicals.
Orcas are full of mercury.
So Orca scientists have found that there are too few calories in a human, for it to be worth eating 🤔
*human swimming around bothering nobody*
Orca: "disgusting..."
Sometimes I too like listening to Seth Rogen talk about wildlife
They don't attack people unless have a grudge. Also take a hint, they eating Sea Creature and we not sea creature, For picky eater like Orca we probably disqusting to eat but interesting to interact with.
Grudge is a big one. Big difference in won't attack and don't want to attack. Seaworld and Sealand had their share of incidents.
They might consider us as icky ,…for comparison the same way we consider insects
I like your theory that orcas dont attack us for cultural reasons
There was an animal doc on Hulu I just watched, and they truly do have culture. I believe it was called “Secrets of Whales”. They delve into the understanding of them. Orcas from Antarctica have cultural differences to orcas in New Zealand. It was quite fascinating 😊🐋
Always wondered why we don’t get eaten. Oddly the fact that we may not taste good to them almost offends me..
Not sure if this theory has been thrown about, but could it be that Orcas are intelligent enough to know that humans have greater intelligence and they also understand our ability to hunt is superior. In the same manner that we admire them due to their intelligence, they do the same with us.
They know just how dangerous we are . They know we won’t attack them if they don’t attack us
Dolphins also hunt with humans as well.
Nice.
As a boat owner if i were far from land and an orca bit off my rudder so i could not steer back to land, my first thought is to shoot a bullet or two into the nearest orca to teach them there is a consequence to their potentially deadly actions. However shooting them may teach them to hate humans and start killing us.
Thinking more, perhaps having an electric probe that could be put in the water next to the rudder would shock but not kill an orca only when it is near the rudder. For years eletric shock devices are used to prevent invasive fish from certain areas witbout killing them.
My theory is that any predator that attacked us we've gone after it and wiped it out over hundreds of thousands of years, at least the more aggressive ones of its species. That's why we have no natural predators.
Could it be that our ancestor have a history with them?
If Orca's ate us we would be used as a toothpick...lol Thx 4 sharing.Their beautiful animals.
I think the most surprising thing I heard in this video is that shark liver comes in at around 2,000,000 calories. It’s clear to me that Orcas are better than me at calculating nutritional values.