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Wild Alaska!
United States
Приєднався 21 сер 2019
Hello, Capt Josh here! This is my wildlife channel with all my footage on it from my adventures, everything from the tiniest birds to the biggest whales! Finding, filming, and then showing the amazing animals of this world to people is my passion, and I hope you find my videos enjoyable and educational!
How Sea Lions Catch Salmon
A question that used to bother me a bit, was how do Sea Lions catch fast fish like salmon? Do they have some sort of trick or strategy that helps them? After years of filming Steller Sea Lions in Icy Strait Alaska, I think I have the answer!
Capt Josh.
All footage was filmed by Captain Josh.
Capt Josh.
All footage was filmed by Captain Josh.
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Giant Octopus Dive sneak peek!
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A quick sneak peek at the awesome dive I did with several huge Giant Pacific Octopus in Alaska! To see the whole video, go to my channel @AlaskaWhaleanddronetours Thanks!
Giant Pacific Octopus on dive in Alaska!
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Join Captain Josh on a dive out in Port Frederick, where he encounters some of the strangest creatures on our planet, the Pacific Giant Octopus! Filmed with a Gopro Hero12. #fish #gopro #nature #naturephotography #ocean #octopus #scuba #sea #seacreatures #underwater #video #wild #wildanimals #wildlife
Incredible Humpback Whales Feeding! (Veggie Whale part 2)
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Last year, a bizarre activity was filmed by us for the first time, with the various captains on the water humorously calling the whales partaking in it "The Veggie Whales". Then, there was one, maybe two whales participating in this behavior. This year, 2023, there were at least four, and as many as seven whales that were feeding in this way, and their technique was much more refined! We were a...
Spearfishing Prowfish in Alaska!
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Prowfish are an incredibly unique fish that we only find in the North Pacific! They are abundant here in Alaska, more abundant than fishery incidents would suggest, due to their unique lifestyle. They feed primarily on jellyfish, particularly Lion's Mane Jellyfish, but at the same time they live in deep holes in the crevices of rocks and boulders. This is a strategy that is both simple and effe...
Looking for GIANT LINGCOD with a GoPro!
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While fishing the wild Shelikof Strait in Alaska, I wanted to try a certain hump for some Lingcod. The weather was so bad though, that we were only going to stay and fish if there were good fish there, so I decided that we would do a quick drop, and drift over the top of the area, and see what came up. I had the GoPro on board so I rigged it up and sent it down. We did the drift in about five m...
A day in the life of a baby humpback whale!
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Follow along with our adorable calf as he plays with the ocean life and learns important lessons from his mother on how to be a good humpback whale! Includes excellent videos of a humpback calf playing with seaweed and a Steller Sea Lion, and watching his mother show him bubblenetting and pectoral herding techniques! Filmed in Icy Strait Alaska, by Capt Josh of Alaska Whale and Drone Tours whil...
Orca Vs Huge Sea Lion on the Drone!
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The epic contest of a huge male Steller Sea Lion fighting for its life and a pod of hungry Transient Orca intent on making him their meal! Filmed both from the boat and the drone, this desperate battle for survival went on for hours, a highly unusual event for Orca, who are usually able to kill and eat their prey in a matter of minutes. But this Sea Lion was not going down without a fight! Watc...
Orca Killing and eating Porpoise!
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Wild wild footage, showing one of the rawest and rarest sights to see and film in whale-watching; an Orca predatory event. Orca by themselves are uncommon, covering vast distances every day and never staying long in one location, but to film them hunting prey items is far less common. In this footage, filmed by Capt Josh of Alaska Whale and Drone Tours, several Transient Orca close in on and ki...
Marine Mammals Pooping!
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Hello! Here is a delightful collection of the "movements" of a variety of the marine mammals we have here in Alaska! From tiny otter to massive Humpback, everybody does it! These just do it in the ocean! #alaska #wildanimals #wildlife #wilderness #orca #orcas #killerwhales #whalewatching #whalewatchingtour
The Free Willy Video. Warning: Graphic Orca Mating!
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The most infamous video in my collection to date, this is a video of a remarkable encounter that we had with a pod of Orca, showing their more intimate side. Taken by Capt Josh on board Alaska Whale and Drone Tours. #wildlife #orca #orcas #killerwhales #whalewatching #whalewatchingtour
Scuba diving in Alaska! Rockfish Reef!
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One of my favorite dive sites here in Hoonah, the Near Pinnacle is loaded with a wide variety of rockfish and other fish species! To date I've seen Copper, Black, Yellowtail, Yelloweye, China, Quillback, Brown, and Dusky rockfish, small Lingcod, small Pacific Halibut, Prowfish, Northern Ronqual, Alaskan Ronqual, Red Irish Lord sculpin, HUGE Pacific Octopus, and more Scallops, Sea Cucumbers, Sea...
Amazing Wolf Eel encounter!!
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Hello, Captain Josh here! These are one of my favorite animals in the Pacific Northwest, and this is one of my favorite memories of diving with wild Pacific Wolf Eels, documented on my GoPro. Diving depth was about 55 feet, and I guess he thought that we might have brought him something to eat, like a sea urchin or a clam, so he came out to say hello! (I'm the diver he takes a selfie with!) Fil...
The Veggie Whale
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Never before seen Humpback Whale Feeding behavior! This is the most unique footage I currently have; It shows a Humpback Whale feeding on mystery creatures outside a kelp forest in Alaska, using strange feeding techniques that are documented here for the first time! The study referenced in this video can be found here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.191104 Hopefully this next summe...
Orca Eating a Sea Lion!
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Join me today to watch one of the best Orca experiences I've ever had! This is some awesome and detailed footage of Transient/Bigg's Orca playing with and tearing apart a Steller Sea Lion carcass before devouring it. These orca roam around all of Southeast Alaska and beyond, feeding on sea lions and all other marine mammals, so finding them in our little area of water is rare and awesome, and f...
Humpback Whales feeding! Drone shots of Bubble-net feeding, Surface Skimming, and underwater audio.
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Humpback Whales feeding! Drone shots of Bubble-net feeding, Surface Skimming, and underwater audio.
SHIPWRECK with huge Lingcod and rockfish!
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SHIPWRECK with huge Lingcod and rockfish!
GIANT ALASKAN LINGCOD EATS FISH ON CAMERA
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GIANT ALASKAN LINGCOD EATS FISH ON CAMERA
BIGGEST ALASKA HALIBUT EVER CAUGHT ON UNDERWATER CAMERA!
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BIGGEST ALASKA HALIBUT EVER CAUGHT ON UNDERWATER CAMERA!
Drone footage of Orca Hunting Porpoise! Full Video!
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Drone footage of Orca Hunting Porpoise! Full Video!
Drone footage of Orca Hunting Porpoise! Kill Cut!
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Drone footage of Orca Hunting Porpoise! Kill Cut!
Excellent footage, and excellent music set to it. You're going viral in no time! Incredible work mate!
I remember the phrase "starving with your belly full." Applies here. Grizzly bears do not eat the salmon flesh, just the fat. Polar bear don't eat the flesh, just the blubber. Great whites - blubber-only. They have to keep their own fat layer intact to stay warm. It takes fat, to maintain their fat. Eating muscle - starving with your belly full.
Very cool captain josh! I always wondered how sea lions were able to catch salmon! Great work, cheers!
Thank you very much!!
The child in the video was it right!! Sad but beautiful at the same time! Looks like the adults were giving a hunting lesson! Mother Nature is cruel!
It's the world we live in, it's not the world we might think we want, but it's reality.
Orca without their pod is NOTHING!! WEAK !!
Yep, just an 18-20 foot apex predator that weighs 10,000lbs and can swim 40mph with more intelligence than any other creature in the ocean and a bite force stronger than Tyrannosaurus Rex... Weak?
What a fight!!! It took three hrs for 4-5 Orcas to kill a single sea lion. 😮😮😮
He was much bigger than what they usually go for!
It looks like Orca training camp.
They don't usually go for the big ones, it takes them a while!
Amazing footage
Thank you so much!
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How far land?? Why not make for safety of shore??
Mile away? Orca keep him from trying?
Orcas are exceptional. It is sad to see that some of these animals are held in captivity to make money.
Absolutely. SeaWorld is a dirty word up here where I'm at. Some animals are uniquely BADLY suited for captivity, and Orca are very high on that list!
There was no need to continuesly making of same scene you could stop for 15 minutes then start ,,, a sugation by lala Pakistani with Thanx
why didnt the sea lion swim to the land and get out of the water?? land isnt far in the first shots
The Orca probably kept him turned around. Land was about a mile away.
I got dizzy watching this video along with a headache.
Sorry!! It's a little hard to film with a Gopro on a stick sometimes!
That’s okay I understand. Thank you for your efforts.
Perfect music for this video!! Thanks for sharing!!
You're welcome, thanks for watching!!
font show a half azz story.
I show what I got. 🤷♂
I fu*kin hate Orcas
So many commentator's who got fed too many Disney movies here. lol Your cat, if it catches a mouse will toy with it for hours and not even eat it, if you let it. Nature is brutal. That includes the "Cute" ones. Great Blue Herons will eat baby ducklings whole.
Yep, it's a rough world out there. That's why I kept the little girl's voice in there. "It's sad but it's beautiful."
I thought those PETA morons would sweep in and save it.
I agree with the girl. Its sad but beautiful.
A fight for several hours of many Orcas against a sea lion...was it woth it? Wouldnt it be easier to eat some sea weed instead?
I think the Orca are much more efficient when they move through the water than you give them credit for! The amount of energy each orca expended to kill this Sea Lion was probably regained by the first two or three pounds of fat they ate off of it, and there were hundreds of pounds of meat for them to eat! They can’t digest Seaweed. 😕
That’s a seal? Sea lions have huge snouts
Male Steller Sea Lion!
Hence the 2nd Ammendment
E essa música de fundo?
Yes i heard the news. They found 6 dead orcas.
All that biochemical energy spent (from several individuals) to gain a 650 kg meal … hope it was worthwhile; again from a biochemical perspective!
I think the Orca are more efficient at moving through the water than we give them credit for, and that the Sea Lion fat is higher in calories/energy than we realize. It might have only cost each of them a couple pounds of Sea lion "fuel" to do all that hunting, in which case the hundreds of pounds they get from it would be well worth it. I guess we need to find out how much energy it takes them to swim quickly like that with lots of jumps and evasive maneuvers?
What was the water temp (as well as time of year)? Id love to do that dive!
Cold!! I dove mid May, and temps were somewhere between 38-40 degrees. It's a favorite dive site of mine!
@@AlaskaWhaleanddronetours ew! And no hood?! Sounds painful!
@@3mta3chaos um, I was wearing a hood?
So their strategy is, 2 disturb the water to disorient, and one ram from a direction he not expecting.
Exactly! It's pretty impressive how well they coordinate.
Really sad for the brave and strong sea Lion but that's nature. If it was just a 1 on 1 he could make it alive because of his agility and strenght.
He probably could! Only the biggest and most desperate Orca would try for him 1 on 1, too much risk of getting chewed on. But the Orca's greatest strengths are their brains, numbers, and ruthlessness.
Seems to me that the orcas used way more energy getting the meal than what energy the meal supplied. Especially divided up amongst them.
Why was he so far from safe land and where is his group 🥺 poor guy.
Sea Lions regularly swim out in open waters, diving hundreds of feet deep to catch fish and squid. They hang out together to rest, but usually swim solo when they're out hunting.
5 against 1... Cowards!!
It's not their job to fight fair. It's their job to put food in their bellies.
Nature is cruel but there is no other way.
Animals struggling to survive on both sides.
5:12 I don't know HOW they did it but that group charge made the sea lion jump directly in front of their biggest orca who just so happened to stagger behind the main charge for a direct hit. Did they... did they plan that?
Yes.
Bruh and people believe that they could take down a bull sonar whale When they could barely even take Down a sea lion
The Orca weren't in any hurry, and most whales don't have teeth like a Sea Lion! They were taking their time, not in a hurry, and finished the job cleanly without any injuries. The ones that take down whales are in much larger pods, and specialize in those hunts. Those hunts can last hours too!
what a spectacle of nature!
Thanks for watching!
Imagine getting hit by 4tons and these orcas are small.
The speed of the orcas is crazy
It's amazing how long the attack is.
They weren't in any hurry.
😢
Music sux... FYI
Battered sea lion for dinner anybody?
A sea lion cannot inflict a lethal wound on an Orca.
Nature is metal
The whales never intended to kill the sea lion. This was all practice play. If they’d wanted to kill it they would’ve done so a lot quicker and not waste so much of their own energy.
Orcas are the true apex of the sea
Yep, nothing is higher on the food chain!
Amazing, good job!
Thank you!!
The female is playing hard to get. She is making him work for it.😂
Life is not kind and life is not fair.
Crazy the orcas strategy of running 2 side by side then smasher right off their tails
It's pretty remarkable how good their coordination is!