Orca released from captivity thrives in the wild | Behind the Scenes of Frozen Planet II | BBC Earth
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Now let's release the ones in sea world 👍
Agree 100%
Agreed.The greatest gift for animals=freedom.At least give them a choice to be free/be a captive.
@@necymamaril3735 bad idea. Those orcas dont know how to survive in the wild. As much i a despise the captivity of killer whales, it is too late to save them....
Amen!
100% agree. It's a travesty so many animals are still held in captivity even though it is OBVIOUS they suffer there.
Holding such intelligent and social animals captive is a crime. I'm happy to see there are efforts to release them back into the wild.
Release with a chip/ tag ! Still not good !!
@@shawnjackson7407 it's good not only for science but for knowledge of the species
And yet we keep people in prison
@@zachheisen5022 some people need to be in prison for the safety of the rest of us. Would you release Dahmer or Son of Sam, the Green River Killer or even the many school shooters?
@@zachheisen5022 Well duh!?
We need more people to pay attention to kiska the worlds loneliest orca, captive in marineland alone. She’s been held for about 43 years now and was captured at 3 years old in Iceland. All her babies have died in marinelands captivity. If she’s not released she will most likely die from the stress of isolation as she’s been isolated for around 11 years
She died unfortunately
Sadly Kiska passed away in march. Now she’s at peace ❤️
@@Natalie__giambruno Very sad Rest in Peace Kiska ❤
doesn't sound like she's gonna die soon then. Males usually don't get older than 60, females at 90 ( 30 year average for males, 46 for females). Sounds like nature is equally stressful. I still think it's wrong to cage animals, or make them do tricks to earn money. But let's not exaggerate. People in prison/isolation tend to last as well. A free meal, certainly at old age, isn't that stressful compared to having to fight/work over it. Being unable to move around is worse than isolation.
oh well, still around the average. I suppose it's better this way. Just pray they don't want to get a new one...
It's criminally stupid to even think that these extremely intelligent and versatile and adaptable top predators would not be able to thrive again in the wild or even learn to survive in the wild if born in captivity.
If any animal can manage this, it's the orca.
The only hindrance is their compromised health due to bad captivity conditions.
I'm glad the former captive orca has survived! This gives great hope for their future.
Wonderful isn’t it!
@@serenitysmith352 It is only 2 or 3 generation's!! They are still killing the grey/white bird's who are around their tanks. It is redicolous to say they would not survive!!
I wonder if a whale that was bred in captivity could be successful in the wild. One can only hope it is so,
@@valeriestevens5250 Read the comments, you are captivity asked Nr 117!! You will find the answer Miss SW barbie!!
The birds or the Orcas?
😮 there are no words to describe this. Thank you to those responsible for their release!
We should appreciate the people who are behind for the success
@@meganathng7600 Yes !!👍👍👍 People like Dr Ingrid Visser who is working 30 year's with the New Zeeland orca's, but everybody who help's make that possible!!
In fact we should thank Putin for being the world's first leader to order the release of orcas. Christopher Porter Cast of CNN's Blackfish the Movie
@@liveaquaticbc Yes, Russian group of Scientists, give credit to where it’s due, but Russian companies were the ones who held them for years to sell to China and probably to other theme parks like Sea World? ( National Geographic).
FYI
"Dolphin Island" by Arthur Clarke
A boy runs away from home and ends up at a dolphin research center, just starting to study orkas. One orca and the boy become friends.
Juvenile sci fi, but fun for adults too; as one reviewer wrote, a good book from Clarke is better than a great book from anyone else.
Orcas are my favorite sea animals. They're incredibly intelligent and so beautiful. I love seeing the interactions of the family members--and it warms my heart to know that captive orcas can be reacclimated and released into the wild to live out their lives.
yes, it was a orca captured just some month and captured in a pool before getting sold. If born in captivity or since decades in captivity, they have no families. Those families developed strategies in special areas with special type of prey and use therefore a comunication system which has passed from generations to generations in centuries. Those animals would need maybe decades in some natural sea enclosures, getting resozialisized with others, maybe creating something like a artificcial family....ufffff Some people speak about that, but it could be very expensive, you need a nonstop supervising team, living prey which could fit and that encloser should be save for the animals when heavy storms, when extreme heat or cold waves.....think it wont be true in close future....A fresh captured orca of course doesnt forget all that skills and when its family can be found, the better.
Mine too. In fact, I we come back and live a life here again in another form, I have literally prayed that I can be an orca
Orcas and Sperm whales imo are the most interesting marine animals.
It's so sad how we have treated both of them over the years
It doesn't work like that. Orca families all have a diffeent language, they could never be "resocialised". We have no way of knowing what they remember, so they need to be given a chance, in the area they were born. I would say that they DO remember. Tilikum was a good example. He was aggressive from the start, which denotes fear, anger, and frustration, about having been ripped away from his family at 2yo.@damaslpressath
I m soooo glad the Ocras r released back into the wild, watching them thriving happily jus speaks volumes to many wild animals still kept in captivity....thank you, great effort team😊❤
Orcas actually have very good long term memory. I wouldn’t be surprised if she ended up back with her pod.
I so hope that this was the case.
@@AestheticTykira They released 3 of them which are healthy and happy in the ocean so YES it gives us great hope!!
@@horse-lover68 How do you no the other 2 are ok?? snd what happend to the rest of the ones im sure the "wail jail" had more than 3 orca??
@@mad-pit3832 I read it in the comment section here. That is all and I saw a video 2here they are talking about 10 or A's they have tagged+the beluga's they released in one pot. 9f course the whale jail had more than 3 orca!! They released them where they catched them.Make a Google and YT search. Links are getting deleted her.
@@mad-pit3832 ua-cam.com/video/UdtBBzPelA4/v-deo.html
The way the pod of whale swam gracefully and synchronously is just so astonishingly beautiful to watch
dolphins, not whales
@@Ba-pb8ul All dolphins are whales.
Warms the heart
@@Ba-pb8ul The "so called trainer's in SW " also say whales. What is your problem??
@@horse-lover68 whales and dolphins are different. trainers are no different from parks that exploit creatures, only care about the money never about the animals. so no surprise that they don't care to refer to the animal's correct classification. a simple google could've fixed that.
orcas are dolphins, they are not whales. they are the largest of the delphinidae family
One of the most beautiful creatures to see. Knowing that they are not prisoners anymore. I wish that all animals in captivity will no longer experience that. Thank you to the people who did this release.
It’s extremely sad and infuriating that the big businesses like Sea World and others who keep creatures like this captive will do whatever they can to keep their meal tickets. I wish and hope that evidence like this can spread around the world and show everyone that these sea creatures can have a life after imprisonment and that they deserve to be freed and that as humans we will no longer tolerate that kind of animal cruelty. Orcas have always been one of my favorite animals after watching Free Willy as a young child. I even ended up naming my dog Arrluk, which means “killer whale” in the Inuit language(he’s black and white with blue eyes). Orcas are such magnificent creatures.
Orcas are my favorite animals. Seeing this footage and hearing that the released wild-born captive is thriving fills me with joy.
Mine too!
Mine too since I was 6 years ago now 33 I still feel a bond with them . 🖤🤍🖤🤍
@@greyeyedluna333-vo7gd Similar story with me. I've loved them ever since I first watched Free Willy.
@@rainbowpegacornstudios me too, after free Willy my parents said I was obsessed! I’ve studied them for years now . My dream is to go to Puget Sound and see them in real life that would be amazing 🤩
@@greyeyedluna333-vo7gd I feel the same way. I'd also love to see them in Iceland and Norway.
i'm literally crying in happy tears watching this video.
i hope there are more and more captive orcas can be released to the ocean.
You were moved to tears - you’re lovely
@Neo Ara don't let these industry (SW) clown's be rude to you. They are just uneducated highschool absolvent's with a ywimm and dive test.They only believe and know what SW told them. Listen to their whistleblower John Hargrove or read his book than you will understand. They are brainwashed, a company who is treating them like a cult!!
same here too
Orcas aren't really hunted for enclosures. Never really were. Humans took advantage of their nature and tried to trap them resulting in some keepers getting killed. The only real attacks are morons who get in between the Orcas calves or when they are hunting. So be reassured that this isn't something that is a serious problem. I live in Australia and see these sea beasts often. You'll be out fishing for snapper and then a bull shark shows up. Only to then be rescued by a big mother of an Orca chomping them in two.
Me too!!!
It's beautiful seeing the ORCAS in the wild where they belong and not in a tank ❤❤
"OMG, it's so amazing how gently they tore that seal apart!" I feel like she's missing something important.
This is amazing news! I’m a huge whale activist, being born and raised on the Island of Newfoundland, a Mecca for whales. The first time I saw whales in captivity was in Marine Land in Canada. There was so little space they couldn’t even turn around. I was so angry and crying I had to leave. These are amazingly intelligent creatures. Some say just as if not more emotionally intelligent as humans, yet we see fit to lock them in bath tubs for our own entertainment. If anyone is looking for charities to support the Whale Sanctuary Project is one project trying to give captive whales a better home as are the WWF and the Whale Conservation Society. 🐳 Empty the Tanks! 🐋
I so agree with you!! I did a research paper on them for class and now I’m in love with them and wish all were released 😭. It’s such a terrible act to do.
Indeed. Another tragic case is that of the orca Morgan. Amazing how sure the ‘experts’ become that a release is not possible after Sea World stuffs their mouths with gold. I wonder if they would care to comment on the obviously successful releases documented in this video…
Thank you for sharing this info!
Do you recommend a certain time of year to visit Newfoundland for whale watching??!
@@geraint8989 @seaworld
She had a better chance than most since she wasn't born in captivity. And it said she was held for under a year. Otherwise we probably wouldn't be looking at such a happy ending. :) So glad she made it.
CautionTosser
Any orca born in, or living in human care for more than two years, is incapable of being able to live in the wild.
Nope, they done this with two orcas in norway!! After many year in captivity, you let them loose in their ancestral home and their own family culture they survive and intergrate as like theve never left home.. Even the pod recognised they was family? Its what woke science and cultural thinking will never talk about.
@@wor53lg50
1) My goodness, were you homeschooled in Appalachia?
2) Please provide a link to this success story.
@@wor53lg50 to be clear to others reading this, I don't think an orca has ever been captured or "held captive" in Norway, but there was one "Norwegian" orca named Morgan usually sighted around Lofoten in Norway that stranded in the Netherlands and was captured and later seemingly sent to an aquarium in Tenerife.
There was also Keiko, the orca known as "Willy" in the Free Willy films, which was captured in 1979 and released in 1998 and was often sighted deep in Norwegian fjords. It died in a Norwegian fjord in 2003. Maybe that's the one wor53lg50 was thinking of.
Well, they released several orcas, and they all did well. I guess since they all spoke the same language, so they would be accepted by orcas from that area as clan members. You won't get turned away if you speak the same language. They know you're one of theirs for sure then.
I don’t support keeping orcas in captivity, BUT the big difference between this whale and the ones at SeaWorld : this whale was in captivity for less than a year. SeaWorld’s orcas were either BORN in captivity, or have been in captivity for 40+ years ! Big difference. Keiko was in captivity for 20+ years and when he was released, he was approaching boats and letting children climb on his back. He constantly seeked out human contact until he died. The only other orca that was released into the wild and is still alive today is Springer, but she was also only in captivity for a couple months
Lolita will soon be free! May she find her mom and live happily for a long long time. This was an awesome video!
I'm always amazed at just how intelligent orcas are. It breaks my heart when I think about the mass orca hunts that took places throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s in which hundreds of orcas were rounded up, traumatized and often killed. Babies being stolen from their crying mothers and then flown thousands of miles away from home to be put in a child sized swimming pool and forced to perform stupid shows every day for the rest of their lives
i know 😭 why are humans like this?? its sick
@@nottheone582 always for money
@@nottheone582 Not all humans are like this.
@@nottheone582 you are not human?
we like to call ourselves intelligent.
even more intelligent would be realizing how its very likely to overestimate our own judgement.
keeping wild animals and telling ourselves we love and care for them is a great example.
because if you really care for all of these amazing creatures, you'd set them free.
and we should care for them, by taking care of our environment.
I am literally crying for joy. Real tears. If we humans can do just 1 thing right it would be to release them all.
Orcas are extremely intelligent animals and learn from each other. Whether this is her pod or whether she’s adopted into a new one, she has the ability to relearn how the live independently.
How much more evidence do they need to let these wonderful creatures free from captivity!!
More than a 3 minute video
The statement was she had been held for months
She was captured in the wild and sent back
Thats celebrating walking after sitting down
Let me know about the ones born in captivity or held 20 years or so
@@serenitysmith352 their is the word you are looking for. there is a place .
As for your comment
You first
Then get back to me. Anybody that believes a violent painful death is preferable .concerns me deeply
dolphins, too.
@@jodie4609 They have been 1 year in these rusty tanks and than a few month's in the whale jail!!☹️☹️
@@serenitysmith352 Bravo!!!! ❤️
I am so glad to hear this. There was an orca captive in Mexico City for many years in a small dolphin pool. This orca was named Keiko and was the star in the Free Willy movie. He was finally rescued and rehabbed in Florence Oregon. When he was released back to Iceland where he was captured, he did not find a pod and sadly he died. This video gives me hope for other captive orcas.
I hate to be a debey downer but if keiko WASINT RELISED HE WOULD STILL BE HERE TO DAY AND THAT ORCA WAS ALSO YONG ENOUGH TO BE REHABILATATED as some of the anamals in the whale jail had ben thair for a year
@@mollyashcraft1202 first before trying to be a Debbie Downer, spell check might be good for you.
Even though Keiko died, he died free... there is no reason to keep any of these highly social creatures in a pool just for human entertainment that they try and label "Educational Purposes"
Th point to this video is that some will actually survive and live free after being released.
@@TLRing ok i agree but also at the same time what if the anaml has issues that perve t its relese
@@TLRing he didn’t die ‘free’, he was kept in a seapen in Norway. He died in the sea, yes, but far from home and completely isolated from other orcas
@@mollyashcraft1202 Keiko was predicted to only have a few months at most to live if he stayed in Mexico. He had horrible health conditions which improved when moved to Oregon and then to Iceland. The fact he died in the wild is sad,but it wasn’t really due to him being released. He lived several years hunting fish,interacting with wild whales and spending the last part of his life free in good health. Better than whatever life he had in captivity
It’s truly jaw dropping how they all move in perfect unison.
I live on the west coast of Canada and we’re quite protective of our Orcas. These have a slightly different colouring than ours, but are beautiful. ❤️
Absolutely beautiful. Nothing beats nature.
It seems that even if an orca eventually dies, like Keiko, it's more humane to let it back in the back into the wild than to keep it captive. A year or even 5 (like Keiko) of freedom in a quiet, natural encironment compared to a tortuous living for a long time.
There is so much more to the sad story of Keiko's tragic demise after being released into the wild. He never found his pod, was alone and on his own for part of the 5 years after being released. I would rather have seen him released into a very large sea pen on a permanent basis to live out the remainder of his life, for him to continue to have the human contact he'd known and had been habituated to for so many years. For much of Keiko's life humans were his pod so to speak. To take the human bond away from Keiko IMO was a mistake, and ended up contributing to his death. I know scientifically Keiko died of a bacterial infection (pneumonia), but loneliness for any cetacean can also greatly contribute to their demise.
Imagine the freedom that released orca must feel now! Wow! All captured orcas deserve to feel that feeling again!
MORE POSITIVE UPDATES LIKE THIS! HUMANS NEED THIS! I always assumed that animals died in the wild if they grew up in captivity! This gives me such a burst of hope and inspiration toward nature conservation and its future! ❤❤❤
That made me cry.
So wonderful to see a captive orca back in the wild ❤️
Some animals are never meant to be tamed, one amongst them is orca, these animals are wild and strive for freedom as they have one of the most complex and highly evolved brains in the animal kingdom..... ❤
I'm pretty sure all animals can be tamed including whales. The only problem is finding a large enough litter box.
So happy for that orca, it makes my heart smile. They belong in the wild not in tanks for entertainment. LEAVE THEM THERE AND LEAVE THEM ALONE. ❤
Congratulations on the release of the Orca. Showing proof it can be done and survive in the wild gives me hope more will end up this way.
yes, it was a orca captured just some month and captured in a pool before getting sold. If born in captivity or since decades in captivity, they have no families. Those families developed strategies in special areas with special type of prey and use therefore a comunication system which has passed from generations to generations in centuries. Those animals would need maybe decades in some natural sea enclosures, getting resozialisized with others, maybe creating something like a artificcial family....ufffff Some people speak about that, but it could be very expensive, you need a nonstop supervising team, living prey which could fit and that encloser should be save for the animals when heavy storms, when extreme heat or cold waves.....think it wont be true in close future....A fresh captured orca of course doesnt forget all that skills and when its family can be found, the better.
Thank you so much🙏👍☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
I love these majestic creatures. It's amazing to watch them in their natural environment and the strong family bonds they create. Exploiting orcas for human entertainment is criminal. Very moving video and hope for the planet's future. ❤
Every orcas deserve to be in the wild to be free with their families. 💙🐋🐳🙏
We humans can be so cruel. But I like this ending.
Absolutely fantastic to hear that a released Orca has survived. Awesome news indeed. Way to go people !!!
yes, it was a orca captured just some month and captured in a pool before getting sold. If born in captivity or since decades in captivity, they have no families. Those families developed strategies in special areas with special type of prey and use therefore a comunication system which has passed from generations to generations in centuries. Those animals would need maybe decades in some natural sea enclosures, getting resozialisized with others, maybe creating something like a artificcial family....ufffff Some people speak about that, but it could be very expensive, you need a nonstop supervising team, living prey which could fit and that encloser should be save for the animals when heavy storms, when extreme heat or cold waves.....think it wont be true in close future....A fresh captured orca of course doesnt forget all that skills and when its family can be found, the better.
They said it couldn't be done, but seeing this pod of Orcas I realize the social nature of Orcas would really help an Orca learn how to be wild again.
But, , it was a orca captured just some month ago and captured in a pool before getting sold. If born in captivity or since decades in captivity, they have no families. Those families developed strategies in special areas with special type of prey and use therefore a comunication system which has passed from generations to generations in centuries. Those animals would need maybe decades in some natural sea enclosures, getting resozialisized with others, maybe creating something like a artificcial family....ufffff Some people speak about that, but it could be very expensive, you need a nonstop supervising team, living prey which could fit and that encloser should be save for the animals when heavy storms, when extreme heat or cold waves.....think it wont be true in close future....A frecently captured orca of course doesnt forget all that skills and when its family can be found, the better.
This made me tear up. I pray one day all captive orcas are released. They all deserve freedom
But, , it was a orca captured just some month ago and captured in a pool before getting sold. If born in captivity or since decades in captivity, they have no families. Those familie groups developed unique strategies in special areas with special type of prey and use therefore a regional unique comunication system which has passed from generations to generations in centuries. Those animals would need maybe decades in some natural sea enclosures, getting resozialized with others, maybe creating something like a artificcial family....ufffff Some people speak about that, but it could be very expensive, you need a nonstop supervising team, living prey which could fit and that encloser should be save for the animals when heavy storms, when extreme heat or cold waves.....think it wont be true in closer future....A frecently captured orca of course doesnt forget all that skills and when its family can be found, the better. One another orca survived some years after releasing...but never got accepted by others for longer time and disappeared after having visited its human helpers....
Thank you beautiful people who were responsible for the release of these magnificent creatures. These amazing orcas need to be in their own environment, I’m holding back tears of joy. ❤️🐬❤
Beautiful animals
What a wonderful testament to those that had faith in these beautiful creatures. Freedom!
So isn't it much more interesting to see them in action in the wilderness...so much more spectacular than in captivity...
This is fantastic! We have always been told that the whales in captivity couldn’t be released into the wild, that they wouldn’t survive. This is an example of what is possible. Keeping them in those small pools is so cruel. I truly hope the world will see this and realize they can go live a natural life. Thank you for the video.
This youngster was kept for a few months, not multiple years. She was never trained and never bred. She cannot be compared to actual captive orcas
@T H Never been to Seaworld actually, its just stupid to think a juvi is the same as a orca that spend more than 20 years in captivity
While it's undoubtedly amazing Zina is doing well, her success does not mean it would be the same for all captive orcas. She was in captivity for less than a year, and spent all of that in a seapen undergoing only very, very basic training (open your mouth, touch your nose to this, do not bite people, ect). Excluding the orcas captured from Russia in the past decade, every wild-caught orca has been in captivity at least 30 years, and at most over 50, and they've spent all those decades in tanks undergoing constant training and human habituation. They simply would not thrive, nor even survive.
(Also, please don't take this as me defending SeaWorld or captivity in general. I despise the keeping of orcas in captivity. Time has proven they simply do not do well in human care. But a full on release like what was done with the whale jail animals just wouldn't be what's best for them. A sea pen sanctuary is a much better option)
@@Ninuturu And AGAIN!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣 YOU CANNOT KNOW THAT, YOU NEVER TRIED TO RELEASE ONE!!! THIS IS ALL ONLY FEAR!! OH MY GOD 3 not 1, 3 ORCAS WERE SEEN THRIVING IN THE OCEAN, WE MUST HAVE A CRISIS MEETING!!You f..🤡. YOU LIED 70 YEAR'S TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT EVERYTHING!! SO DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO!!!
@T H They are all over the place here!!! Somebody writes a comment and immediately the answer is from SW-captivity crap. I bet with you they had a crisis meeting because of this video (if you did not read all comments: 3!!! orca's were seen from the Russian tanks, free and healthy)- SW 8s in crisis mode!! And I am doing the same to them!! These clown's !ied long enough to us all and they know sh about releasing orca"s, they never did it these 🤡🤡
Finally‼️
I can't explain the happiness and joy I just experienced in hearing and seeing this. These animals are absolutely majestic and should be left in the wild.
I totally feel the same! I'm overjoyed to see these magnificent beings freely swim in harmony.🖤🤍🖤
This made me cry, so happy to see how they treat a returned orca. Makes all the hard work people do to return them worth every second. Thank-yo to them and you.
This is bringing tears to my eyes. Any animal that can be released, should be released. We are not gods, we do enough damage to each other, we need to stop abusing our power and become stewards of the earth of again.
How difficult is it for a lone Orca to join a pod that is not their birth family? I was happy to see that this once captive animal was free and living her free life with a family around her for love and support!!
It was most likely her family. She was only gone from them for no longer than a year. She would not have forgotten her life in such a short amount of time.
@@RebeccaTaylorTillery You CANNOT KNOW THAT!!! And they re!eased 3 tagged orca's and saw them again happy and health, in the ocean!! What come's now??? All 3 were only a few month"s in the whale jail?? What I know, maybe I am wrong, but first they put them in rusty tank's and than they were 1 year or more in the whale jail, so stop with your industry BS!!!
think it was her family, it was a orca captured just some month ago and in a pool before getting sold. If born in captivity or since decades in captivity, they have no families. Those families developed strategies in special areas with special type of prey and use therefore a comunication system which has passed from generations to generations in centuries. Those animals would need maybe decades in some natural sea enclosures, getting resozialisized with others, maybe creating something like a artificcial family....ufffff Some people speak about that, but it could be very expensive, you need a nonstop supervising team, living prey which could fit and that encloser should be save for the animals when heavy storms, when extreme heat or cold waves.....think it wont be true in close future....A fresh captured orca of course doesnt forget all that skills and when its family can be found, the better.
Look at that Orca swimming wherever iot wants, beautiful.
This made me cry out of pure joy.....
They are super clever as long as their body can handle it they of course can be released and survive.
They are awesome~
Thank you for sharing this video~👍
Amen! There is hope for those still trapped in cement swimming pools! SeaWorld and all oceanariums need to see this!
it was wonderful to see the woman's enthusiasm talking about the Orcas.
Wonderful, on so many levels.
Director: ... amazing how tender they are ...
Seal: Err... what?
So happy for that orca that has been released back in the wild❤
This gives me a lot of hope for future whale releases
Bravo! Makes my heart happy. Share it far and wide!
Wonderful to see a formerly imprisoned Orca living her best life. God Bless the people responsible for her freedom and thank you for this video. Too bad that Tilicum was denied his life and freedom.
But, , it was a orca captured just some month ago and captured in a pool before getting sold. If born in captivity or since decades in captivity, they have no families. Those families developed strategies in special areas with special type of prey and use therefore a comunication system which has passed from generations to generations in centuries. Those animals would need maybe decades in some natural sea enclosures, getting resozialisized with others, maybe creating something like a artificcial family....ufffff Some people speak about that, but it could be very expensive, you need a nonstop supervising team, living prey which could fit and that encloser should be save for the animals when heavy storms, when extreme heat or cold waves.....think it wont be true in close future....A frecently captured orca of course doesnt forget all that skills and when its family can be found, the better.
These orcas deserve the world!!!
Hearts on their backs. Magnificent creatures 💕
How wonderful, flowing tears of joy. Thank you for sharing and being a part rescuing the Captive Orcas!! Their Intelligence and Spirit Supercedes humans
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
Such joy!!! Beautiful to see such freedom. Thank you to the scientists who do the work and all who share it. I hope everyone reading this finds a bit of joy today. 🌸
ok, but as this video states, this is a very different sort of release than one of a long term zoo animal. this is an orca that was held in sea pens alongside several other orcas for "months". aquarium orcas generally were caught as juveniles, and then grew up without learning any wild survival skills, and with limited or no social contact with other orcas. they're alao extremely likely to either damage or just not properly develop their echolocation since they're held in small highly reflective concrete pools with nothing worth exploring with echolocation.
this is like the difference between releasing a house cat that spent its entire life in one room vs releasing an adult feral cat that was held captive for a month.
They’re so smart and intelligent, if they can learn tricks they can definitely learn to hunt and thrive in the new environment, especially since the other orcas would be teaching them
What a video to watch, thank you so much. Just heard today about the whale in America who died in captivity, who was due to be released in March, shocking to here and these horrible cruel people keeping these magnificent animals in such small spaces need to be jailed for their cruelty and greed. RIP Lolita 🙏
Yes I would like to see an autopsy. Because Lolita was a threat for the aquarium industry!! Before they let her go, they would poison her.
@@horse-lover68I don't think it's that bad... After all, Keiko was released after all. She was the oldest killer whale in captivity, I think she died on her own...
@@ibrahimsultanov7355 The natural lifespan of orca's is:female 80 to 100 make:70 to 90!! Keiko had no autopsy, too and an aquarium wrote 2 or 3 days before to the Norwegian government for a permit to capture him. Than he died miracusly. This is suspicious. All of the animals die before the can get them in the seabay: Lisa, Lolita ,..And why does no aquarium give the data of the autopsy 's free??
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A necropsy was not performed on Keiko because the Free Willy Foundation did not want photographs of him malnourished and cut open on the beach where he died, being seen by the children who donated their lunch money to have him "freed". They covered his body with rocks and now use it as a tourist attraction.
Regarding Lolita:
Dr. Judy St Leger, a veterinarian with 20 years of experience working with marine mammals, conducted the necropsy. She found Lolita suffered from “acute and chronic bronchointerstitial pneumonia and renal degeneration, and a chronic condition of the heart implying the degeneration of the cardiac valves.” Oct 18, 2023
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HE was 27.
Every corporate executive and those part of the capture crew that would've made money off her captivity, should be encouraged to watch this video. How. How could they watch her and only see dollar signs? How could they want a lesser life for her? She is FREE. She is BACK where she belongs and no one can argue that. I am so thrilled and happy that this life, the one she was BORN into, was given back to her. These animals do not belong in a tank. She is thriving.
In the case of the whale jail, the release feels very poignant, as it was the men who captured them and staffed their seapens who loaded them up in slings, put them on what were very likely the boats that captured them, and let them free.
@@beautifulgudrun8802 Ok, I want to see a PROVE of this!! Iam waiting!!Because I know you are a f..LIAR!!
We are so lucky that we can cherish these moments...but few people don't understand the fact seriously that the beautiful creatures and nature of earth cannot be found anywhere else 😢... until our last breath let's feel all these wonderful things ❤
What a fantastic discovery over the tagged orca. It can be done. Releasing of former captives. It can be done in many species. Thanks to those who let the orca have a 2nd chance. This made MY DAY!!! Living free living wild. 🥰🙏
Stunning photography! Orcas are highly intelligent, top tier predators that deserve our awe and respect. It is good to see some returned to their native habitat.
this is so wonderful. although keiko was never able to join a pod & ultimately perished, at least she had space to swim in the last part of her life. i am so excited to see a formerly captive orca successfully join a wild pod! 🥰
He didn't perish too early as he died at 37 after 7 wonderful years in the ocean. He may not have joined a pod but lone whales are not unknown.
@@doonewatts7155 He died at 27 after spending 18 months in the ocean, not 7 years. He was fully released in July 2002 and died in December 2003
@@hahyrningr My apologies
@@doonewatts7155 and horribly, he starved to death because he didn’t know how to hunt.
@@mariag.8242 The humans should have helped him with food and care!!! I did not know this thank you telling me
After watching BlackFish many years ago and to finally see this !!! Just incredibly heartwarming!!!!
We've literally had 25 years of proof since the release of Keiko/Siggi from the Oregon Coast Aquarium to Iceland that they can be successfully rehabilitated back into the wild. He travelled to Norway and had put on hundreds of pounds of weight in only a few months which wouldn't happen if he didn't know how to catch wild prey.
Divine beauty and grace and harmony and relaxation and freedom and the nature of their natural life. Beautiful!
I hope the others that were released are back with their pods too!! I’ve been wondering what happened to them. This is just such happy news ❤
That was so beautiful to watch. To see this once captive female Orca living and thriving in a group is amazing.
The humans of the Seas. Wonderful species. Along with Orangutans, the Men of the Forest they are my favourite Earthlings.
She is a little one too. Happy this pod is taking care of her and protecting her.
This video was so amazing to watch!! Tfs It is wonderful to see this orca released back into the world thriving!!
It's hard to believe that such an intelligent animal cannot learn to survive quickly, specially with the help of others. It has all the tools needed to hunt and succeed.
This brought me so much joy and hope. RIP Tokitae.
Even i don't understand orca, i still feel they look happy
*I love this woman's excitement!*
Such beautiful creatures.
Ok People, it depends on the individual and the time in captivity, in 2019 or 2020, orcas that had been in captivity a little more than a year were released.They had minimal human contact and had the skills still.
Now all these orcas are chasing boats, begging for food. Of course, they didn’t mention this.
their white markings on their backs are shaped like hearts, crying all over again
This was truly beautiful & impactful! WOW I'm delighted to see them thriving!🤍
Beautiful ❤
I like how it says “a long time” in captivity, then says months.
We need to protect all habitat at all cost. In saving them, we can save ourselves.
Amazing
That made me smile for the first time today 😁😁😁
As a kid in the 70 we saw orca in captive many times. This is much better.
I had not realized they had a heart shaped pattern behind their fin, it looks beautiful when they swim close to the surface.