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  • Sperm Whales - Titans of the Deep | Free Wildlife Documentary
    Dedicated scientists, equipped with cutting-edge technology follow the sperm whales as they dive to depths of 1,584 metres. Their efforts are not in vain as amazing new findings are revealed about the lives of these acoustically sensitive creatures. However, these findings pose new questions too. Are the increasing levels of man-made noise, that now pollute the ocean, affecting the whales and forcing them to swim into environments outside their natural habitat, such as the shallow waters of the North Sea?
    The number of sperm whales that became stranded in the North Sea increased by 1000% in the 1990s. During this very same period the commercial search for oil in these waters, using seismic sonar technologies, also increased. Could there be a connection between the two? Until now, these two incidents have never been investigated.
    Sperm Whales: Titans of the Deep combines pioneering scientific research with the latest in filmmaking technology to draw you into the mysterious world of the sperm whale and to uncover the problems that it and many other animals face today.
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  • @FreeDocumentaryNature
    @FreeDocumentaryNature  3 роки тому +213

    Looking for a #calmyourmind respite? We got it.
    A #calm your mind moment about Sperm Whales
    and what you can learn about sperm whales before watching our doc:
    ~ 60 millions years ago some land creatures decided to move into the sea. These were the precursors to whales. ( I’m sure there’s a more scientific way of phrasing that but you get my gist..)
    ~ This whale type has the largest brain of any living creatures on our planet. That’s pretty amazing when you think of it. It means they are super smart. Probably smarter than a lot of voters out there. Let whales vote 🗳
    ~ 2/3 of its life is spent in the deepest ocean waters
    ~ Depths that mean pitch black waters, cold temperatures, and water pressure that would crush a diver
    ~ Sperm Whales communicate through clicking sounds which travel over 10 km or 6 miles
    ~ unfortunately, The Japanese “research” ships are a sham. They continue to slaughter these gentle giants for no reason other than selling expensive sushi.
    Even though they’re an endangered species, the Japanese get around the slaughtering ban by registering as research ships. It’s a sham, a scam, and a con.
    ~ if you love whales, and sea creatures in general, do some research and support conservation groups and organizations that protect these magnificent creatures. Green Peace, WWF, and many more. Again, I can only advise to do your research but the
    two I’ve named are reputable.
    In the meanwhile, enjoy this languid look at these gentle giant graceful dancers of the dark depths of our oceans.

    • @randybarnett2308
      @randybarnett2308 3 роки тому

      @SuperYT4Ever good one couldn't agree more !👍😀😀

    • @voidremoved
      @voidremoved 3 роки тому +5

      What do you think the military is not interested in oil. They are looking for the UFO alien base using oil as the cover story. Sadly for the whales its all for nothing as there is no such thing as aliens.

    • @shawnahamill836
      @shawnahamill836 3 роки тому

      878

    • @MorpheusOne
      @MorpheusOne 3 роки тому +11

      @Free Documentary - Nature: I understand that you place the commercials in a video to monetize the video and make money. But when commercials begin & they interrupt someone speaking, specifically in mid-word/mid-sentence, that's proof that you placed the commercials quite poorly into the video. You should place the commercials into a video where it will not interrupt someone speaking, whether it is someone commenting, doing a formal interview, the narrator, etc.
      For cryin' out loud, do a better job!

    • @markrenton1093
      @markrenton1093 3 роки тому +2

      Turn on c.c.

  • @lynndunn7957
    @lynndunn7957 3 роки тому +2087

    Thank you for the free doco. This is one old lady who has never lost her curiosity about anything & everything.

    • @u0aol1
      @u0aol1 3 роки тому +77

      It's never too late to learn something new!

    • @amandabarfield4242
      @amandabarfield4242 3 роки тому +75

      Very respectable comment......I agree.

    • @juliusbaker6261
      @juliusbaker6261 3 роки тому +46

      Life is about improving and educating ourselfs to be the best human being possible! Hope you are having a good health Lynn! Best wishes

    • @zaggers77
      @zaggers77 3 роки тому +16

      Jesus is the best to learn about.

    • @aspergerart4635
      @aspergerart4635 3 роки тому +21

      @@zaggers77 he is the creator of everything, so learning about the ocean or animals, nature etc., you are learning about God too 😉

  • @ABRain03
    @ABRain03 11 місяців тому +80

    It is unbelievable the unnecessary destruction human can cause because of greed and ignorance. It is very hard to wrap my head around the fact that whaling still exists. Those majestic animals and their importance to our planet should be protected at all costs

  • @MISTERLeSkid
    @MISTERLeSkid Рік тому +44

    I had always hated that despite the fact the probably most people in the world are fascinated by these beautiful and gentle giants, what they actually DO in their world is a total mystery. Your 3D 'trip plots' or whatever they're called showing each dive, trajectory change, sounding and 'hunting event' blew my mind. I wish all documentaries were so enlightening. Kudos.

  • @rabarberellum1017
    @rabarberellum1017 2 роки тому +316

    The Sperm whale could perhaps also use his echo for another reason than locating the prey. In another documentary free-divers tell about the enormous impact the whale echo has on their body. It felt like being in a microwave oven, every cell vibrated and became hot. The whale might use this echo to stun his prey and make him numb or disoriented before the actual kill.

    • @PsychologicalApparition
      @PsychologicalApparition 2 роки тому +49

      Yeah, I may have seen that one? I recall the sperm whales just naturally being drawn to them as they got into the water.
      The whales were “thumping” the researchers and reading them via sonar. Well, one of the researchers says he regretfully put out his arm, for it became paralyzed the moment it was thumped. They could potentially kill us humans by sonar. It’s like a mutant superpower, 😅

    • @Sethoffgrid
      @Sethoffgrid 2 роки тому +25

      I remember hearing somewhere that the vibrations from a sperm whale can be so powerful that it can kill a human. They better keep their distance.

    • @RADCOMJ1
      @RADCOMJ1 2 роки тому +29

      @@PsychologicalApparition we are lucky they didn't decide to hunt us as we hunted them. Whether it be people or animals certain countries think they have the right to defile them...very sad.

    • @PsychologicalApparition
      @PsychologicalApparition 2 роки тому +18

      @@RADCOMJ1 I’d like for that to occur, actually. I mean, whale hunters will have deserved it.
      This is an awesome pitch for a movie! Spermies that have “had it up to here!”, running amok on a murder rampage, blowing people to smits.

    • @IveGotItTwisted
      @IveGotItTwisted 2 роки тому +13

      @@PsychologicalApparition LMAOOOO there's actually an orca one! I don't remember what it's called but some guys kill an orcas baby and she hunts them down. Plenty of hilariously convenient being too near water 😂

  • @dabooser1048
    @dabooser1048 3 роки тому +199

    It makes total sense that a panicked whale would either purposely or accidentally beach itself trying to flee from sonar noise that may possibly be physically hurting it. Removing their head from the water seems to me would lessen the noise greatly.

    • @JoetheDilo1917
      @JoetheDilo1917 2 роки тому +15

      Fun Fact! Military-grade sonar is so powerful, the water around it can begin to boil.

    • @benjamins9121
      @benjamins9121 2 роки тому +25

      @@JoetheDilo1917 Here's another; did you know the sperm whale is the loudest animal on Earth? Capable of 200+ db, their clicks can literally vibrate you to death, and even minor clicks can heat a close divers body temperature by several degrees

    • @josuealopez3167
      @josuealopez3167 2 роки тому +8

      @@daffyduck9901 bcuz most of the time humans creates destruction

    • @KingofKran
      @KingofKran 2 роки тому +3

      @@daffyduck9901 oh...so you want us to start blaming whales instead? Lmao.

    • @pixeldimond
      @pixeldimond 2 роки тому +1

      I never thought of this, great point.

  • @effeo9962
    @effeo9962 3 роки тому +325

    What a brilliant documentary, and what a fascinating animal. I hope they beat the odds and survive for centuries to come.

    • @brahtrumpwonbigly7309
      @brahtrumpwonbigly7309 2 роки тому +5

      They're doing fine, despite the alarmists lmao

    • @1tonzz
      @1tonzz 2 роки тому +7

      Thank you for this great documentary, God bless these beautiful animals, we have to respect these whales and not hunt and kill any more, They are so intelligent

    • @JV-tg2ne
      @JV-tg2ne 2 роки тому +4

      Their species is over 65,000,000 years old, I think they’ll be just fine

    • @shadetreader
      @shadetreader 2 роки тому +4

      They'll survive IF we end capitalism.

    • @cc1k435
      @cc1k435 Рік тому +8

      @@shadetreader We at the very least could stop screwing up the oceans.

  • @tseringlhamo8636
    @tseringlhamo8636 Рік тому +42

    The more I watched these documentaries about life existing all around us, then I became more curious and I develop a deep love for all the life that struggles to exist. This also makes me realise how far we humans can go to satisfy their needs and how badly they treat these pure loving animals by mercilessly killing and torturing them. What kind of thoughts they may have when they are recklessly dragged and shot? It's too sad to even think about.
    When something like this happens to humans we can raise our voices and fight back. But what about those animals? They can't speak and with the latest technology being used again them it's just another level of cruelty. I'm sometimes ashamed to admit that we humans are so cruel and brutal. I hope the animals can live on their own will live and grow with their family.

    • @FreeDocumentaryNature
      @FreeDocumentaryNature  Рік тому +5

      Very nice comment. Thank you.

    • @FaeoreNeko
      @FaeoreNeko Рік тому +1

      I've been thinking about "how smart we humans are," but yet we can't even translate any animal languages with certainty lol

    • @jplayzow
      @jplayzow Рік тому +1

      @@FaeoreNeko in fairness they probably can't translate us either

  • @quivalla
    @quivalla 2 роки тому +22

    This might sound silly but I wonder if they have looked for a CTE type injuries to some of these whales that have beached themselves. They are so sensitive to the environment that its not beyond reason to suspect that constant exposure to seismic survey blasts of any kind, military sonar technology and other acoustic discharges have caused some brain degeneration, inflammation and a high level of irritation. Some of these whales displayed symptoms of cte . Also as a note the "Havana syndrome" diplomats in Cuba were hit by a sonic attack. Very little is known about the abilities and sensitivities of these great animals and how sounds we create in the ocean effect them. It clearly does.

  • @fireblade2681
    @fireblade2681 3 роки тому +794

    The whales are deplteing our fish stocks? no, we are depleting their fish stocks.

    • @Wopstar-777
      @Wopstar-777 3 роки тому +17

      Yes you are evil.

    • @kirbywaite1586
      @kirbywaite1586 3 роки тому +35

      Humans have as much right to thrive on earth as do whales.

    • @fireblade2681
      @fireblade2681 3 роки тому +122

      @@kirbywaite1586 humans are not thriving, they are destroying their own habitat as well as everything elses. The ocean is not our habitat. 100 years ago fishermen at my local river used to dip their oar in the water to identify what kind of fish were there. There were so many fish they were literally popping the oars out of the water. Now there are no fish in the river. The bed has been trawled and the river floor as like most of the ocean is a desert. The river used to support thousands of fishermen. There were 40,000 tonnes of herring alone fished in a single year, now it supports none, you wouldn't be able to catch a single fish there. This is what we have done.

    • @rjames908
      @rjames908 3 роки тому +12

      @anthony chacon Exactly! and they're still going on multiplying which is the worst thing. First I'd let all teenage moms who aren't on birth control or 'crack' addict women get sterilized. I know it sounds really harsh and unsensitive of me.. Do I care? Absolutely not.. drastic times calls for drastic measures.

    • @bluemuppet6
      @bluemuppet6 3 роки тому

      true

  • @pearlspiers4779
    @pearlspiers4779 3 роки тому +69

    This doco just confirms my long held suspicions (the all too many and highly distressing whale and dolphin beachings), and the reasons for these happenings. These precious creatures deserve protection from us,: human predation, technology and pollution. We need to be better stewards of this amazing planet, Earth.

    • @steve4247
      @steve4247 3 роки тому +6

      I know with hunting here in America we become so much conservationist. We need to do the same with the seas. Limit it; only take what you need and give back the same amount.

    • @rockyevans1584
      @rockyevans1584 2 роки тому +2

      I agree that we shouldn't kill these cool animals, but "precious creatures"? You know about dolphins and their frequent gang raped? I think nature is fascinating and amazing and cool, but it is equal parts beautiful and ugly, or maybe way more ugly which is why the beauty is so amazing

    • @cc1k435
      @cc1k435 Рік тому +5

      @@rockyevans1584 If they're gang raping other dolphins, I don't think we can call out a problem here. Animals do all kinds of things we would find reprehensible in people. I don't think we can criticize a species that lives in a different environment than ours. If they started showing up on your front porch every morning this way, then we could say we have a problem here. Meanwhile, it's one more reason to skip Seaworld. 🤔

    • @rockyevans1584
      @rockyevans1584 Рік тому +4

      @@cc1k435 I didn't say the gang rapes of dolphins by dolphins were a problem, I said calling them precious creatures might be inaccurate. It's not a criticism of dolphins, but of the average person's Disney view of nature lol I'm sure that's much more clear

    • @justanotheryoutubechannel
      @justanotheryoutubechannel Рік тому +1

      Most of the beaching is caused by pollution and sonar, there was a case a few years ago where an orca (one of only 20 left living in the UK) beached, and there was so many toxic chemicals in her bloodstream that her brain wasn’t working properly and she stranded. It also confirmed a long lasting suspicion among scientists; they were so ill from this pollution that they had been rendered infertile, explaining why even after 20 years scientists have never seen a single calf among this last pod.

  • @amugen
    @amugen 3 роки тому +16

    This has been my favourite whale for over 45 years, long may they continue to prosper.

  • @asresbenayalew3092
    @asresbenayalew3092 Рік тому +21

    Brilliant documentary on a majestic creature. Thanks for the free education. It's comforting to know no matter how numerous & powerful the people destroying a habitat are, there are always some good people trying to preserve it.

  • @lauralishes1
    @lauralishes1 3 роки тому +177

    It's revolting what humans have done to these amazing creatures and others.

    • @desi_patriot
      @desi_patriot 2 роки тому +5

      Tell me about it

    • @warthogvanguard7292
      @warthogvanguard7292 2 роки тому +19

      There is no animal video without the ‘I hate our species!’ comment...

    • @littlepetkingdome7492
      @littlepetkingdome7492 2 роки тому +3

      @@warthogvanguard7292 its true we as a species have damaged the world so much😬 pollution, deforestation, etc If the human race dies the rest of the world would flourish

    • @caesar7786
      @caesar7786 2 роки тому +19

      @@warthogvanguard7292 but it's true tho

    • @Fatspongefish
      @Fatspongefish 2 роки тому +5

      @@warthogvanguard7292 self hate is very common now

  • @Sammy-kn2nb
    @Sammy-kn2nb 3 роки тому +254

    Is there anything humans don’t destroy?? Sea Otters were hunted to the point of almost wiping them out completely just for their fur, elephants have been and still are poached for their ivory tusks, and lions are hunted just for the thrill of hunting. My god there will be nothing left of these beautiful creatures in the future and for what? Humans selfish wants?

    • @mathijs8537
      @mathijs8537 3 роки тому +30

      @@DeonTray you just had to make it about race

    • @tr33m00nk
      @tr33m00nk 3 роки тому +13

      Its about money$$$ Always has been. Make it too expensive to over-hunt/harvest/mine ANYTHING and this behavior decreases. But the rich can do what they want because they buy-off the politicians who could regulate against this behavior.

    • @avada0
      @avada0 3 роки тому +3

      All animals are selfish, but unlike humans they suck at it.

    • @kevincarrigan2798
      @kevincarrigan2798 3 роки тому +8

      Haha trust me if any other apex predator gained the ability to hunt humans at will....they wouldn't stop until we were extinct or just surviving like everything else.

    • @pbjandahighfive
      @pbjandahighfive 3 роки тому +7

      @@DeonTray while it's nice to see you trying to put your 2 IQ points to use I am sorry to report that you've come to the dumbest and most racist conclusion. better luck next time.

  • @InessaBeach-jv2ex
    @InessaBeach-jv2ex Місяць тому +2

    Thank you for this fascinating and thought provoking film ! I wish you luck and success in your further research !

  • @victorsofcircumstancesonso1606
    @victorsofcircumstancesonso1606 2 роки тому +14

    Sperm Wales Will Always be one of the most Beautiful Creatures I have Ever Seen

  • @anthonyhewitt9397
    @anthonyhewitt9397 3 роки тому +127

    There are countries looking to take up whaling again.. wow shocked i just heard tht.

    • @fanvadmeck
      @fanvadmeck 3 роки тому +6

      This documentary is kind of old, just beware of that

    • @owen8510
      @owen8510 3 роки тому +6

      Whales are protected now and on the increase... slowly.

    • @DizzySpino87
      @DizzySpino87 3 роки тому

      @@owen8510 oh well that's good

    • @josephmcelroy6561
      @josephmcelroy6561 3 роки тому

      @@owen8510 such a shame that so many resources are wasted on this subject

    • @fanvadmeck
      @fanvadmeck 3 роки тому

      @James Smith Great info. I don't know that why you tagged me though, I just reminded the OP that the info given in the documentary wasn't up to date

  • @countchompula1896
    @countchompula1896 3 роки тому +130

    The dinosaurs got off lucky, *they died before we could get them.*

    • @adoggiedogg
      @adoggiedogg 3 роки тому +4

      Lol they got very lucky hopefully the world wipes us out before we wipe it out.

    • @christopheramrston9732
      @christopheramrston9732 3 роки тому +1

      Now that's funny but also you are correct its true

    • @Deniz-uk1wo
      @Deniz-uk1wo 3 роки тому +1

      We are endangering their distant relatives still to this day though 🤡

    • @Quis3555
      @Quis3555 3 роки тому +4

      The human race wouldn't exist if Dinosaurs existed

    • @70ad25
      @70ad25 3 роки тому +1

      Your comment doesn't make sense. If the dinosaurs were still here humans would never have evolved.

  • @brandonfaubert7180
    @brandonfaubert7180 Рік тому +8

    What an amazing animal. I love watching these docs. We as humans need to come together and help these gentle giants.

    • @ghostshirt1984
      @ghostshirt1984 Рік тому

      It won't happened because the military won't stop their tests, whaling whales is coming back with no chance of ending

    • @Tuttiquantiful
      @Tuttiquantiful Рік тому

      It’s too late… 😢

  • @jamiebizness1
    @jamiebizness1 Рік тому +5

    It's hard to be a human at times seeing how animals and the earth has and continues to be disrespected and harmed . Breaks my heart

  • @pstewart5443
    @pstewart5443 3 роки тому +90

    It sickens me what we have done to this planet.

    • @bari2883
      @bari2883 3 роки тому +2

      Me too. I think we are a black mark on this beautiful planet. It really saddens me.

    • @bari2883
      @bari2883 3 роки тому +1

      @@adosm3522 oh god have to make it about race.

    • @DKTeddyBear
      @DKTeddyBear 3 роки тому

      Some of us just like the color black, it shows a lot of versatility and has been the way we colored white pictures and is the color we type in

    • @bari2883
      @bari2883 3 роки тому

      @@DKTeddyBear is an ex pression just like being in the red.

    • @idioyjohnathon2054
      @idioyjohnathon2054 3 роки тому

      @@DKTeddyBear a black mark as in the only bad thing not colour

  • @ns4235
    @ns4235 3 роки тому +43

    50:18 All I could think. "The official claim is they want to examine the wales to understand the effects of a giant harpoon hitting them."

    • @geodeaholicm4889
      @geodeaholicm4889 3 роки тому +6

      yeah, somebody oughta SINK all japanese whale boats.

  • @georgesnotebook565
    @georgesnotebook565 2 роки тому +25

    Surprised to see my professor in this documentary! This is incredible - I wish I'll have the chance to show up in a documentary like this!

  • @kirbyruiz9754
    @kirbyruiz9754 3 роки тому +5

    Its heartbreaking to see how cruel this people to the gentle giants. So hard to watch. But it's such a beautiful doc. Thanks

  • @aselle1709
    @aselle1709 3 роки тому +22

    Where there are submarines stationed -there is no underwater life. Sonar pings can be very painful even for divers. Now imagine ears ten times more sensitive than humans'. I wouldn't be surprised if I heard of a whale who died of stroke or fractured ear drum (if they even have ear drums). It probably feels like two boxers punching a person's ears from both sides simultaneously.

  • @shaunwhalen6653
    @shaunwhalen6653 3 роки тому +88

    Leave them alone

    • @Rudderify
      @Rudderify 3 роки тому +2

      We need to study them in order to ensure their survival. You’re as ignorant as your comment.

    • @APerson-lh3iw
      @APerson-lh3iw 3 роки тому

      @@Rudderify yo mama

    • @Rudderify
      @Rudderify 3 роки тому

      @@unowen7591 yo mama

    • @oliverwells8011
      @oliverwells8011 3 роки тому +2

      Nothing wrong with using clean burning whale oil

    • @DKTeddyBear
      @DKTeddyBear 3 роки тому

      Clean? Lol

  • @bunnylady6758
    @bunnylady6758 3 роки тому +3

    Man, the most dangerous predator.

  • @justdev8965
    @justdev8965 2 роки тому +8

    Humankind has been so cruel beyond imagination 🥺💔😭

  • @garydunlevy5673
    @garydunlevy5673 3 роки тому +38

    The oil industry has a lot to answer for. It's bloody obvious that the sound of the equipment used for oil and development is hurting our whale's! !this is criminal to say the least. We have only ourselves to blame for the state of the oceans. The saddest thing that I wonder about is imagine the possibility of leaving the sea alone for even 20 year's? We couldn't imagine the amount of sea life that would exist? ?the shear amount of fish and all other forms of life. It would be a sight to see.

    • @daffyduck9901
      @daffyduck9901 2 роки тому +3

      You're just another whining liberal😭

    • @stefanbw5323
      @stefanbw5323 2 роки тому +3

      @@daffyduck9901 ur name is literally daffy duck

    • @mattyb9991
      @mattyb9991 2 роки тому

      @@daffyduck9901 there’s the reason your children don’t speak to you anymore

    • @daffyduck9901
      @daffyduck9901 2 роки тому +3

      @@mattyb9991 my children speak to me all the time there's a matter of a fact I go on trips with them, and at least my children are smart conservatives. Not gullible liberal cry babies.

    • @MsAggie78
      @MsAggie78 2 роки тому +5

      @@daffyduck9901 Caring about the environment we live in is whining now? 🙄

  • @Guitardoor
    @Guitardoor 3 роки тому +24

    I like this type of Documentary where the music is not so loud.

    • @madyjules06
      @madyjules06 2 роки тому +1

      @Chris, Dempsey completely agree with you… now, if only the poor whales could enjoy their lives at lower decibels (sigh🥺)

    • @Guitardoor
      @Guitardoor 2 роки тому

      @@madyjules06 yeah big ship engines are very disturbing for whales. Thankfully engineers are now building quieter engines.

  • @demosxn6722
    @demosxn6722 3 роки тому +5

    We really need to step back on how much we are extracting from our oceans.

  • @kevbank4543
    @kevbank4543 3 роки тому +11

    I love how it shows these massive beast looking so small in this deep ocean thats terrifying to me just thinking of it

  • @nathanlamb26
    @nathanlamb26 3 роки тому +94

    Thanks for this amazing documentary!! I’ve been watching it over the past few nights before I go to sleep and found it so interesting but also relaxing!! I love these animals so much and hope that in the future people are more careful with the planet and realise how precious a habitat it really is

    • @josephlee4337
      @josephlee4337 2 роки тому

      nathanlamb26, interesting name of yours, nathanlamb26, :) I like what you said and totally agreed with you to be kind and more responsible to the planet and all the habitats we share the earth with.

    • @nathanlamb26
      @nathanlamb26 2 роки тому

      @@josephlee4337 thanks!! :)

  • @bobyoung1698
    @bobyoung1698 3 роки тому +64

    This is incredibly interesting. It reminds me of the concerns held by marine biologists in the Pacific Northwest when they realized that Navy testing was creating sound energy that was interfering with the communications and navigational capabilities of Orca whales.

    • @shadetreader
      @shadetreader 2 роки тому +1

      The military-industrial complex is nothing but a giant death machine.

    • @bobyoung1698
      @bobyoung1698 2 роки тому +6

      @@shadetreader All while telling us that they're saving our lives.☺️

    • @ghostshirt1984
      @ghostshirt1984 Рік тому +1

      Washington State Puget sound

  • @michaellombardi810
    @michaellombardi810 3 роки тому +7

    What a treat. Thank you to those that made this possible.

  • @459luker
    @459luker Рік тому +4

    it makes me sick that people were more than happy to slaughter these animals to the point of near extinction (using barbaric methods by the way), then when the adults were running out they started slaughtering the youngsters. Honestly how can so many people be so f**king greedy and cruel? Its so disturbing to think that so many of us are severely lacking in empathy and care for our fellow beings.

  • @makita883
    @makita883 3 роки тому +17

    Whaling was the most horrific practice ever. When will man ever learn you can’t deplete a resource till it doesn’t exist anymore..... we have to learn to coexist and share this glorious 🌎.

    • @thepuffin4050
      @thepuffin4050 3 роки тому +3

      Aren't slavery and the human trafficking networks as horrific though?

    • @kevincarrigan2798
      @kevincarrigan2798 3 роки тому +2

      @@thepuffin4050 people for some reason see animals as little children who have to be protected by the almighty human......but at the same time see humans as evil selfish lifeforms who deserve to be wiped off the planet. So to them....bad things happening to humans is less bad than bad things happening to animals.
      Its like all those people who say "ugh I love dogs/cats people than people. People suck."

    • @makita883
      @makita883 3 роки тому +2

      @@kevincarrigan2798
      A lot of people do suck..!! Especially the ones who don’t give a damn about raping the earth of its resources. It’s ok to fish for sustenance... just don’t fish the ocean dry..! It’s ok to harvest wood.. just don’t cut every effin tree down .
      A lot of people are just selfish and self serving. Don’t see many animals being like that.... Use and take only what you need..!!

    • @kevincarrigan2798
      @kevincarrigan2798 3 роки тому +2

      @@makita883 I agree. People first killed whales because it provided so many different uses for the community. Just like the North American Bison.
      The problem is by the time anyone started paying attention there were too many humans and too few of the animals.

    • @Rerpesentz
      @Rerpesentz 2 роки тому +2

      Killing our own babies is the most horrific practice ever, prove me wrong.

  • @gameboy3800
    @gameboy3800 3 роки тому +7

    how old is this documentary? seems misleading to release this making it seem like recent information while at the same time showing ancient computers and data in the content.

  • @stephantranquille6681
    @stephantranquille6681 2 роки тому +7

    Unbelivable documentary and fantastic research, thank you x

  • @niklastorshagen6365
    @niklastorshagen6365 2 роки тому +5

    It's incredible to me how those jaws looks so useless, but apparently are very effective

  • @craighagstrom1692
    @craighagstrom1692 3 роки тому +28

    By bobbing vertically they are in effect holding their ears out of the water while seismic stuff is going on.

    • @flyingmax9918
      @flyingmax9918 3 роки тому +4

      Thanks Graig. Also pointing their reflecting bone antenna to space, 90° away from wave front, ensuring maximum attenuation of the signal.

    • @DKTeddyBear
      @DKTeddyBear 3 роки тому

      Lol

  • @donnamurphy5698
    @donnamurphy5698 3 роки тому +56

    I think the sounds literally rattle/shock their brains/nervous system.

    • @sleepwalker8496
      @sleepwalker8496 3 роки тому

      Agreed it seems as if they are so damaged by these soundings they beach themselves unknowingly.

    • @Katiesarabians
      @Katiesarabians 3 роки тому +3

      Well, our hearing is damaged by loud noise- music, heavy machinery, gun shots. I was waiting for them to show damage to the ear bones or something along there in the beached whales. Was clear to me their perception of themselves to their location and likely directional capability was altered. Stunned and confused. And some can't recover.

    • @WilliamsWrestlin
      @WilliamsWrestlin 3 роки тому +1

      The clicks that sperm whales produce are so loud that it can kill someone

  • @janicerobinson727
    @janicerobinson727 Рік тому +1

    I'm 51 and love animal shows of all kinds

  • @robincenter1459
    @robincenter1459 2 роки тому +7

    Please get your hands on a video/documentary titled "THE COVE". The personal saga of the man who starred in the TV series " Flipper" and his fight to save the dolphins from Japan's whaling industry. BTW, dolphins are a species of whales. This documentary is a real eye-opener!

  • @vonhummie
    @vonhummie 3 роки тому +66

    This was extremely fascinating. Thank you very much! Those poor whales suffering from extreme noises... Makes my heart ache :( I hope someday we will stop harming them.

    • @shadetreader
      @shadetreader 2 роки тому

      Humans will continue harming the Earth for profit until we have the courage to end capitalism.

  • @blacktoothfox677
    @blacktoothfox677 3 роки тому +15

    ...A massively fascinating, deeply troubling documentary. This is well worth the time spent watching - thanks for uploading

  • @c5ster
    @c5ster 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for not dummying down. And not taking sides. Very interesting and I watch lots of Documentaries!

  • @jonathanfunnell4167
    @jonathanfunnell4167 3 роки тому +4

    LOVE DOCUMENTARY FILMS WITH ALL MY HEART

    • @FreeDocumentaryNature
      @FreeDocumentaryNature  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much! That’s what we hear for - all fans of excellent docs.

  • @dabooser1048
    @dabooser1048 3 роки тому +11

    Amazing to see the recreation of their food dives.

  • @psychiatry-is-eugenics
    @psychiatry-is-eugenics 3 роки тому +18

    6:00 - no full grown whales were left . Wonder how much knowledge was lost

    • @Tknononesense
      @Tknononesense 3 роки тому +1

      That's what I'm saying

    • @scubasteve7303
      @scubasteve7303 3 роки тому +4

      Exactly. 60 million years whales have been doing fine. A few hundred years ago humans start killing them to the point we change their evolution. How sick.

    • @DKTeddyBear
      @DKTeddyBear 3 роки тому

      And yet, they might evolve to take us over, thats cool though

    • @psychiatry-is-eugenics
      @psychiatry-is-eugenics 3 роки тому +2

      @@DKTeddyBear - regrettably , evolution of all creatures happened before humans . Humans will destroy everything

    • @indeedmyson
      @indeedmyson 3 роки тому +1

      Humans made this video about humans who want whales to be safe. No other species cares.

  • @keelyevans7692
    @keelyevans7692 2 роки тому +6

    I'm really glad that that you're using the products you are doing testing on that makes sense. As long as we maintain the Integrity of the whole herd since we can't keep them in fish tanks as we know they die and we can't study them properly when we try to confine them

  • @TheRiverPirate13
    @TheRiverPirate13 2 роки тому +15

    This is very interesting research and hopefully some changes can be made so military operations don't disrupt the whale's daily activities. I personally think there is a correlation between artificial noise created in the ocean and ocean critter behavior. During the age of sail mariners reported all sort of unidentified "Sea Monsters" but these creatures disappeared during the age of steam engine ships. I wondered if it forced these sea critters to live in deeper water to avoid all the noise.

    • @shack12319
      @shack12319 5 місяців тому

      They copied the idea of sonar basically from marine mammals/bats ofc they knew it was going to have some type of effect on them, it was a matter of national security, unfortunately to all governments that's more important than marine species 😢

  • @OhSoWhitty
    @OhSoWhitty 3 роки тому +42

    It's heartbreaking to know that these creatures are being harmed. I sincerely hope that changes. They deserve to be able to live freely in their habitat without humans encroaching upon their environment, creating chaos.

    • @FreeDocumentaryNature
      @FreeDocumentaryNature  3 роки тому +8

      With you 100% and nicely said. Thank you.

    • @maxt7525
      @maxt7525 3 роки тому +4

      Yes agree, but bet you drive a car and use plastic and other things which fly in the face of your comment

    • @DKTeddyBear
      @DKTeddyBear 3 роки тому

      Yeah, because we should just sit in a corner to die or avoid the governments by living in the forest i harmony with nature, but wait, there isnt enough nature for that anymore

    • @ajm2872
      @ajm2872 3 роки тому +1

      Its our environment, honey.
      When the whales figure out fire and split the atom, then they can tell us where to go lol 🔥😁🤴🏻🏹⚔️🥩

    • @kylemink8462
      @kylemink8462 3 роки тому +3

      Comments like that make me glad humanity is ending itself.

  • @ritaandrunt5767
    @ritaandrunt5767 2 роки тому +5

    I'm learning a lot of stuff from this and I'm really appreciative of it thanks for sharing this with us

  • @ez2733
    @ez2733 2 роки тому +5

    Detector attached by suction cups?! That’s some strong cups! Mine at home often fall off.

    • @theobserver9131
      @theobserver9131 2 роки тому

      They probably have tiny vacuum pumps to maintain the suction. When they want the device to release, a valve opens up to let go of the whale.

  • @mtnslyr
    @mtnslyr 3 роки тому +16

    This is documentary about how scientists are researching sperm whales, it’s not about the whale.

    • @spockskynet
      @spockskynet 3 роки тому +1

      A lot of documentaries do that. It's very annoying.

    • @marcelinauy9037
      @marcelinauy9037 3 роки тому

      Thanks for the info!

    • @4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz
      @4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz 3 роки тому +1

      I noticed that. Very little about the actual whale - physiology, size, habits, hunting methods, diet, etc. Sperm whales are somewhat obscure and I've been interested in them. Instead we get lots and lots of footage of researchers, the history of the whaling industry, methods of oil exploration, etc.

  • @prawnmikus
    @prawnmikus 3 роки тому +16

    Maybe the pressure waves from military/oil sonar can dissipate more efficiently near the surface of the water and become quieter there.
    Also, if the whales assume a vertical position at the surface it makes sense that their hearing would be minimized in that direction, giving them a break from loud sounds.

    • @davidmurphy8190
      @davidmurphy8190 11 місяців тому

      The military use of sound in the sea has switched from active use of acoustic emissions to the passive analysis of active sources. Thus, in WW2 the use of pings was the primary means of detecting enemy submarines. Note that in WW2, the U-boats and Japanese submarines were pursued using passive acoustic sonobuoys and passive Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) systems which in turn detect the screw turns and magnetic signatures of subsurface targets. Today, silencing surface combatants and submarines is the key to their stealth.

  • @kpokpojiji
    @kpokpojiji 3 роки тому +3

    What is troubling in this is how it reveals humanity's capacity to disrupt or destroy the ecosystem and being clueless in the process.

  • @ttestates1
    @ttestates1 3 роки тому +6

    How could anyone just kill one of these?
    I'll never understand

  • @nonparticipant4671
    @nonparticipant4671 3 роки тому +15

    Great documentary. Regarding the hunting method, I think the whale's sonar may be used to incapacitate the prey also. Divers have said it's like getting beat up.

  • @MrBendybruce
    @MrBendybruce 3 роки тому +97

    This documentary makes me feel so ashamed of being human. It's not really just the whale hunters either, it's our whole society, and how our monetary system so strongly incentivized them into doing it. This is a model that has been prompting our destructive patterns of behavior for most of modern history. Where will it all end?

    • @DKTeddyBear
      @DKTeddyBear 3 роки тому +2

      We are learning from our mistakes, especially the past years

    • @juliamyron7347
      @juliamyron7347 3 роки тому

      I researched over 50000 whales were killed per year

    • @warframeees8013
      @warframeees8013 2 роки тому +1

      At least it seems that it has been banned in most nations of the world now.

    • @crazy3d
      @crazy3d 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah sure because only humans hunt other species, amiright? And we have always been rich and wealthy, not poor at all and our intelligence is totally on us too, not nature. We choose that option before starting the game of life, or something. Tip fedora*

    • @carlosxv3739
      @carlosxv3739 2 роки тому +1

      I totally agree with you, and as far as humanity learning anything from the past...
      I will take that with half of ton of salt.
      All those creatures were here before us, have some decency and leave them alone.

  • @elizabethmikulski8086
    @elizabethmikulski8086 Рік тому +7

    I’m really curious to see if Sperm whales might actually be killing their prey with their sonar. If they could possibly kill a human with regular clicks, imagine what that would do to a squid at such depths where the clicks would be in way denser water. I fully think that the squid would be not only fried and killed by the sonar, but would also be partially cooked. On another thought that is related, but probably just correlation not causation, once humans started to cook their food, ie meat, our brains developed at such a fast rate that not only did our brains grow in size and complexity, but our social structures changed to match out smarter brains. We started to think about the future, about the weather and how that not only effects the present hunting, but also future hunts, which was , I think, was a major motivator for why humans started to farm and keep animals for future food supplies. The Sperm whale brain is six times the size of a humans, with some major likenesses to our own, in that they can create and keep such complex relationships and plan their hunts to optimize not only their cost to benefit ratio of how much energy they use to hunt but also to how much they need to eat to maintain their massive need for food. With the introduction of major machinery into the oceans, the whales have to struggle greatly with maintaining their basic everyday lives. Not only do they have to deal with the constant bombardment of sonar and background noise from shipping lanes and drilling operations, they also have to deal with the fact that they have to sort out that noise and make intelligent choices on how they need to change their ancestral routs to breeding and birthing grounds. I will probably keep going on and on with this, so I’ll leave this here.

    • @glassycreek1991
      @glassycreek1991 Рік тому

      That would mean that humans are not the only species that cooks.

  • @gunslinger4203
    @gunslinger4203 3 роки тому +2

    Excellent Documentary! Thank you !

  • @watchensee
    @watchensee 3 роки тому +66

    My god female sperm whales have one calf every 3 or 5 years, and it'll take the calf at least 5 years to fully mature. Sperm whales are slow reproducers there's no need to start whaling again. I hope it stays out lawed!

    • @DKTeddyBear
      @DKTeddyBear 3 роки тому +1

      Well compared to humans they mature fast, but yeah i agree

  • @GizmoFromPizmo
    @GizmoFromPizmo 3 роки тому +11

    I wonder if the military sonar makes the whale think he's in a cave and that's why it heads for the surface. It would be scary to be blind and underwater in a cave. Echolocation can work for you but it can also work against you.

  • @michaelvalicenti471
    @michaelvalicenti471 Рік тому

    Thank you for being the only free documentaries on UA-cam...🙄

  • @krollpeter
    @krollpeter 3 роки тому +2

    Highly interesting and well made. Thank You!

  • @brennanrobinson3435
    @brennanrobinson3435 3 роки тому +9

    Love watching these documentaries

  • @pablomuzzobar8940
    @pablomuzzobar8940 3 роки тому +33

    This is an amazing documentary. Highly informative without an agenda just straight facts no fluff. Thank you.

    • @deconteesawyer5758
      @deconteesawyer5758 2 роки тому +2

      Ha ha ha. "Without agenda" Good one. You have a great sense of humor.

    • @jackbolder5734
      @jackbolder5734 2 роки тому +1

      Agreed, this should be more the focus of the news, instead who is provoking whom, just document the destructive methods

  • @malinisamson
    @malinisamson 2 роки тому +2

    What a fantastic feature. Loved it❤

  • @EveHyland-in8jb9ti9y
    @EveHyland-in8jb9ti9y 2 роки тому +5

    The biggest of toothed whales 🐋 These amazing creatures are probably more sentinent and empathic than humans. Gentle giants, they move like ballerinas in the water. How anyone can hurt let alone kill these beauties is beyond me?? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Just the sight of them in the water doing their own thing is emotional. 😢🐋 We don't appreciate things until they're gone, the same goes with our fellow humans lifes too, we don't bother about them until they die.
    Beautiful video of them, thank you, Blessings from Scotland. 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌹
    Edit: were the whales not sticking more to the edge of the ocean to escape the wolves of the ocean (Orcas)? Orcas are my favorite dolphin species and Sperm whales are my favourite Whale species but they don't get along so well huh!? 😏🐳🐬

  • @alceratops6853
    @alceratops6853 3 роки тому +7

    They are living submarines with powerful sonar. That's cool!

  • @psychiatry-is-eugenics
    @psychiatry-is-eugenics 3 роки тому +9

    Oceans are dying from too many humans

  • @user-KrackerJack
    @user-KrackerJack 2 роки тому +3

    Now I could be wrong but it doesn't take a genius to figure out sound waves are going to affect them in an adverse ways

  • @timsexton
    @timsexton 2 роки тому +5

    I'm genuinely humbled by the comparative brain size portrayed in this documentary between sperm whales & other mammals at 38:30. Sperm whale brain size and morphology indicates an animal of very high intelligence. ...As always, special recognition goes out to humans who found a way to eradicate and destroy :-(

    • @whisper1620
      @whisper1620 2 роки тому

      Its sad

    • @bltzcstrnx
      @bltzcstrnx 5 місяців тому

      I guess the consequences of being too smart. Killer Whales for example plays with their prey and hunts for sport. Dolphins sometimes use toxins from pufferfish to get high by harassing it. I guess intelligence comes at the cost of destructive behavior.

  • @1fty
    @1fty 3 роки тому +33

    This doc was made in 2010. Would love to see a follow-up on this

    • @impishDullahan
      @impishDullahan 3 роки тому

      I was looking for this comment. Doc had a weird mixed of modern and dated technology.

    • @dewalt4594
      @dewalt4594 3 роки тому +3

      I actually just watched part 2 to this documentary.
      2021 update .
      Basically it was saying that 12 years later they are very excited to share that the whales are still swimming an eating , swimming an eating , swimming an eating but sometimes they switch it up an eat and then swim some more .
      They are still studying what makes them switch it up like that some days.
      They are also happy to report the huge discovery that the whales are doing the same thing they have been doing for the past thousands of years .

    • @1fty
      @1fty 3 роки тому +1

      @@dewalt4594 that's good to hear! Can you link part 2?

    • @dewalt4594
      @dewalt4594 3 роки тому

      @@1fty
      You don't need to watch it.
      I just told you everything they said basically in a couple sentences. Plus you don't have to be a genius to figure part 2 out or part 3 or part 4 and so on an so on. The whales do the same thing they have been doing for thousands of years now.

    • @jackbolder5734
      @jackbolder5734 2 роки тому +1

      Compaq and Windows 95 does not sound like 2010. Great documentary though, showing how severe humans have frelled this planet

  • @michaelpaparelli3227
    @michaelpaparelli3227 3 роки тому +13

    Magnificent creatures.

  • @sleepyradiation1792
    @sleepyradiation1792 2 роки тому

    Appreciating this free wonderful documentary. Thank you

  • @Mantisisland
    @Mantisisland Рік тому +1

    I know the new-style, amazing videography-first, BBC with soothing David Attenborough school of nature documentaries are all the rage. But to me, these old school, heavy science nature docs are GOAT! I learned more real marine science from actual scientists in 15 minutes of this documentary than the entire Blue Planet series.

  • @GeekRex
    @GeekRex 3 роки тому +22

    Why would we be surprised that the different populations of the whales use different dialects of clicks? Humans are the same species and have a huge number of dialects.

  • @markissboi3583
    @markissboi3583 3 роки тому +15

    Whales beaching the same time oil c/o's making sound sonar waves , seems legit

    • @ssu7653
      @ssu7653 2 роки тому

      Specifically the part of the curve where whale beaching is ahead of sonar activity. WHALE BEACHING CAUSE OIL SEARCHING!

  • @Xetairex
    @Xetairex 2 роки тому +2

    What a wonderful documentary. 👍🙂

  • @natybatz8228
    @natybatz8228 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much for this!

  • @SharonD369
    @SharonD369 3 роки тому +8

    Quality upload, thank you very much 👌🤘👌

  • @sonofatlas1372
    @sonofatlas1372 3 роки тому +20

    Wow I thought they just chased their prey but now I know they use telekinesis 😭😭

    • @stevencorrea6946
      @stevencorrea6946 3 роки тому +1

      I'm so hurt by the killing of these being this is not an animal they have a soul.

    • @davida.4933
      @davida.4933 2 роки тому +1

      @@stevencorrea6946 Are you upset when killer whales eat them alive?

  • @rubywingo6030
    @rubywingo6030 2 роки тому +1

    These animals have always fascinated me!

  • @nategoalbevazin1387
    @nategoalbevazin1387 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic documentary!

  • @1americanatlarge
    @1americanatlarge 3 роки тому +5

    I believe they have a very personal and amazingly complex conversational ability's that we as humans don't even realize or can imagine or conceive of (and never will)

  • @johnwellingtoniii5734
    @johnwellingtoniii5734 3 роки тому +21

    We need to protect these whales. Stop using the ocean as a trash can or Garbage dump.

  • @billreal76
    @billreal76 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the documentary. It was very interesting!

  • @McheapoozZfcater
    @McheapoozZfcater Рік тому

    Great footage, lots of info, and a succinct summary of conservation threats all packed into a short video

  • @oilsmokejones3452
    @oilsmokejones3452 3 роки тому +17

    Sad that any country still wants to hunt these, especially in this day and age when there is no need..

    • @scottydu81
      @scottydu81 2 роки тому

      Food and resources 🤷‍♂️

  • @johnwellingtoniii5734
    @johnwellingtoniii5734 3 роки тому +24

    When the whales go... We go. We need to take care of our oceans and planet before it's too late.

    • @jokers7890
      @jokers7890 3 роки тому +1

      I know what you are saying. Actually to be an optimist, I think whales and dolphins will survive long after humans are extinct. I believe it is humans responsibility and role to develop computer technology which will allow whales and dolphins to explore and live in outer space beyond Earth. I know this sounds crazy right now, but it is true. The purpose of evolution of intelligent life on Earth does not start or end with humanity. The primary benefactors and dominant intelligent species will be whales and dolphins because they are much more intelligent and much better suited to exist in space beyond the Earth in 3-dimensional environments (using technology we cannot comprehend today). Sure humans will attempt to genetically engineer better human minds only to learn whales and dolphins are already far superior. I believe in Orca supremacy. Humans are the inferior ones and we will pay for the crimes against whales and dolphins by losing our very existence.

    • @tr33m00nk
      @tr33m00nk 3 роки тому +1

      @@jokers7890 Interesting idea. But the history of evolution (as we know it) suggests that long before we 'technocrats' can create a real "better human mind" we will be wiped out by one our already numerous insults to the environment that sustains us.

    • @billdohteabaggins3548
      @billdohteabaggins3548 3 роки тому

      Cum whales rock

  • @ironmain433
    @ironmain433 2 роки тому +3

    This to me is more for "ENTERTAINMENT", rather than 'Science".
    ....and ,YES! It is very entertaining. Thank you. 😁👍

    • @rockyevans1584
      @rockyevans1584 2 роки тому

      I don't think anyone said it was science, but I haven't finished it yet. It's on UA-cam, by definition it's entertainment LMAO

  • @andrewdavies3584
    @andrewdavies3584 2 роки тому +4

    It's harrowing to see how these creatures were hunted to extinction around most of the world in the 70's and then they hunted them in the remaining arctic circle, and what for? Oil and pet food? Our species is a disgrace in this world in such circumstances.

  • @barryhanson2547
    @barryhanson2547 3 роки тому +11

    I love watching 👀 these Documentary's there's lots of knowledge and some good times.

  • @amanitamuscaria5284
    @amanitamuscaria5284 3 роки тому +7

    Just imagine, how long it would you take to go insane if, pulling this from a** 180db sound would boom through your home every 30sec-1min. I wouldn't last a hour and i would beach myself.

    • @geoffcaptaincpaige1167
      @geoffcaptaincpaige1167 2 роки тому +1

      I strongly agree, cetaceans are non human people of the oceans. They have social structures and languages, even regional dialects.
      Although mankind may never know for certain, depression is very likely to occur.
      If a whale is confused, unable to hunt effectively, has hearing loss, being poisoned by many kinds of pollution etc, etc, they may choose to commit suicide.
      Very sad.........

  • @keelyevans7692
    @keelyevans7692 2 роки тому +1

    29:23 it was like stopping to smell the roses

  • @lyndonfraser2713
    @lyndonfraser2713 Рік тому

    Very intresting, thank you very much