A New Species of Orca is Changing Marine Biology

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  • Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
  • #orca #orcas #kpassionate
    A marine biologist reacts to the discovery of a new species of orca and the 49 unstoppable orcas who are reshaping marine biology.
    00:00 - KPassionate
    01:07 - How Many Types of Orca Are There?
    02:28 - Orca in the Pacific Northwest
    03:12 - Sperm Whale vs Orca
    05:12 - New Orca Species
    06:43 - Are Killer Whales Endangered?
    07:37 - How to Save Killer Whales
    08:19 - Snake River Dams
    There are an estimated 50,000 orcas found in every ocean of the world. Currently classified as the same species, Orcinus orca, they are all distinct variations known as ecotypes. Each orca ecotype has a unique physiology, appearance, and hunting behavior. In the Pacific Northwest we have the resident, offshore, and Bigg's killer whales. Now, researchers have confirmed that resident and Bigg's killer whales are entirely different species. Genetic analysis found these orcas likely diverged between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago.
    “Knowing resident and Bigg's killer whales are unique species is incredibly important from a conservation standpoint. It’s challenging to create effective conservation policies for a globally distributed species like orca because animals in different regions of the world are all facing different threats.”
    Scripps Institution of Oceanography
    For the Southern Resident orca, the greatest threat is a lack of food. Specifically, Chinook Salmon from the Columbia and Snake River systems. Research shows that the survival and reproductive success of these orcas is correlated with Chinook salmon abundance. Increasing salmon abundance is an integral component of the species recovery plan.
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  • @KPassionate
    @KPassionate  Місяць тому +86

    Support the removal of the Snake River dams → www.columbiariverkeeper.org/take-action/snake-river
    Learn more about the Snake River Dams from NatGeo → ua-cam.com/video/DK5nUXkrz8o/v-deo.html
    Read the Washington State report on the LSRD Benefit Replacement Report → governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/LSRD%20Benefit%20Replacement%20Final%20Report_August%202022.pdf
    See the argument against breaching these dams → nwriverpartners.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/BPA-Snake-Dams-Fact-Sheet-2016.pdf
    10 resident orcas were caught in fishing nets → ua-cam.com/video/Xdu-6JavJcg/v-deo.html
    Learn more about the Gladis orca → ua-cam.com/video/C0cGdd9lUgY/v-deo.html

    • @MamaBear-ki7qn
      @MamaBear-ki7qn Місяць тому

      😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

    • @John_Weiss
      @John_Weiss Місяць тому +1

      Done!

    • @fsm5184
      @fsm5184 Місяць тому +5

      The 1st thing that WE should do is the use of their proper name...it might change the people's perception about the creature...

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +12

      Their Latin name, Orcinus orca, means "from the kingdom of the dead", "from heII", or "belonging to Orcus" who is the Roman god of death. They are apex predators and the common name "killer whale" derives from their original name "whale killers" given to them by sailors who observed them hunting other whales.

    • @Rdenham1976
      @Rdenham1976 Місяць тому +14

      Dams are not built to kill animals are you denying all of the benefits they provide. If you remove them I hope you start supporting nuclear energy.

  • @ThePsychicClarinetist
    @ThePsychicClarinetist Місяць тому +384

    When you said "Why does this matter?" I immediately said "Conservation!". I had no idea there were so many orcas in the world, and it's so cool to learn about subspecies and ecotypes! I love wolves and I'm very sad that some subspecies and ecotypes have either gone extinct or still suffer from lack of conservation efforts, I don't want to see the same happen to any other animals. On one hand, it's sad that we even need conservation efforts, but on the other hand, some people really don't realize how important other animals are and how much of an impact human actions have had. I'm gonna sign that petition to destroy the dams ASAP! 🧡

    • @doubleagentxv120
      @doubleagentxv120 Місяць тому +4

      100%

    • @joeybulford5266
      @joeybulford5266 Місяць тому +4

      Wolves eat people

    • @stereothrilla8374
      @stereothrilla8374 Місяць тому +13

      None of your opinions or theories really matter. We’re all just organisms in a food chain floating on a a giant spinning rock. We all hit the physiochemical lottery and are lucky to be here. Stop acting like an orca is more special than an octopus or lion or human. We’d all eat each other if given the chance, we all have and will continue to until we are gone like over 99% of every species that have ever lived on this planet. Not trying to be an asshole or troll. It is just the truth. If you don’t believe me, just look it up. The woman talking in this video is just as much of an animal and possibly not as intelligent. That is not a troll either. We just hit the evolutionary jackpot, have opposable thumbs and were able to consume protein and evolve in a supreme manor.

    • @notapplicable531
      @notapplicable531 Місяць тому +9

      @@joeybulford5266 Really? Perhaps you need to support that statement with some verifiable source before making such a statement. I know of none.

    • @stormforge6838
      @stormforge6838 Місяць тому +4

      @@notapplicable531 So do Bears

  • @octosquatch.
    @octosquatch. 14 днів тому +33

    I would say the thousands of Chinese fishing boats scouring the pacific could have an effect on salmon numbers as well.
    The dams still need to go.

  • @desertroseenvy3895
    @desertroseenvy3895 27 днів тому +37

    Great presentation, you really broke it down well for the layman! Plus you have this adorable excitement that bubbles out of you when you discuss orcas and it makes me feel excited too!

  • @Hal_T
    @Hal_T 3 дні тому +4

    I stumbled into this video because of the Portuguese Orcas. I stayed for the fascinating discussion of diverse Orca populations. Great job.

  • @endangeredmarmot4518
    @endangeredmarmot4518 Місяць тому +271

    I am here for the orca content - they are such fascinating animals. Great video!

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +7

      Awesome! Thank you!

    • @vladcraioveanu233
      @vladcraioveanu233 Місяць тому +3

      yeah, until they are after you.

    • @avibhagan
      @avibhagan 27 днів тому +4

      fascinatingly like humans !
      They are at a tribal phase, and have racsiation like humans .
      Now they have discovered that there are at least two orchaoid species , just like how how modern humans used to co-exist with other humanoids , 300k+ years ago.
      They already have language and they speak different dialects .
      Will Orchas eventually learn to read and write ? Should we help them advance ?

    • @ehilton96
      @ehilton96 26 днів тому

      @avibhagan
      They've certainly learned to rip the rudders off boats in the straits of gibralter. Several boats have sunk.

    • @SmoKeSome357
      @SmoKeSome357 25 днів тому +1

      What about the Sea Lions that they eat..Do their lives not matter...Got you..

  • @MermaidMusings7
    @MermaidMusings7 Місяць тому +73

    The orcas found in the Pacific Northwest are incredibly unique. Despite sharing the same waters, the Southern Resident and Bigg's orcas have not shared a common ancestor for thousands of years. Interestingly, whenever they have been observed in close proximity, the Southern Residents have always chased the Bigg's orcas out of their territory. There was even an incident where researchers witnessed the Residents chasing the Bigg's, resulting in blood in the water. During this encounter, the Residents had a new calf, and while the rest of the pod chased the Bigg's away, the baby stayed behind with its mother and grandmother. Perhaps the fish-eating Residents feel threatened by the mammal-eating Bigg's orcas, but the exact reason remains unknown. It's worth noting that Southern Residents do not even socialize with Northern Residents despite being very similar in many ways.
    Southern Resident orcas, both males and females, remain with their mothers and grandmothers throughout their lifetime. They are the most extensively studied and iconic orca population, and it is crucial to protect them.

    • @omgfackdehell
      @omgfackdehell 17 днів тому

      Wait, residents eat sperm whales right?

    • @samlindsey1078
      @samlindsey1078 11 днів тому +2

      I sincerely don't mean any offense to you in any way, I just want to note that there are alot of assumptions made by people that while they based on observations of the subject , are not, in fact totally, conclusive. As a couple of examples, Southern Resident and Bigg's orcas have not shared a common ancestor for thousands of years". Or as was stated in the video that these orcas don't interact with those orcas and so forth. These conclusions even when based on actual observation, truthfully should not be presented as applicable fact that this is behavior that is consistent and representative of the subject at hand. The time of actual human observation and study of nature and wildlife of any and all, while varying, at times, drastically, depending on the subject , in all cases is miniscule in relation the time that all nature , has and is, existing unobserved by man.

    • @MermaidMusings7
      @MermaidMusings7 11 днів тому +2

      @@samlindsey1078 Indeed, we still need to discover a lot about wild animals and animals in general. Science is always advancing, and as a result, our understanding of animals is expanding. Orcas are fascinating creatures with their own unique cultures. Each ecotype has its own language, prey preferences, and social behaviors. They even have distinct appearances. Sometimes, Southern Residents and Bigg's orcas are spotted nearby, but the Southern Residents always chase the Bigg's orcas away from their territory. During one such encounter, a small calf was with its mother and grandmother while the rest of the pod chased the Bigg's orcas. The fish-eating Southern Residents may see the mammal-eating Bigg's orcas as a threat to their young, but researchers are still unsure why these two groups are so hostile towards each other. It is interesting that despite their many similarities, the Southern Residents don't even interact with the Northern Residents. While we have learned a lot about these animals, there are still many mysteries left to unravel.

    • @paradisepipeco
      @paradisepipeco 10 днів тому +1

      @@MermaidMusings7 You both make very good and fascinating points. Nature, and life overall is full of surprises, and one must take care not to be too presumptive in drawing conclusions.
      For example, orcas populate Puget Sound and are easily observed there; which has given rise to a well regulated industry of whale watching tours. And in the middle of all this is Orcas Island, where I lived for many years.
      Oddly enough, the name of this island has nothing whatsoever to do with the creatures that frequent the waters that surround it; but rather, it is actually named after a human. Go figure.....

    • @MermaidMusings7
      @MermaidMusings7 9 днів тому +2

      @@paradisepipeco I thought Orcas Island was named after the orcas that lived there, but I recently found out that's not true. lol I wish I lived in Washington State and could visit the San Juan Islands. Seeing the Southern Residents and Bigg's orcas up close would be amazing.

  • @brdacumos
    @brdacumos Місяць тому +31

    I’ve literally been wondering about how orcas could all be the same species for years thanks for shedding light on this

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +6

      It has definitely taken way too long to change! Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @Wonderkid44
      @Wonderkid44 17 днів тому +5

      Theyre as different as human populations around the world.

    • @slyktech1860
      @slyktech1860 9 днів тому +1

      Humans are all the same species so it is not unheard of.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  9 днів тому +7

      The orca species diverged from each other around 300,000 years ago. That is roughly the same time that Neanderthal and humans diverged. So it is a much closer analogy to say the orcas are as different from each other as humans are from Neanderthal

    • @slyktech1860
      @slyktech1860 9 днів тому

      @@KPassionate There is evidence that Homo Sapiens, Homo Neanderthalensis and Denisovans bred with each other as evidence by our own DNA, this is something the different species of Orcas have not done apparently.

  • @muratveli
    @muratveli 29 днів тому +16

    Orca: "I'm the apex predator of the ocean!"
    Pilot whale: "Allow me to introduce myself."

    • @0LLy796
      @0LLy796 24 дні тому +6

      Orca: "You are introduced. Now go find a seat at the back"

    • @MermaidMusings7
      @MermaidMusings7 6 днів тому +2

      Pilot whales cannot be compared to orcas in any aspect. Although they may occasionally interfere with orca hunts like humpback whales do, pilot whales are no match when facing a large orca pod. A solitary orca may not challenge bigger whales, but it can easily overpower one, two, or even three pilot whales. Orcas can conquer formidable opponents such as great white sharks, humpback whales, and even the largest predator in the ocean, sperm whales, as mentioned in the video. They truly reign supreme among all creatures.

  • @Mcat7101
    @Mcat7101 Місяць тому +139

    Fascinating. I had no idea there were so many subspecies and types of orca, or that their differences are so distinct. I will watch this again to make sure i have not missed anything. Thank you

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +9

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @Panteni87
      @Panteni87 16 днів тому +1

      It becomes even more fascinating thinking of humans as different ecotypes as well. We evolved different cultures, eating habits and even different appearances and language. It would actually be a scientifically accurate replacement for "race".

    • @erikm8372
      @erikm8372 9 днів тому +1

      Exactly, because all of those nuances you mentioned are actually influenced by the environment & ecosystem… food habits? Totally influenced by the immediate area. Whatever animals and plants are local will fuel the food culture of a people. Cultural practices? Most cultures worship deities or Gods based on their immediate surroundings and upbringing. This in turn influences the development of language, but if any aspect of humanity is influenced by other groups, it is communication… every language has loan words and influences from related (and sometimes unrelated) languages. Appearance? That has to do with, as crazy as it sounds to some, exposure to the sun, affecting melanin, tolerance for heat, etc. Ecotypes is a great term.

  • @athuddriver
    @athuddriver Місяць тому +46

    Both whales and Orcas are more than fascinating. The sheer intelligence and social structures should humble those that can't recognize them as sentient beings. I've been aware of behavioral differences but genetic separation in some cases is new to me. Well done!!!

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +4

      Thanks for watching!

    • @chesterpophamproductions2879
      @chesterpophamproductions2879 Місяць тому +4

      I have seen and had a college professor who would argue that dolphins have higher IQs than us humans due to the way their brains are separated, they can have one half asleep and one half awake and the also of us humans to shame with remembering sequential tasks by something like 4 times.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +9

      Honestly I have known several dolphins way smarter than some of the people I know 😂. But I have also known some not so smart dolphins

    • @NancyH25
      @NancyH25 9 днів тому

      @@chesterpophamproductions2879I didn’t know this info, they are so fascinating.

    • @CATSWITHKYLA
      @CATSWITHKYLA 4 дні тому

      ​@@chesterpophamproductions2879I believe dolphins are smarter than many humans, 💯

  • @jeffreykipperman6894
    @jeffreykipperman6894 25 днів тому +36

    Thank you, it's always great watching a scientific video with no theatrics, bs, or hyperboleI, presented in an interesting, cohesive, and organized way. You're a great teacher!

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  25 днів тому +4

      Thanks so much! This is wonderful feedback ❤️

    • @nala7658
      @nala7658 12 днів тому

      Absolutely agree. I rarely subscribe to a channel but I just did to this one.

  • @joke312
    @joke312 23 дні тому +2

    Absolutely incredible video. I've loved these animals since I was a child, and it always makes my day to learn more about them. Thanks for the great content and great references to your research. Subbed and can't wait to see more content.

  • @ncwordman
    @ncwordman Місяць тому +119

    You are such a good teacher. I rejoice when I see a new video from you, because I know I'm going to learn a bunch of new stuff.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +13

      Wow, thank you!

    • @rozevinprasad9499
      @rozevinprasad9499 Місяць тому +4

      Im new and you summed it up brilliantly 👏 🎉

    • @jamesherron9969
      @jamesherron9969 Місяць тому

      You do understand that she was straight up lying to you about the dams on the snake river because if the dams are truly the problem, she would want to tear out the eight on the Columbia river that the fish have to go through before they get to the snake river and tearing out the four dams on the snake river will not give the salmon anymore access to spawning grounds they have already because there’s only four Tributary the Tukanon, the Grand Ronde the salmon river And the Clearwater, which are all assessable to the fish this is political propaganda, focused on destroying the economy of Idaho, because it is the last Republican hold out state on the West Coast. Bye Tearing not them 4 dams you’ll destroy. Idaho’s Support, which will collapse the economy of Idaho, which is exactly what they want to do

  • @tshaffer9681
    @tshaffer9681 Місяць тому +64

    This is extremely interesting. I didn't know that different types of Killer Whales existed, I thought they were all the same.

    • @SmoKeSome357
      @SmoKeSome357 Місяць тому +4

      Yeah there are different types of everything in this wold..Like different types of dogs,cats,fish,insects,trees,plants,birds and I guess humans,dinosaurs,reptiles,lizards..The list is endless..I'm surprised you didn't know such basic facts...

    • @lycanthrope5515
      @lycanthrope5515 Місяць тому +1

      @@SmoKeSome357don’t be an ass, orcas are a whale species but not many know there are subspecies, same way many don’t know whales beyond the most commonly known ones like orcas, blues, humpbacks, etc etc. there’s a lot of this world we don’t know, especially if you were someone with limited access to internet and education but being condescending to someone showing interest in learning something knew makes you seem insecure in your own understanding, having to belittle others when they have the joy of learning new things.

    • @MrWackozacko
      @MrWackozacko 22 дні тому +3

      I remember learning they have different cultures but i didnt realise they dont interbreed or interact at all and separated 100,000s years ago. I wonder if they fight each other.

    • @-_.._._--_.-.-_-_-_-...-.-
      @-_.._._--_.-.-_-_-_-...-.- 12 днів тому +1

      ​@@MrWackozacko
      They have been witnessed fighting.

  • @chrisc765
    @chrisc765 Місяць тому +7

    THis was probably one of the most interesting videos ive seen in a while. Well done. Thanks!

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks so much! Happy to hear that

  • @marigoldjanies5756
    @marigoldjanies5756 День тому +1

    Orca have been my favorite animal since I can remember. Thanks for the video, super informative, a little rushed, but no big deal. I'm sure as more information comes out the videos will get more detailed. Thanks again!!!!

  • @ComplacentOtter
    @ComplacentOtter Місяць тому +45

    Such a great video! When people in the PNW say we want to save the salmon, it's for so many more reasons than most people understand. They're a key to so many parts of the PNW region and people.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +8

      Absolutely!!

    • @isabellavalencia8026
      @isabellavalencia8026 Місяць тому +4

      Facts 100%

    • @no_regerts5176
      @no_regerts5176 Місяць тому

      If we wanted to save salmon, we would breech Bonneville, John Day, and McNary Dam. Not the Snake River Dams. That is purely political and punitive to communities that don’t vote as they are told.

    • @DonnaBarrHerself
      @DonnaBarrHerself 12 днів тому

      If we really wanted to save them, we'd stopped fishing. They are not our food.

  • @emilioc700
    @emilioc700 Місяць тому +10

    Thank you for creating this. Clear, concise, entertaining and informative.

  • @davidtruong9367
    @davidtruong9367 День тому +1

    Your content and videos are truly appreciated; keep up the GREAT work!

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  День тому +1

      Thank you. I appreciate your kind words.

  • @Rancanfish
    @Rancanfish 15 днів тому +3

    That was very enlightening, Love your vocal style too. I just subscribed. Thank you.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  15 днів тому

      Thank you! I appreciate the feedback

  • @anorangetabby
    @anorangetabby Місяць тому +9

    Great video, KP! Thank you for this type of content. Without it, I would never have known about this issue. Much appreciated! ❤

  • @chiefdavid011
    @chiefdavid011 Місяць тому +11

    Okay I’m all for conservation, but define your term of breaching dams, if I am hearing you correctly your saying get rid of them and the reason why we put them in there in the first place. I would support putting in nuclear power plants or help support the growth of nuclear fusion energy rather than fission like we have today, that way dams would be obsolete and no longer required.

    • @Aquascape_Dreaming
      @Aquascape_Dreaming 5 днів тому +1

      I agree with basically everything you said, but want to point out that there's a difference between growth and development in terms of technology.
      Nuclear fusion technology is still in development. It cannot grow until development is complete.
      But you are correct, deciding to demolish dams just to save a species is very selfish if it means leaving communities without power, or increases the cost of providing them with power.
      We can't just do things without considering the impact it may have on human communities.

    • @bobsmith6544
      @bobsmith6544 5 днів тому

      The west coast states of the USA will do whatever it takes to destroy the world according to humans...

    • @PerteTotale
      @PerteTotale 4 дні тому +1

      Isnt it possible to install "fish stairs", parallel to the Snake river, at each dam?

    • @CATSWITHKYLA
      @CATSWITHKYLA 4 дні тому +1

      Isn't it great that no one answers you 🙄

    • @toddspreeman8847
      @toddspreeman8847 3 дні тому

      ​@@PerteTotaleyes, this is the solution, unless the tree huggers would like to promote the increased use of fossil fuels for replacement of the gigawatts of energy produced by the dams. Which, is honestly the best option. This is so foolish at the last two minutes of this video. What happens as earth ages and the walls of the Columbia collapse, thus resulting in a salmon die off, killing the population. That is the same result. We get blamed constantly as humans as we blame ourselves, but the fact is that we are just another environmental factor here. Basically, beavers do the same damage as this example. Lol. The fact is that life and geography is dynamic on this planet. One day we will be gone, along with many other species. We aren't special.

  • @williamcole5701
    @williamcole5701 12 днів тому +1

    Very cool video. Extremely informative. Keep up the good work!

  • @jakedominguez-street
    @jakedominguez-street 15 днів тому +3

    Yo! This is a great video.
    You are appreciated.
    🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽

  • @socket_error1000
    @socket_error1000 Місяць тому +34

    Another issue hurting wild salmon populations in the Puget Sound region is the damage to creak and river spawning grounds and lack of effort to restore them. These small streams all used to have independent salmon runs but now, thanks to development, erosion, and a plain lack of effort and education, these salmon runs are almost extinct. We need to actively start to restore these creaks and the runs can be rehabilitated easily using small hatchery boxes that will each see hundreds of salmon return to spawn in four years, the rest becoming part of the ecosystem. I volunteered with a project like this in the early 80s and the results were impressive. The issue is getting the volunteer manpower and cutting through the bureaucratic issues that hamper both the hatchery box placement and creak rehabilitation. This was a nightmarish issue even in the 1980s.

    • @smelltheglove2038
      @smelltheglove2038 Місяць тому

      Hundreds! Wow!

    • @socket_error1000
      @socket_error1000 Місяць тому +10

      @@smelltheglove2038 Sorry I should have included a bit more about this to make it easier to understand the impact. That number is to the spawn point. Each of those salmon can produce anywhere from 1,500 to 10,000 eggs depending on the type and health of the fish. If creeks are maintained, kept free of obstructions and spawning beds made available, you should see up to a 2% return of salmon to that point in four years for eggs hatched. If only 100 males and 100 spawning females were to return with a minimum of egg load; that would result in at least 150,000 eggs and up to 3,000 of those returning to spawn in four years. 3,000 spawning at that point results in up to 90,000 spawning salmon making back to that creek. That is how a simple temporary hatchery box system can restore complete salmon runs on mostly volunteer manpower restoring creeks and educating the public.

    • @HairlipButcher
      @HairlipButcher 26 днів тому +1

      Don't forget the amount the natives take each year.

    • @smelltheglove2038
      @smelltheglove2038 26 днів тому +1

      @@socket_error1000 id rather have power without rolling brownouts.

    • @socket_error1000
      @socket_error1000 26 днів тому +5

      @@smelltheglove2038 Um, improving creek salmon runs is a way to do that. Most of them empty into rivers on the sound and the coast. There are no dams on any of these creeks and the few that have them are generally older irrigation dams no longer needed.
      There are quite literally thousands of locations in the Puget Sound region alone where salmon box hatcheries could be placed and creek runs rehabilitated. None would affect a single power plant but all would result in hundreds of thousands of salmon fry entering the ecosystem and exponential growth of the spawning salmon returning with every four year cycle.
      Put simply, a 12 year effort on our local creeks could rebuild our salmon runs in the Puget Sound to a level that we haven't seen since the 1950s and they would continue to grow as long as the fisheries were regulated and the creeks maintained.
      This same thing could be done on any unobstructed creek with an eventual access to the open sea.

  • @AifDaimon
    @AifDaimon Місяць тому +21

    My 16yo niece intends to study marine biology in Republic Polytechnic. I would definitely recommend your channel to her, so she can keep updated on the latest developments

    • @iggiban87
      @iggiban87 28 днів тому

      Recommend her a career where she actually can make money, and not to swear nails from paycheck to paycheck.

    • @AifDaimon
      @AifDaimon 28 днів тому +4

      @@iggiban87 it's her passion, so as her uncle, she has my unconditional support. You've no right to downplay it. Piss off.

    • @StanleyKubick1
      @StanleyKubick1 9 днів тому +1

      if your 16yo niece is truly interested in marine biology, she's already aware of this channel, or has her own favorites. stop trying to relate to kids by presenting their hobby to them as if you're an expert

    • @AifDaimon
      @AifDaimon 9 днів тому

      @@StanleyKubick1 at the very least, I made her aware of this channel

    • @putinski666
      @putinski666 9 днів тому +2

      ​@@StanleyKubick1 the man wants to be there for his niece and help out in whatever small way he can. Stop being such pricks. I'm sorry you were all abused children.

  • @49erwu6
    @49erwu6 21 день тому +6

    I ❤️ Killer Whales

  • @schpengler
    @schpengler 27 днів тому +1

    Amazing! I had no idea there were so many subspecies and types of orca, or that their differences are so distinct. Great video!

    • @Neenerella333
      @Neenerella333 26 днів тому

      What blew my mind was the remarkable difference in skull shape. Markings, I kind of expected. But the skulls??

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  26 днів тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed!

  • @paytonpryor
    @paytonpryor Місяць тому +3

    Please continue to make videos if it makes you happy. You are bringing invaluable knowledge to this platform. I have studied orcas for years and didn't realize just how distinct and diverse they were.

  • @jonathandefoy6376
    @jonathandefoy6376 Місяць тому +22

    Hi, so I know anthropomorphism is a huge no no in the marine mammal world, however I studied animal behavior in college. my professors made a point to say that using the word culture was a valid designation for certain species, like great apes and cetaceans. I was curious what you thought?.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +31

      This is a really great question. It can be tricky for sure. Anthropocentrism can be incredibly harmful and is something we should generally avoid. I talk a bit about this in my video on the Gladis orca and how we shouldn't use the term "revenge" and instead call it reciprocity. As far as "culture" is concerned... the thing is we really don't have a better term to describe their behavior. A study by the University of British Columbia found that the complex, stable, and distinct vocal, social, and behavioral sophistication seen in orcas and other cetaceans has no parallel outside humans, and represents an independent evolution of cultural facilities. Thanks for sharing!

    • @jonathandefoy6376
      @jonathandefoy6376 Місяць тому +4

      @@KPassionate I did not expect for my simple question to get such a positive response. Thank you.

    • @pietervanderveld3096
      @pietervanderveld3096 Місяць тому +5

      @@KPassionate Just some thought: Apes use small sticks to extract termites from their mounds and sea otters use stones to crack open clams, with other words, they use tools. But if we are so afraid for anthropomorphism, we can´t say that. In this logic, only humans use tools, so how to describe a stone wielding sea otter? Another thought: jonathan is asking about your opinion about anthropoMORPHISM, and in your response, you are talking about anthropoCENTRIM. English may not be my native language, but I think this are two different concepts. Anthropomorphism is when we project our human essence on animals, failing to see them as separate beings with different instincts and needs. I call this the Mickey Mouse effect, we take a mouse as a protagonist of a story, but the story is human, the mouse has a humanlike form and behaves like a human. Anthropocentrism is making humankind the centre of everything,, like being created separate form animals (or being the end result / highest form of evolution), with the animals created to serve humankind and the earth being the centre of the Universe. If we remain so afraid for anthropomorphism then animals can not have feelings (joy, sadness, fear, empathy) but are just biological machines, they can not have culture, etc. ect. We continue to set humankind apart from the other animals, apart from nature. We should use anthropomorphism carefully, for sure, but we should not shrink away from it.

    • @jonathandefoy6376
      @jonathandefoy6376 29 днів тому +5

      @@pietervanderveld3096 with anthropomorphism, the key is humans placing there own emotions and characteristics on animals. Animals have emotions too, just not human ones.

    • @brandonhoffman4712
      @brandonhoffman4712 29 днів тому

      ​​@@KPassionateseems a bit bleak that only 1 genus of the great ape can corelate with an entire order of aquatic mamalia. Possibly even false one might think.
      I know i see great complexity in about every great ape ive seen. And enough parallels to count myself among them.
      Cetaceans are cool though. Anyone seen the video of orcas swimming with that person in iceland or wherever? Felt like i saw a bluff charge in there, but the human literally couldnt swim fast enough to react like prey. Kind of reminded me of when i was a child and saw a baby deer with its momma, i had to chase down bambi and give him a hug! Little guy was so young he still counldnt walk right. Maybe one day orcas will dominate so hard they will hug baby seals given the chance, letting them reach adulthood before taking the shot. We humans have gotten a bit odd in comparison to other earthlings, not octopus levels of odd, but we are definetly an oddity!

  • @matermedical7731
    @matermedical7731 9 днів тому

    Very well explained. I learnt something new today. KP is an excellent teacher - very good narrating style which makes it easy to learn new information for us. Keep up the good work

  • @supervedo1
    @supervedo1 10 днів тому +1

    I just found this channel and you have awesome information. You just gained a new subscriber . Excellent work 👍

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  10 днів тому +1

      Thanks for the feedback! Welcome in.

  • @shannonessig5959
    @shannonessig5959 Місяць тому +24

    Amazing video! Thank you so much. Went to the website and my messages have been sent. You rock!

  • @gryfyn71
    @gryfyn71 Місяць тому +10

    I definitely didn't know about the diversity of orcas, but I guess I'm spending the next couple of days reading about them now

  • @ishecrishe
    @ishecrishe 5 днів тому +5

    We’re just discovering something that could’ve been here for 100s of thousands of years. This is why I’m open minded, because you never know what’s out there.

  • @azaliesantillan5857
    @azaliesantillan5857 18 днів тому +2

    Thanks for the update

  • @marymorgan285
    @marymorgan285 Місяць тому +14

    This is amazing! So many types of orcas!!! Different in so many ways. Do the orcas that eat the smaller whales, like the beleen, they are not endangering them are they? Thanks KP! Great video!!!

  • @margiewalker1808
    @margiewalker1808 Місяць тому +14

    Absolutely fascinating! Thank you for sharing this information.

  • @NICMACYO
    @NICMACYO 11 днів тому +1

    Thanks for educating!!

  • @DrMoustachio
    @DrMoustachio 25 днів тому +2

    your passion is inspiring. i wanted to be a marine biologist as a kid. but i'm from a land locked province lol. i will live vicariously.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  25 днів тому +1

      I was born in Colorado. So there is always a chance!

  • @mattvonwenden5405
    @mattvonwenden5405 Місяць тому +17

    An orca biologist goes out to patrol the local orcas.
    She did not return.
    Why?
    Because *Orcinus ater!*

  • @rookiefarmer702
    @rookiefarmer702 Місяць тому +7

    We're spending more time studying what happens in space and hardly know whats going on in our own oceans.

  • @MrModerate_kane
    @MrModerate_kane 26 днів тому

    great video's and information, especially about the dam openings. subbed

  • @Al-oe8ib
    @Al-oe8ib 29 днів тому +4

    If you were sailing with your kids on board, it would be wise to protect them from sinking and dying. A few thunderflashes would be all that is required to deter anything in the water. They are like a grenade, without the shrapnel, mainly for training purposes, but they make a hell of a bang in the water

    • @CristanioPeweyyy
      @CristanioPeweyyy День тому

      You say all this until it pisses off the orcas.

    • @Al-oe8ib
      @Al-oe8ib День тому +1

      @@CristanioPeweyyy have been working at sea for 30 years, I have some idea. You have obviously never seen people fishing with explosives, maybe google it before commenting. Guaranteed, orcas will leave ASAP

  • @honeyLXIX
    @honeyLXIX Місяць тому +3

    this is my first video from you and I love the way you deliver info ❤ 🐋

  • @karenshepherd2557
    @karenshepherd2557 Місяць тому +3

    So informative! Thank you!

  • @andrewgraves4026
    @andrewgraves4026 22 години тому

    You’re my kind of ecotype! I extinct all my dry clean only stuff with my poor conservation strategy of treating everything as machine washable. Great vid new sub huge like! Super fascinating, I’d watch 20 minutes on that family tree or the politics of removing dams, and btw graphic content is great with me. ❤

  • @raquelc.c.4195
    @raquelc.c.4195 16 днів тому

    Congrats on making such an informative yet engaging video! Humans only protect what they understand and care about. Your type of content helps so much ❤

  • @seawench555
    @seawench555 Місяць тому +6

    Save the Salmon, Save the Orca🇦🇺

  • @someutubchannel69
    @someutubchannel69 Місяць тому +5

    Great Editing, scripting & beautifully narrated. 👌😎

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +2

      Thank you!

    • @curtismatsune3147
      @curtismatsune3147 Місяць тому

      ​@@KPassionateLol, you're getting totally owned by all the thinking people in this comments section so savor the mindless sycophants you get.

  • @HolladayEndAtBohicaGarden
    @HolladayEndAtBohicaGarden 8 днів тому

    great analogy (different shirts)...... This was fascinating, as a child we lived near and fished the Snake River, thank you for this video.

  • @cibablea
    @cibablea 28 днів тому

    You are fantastic. Thank you for this well presented and exciting information. Keep it coming! Tapping into that dam breakdown info now.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  28 днів тому +2

      Thank you! There is a lot of information available and I do encourage people to read as much as they can so they can make informed decisions.

  • @powskier
    @powskier Місяць тому +5

    I like that they have learned to steal fish from nets.

  • @ElephantPatronus
    @ElephantPatronus 25 днів тому +12

    Thank you for the option of skipping past the graphic material. I normally would click off the video, but the option to skip gave me the opportunity to watch the rest of this very interesting video!

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  25 днів тому +4

      I’m so glad you found it helpful!

    • @8ballhemeloid
      @8ballhemeloid 22 дні тому +1

      ​@@KPassionateme too...I don't like to see the animals doing that.✌️

  • @Worldball12345
    @Worldball12345 20 годин тому

    Incredible insight into the ever-evolving world of marine biology! This groundbreaking discovery of a new species of orca not only expands our understanding of marine ecosystems but also underscores the resilience and adaptability of these magnificent creatures. Kudos to the marine biologist for their passionate and informative reaction to the 49 unstoppable orcas driving pivotal shifts in our understanding of the seas. Truly a testament to the endless wonders of our natural world!

  • @shadowbanned5164
    @shadowbanned5164 7 днів тому

    Very enlightening video I just saw them as one species never even thought about eco types being different.

  • @karenpowell6894
    @karenpowell6894 Місяць тому +5

    Super informative and interesting, as always. I signed the petition. Thank you!

  • @cfrssll58
    @cfrssll58 Місяць тому +3

    Beautifully done piece. You ease from global ecological and evolutionary science into the conservation action arena with grace and ease, and once there, do not pull any punches. As a veteran of the Pacific salmon wars, I’ll be sharing this vid in a couple of courses I teach. Thank you.

    • @curtismatsune3147
      @curtismatsune3147 Місяць тому

      Creating new species out of whole cloth for purely political purposes is bad science, which is to say it's not science at all. At the very end she openly admits that she wants the new species to further her political goals.
      Conflating political dishonesty with "grace" is profoundly ignorant.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback

    • @curtismatsune3147
      @curtismatsune3147 Місяць тому +1

      @@KPassionate Lol, censoring critical comments reveals your inability to withstand intellectual scrutiny.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +1

      @@curtismatsune3147 comments get removed if they are blatantly racist, harassing, etc.. UA-cam also removes comments and is much stricter than I am. I have only removed 3 or 4 comments from this video. If your comment was removed, then I suggest you rephrase it and try to do better.

    • @curtismatsune3147
      @curtismatsune3147 Місяць тому +1

      @@KPassionate Lol again, blaming YT. You can see or at least saw my comment and it was critical of you but not in the ways you claim for YT censorship.
      I see right through you. Oh, and double-posting without waiting for a response to the first one is a flashing neon sign of intellectual desperation.

  • @RedStingBlogs
    @RedStingBlogs 21 день тому +1

    Fab audio editing and very interesting topic!

  • @zanderthomas5046
    @zanderthomas5046 10 днів тому

    This is just wonderful. I go diving for work in Oregon…

  • @sebastiaotavares8549
    @sebastiaotavares8549 Місяць тому +6

    Very good video,it’s a lesson,50 thousands it’s nothing,If you think they have no predators,thanks,you are great 👏👏👏👏let’s blow this dams ,legally of course,save the Wales,

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +2

      Exactly!

    • @chrismcaulay7805
      @chrismcaulay7805 13 днів тому

      What that means is they have likely reached max population based on food availability... This is how organisms work...

  • @e_pistolito
    @e_pistolito Місяць тому +4

    this is fascinating, great video!

  • @sumersong400
    @sumersong400 8 днів тому

    Love this; interesting and well presented ❤

  • @Variant1on1
    @Variant1on1 18 днів тому +10

    I love Orcas as much as anyone else but a quick search shows the importance of and devastation to human life removing the Snake River dams would cause. Apparently they do have some type of fish passage as well. I don’t think it’s fair to tell only one side of the issue.
    Lower Snake River Dams: A Value to the Nation
    The Snake River is the principal tributary to the Columbia River, draining approximately 107,000 square miles in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada. In the 1960s and early 1970s, the federal government built four large dams on the Snake River: Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Walla Walla District owns and operates the four lower Snake River dams, all of which are multiple-use facilities that provide navigation, hydropower, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation benefits.
    Because of their locations, size and ability to help meet peak power loads, these four dams do much more than generate energy--they are key to keeping the system reliable and helping to meet its multiple uses - including supporting wind energy. The Snake River dams lie east of the other federal generators, so they provide a significant technical contribution to transmission grid reliability.
    The Lower Snake River system of locks and dams deliver a significant economic benefit to the nation. Barging on the inland Columbia Snake River System moves, on average, approximately 10 million tons of cargo valued at over $3 billion each year. Forty percent of the Nation’s wheat transits through this system.
    Fish Passage Improvement Study
    Lower Snake River Fish Passage Improvement Study: Dam Breaching Update
    www.nww.usace.army.mil/Missions/Lower-Snake-River-Dams/#:~:text=Snake%20River%20Dams%3A%20Project%20Information&text=The%20four%20lower%20Snake%20River%20dams%20were%20designed%20with%20features,both%20juvenile%20and%20adult%20fish.

    • @AntithesisDCLXVI
      @AntithesisDCLXVI 4 дні тому

      The problem is a lot of these environmentalist types also believe human beings are like a cancer or virus; a scourge on the planet; and that life will be better off without us. They fail to consider that we are the only species capable of spreading intelligent life to other planets and ensuring the universe doesn't grow cold and dark, devoid of all life or love, and thus our prosperity is a higher priority than the other species on this planet.

  • @cats1900
    @cats1900 Місяць тому +5

    I'm shook at that poor sperm whale.😢

    • @daniels7717
      @daniels7717 12 днів тому

      The females are much smaller than the males. A full grown male is untouchable even by orca pods.

  • @cdnerin
    @cdnerin 29 днів тому +1

    OOOH I only just found this (& you) tonight ... I ADORE orcas & wanted to be a marine biologist when I was young (I live in land-locked Alberta, Canada, though LOL, so, not really realistic). I'm subbing, because I want to see & learn everything you have to teach!
    Thank you for your hard work & for posting videos!

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  29 днів тому +1

      Welcome aboard! I grew up in land locked Colorado so don’t let that inhibit you!

  • @__buku_
    @__buku_ 12 днів тому

    Amazing video and great editing, noticed every single detail of the video editing, great work and good video also nice

    • @doubleagentxv120
      @doubleagentxv120 12 днів тому +2

      KP's video editor here. Thanks for the nice words! We worked really hard on the video so it's rewarding to know that you enjoyed it.

  • @nicem8746
    @nicem8746 Місяць тому +9

    Amazing! Yes the dams are such problems. I bet if we removed many throughout the US, we would find so many problems fixed. The whole environment has changed due to our forcing water to our will. Also, fish wheels are absolutely ridiculous in the amount of fish they take. Thanks for sharing this with us💕

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +3

      So true!

    • @morgananderson9647
      @morgananderson9647 Місяць тому

      Removing the Dams is beyond short sighted ignorance.
      Perhaps KPassionate will do a video on how we will replace Dams with equivalent energy producing systems (along with irrigation water & flood control that feeds a huge % of the population?) that are as cost effective as the existing Dams on the Snake River. It is naive to think this is possible.
      I don't get how your woke generation are so ignorant to all the benefits these Dams provide...
      I won't hold my breath for KPassionate's educated logical response to this challenge...

    • @tylerspunucious7420
      @tylerspunucious7420 Місяць тому +5

      Would have to burn a lot more coal too! :)

    • @knyghtryder3599
      @knyghtryder3599 Місяць тому

      ​@@tylerspunucious7420Not likely

    • @cturdo
      @cturdo 29 днів тому +4

      I hope you don't get your electricity from one of them.

  • @Butterfingers1989
    @Butterfingers1989 29 днів тому +12

    What if they found out the Megalodon was actually a mega Orca...

    • @valariemeltzer1059
      @valariemeltzer1059 25 днів тому +3

      The teeth are not orca teeth they're shark teeth. Look up megalodon teeth they're definitely not orca teeth which are round.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  25 днів тому +7

      Even though both lived in the water, sharks are not actually closely related to mammals like whales and dolphins at all. And sharks have barely changed at all over the years. But I assume you were just joking with the original comment anyway lol

    • @Butterfingers1989
      @Butterfingers1989 25 днів тому +1

      @@KPassionate True, the jaw of an orca is nothing like a great white jaw so teeth like the megalodon teeth wouldnt work. Its pretty wel known that most animals were simply alot bigger so a much bigger great white would make total sense. But its just funny to think and imagine how crazy things would be with what if..

    • @Butterfingers1989
      @Butterfingers1989 25 днів тому

      @@KPassionate Funny this come up today when they found a full intact skeleton of a Ptychodus from somewhere between 75 to 110 milion years old.

    • @buddyboy66
      @buddyboy66 11 днів тому

      Serious question: is it really that terrible if one species of any orca go extinct?

  • @jonbettson7435
    @jonbettson7435 15 днів тому +1

    Love you. Love this. Shared and followed.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  15 днів тому +1

      Welcome in!!!!

    • @jonbettson7435
      @jonbettson7435 15 днів тому

      @@KPassionate Thanks! I did snort laughing at one point. That’s when I hit follow. 😜

  • @thezemag
    @thezemag 17 днів тому +1

    Very interesting ideo on Orcas, great content
    Would love to know more about these subspecies

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  17 днів тому +1

      Yeah, it is a really fascinating field of study and there is a lot I didn't get into. I didn't talk much at all about the various antarctic ecotypes, for example. And the type D blow my mind. I highly recommend the below video from NOAA's research on type D.
      www.fisheries.noaa.gov/video/searching-type-d-new-species-killer-whale

    • @thezemag
      @thezemag 16 днів тому

      @@KPassionate thank you!

  • @orogenicman
    @orogenicman Місяць тому +3

    Thanks for disseminating this info.

  • @user-PyR064
    @user-PyR064 29 днів тому +5

    Dr. Malcom hates to be right. Again.

  • @dianapharaoh9118
    @dianapharaoh9118 4 дні тому +1

    When you were about to say what needed to be done I said out loud 'take down the dams'...never thinking for a second that's what you were going to say. I love you. Can we take down the dams on the Skagit River too please? This was a great video.

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  4 дні тому

      Boom!

    • @paperbagbrown6733
      @paperbagbrown6733 День тому

      Can "Take down the Dam" be Explained in separate video.?? 🤔

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  День тому

      National Geographic did a UA-cam video about the LSRD.
      [1] ua-cam.com/video/DK5nUXkrz8o/v-deo.html

  • @DiveHard
    @DiveHard 22 дні тому

    Really enjoyed this, thank you! I often go to Norway to dive with the herring hunting type 1s and have been approach by the type 2s off of Baja California. To me, they are by far the most awesome and impressive animals on the planet. Just 🤯 biology. Thank you for explaining the issues the redsidents face and (importantly!) giving actionable advice on how to be part of a solution. Look forward to more marine bio videos! Cheers !🤙🏽🙏🏽

  • @vbentley3902
    @vbentley3902 Місяць тому +4

    Signed and sent, thank you for the information and the link to petition.
    I imagine that there would be more salmon for human consumption as well, especially the tribal peoples?

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +3

      It really seems like it would be better for nearly all parties!

  • @dreaa29
    @dreaa29 Місяць тому +6

    I wish I could support for the salmon but I’m from Canada and it doesn’t give me the option to choose a province

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  Місяць тому +7

      Thanks for your comment. You can support the southern resident orcas in British Columbia here:
      www.raincoast.org/
      Their charity score is 100%, earning it a 4 star rating. They support southern resident orca recovery as well as Chinook salmon recovery.
      Alternatively, you can take action through the Parks Canada website here:
      parks.canada.ca/voyage-travel/promotion/vancouver/erds-srkw

  • @neilbiggins1213
    @neilbiggins1213 12 днів тому +1

    Well put together edit very educational. In turn will help the cause.

  • @andrewswieton4681
    @andrewswieton4681 8 днів тому

    Amazing video. Interesting, informative, and filled with great facts!

  • @haggielady
    @haggielady Місяць тому +3

    Done.

    • @OxAO
      @OxAO 7 годин тому

      Why? Those dams have fish ladders

  • @ifeyhome
    @ifeyhome 7 днів тому

    You are a GREAT teacher!

  • @arinomaly
    @arinomaly 10 днів тому

    puget sound resident here! we recently had some of the resident pod in elliot bay, hella cool to see (:

  • @csharpjay9007
    @csharpjay9007 29 днів тому +10

    are y'all facts off?!? most widespread mammals on earth next to humans? no! rats and bats are the 2 most 'widespread' mammals on earth

    • @E-Puzzle
      @E-Puzzle 28 днів тому +2

      Yeah say it louder! How can a scientific channel so misleading?

    • @csharpjay9007
      @csharpjay9007 27 днів тому

      @@E-Puzzle Yeah! makes you wander what else is inaccurate here?

    • @KPassionate
      @KPassionate  27 днів тому +13

      I specifically quoted the National Wildlife Federation when I said they were the most widespread mammal after humans. As well as the Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals.
      [1] www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Orca
      [2] www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780123735539001504
      I've provided links to all my cited sources in the descriptions. Happy reading!

    • @kristenclark9282
      @kristenclark9282 27 днів тому +15

      There’s a difference between widespread and populous. One is distribution and one is amounts.

    • @erikdayne5429
      @erikdayne5429 26 днів тому +9

      You guys are aware that 2/3 of the planet is covered in oceans correct? It stands to reason that a marine mammal would be more widespread than a land mammal simply based on the fact there is twice as much ocean space as there is to land surface on Earth.

  • @VictoriaAlexeeva
    @VictoriaAlexeeva 7 днів тому

    Great video, thank you!

  • @brucesines7057
    @brucesines7057 29 днів тому +2

    What no one is talking about in the decline of the king salmon is the fact that their own food source has been nearly fished out.
    The comercial herring fishery of the 1960s 70s and 80s. Full freighters loaded up with boxes and bags of herring headed for Japan for their roe. And when there were no longer big schools of herring? Herring roe on kelp was harvested.
    I know this as I worked in the seafood industry and saw it first hand.

    • @berja3895
      @berja3895 8 днів тому

      Used to see the 'water wheels' in Alaska chucking out salmon after salmon. Those fish never had a chance. All just to feed their dogs. Makes me 🤢and 🤬me off

  • @carolynmcintyre5645
    @carolynmcintyre5645 12 днів тому

    Incredibly fascinating thank you

  • @jonathonjubb6626
    @jonathonjubb6626 26 днів тому

    First timer here. Brilliant vid. Subscribed...

  • @japphan
    @japphan 10 днів тому

    A species newer than our own. That is exceptionally rare.
    Thanks!

  • @jazzmastaj
    @jazzmastaj 12 днів тому

    This was an amazing video, thank you!

  • @Leafy_901
    @Leafy_901 12 днів тому

    Great video. Learned more about my favorite animal

  • @nahaniyes
    @nahaniyes 2 дні тому

    Thank you for including that link. There is nothing that affects my soul like orcas. I guess it's what somebody would call their spirit animal? They stir something in the deepest parts of me, like nothing else. When I watch them, I feel an enormous pull in my heart and my gut.

    • @nahaniyes
      @nahaniyes 2 дні тому

      You've never heard of Native Americans refer to Spirit animals? You sound very simple minded so I'm not surprised. You obviously don't have anything better to do than make negative comments to people on the internet? What a miserable person you must be.

  • @valsptsd814
    @valsptsd814 27 днів тому

    I lived in Rockaway Beach for a decade. One year there was a small pod of HUMONGOUS Orca in Nehalem Bay for about a week. They lay waste to the sea lion population there. The locals seldom made known any unusual natural changes in the area. It used to be during winter storms you would have to check tides before going to Freddy’s. Making a news story about whales would result in a ridiculous traffic problem in the Portland/Tillamook/Astoria hiway system for days. And potentially interfere with the environment. Tillamook County locals are wonderfully in tune with their environment. It is not a county to live in without paying attention to the weather.
    I watched one day as these critters aggressively hunted the bay. I was used to the occasional sightings of whales. These were thick, with a more richly colored body.
    I am so very happy they are being studied in depth. This was great. Thanks.

  • @onlyfins831
    @onlyfins831 20 днів тому +1

    I love your video by the way ☺️

  • @GLENHARTSHAMAN
    @GLENHARTSHAMAN Місяць тому

    Love you for this!

  • @oyevivotumusica1762
    @oyevivotumusica1762 29 днів тому

    I don't know who you are but you did a great job explaining this video.
    I guess I'm going to subscribe to this channel, thanks

  • @Droidzi
    @Droidzi 8 днів тому

    awesome presentation - thanks

  • @muffinman2889
    @muffinman2889 28 днів тому

    Really informative 👏 enjoed this thanks 😊 from Scotland

  • @Whistlewalk
    @Whistlewalk Місяць тому +1

    I live on Vancouver Island so taking down the dam will make a difference to our Orcas in the Inside Passage as well. Not certain if they are the same or not. But they ALL matter and from what I have gleaned from 1st Nations stories are actually important to the survival of some species of salmon.as

  • @fakename4683
    @fakename4683 18 днів тому

    Thank you. This is so cool.