Amazing close encounter with orca off Camano Island

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  • Опубліковано 1 лип 2021
  • A family had a once in a lifetime close encounter with a curious orca near Camano Island, WA.

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  • @DEFCONONE13
    @DEFCONONE13 3 роки тому +7

    Orcas are highly social and intelligent. They can distinguish between a seal and a human as well as different types of fish. In this area the orcas are dying from lack of fish since they rely on salmon and the stocks are seriously depleted. They are critically endangered. What a gift to see this young one up close.

  • @nixl3518
    @nixl3518 3 роки тому +6

    Leaning over the edge and touching the orca would have been a friendly gesture that the orca presumably would understand. It’s too bad that the assumptions were that the orca had bad intentions.

  • @jazzdad24
    @jazzdad24 3 роки тому +10

    Funny how people people will handle the same problem so differently. 🤔 Where one sees fear another sees excitement, one sees danger another sees adventure ! 😉😎

    • @anthonybrown429
      @anthonybrown429 2 роки тому

      I love Orcas but in this video...lf were in that boat I would've felt fear and danger. There was nothing exciting about having your boat being pushed by an Orca.

  • @jintyc9133
    @jintyc9133 3 роки тому +3

    I couldn’t not touch this beautiful orca 🥰🥰

  • @staceyjones795
    @staceyjones795 3 роки тому +7

    It was probably pushing you away from a shark.

  • @TheVertigoVixen
    @TheVertigoVixen 3 роки тому +14

    I hate this woman's reactions. You were given a gift. And she reacted in the worst way. "GO AWAY!" "Maybe we should start the boat!" 💔
    Stay out of the water.

    • @j.s.2281
      @j.s.2281 3 роки тому +5

      Her reactions were not that bad seeing as they were just words. She did nothing wrong just was a tad scared when she saw how powerful it is. Lol

    • @TheVertigoVixen
      @TheVertigoVixen 3 роки тому

      @@j.s.2281 why comment to me about my thoughts? You can write your own comment under the video.

    • @sheilaspence1250
      @sheilaspence1250 3 роки тому +1

      @@j.s.2281 i agree with you. I was worried that she was going to start screaming.

    • @j.s.2281
      @j.s.2281 3 роки тому +5

      @@TheVertigoVixen why make a comment on the internet if you can't handle someone responding politely?

    • @j.s.2281
      @j.s.2281 3 роки тому

      @@sheilaspence1250 I was hoping she wouldn't but I was worried about that too lol

  • @ashleygatewood
    @ashleygatewood 3 роки тому +18

    I think Orca are intelligent enough to be able to recognize the undercarraiges of boats and can tell which ones go fast according to the size. This one possibly recognized the type of motor and remembered, 'oh yeah these are the ones that make big fun wakes when they go fast!' I think s/he was pushing the boat saying, 'come on let's play chase and jump in the waves!' Honestly, if they wanted to overturn it, there would have been 4-5 more whales working in tandem just like they do with seals on icebergs and you would've been overturned immediately. This was purely friendly...albeit, terrifying for us tiny humans! Orcas don't hunt humans.

    • @coffeeisthepathtovictory1290
      @coffeeisthepathtovictory1290 3 роки тому +3

      @@saltyfloridaman7163
      If national geographic successfully decodes their language, the implications would be interesting. Orcas could finally be taught salmon husbandry. Followed by an Orca embassy in DC.

    • @venuswyche5280
      @venuswyche5280 3 роки тому +4

      Maybe the Orca was pushing the boat away so that Chatty Cathy would stop talking. 😃😄😅😅 " It's not suppose to be doing thaaaatt! " You're in their world miss. Maybe the Orca was thinking the same thing the woman was saying.🐳🐳🐳🐋🐋😂😂😂

  • @prizmprizn
    @prizmprizn 3 роки тому +8

    That orca was not aggressive. It was being as gentle as it cld. It was looking for attention...to interact and play. Scary cause you dont know what a wild animal is thinking but look at it's behavior. Shame these lucky individuals let this chance pass them by. Though i understand why they were reluctant. Now i wouldnt get in the water with it but i def wld have tried to interact with it in some way. These people were really lucky for this experience.

    • @russellwarren2398
      @russellwarren2398 3 роки тому

      Maybe the Orca was just bored and looking for a new friend to play with and have fun in the water without any danger to anybody, even if they jumped into the water to swim next to it.

    • @prizmprizn
      @prizmprizn 3 роки тому +2

      @@russellwarren2398 some people might be comfortable with swimming in the water with them...im not at that point but i deff wld interact with one if it came close...idk in murky water i lose my mind if my foot touches seaweed..i saw a manatee one time and it might as well been a great white shark...dont remember breathing as i ran on water back to shore. Not the manliest of stories...but its true.

    • @nicolasdebrosses5405
      @nicolasdebrosses5405 3 роки тому +1

      Actually very manly to admit that .
      I would have done the same thing , or simply froze right there !
      Anyway , your story and the visuals that go with it gave me a good laugh , bless you for that !
      Had I been in the boat , I would probably have tried to pat this orca , that seemed to be a male !? , hard to pass on this rare chance ! .

  • @Boatyarddog
    @Boatyarddog 3 роки тому +12

    Just trying to help you find land.
    Gosh, you so lucky to have this happen.
    Seems scary but...
    I think it noticed your startled screams and wanted you to do more of it.
    I would have tried to pat its back,😊😊😊

  • @loristone1264
    @loristone1264 3 роки тому +6

    Happy they didn't start motor but why the heck are they Not wearing LIFE VESTS?

  • @nomad927
    @nomad927 3 роки тому +8

    Talking to an orca as if it were a dog or any domesticated animal😄

    • @my2cents980
      @my2cents980 3 роки тому +4

      RIGHT!!!! This chick is completely outta touch with reality!! I bet her dog isn’t crazy about her either!

    • @venuswyche5280
      @venuswyche5280 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah, she was talking to the Orca like he was a child or something. Blah, blah, blah....

    • @j.s.2281
      @j.s.2281 3 роки тому +3

      I would talk to it too. Lol talking to an intelligent creature isn't really that crazy. Humans talk to all sorts of animals smart or dumb doesn't matter.

    • @venuswyche5280
      @venuswyche5280 3 роки тому +2

      To come to think of it the Orca is probably smarter than she is. That's why he was pushing her away. They are very, very intelligent. He/she was probably on a mission and all that talking the woman was doing was scaring his/her meal away! 😅😆😆

  • @charlesritter6640
    @charlesritter6640 3 роки тому +16

    I would of tried to pet it. Why not?

    • @widdydinks
      @widdydinks 3 роки тому +1

      Don't touch wildlife, specially whales because of what humans can transmit to them. in some places its illegal to touch whales

    • @j.s.2281
      @j.s.2281 3 роки тому +1

      I would fight every cell in my body to not touch it. Mostly because I'd hate for it to get used to humans and boats although the boat part is nearly impossible to do at this point

    • @charlesritter6640
      @charlesritter6640 3 роки тому +1

      @@j.s.2281 good point, it may enjoy the affection and look for more and end up getting chopped up by someones prop. My wife swam with dolphins in Cancun and they were like dogs when you stroked them, they couldn't get enough of it.

  • @bigtip8371
    @bigtip8371 3 роки тому +7

    It's a social mammal, that's why it's doing that!

  • @heathergarrity1889
    @heathergarrity1889 3 роки тому +2

    Man I would have been loving every minute of the encounter talking softly and calmly. They are amazing majestic animals and all they want is love attention and fresh salmon 😋

  • @alexanderwilliams4436
    @alexanderwilliams4436 3 роки тому +2

    Something tells me that orca wanted a lil pet and she didn't oblige

  • @babyboygio7841
    @babyboygio7841 3 роки тому +1

    Such a beautiful moment

  • @martinpike803
    @martinpike803 3 роки тому +2

    Wouldn't it be something if it started jumping over the boat swimming backwards on its tail standing straight up in the water

  • @jackomalley3687
    @jackomalley3687 3 роки тому +3

    So cute!!

  • @berninyberg8765
    @berninyberg8765 3 роки тому +3

    How wonderful !

  • @Gunner-73
    @Gunner-73 2 роки тому +1

    Can't believe the people were so uninformed they missed an opportunity of a life time to send a good gesture to the whale. Obviously it wanted to interact with people.

  • @garyshuttleworth3459
    @garyshuttleworth3459 3 роки тому +1

    just amazing

  • @kiwi1511
    @kiwi1511 9 місяців тому

    This is literally my dream!!! Soo cool, but I wonder what the whale was thinking/trying to do😊

  • @phillipbrewster969
    @phillipbrewster969 3 роки тому +2

    I would of paid money to of watched this from a drone 30ft in the air. It would of been nice to see if there was other widlife it was trying to protect you from or vice versa..

  • @LaughingblueSu
    @LaughingblueSu 3 роки тому +4

    I think it was trying to see if it could push the boat over.

  • @martinpike803
    @martinpike803 3 роки тому

    I think it was trying to communicate it kept saying quit poluting the planet and oceans

  • @RenegadeTM
    @RenegadeTM 3 роки тому

    "INAPPROPRIATE", FFS have a sense of humor. With people like that it's no wonder comedy is dying...

  • @odalysmartinez7479
    @odalysmartinez7479 3 роки тому

    That noise and sweaming
    @round the boats like that
    can be the way to
    Communicates to those
    people's asking for "HELP"
    I hope she or he are ok or other
    🐳🐋 including Baby's and the people don't know how to Understand that mammal
    Language 🙏🙏🙏

  • @anomaly8751
    @anomaly8751 3 роки тому

    Amateurs...put on your vests. You should "OOhh my...go away" not wearing safety vests

  • @deblawson1575
    @deblawson1575 3 роки тому +2

    This is why I live on Camano Isl. Although It was nicer before all the city folk moved here .
    Have a blessed day

    • @tonysopranosduck416
      @tonysopranosduck416 3 роки тому

      Lol, and were you a first settler of Camino island? So ridiculous to hear people claim land and act territorial about who should live on or experience swaths of land.

  • @lisalovegren6489
    @lisalovegren6489 3 роки тому +4

    That would have really scared me!

  • @coffeeisthepathtovictory1290
    @coffeeisthepathtovictory1290 3 роки тому

    0:19 As one would say while slowly reaching for a spear gun..

  • @eugenemccarl145
    @eugenemccarl145 3 роки тому +2

    Look at these laim city dwellers they had the opertunity to pet and interact with this majestic creature and she like eww go away now that's a Democrat

    • @elenas8099
      @elenas8099 3 роки тому

      🤣

    • @littabd
      @littabd 3 роки тому +2

      @Eugene Now that is a Republican... knows everything except when to take the OPPORTUNITY to use spell check before posting a LAME joke.

    • @michellepaz7502
      @michellepaz7502 3 роки тому

      @@littabd you're rude and couldn't help yourself.

    • @littabd
      @littabd 3 роки тому +3

      @@michellepaz7502 Actually, I'm far from rude but extremely petty when the situation calls for it. Have a blessed one!

    • @kajunshaman
      @kajunshaman 3 роки тому +3

      If they had been overweight republican trumpsters the Orca would have overturned that boat to get a chunk off of the mistaken elephant seals on board...