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  • @Francis-qf2hr
    @Francis-qf2hr 3 роки тому +431

    *Humans : "Lets go and study these orcas"*
    *Orcas: "Lets go and study these humans"*

  • @povang
    @povang 5 років тому +1850

    They were just having fun, ive worked on cargo ships with months at sea and all sorts of whales routinely chase our ship; they have an absolute ball, its like they're playing.

    • @sicelogumede6295
      @sicelogumede6295 5 років тому +67

      Very well said ''having fun'' this is by far the smartest fish it can easily tip of the boat if it wants too they see us as friends they will do anything to please us

    • @djimma5080
      @djimma5080 5 років тому +76

      Maybe they recognise they save energy by doing it

    • @hexbug101
      @hexbug101 5 років тому +66

      sicelo gumede literally there are no reports of orcas eating people, even in the 4 times that Orcas have killed people in captivity, they never actually ate them

    • @shestewa6581
      @shestewa6581 5 років тому +106

      @@sicelogumede6295 This isn't a fish. It's a mammal. All whales and dolphins are mammals, not fish.

    • @sicelogumede6295
      @sicelogumede6295 5 років тому +26

      @@shestewa6581 you rock dude thanks I didn't know that

  • @toxicccaptain5241
    @toxicccaptain5241 6 років тому +636

    That feeling when orcas have better teamwork than my team in csgo

    • @ShinyEditz
      @ShinyEditz 3 роки тому +6

      @@Sidowse No teamwork because of the maps? no you are wrong. just watch some pro cs and you'll see its not just out-shoot eachother. But lowrank is pretty much no teamwork.

    • @ShinyEditz
      @ShinyEditz 3 роки тому +7

      @@Sidowse danger zone is the worst shit that exist in that game lmao. what rank are you?

    • @ShinyEditz
      @ShinyEditz 3 роки тому +5

      Simon Dowsett then i can tell you that you are no high rank player based on the fact that you think its only about reflexes and nothing more. Get on a higher level and it shows more of the teamwork in that game

    • @ShinyEditz
      @ShinyEditz 3 роки тому +3

      @@Sidowse Even if the game is boring for you and the maps are dull, it doesn't change the fact that the game has teamwork.

    • @Sedna063
      @Sedna063 3 роки тому +1

      Well - their survival depends on teamwork.

  • @scottbilger9294
    @scottbilger9294 4 роки тому +125

    When I bought my boat, I wondered if I'd ever see dolphins. The very first time I took her offshore (Santa Barbara Channel) we saw them right away. We debated changing course to approach them but the dolphins decided the issue for us. They came right to us like a pack of playful puppies. We were under sail -- no noisy prop churning the water -- and they came close aboard; ahead and astern. Probably laughing at our lumbering hull, so easy to outrace. Then they were gone. Like Mindy. "I love you, bye-bye!" It is a wonderful thing to have a wild creature enjoy one's company, even for a moment.

    • @himhim3344
      @himhim3344 3 роки тому

      Pls stop using gendered language

    • @alexwhite2085
      @alexwhite2085 3 роки тому +3

      what?

    • @janellehoney-badger6525
      @janellehoney-badger6525 3 роки тому

      I love any animal encounter, I enjoy spending time with the skinks in the yard

    • @bam7973
      @bam7973 3 роки тому +1

      Well, orcas are dolphins so maybe that's what happened here

    • @MovieMuscle
      @MovieMuscle Рік тому

      @@himhim3344 Did you just tell another person what they can say? GTFO and stay there.

  • @thegeneral19
    @thegeneral19 6 років тому +3244

    killer whales are probably smarter then some people in this comment section

    • @treelineractual1671
      @treelineractual1671 6 років тому +41

      lol_itsgonenow and you are one of them! Ewwwwww burn

    • @aharris82
      @aharris82 5 років тому +5

      I know that's right XD

    • @busybillyb33
      @busybillyb33 5 років тому +106

      That includes you for saying 'smarter *then* some people'.

    • @remikvalheim3431
      @remikvalheim3431 5 років тому +36

      They are smarter than humans period. Difference is that we have arms and legs and can use them to develop technology while Orcas cannot so they evolved into harmony.

    • @simulatedpilot3441
      @simulatedpilot3441 5 років тому +17

      @@remikvalheim3431 I agree people suck

  • @jenniferrees621
    @jenniferrees621 8 років тому +1394

    I think they were just having fun jumping in the stream behind the boat

    • @anthonywillis7634
      @anthonywillis7634 6 років тому +56

      I wouldn’t have slowed down to find out though!

    • @MonaLisa-bw8dw
      @MonaLisa-bw8dw 6 років тому +1

      I agree chasing a big fish 😂

    • @brianhays1797
      @brianhays1797 6 років тому +47

      I went on a whale watching tour once and killer whales were explained as really big dolphins. And dolphins love to hang out in the stream as it makes swimming easier.

    • @suebrune8581
      @suebrune8581 5 років тому +26

      Jennifer Rees Absolutely! They are just having fun in the wake of the boat. Leave nature alone and they will leave you alone!

    • @planetlord6958
      @planetlord6958 5 років тому +4

      Sue Brune I mean if I were the guy on the boat I wouldn’t stop to find out lol

  • @WOTArtyNoobs
    @WOTArtyNoobs 4 роки тому +47

    Orca and dolphins are two of the few species that actively engages in games for fun. These Orca were having a game of chase and from the looks of it, they were encouraged by the reactions of the people in the boat.

    • @sandydennylives1392
      @sandydennylives1392 2 роки тому

      They wanted din dins.

    • @lennarthagen3638
      @lennarthagen3638 Рік тому

      Orcas are dolphins

    • @TheGeneralWorldofTanksReplays
      @TheGeneralWorldofTanksReplays Рік тому +1

      @@lennarthagen3638 I always understood that they were all members of the Porpoise family, but a different species within the family. Just as Homo Sapiens and Chimps are close species in the Ape family.

    • @scottmairs9014
      @scottmairs9014 Рік тому

      @@lennarthagen3638 And Dolphins are a type of Cetacean, as are Whales.

    • @tylerdurden3722
      @tylerdurden3722 2 місяці тому

      This interaction probably wasn't a game.
      Teaching and practicing hunting techniques is a constant part of their lives. Orcas will continuously hunt and not eat the prey, hunting purely to teach and practice.
      The flanking formation they were swimming in is identical to when they hunt whales by exhausting the whale in a long chase that lasts hours, and it requires a lot of coordination and tactics which has to be mastered through lots and lots of teaching and practice. And endurance is developed and maintained.

  • @NATASEXISTS
    @NATASEXISTS 3 роки тому +30

    This was nothing more than a training day at Orca school and how lucky were those humans to have such an amazing experience.

  • @JazukaiX
    @JazukaiX 9 років тому +984

    "This Orca-strated training session"
    Why'd you have to take it there

  • @leonalcock8355
    @leonalcock8355 6 років тому +64

    "They swim in unison to create a wave to topple the iceberg"
    Incredible.

  • @77iam97
    @77iam97 4 роки тому +344

    They just wanted to get on UA-cam that’s all.

  • @ricdwe
    @ricdwe 5 років тому +187

    What is fascinating is, the speed at which these Orca are keeping up with the boat.

    • @chylldyll6663
      @chylldyll6663 4 роки тому +14

      Almost every water predator could out swim you and keep up with a boat without a problem

    • @chylldyll6663
      @chylldyll6663 4 роки тому +2

      @Buddy Guyerson you're not very smart, are you?

    • @wv4776
      @wv4776 4 роки тому +5

      Buddy Guyerson when a school gives you permission to give them 20k a year and so now you think you’re special making fun of other people’s honest jobs in a youtube comment section

    • @chylldyll6663
      @chylldyll6663 4 роки тому

      Whoa, are people still here?

    • @wv4776
      @wv4776 4 роки тому +2

      Buddy Guyerson lmao ok gender studies

  • @tilikumskirata9849
    @tilikumskirata9849 8 років тому +887

    They were chasing the boat because dolphins are known to enjoy "surfing" on the water behind boats OR in front of boats. Honestly, it's not exactly complicated.

    • @courtkendell
      @courtkendell 7 років тому +11

      Tilikum Skirata thank youuu!!! exactly!

    • @simonvandevijver1764
      @simonvandevijver1764 6 років тому +40

      That's what they said in the video did you even watch

    • @johncordina7963
      @johncordina7963 6 років тому +1

      Tilikum Skirata 5$

    • @mouth884
      @mouth884 6 років тому +11

      There were divers in the water and they got on the boat to get out. So it could be a kind of get out of my hood. Also different pods have different hunting techniques they learn from their families. Look up the orcas that are now targeting fishing vessels for food. It is really cool to see animals that are communal and teach their offspring about hunting grounds and hunting stratagies.

    • @KarePassion
      @KarePassion 6 років тому +21

      the_lusty_goat
      The point is ... that they tried to treat it like such a mystery and postulate all sorts of ridiculous ideas. As they mentioned, Orcas are in the dolphin family, and like other dolphins they enjoy playing along the bow of the boat.
      It is also no mystery why the dolphins had to move to the front... Orca trumps smaller dolphins. As far as the learning to hunt part, animal play always has a role in learning adult roles...
      To treat this like some experts have just stumbled onto solving the mysteries of play is somewhat ridiculous. None of this is new. But people are good at putting themselves at the center of everything.

  • @malamuteaerospace6333
    @malamuteaerospace6333 7 років тому +367

    Maybe they were just having a damn good time in a wake of a boat!!!

    • @susanjenkins6893
      @susanjenkins6893 6 років тому +12

      Malamute Aerospace absolutely... they were just playing

    • @daddyeyez740
      @daddyeyez740 6 років тому +10

      Precisely. They're just playful animals.

    • @wordswritteninred7171
      @wordswritteninred7171 6 років тому +12

      Now you know common sense logic and knowledge need not apply when trying to entertain the masses. God forbid they come out and tell the truth! No one wants that! Must dramatize the situation!

    • @Selkie7
      @Selkie7 5 років тому +1

      Totally!!

    • @longlivela7963
      @longlivela7963 5 років тому +8

      @@wordswritteninred7171 "KILLER" WHALE TERRORIZES BOAT, AND TRIES TO EAT SOMEONE INSIDE that's right folks, you heard it here first on BBC

  • @kryptonianpowers
    @kryptonianpowers 3 роки тому +44

    Killer whales should be called "panda dolphins."

    • @namehere4954
      @namehere4954 3 роки тому +6

      Sea pandas

    • @chadleach6009
      @chadleach6009 3 роки тому +1

      thats an insult to dolphins

    • @HELLRZR-nm3vv
      @HELLRZR-nm3vv 3 роки тому +2

      Killer whales eat their dolphin cousins. Maybe somebody should ask the dolphins what they should be called.

    • @ecas4315
      @ecas4315 3 роки тому

      Pandas of the ocean

    • @leannesmith5818
      @leannesmith5818 3 роки тому +1

      Orcas

  • @morgancaptain5842
    @morgancaptain5842 5 років тому +281

    They do not attack humans and they are very intelligent. we always want to project our fear but their species survival depends on us understanding them:)

    • @autumntaylor1031
      @autumntaylor1031 5 років тому +23

      @Luna EB but orcas are extremely intelligent AND have exceptional eye sight for what they are and living in the ocean. They prefer fatter mammals, well a good deal of transient orcas diets are larger marine mammals. This can include other dolphins, sea lions, seals, and whales. I wouldn't doubt that they can see that our bones and lack of fat (mostly) wouldn't be on their menu

    • @bravesirrobinn
      @bravesirrobinn 5 років тому +17

      Autumn Taylor Go swim with some wild orcas then and see what happens they could easily be hungry and when wild animals are hungry they will eat organisms that may not be in their usual diet

    • @autumntaylor1031
      @autumntaylor1031 5 років тому +15

      @@bravesirrobinn lol dude I wasn't saying I was running to norway to jump in freezing cold water with the orcas have a chill pill. I was just stating they could possibly see we arent on their menu

    • @semperfool459
      @semperfool459 5 років тому +8

      hang around in there with them long enough and i imagine they'll end up giving you a try

    • @alexhartley9963
      @alexhartley9963 5 років тому +7

      Shaggy
      Watch Dr Ingrid Visser. She’s a marine biologist in New Zealand who studies Orca. There are videos of her swimming with hunting Orca

  • @rybelknap
    @rybelknap 5 років тому +399

    If they where hunting they wouldn't be jumping like that.
    They are having fun

    • @unclefreddieDied
      @unclefreddieDied 4 роки тому +1

      Ratings

    • @whisperingwhiskerss4877
      @whisperingwhiskerss4877 4 роки тому +26

      Ummmm 🤨 they actually do that *EXACTLY* when they hunt.

    • @6oLsh0i6o0z3
      @6oLsh0i6o0z3 4 роки тому +22

      They hunt & kill their prey while having fun and toying with them as well you know.

    • @Star-kp8oc
      @Star-kp8oc 4 роки тому +6

      thats true... but at the same time those type of animals are tricky and upredictable!

    • @nich7622
      @nich7622 4 роки тому +5

      If boat had stopped, orcas would definitely have shown them what FUN they are having.

  • @Obi-Wan_Kenobi
    @Obi-Wan_Kenobi 6 років тому +381

    I don't like how this video tries to make the Killer Whales out as villains. It honestly feels like a hit piece in the beginning.

    • @virtualworld2231
      @virtualworld2231 6 років тому +22

      lol wtf you on? they are one of the most dangerous predator of seas try to swim with them and they will shred you to pieces

    • @paleemperor5379
      @paleemperor5379 6 років тому +43

      Tony scarface - There's not a single lethal attack in recorded history of a killer whale killing a human in the wild. Only few cases of whales bumping into boats where no one got seriously injured, one case of a whale grabbing a divers bag filled with fish and no one got even injured, and there's one and only case of a killer whale biting a human and the bite wasn't lethal. Stop talking out of your ass when you obviously don't have a clue what you're talking about.

    • @SennaAugustus
      @SennaAugustus 6 років тому +23

      Killer whales are really picky eaters and don't randomly attack anything they see even if they're hungry. They know a human from a salmon, and they're really friendly.

    • @warzy01
      @warzy01 6 років тому +6

      Journalists being Journalists nothing surprising here...Real journalist are extremely rare these days...

    • @maximaldinotrap
      @maximaldinotrap 6 років тому

      Pale Emperor and that is just in the wild.

  • @ma1k88
    @ma1k88 4 роки тому +14

    Orcas are so smart, they use everything to their advantage :D

  • @guillandanthony711
    @guillandanthony711 3 роки тому +7

    What's stunning about this video, is that the boat is making noise and creating waves to move at such a speed. The whales were barely moving and still reached that speed. Nature will always keep us wondering.

  • @jappethbentagud90
    @jappethbentagud90 6 років тому +68

    "ORCA-strated training session"
    I see what you did there..

  • @denyacrockett4995
    @denyacrockett4995 3 роки тому +8

    My dad lived off Puget sound as a teenager. He said he would “ race” the orcas whenever he could.

  • @TheRowlandstone73
    @TheRowlandstone73 4 роки тому +16

    Wow! How much of a thrill would it be seeing that?! Huge, powerful animals chasing your boat having a damn good time! Awesome!

  • @roberthoule9693
    @roberthoule9693 4 роки тому +7

    Orcas, like dolphins, 'ride the wake'.

  • @tvdfanforeva
    @tvdfanforeva 6 років тому +285

    Whoever made (narratored) this video has zero knowledge on orcas. Orcas are one of the pickiest eaters on the planet, they either eat specific types of fish, seals, whales, or sharks. Orcas on the north-west coast of North America are actually in danger of starvation because they are such picky eaters. Orcas also have brains almost just like ours, with language etc. and even a part that we don’t have that scientists believe is related to empathy. They would not in any way see this as “hunting”, they know that a boat is not something for them to hunt. (I’m a biology major in university and plan to do my thesis on the biological and psychological makeup of orcas, not pulling this out of my ass, I’ve done research for over 2 years on these creatures now, still have many years left to go though so if I’m wrong on anything feel free to correct me).
    Edit: the zoologist made perfect sense, it was the questioning tone of the narrator that threw me off.

    • @ohmyfly3501
      @ohmyfly3501 6 років тому +10

      All the best i hope you find some great discovery something like a way to interpret there language.

    • @johnbull8377
      @johnbull8377 6 років тому +22

      They didn't say the Orcas were hunting. The zoologist said they were playing and this play helps to hone their hunting skills when they hunt as a pack. Did you actually stay around for the whole 3 minutes of the clip? Or has the average American adult attention span fallen below 3 minutes now? It's a BBC production which has the finest natural history unit in the world and is narrated by Chris Packham who has a degree in zoology and is a very well regarded natural history presenter in the UK.

    • @tvdfanforeva
      @tvdfanforeva 6 років тому +19

      John Bull sorry for my late reply but just a few things: first of all I’m not American so that was a general assumption and second I did watch the whole clip. The zoologist made perfect sense, what was irritating was the narrator. Now I am not british either so maybe that’s where my misinterpretation comes from but it almost sounds as if the narrator is challenging everything the zoologist is saying, which for me made it hard to distinguish what was to be trusted and not trusted from the clip from the point of view of someone with no knowledge on the subject.

    • @johnbull8377
      @johnbull8377 6 років тому +12

      quirkydobrev I'm still not sure what your point is. All Chris Packham did was lead the piece in to the final conclusion. What were the Orcas doing? Hunting the boat? A little a bit about their behaviour and then the conclusion. No, they weren't hunting the boat, they were learning as a group through play. I haven't got a major in biology but even I can understand that.

    • @miechaeltakumansang316
      @miechaeltakumansang316 6 років тому

      quirkydobrev u

  • @jeffro5032
    @jeffro5032 4 роки тому +20

    What's crazy is , an animal that can move that fast in water , all while being a team member. Incredible animals for sure!

    • @leecowell8165
      @leecowell8165 2 роки тому +1

      and remember these guys are BIG!

  • @ShoestringRacer
    @ShoestringRacer Рік тому +1

    Imagine how terrifying it is for a seal to see a pod of them closing in on you

  • @damianlander7603
    @damianlander7603 5 років тому +11

    I once asked a dolphin and a orca why they do this. They replied: Why not? 🤨

  • @Socal-qp1pv
    @Socal-qp1pv 6 років тому +28

    Obviously just playing around. Amazing animals

  • @patriciasmith7074
    @patriciasmith7074 4 роки тому +7

    When my dad was in the Navy during WWII and he said he was by the rail and he looked down from the big ship they had a little buddy swimming right along next to the ship, it was a baby whale. I guess he lost his mama and thought the ship would do.

    • @Ilias24.
      @Ilias24. 4 роки тому

      Or he was adult playingaround

  • @abrahkadabra9501
    @abrahkadabra9501 4 роки тому +1

    Killer Whales are (IMO) nature's ultimate aquatic predator. Powerful, intelligent, team players and adaptable.

  • @thecitizenjoan
    @thecitizenjoan 6 років тому +4

    The Killer Whale eating the seal is pretty traumatic to watch viscerally

  • @dv8edseptum
    @dv8edseptum 4 роки тому +19

    Having fun with the waves, showing curiosity, and showing interest in a social interaction with humans.

  • @bluebetta39
    @bluebetta39 6 років тому +24

    0:29 wow.. they directly checked what was flying above them.

    • @emmarock86
      @emmarock86 6 років тому +7

      M39 that was an amazing respond . what a smart mammals they are

    • @KARTIKEYA007
      @KARTIKEYA007 3 роки тому

      They didn't check anything

  • @liquidknives6275
    @liquidknives6275 4 роки тому +1

    Killer Whale: "Look there's a boat time for us to do a simulation run on formation V".

  • @bizmonkey007
    @bizmonkey007 3 роки тому +2

    It still blows my mind that humans turned the ocean’s top predator into a circus animal that will do tricks for fish.

    • @SKC193
      @SKC193 3 роки тому

      It’s sickening!

  • @maxyellow5253
    @maxyellow5253 4 роки тому +22

    I'd be peeing my pants if I was on that boat, awesome animals though.

    • @unclefreddieDied
      @unclefreddieDied 4 роки тому

      hahaha

    • @shayur_1o2o83
      @shayur_1o2o83 4 роки тому +3

      Max Yellow they were just having some fun the narrorator was terrible lol🤣

  • @r.j.9873
    @r.j.9873 5 років тому +4

    2:58 “ORCA-strated” lol

  • @iivarilappalainen9836
    @iivarilappalainen9836 3 роки тому +1

    "Oi, got license for that boat?"

  • @MaxwellsDemon9
    @MaxwellsDemon9 3 роки тому

    Damn nobody does this sort of thing better than the BBC

  • @kathrynhettinger1321
    @kathrynhettinger1321 7 років тому +38

    I'll save you time with my own knowledge:
    they like to surf in the wake.

    • @jwrosenbury
      @jwrosenbury 3 роки тому +3

      My cousin used to play the flute for them on his fishing boat. They seem to love it.
      They are very playful.

    • @taezer3687
      @taezer3687 3 роки тому

      @@jwrosenbury that's so cute omg

  • @atishinvincible510
    @atishinvincible510 6 років тому +5

    Orcas have never
    NEVER attacked any human in the wild till now

    • @hooblajoobla9422
      @hooblajoobla9422 Місяць тому

      They never attacked anyone ya fool lol orcas are smart unlike your dumb comment!

  • @twany442
    @twany442 5 років тому +1

    Killer Whales are extremely smart, calculating, intelligent yet savage mammals.

  • @JohnnyCatFitz
    @JohnnyCatFitz Рік тому

    this Orca-strated training session 😂😂😂

  • @aoxoxo13
    @aoxoxo13 4 роки тому +40

    they're very intelligent animals, and there is no record of orcas killing humans in the wild. infact they're friendly towards humans in the wild, there are even videos of people swimming with wild orcas and orcas coming up to boats. these orcas were most likely were just curious and having sun with the waves

    • @russellking9762
      @russellking9762 4 роки тому +5

      the only reason there is no record of them having not killed a human is that there is no one to survive to tell the tale....im not stating this as fact...only a possibility!

    • @aoxoxo13
      @aoxoxo13 4 роки тому +1

      @@russellking9762 have you not seen videos of people swimming with wild orcas? people describe them as a 1 in a lifetime experience & they talk about how gentle they are. if a wild orca attacked and killed someone, it would most definitely be all over the news. wild orcas only show aggression when they feel they are in danger. if you don't threaten an orca, they won't threaten you. what you're saying is the equivalent of saying that since someone got killed by a tiger, there's nobody there to tell the world that a tiger killed a person. theres such thing as witnesses

    • @samikhanprithvy4127
      @samikhanprithvy4127 4 роки тому +4

      @@russellking9762 humans are not orca's natural food.

    • @whisperingwhiskerss4877
      @whisperingwhiskerss4877 4 роки тому

      In the *wild* but definitely in captivity.

    • @aoxoxo13
      @aoxoxo13 4 роки тому +3

      @@whisperingwhiskerss4877 they only attack in captivity because they are literally kept in a bath tub. it causes a lot of stress because when they use echo location, all they see are concrete walls. this is actually why their dorsal fins collapse. and unfortunately they take their stress out on humans sometimes

  • @vbrvideoproductions4643
    @vbrvideoproductions4643 3 роки тому +2

    The most impressive thing is just how fast they can cruise, let alone go full attack speed!

  • @bconsilio3764
    @bconsilio3764 3 роки тому +1

    The first orca doc I’ve seen where the different types of orcas are referred to correctly! Good Work!

  • @jesseturk1353
    @jesseturk1353 3 роки тому +1

    Who else heard "Orca-strated training session"?! 🤣 Great pun!

  • @randyagbu7830
    @randyagbu7830 6 років тому +14

    I.love how they swim so graceful even with their massive size

  • @kiddnicholas7760
    @kiddnicholas7760 4 роки тому +6

    This happened to me and two of my daughters in Alaska Cook Inlet area scared the crap out of us . They didn’t chase for that long. There was a pod of 10 to 15 adults and young ones surrounding our 20ft fiberglass boat. Very scary

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 4 роки тому

      Kidd Nicholas77 eeeeeeek

    • @leecowell8165
      @leecowell8165 2 роки тому

      You should have slowed or even stopped. I bet they woulda had a real good look at you then moved on.

  • @djantem0917
    @djantem0917 4 роки тому +1

    The bloke just pointing at it in the clip though 😂

  • @avocedo975
    @avocedo975 5 років тому +2

    Man create ships for transportation
    Orca : it's free gym equipment

  • @george5858
    @george5858 6 років тому +24

    The idea that Orca riding waves is practice for hunting is pure unadulterated anthropomorphic hubris. They're having fun.

    • @Vic82toire
      @Vic82toire 5 років тому +6

      But isn't the idea of whales "having fun" is also an anthropomorphic notion? The notion that humans and orcas have the same "idea" of what constitutes "fun"?

    • @ISkinn00RI
      @ISkinn00RI 5 років тому +4

      It's the same with cats. When they try to have fun they chase after stuff or fight with their siblings. They probably have fun doing so but they also train for a hunt or real fights.

    • @pspicer777
      @pspicer777 5 років тому +1

      @@Vic82toire V, I suspect GM knew exactly what he was doing, and was having a little bit of fun himself. I personally thought it was quite a clever comment.

    • @Vic82toire
      @Vic82toire 5 років тому +1

      @@pspicer777 Do you think so? A very limited exclusive sense of "fun" then. :)

    • @pspicer777
      @pspicer777 5 років тому +1

      Vic82toire Indeed. A little bit of fun is not a bad thing and friendly banter makes it all the more interesting 😀. May you and yours be well V.

  • @yt.personal.identification
    @yt.personal.identification 4 роки тому +4

    Missing the obvious.
    It would clearly use less energy to travel further by riding a boats wake.
    It's energy efficient.

  • @thefirstsin
    @thefirstsin 2 роки тому +1

    Bro was exercising💀

  • @jaynole
    @jaynole 4 роки тому +2

    I wonder how many people were like, “...there are no known cases of pilot whales attacking humans...” until one day 😳...

  • @303storm
    @303storm 4 роки тому +6

    They are just playing. No expert needed for that.

  • @KFrost-fx7dt
    @KFrost-fx7dt 7 років тому +92

    It's probably safe to assume that like most predators, orcas just like chasing things that flee from them.

    • @AcidXprezZ
      @AcidXprezZ 7 років тому +2

      Exactly, just like sharks. If you think you can outswim them you might become their target. If you stand your ground and show them no fear, you are 99,9999% safe in the water :-)

    • @hex8787
      @hex8787 7 років тому +6

      +Na'xia Xi'Larn Not true. You are safer. But sharks are timid curious creatures. They like to "test bite" new creatures.

    • @AcidXprezZ
      @AcidXprezZ 7 років тому +1

      Hector Diaz they tend to swim and observe first, then bump into things first to feel through their receptors what things are and then test bite. They dont bite if you dont act like a prey.

    • @dupondavignon869
      @dupondavignon869 7 років тому +2

      +Kaiser Frost : I don't think that's safe to think like this. Or at least to imply that they chase each thing that flee from them, like in the case of a boat. The fact they enjoy chasing sometimes doesn't mean they enjoy chasing boats, since they certainly don't; they just follow them and benefit from their inspiration to move fast without spending much energy, adding the playful aspect. If you've done endurance sports with partners, you'll understand how much it's more motivating to have a focus, than to have no objective or doing it alone.

    • @courtkendell
      @courtkendell 7 років тому +6

      Not necessarily true. As mentioned in the video, Orca whales aren't whales. They are members of the Delphinidae (dolphin) family. This behaviour isn't abnormal for this family. It's called wake riding. Dolphins ride at the bow of a boat (bow riding), while Orcas ride in the wake (wake riding) because they are too big to ride by the bow. The wake also generates larger waves for the Orcas to play with. Like Dolphins, they have been known to emit higher pitch frequencies when having "fun" in activities like this. They're just big, adorable Dolphins who are enjoying some nice waves.

  • @richardmason332
    @richardmason332 4 роки тому +2

    The Orca is the closest thing we have seen to an intelligent extraterrestrial species from another realm

  • @markroworth5700
    @markroworth5700 4 роки тому

    Killer whales are intelligent, orcanised, ruthless. Hahaha! I like it.

  • @__Wanderer
    @__Wanderer 4 роки тому +4

    Perhaps they were trying to get in front of the sound of the engine. They hunt by sound and the huge engine must have been producing a massive amount of noise at that speed. Only way not to hear it is to get in front of the propagating waves. Especially in water that sound can travel for kms - imagine an air horn continuously being blasted - no fun. (hope it was just training but I have seen research to whale species having to change the frequency of their "voices" to overcome noise like this)

  • @marcusturner9049
    @marcusturner9049 4 роки тому +7

    Gotta love how everyone just dismisses what the expert says and come up with their own hypotheses in the comments 😅
    Don't underestimate the intelligence of an orca.

    • @pakde8002
      @pakde8002 4 роки тому

      Nah, they were hoping one of those fat tourists would roll over the rail. I mean that's pretty intelligent too.

    • @tyrionlannister9273
      @tyrionlannister9273 4 роки тому

      @@pakde8002
      Hell yes! That's what I thought too.

  • @BR05E
    @BR05E 3 роки тому +1

    Anyone who has ever went water skiing, knows the wake is fun and it feels like you are moving faster and gliding higher on the water.

  • @allthingsdelightful8565
    @allthingsdelightful8565 4 роки тому

    Killer whale: "whats for lunch"?
    Seal.

  • @maritime9665
    @maritime9665 4 роки тому +3

    short answer: they were training to hunt together in a group through a man-made surf.
    my opinion: they wanted to bite the shit out of the humans on the boat

    • @maritime9665
      @maritime9665 4 роки тому +1

      @ clearly my opinion was to spark humour to whoever read it. Obviously it failed with you!

  • @Lehmann108
    @Lehmann108 4 роки тому +12

    In the wild no killer whale has every attacked or killed a human.

    • @nathancepeda7407
      @nathancepeda7407 4 роки тому +2

      This is true. In all of recorded history not one. Not in captivity though. That’s a different story

    • @nuffflavor
      @nuffflavor 4 роки тому

      @@nathancepeda7407 Good catch.

    • @VexFS
      @VexFS 4 роки тому

      @cheap cigs agree

    • @DimiArt
      @DimiArt 4 роки тому +2

      @cheap cigs all comes down to morals, but then how about people that eat meat? support the breeding of animals just to be killed? how bout people that support big brands like Nike, they support slavery? i don't think the trainers deserve to be killed per say since it's not them that captured and held the whale captive, but that's just my opinion

    • @Zauchi
      @Zauchi 4 роки тому

      @cheap cigs ott

  • @Johnny-sl5wq
    @Johnny-sl5wq 4 роки тому

    Killer whale sounds like a friendly name. Probably they just want to have some fun.

  • @allosaurusfragilis7782
    @allosaurusfragilis7782 3 роки тому

    Dolphins often play in the wash from my boat. They surf the wave. They are having fun.

  • @wolverine2314
    @wolverine2314 6 років тому +34

    Wild Orca (Dolphins) never harmed Humans.amazing creatures.

    • @daveywiles6412
      @daveywiles6412 6 років тому +2

      AJ Fan Boy only once in the wild a guy was bit

    • @wolverine2314
      @wolverine2314 6 років тому

      Ok :)

    • @daneg8773
      @daneg8773 6 років тому +2

      AJ Fan Boy none we know of in the wild.... In captivity , oh yes many . Letting sea world folk know theys about had it with all that trick doing shit and they're bout to up out that mofo but first gots to let sum slimmy sonsabitches who's who and what's up! They've hurt many and even killed humans . All I believe having to do with mentally checking out and stress due to captivity. I agree with the whales and humans should learn some things in this world are in fact best appreciated from a distance.

    • @thundermw9048
      @thundermw9048 6 років тому +1

      there have been a handful of attacks in the wild. they are rare but have happened.

    • @InanisNihil
      @InanisNihil 6 років тому +3

      humans attack and KILL each other every day in the hundreds if not thousands... and we are worried about a handful of dolphin attacks that by the way had no murderous intent behind it... lmao xD
      as of this point the few deaths that have happened were unintentionally by dolphins... cant say that for humans..

  • @jjbutterbeans1515
    @jjbutterbeans1515 6 років тому +4

    You make it sound like these animals are vicious. They are not ruthless killers. They are killing to survive. They are beautiful animals. Highly intelligent.

  • @suziperret468
    @suziperret468 4 роки тому

    So smart, these Killer Whales are learning to coordinate their hunting moves.

  • @mikeneil798
    @mikeneil798 3 роки тому

    The whales wanted a DRIVE THRU meal

  • @PanduAsli
    @PanduAsli 9 років тому +91

    "To build stamina.."
    What.

    • @tikemyson8839
      @tikemyson8839 7 років тому +7

      Pandu Wiranegara to be able to swim faster for a longer period of time

    • @maidros85
      @maidros85 6 років тому +14

      Pandu Wiranegara
      What is it that you and the 36 people who liked your comment find questionable? :)

    • @CheLudo037
      @CheLudo037 6 років тому +8

      Maidros because it's a retarted and honestly pointless video. Just show the footage, no need to spend hours trying to provide a fancy explanation for which they honestly have zero clue, they're just orca's having fun no need to make a ridiculous 3minute long video which is pretty much not informative at all.

    • @maidros85
      @maidros85 6 років тому +4

      Sighman42
      In the world of predators, game and practice go hand in hand. It's the same thing immature cheetahs do, for instance. Therefore, I don't think the statement is false.

    • @fujibooze3594
      @fujibooze3594 6 років тому +5

      Pandu Wiranegara It's the same as when athletes do training drills to strengthen themselves for the actual big game.Its not the hard to understand really....

  • @Masterofachief
    @Masterofachief 8 років тому +3

    Yeah and in the future there will be hologram training programs for them

  • @sharpshooter012345
    @sharpshooter012345 4 роки тому

    You don't find killer whales, killer whales find you.

  • @jamesmorris223
    @jamesmorris223 4 роки тому

    A: Because they can. B: Because they have a sense of humor and enjoy freaking humans out.

  • @kinndah2519
    @kinndah2519 6 років тому +11

    They're so damn cute!!!! I just wanna hug them!💋💋💋

    • @sefutho
      @sefutho 5 років тому

      Cute you are correct, hug not a good idea, instead of wasting your life and hug you can give that hug to me.

    • @unclefreddieDied
      @unclefreddieDied 4 роки тому

      do they make Orca costumes?

  • @draylynn458
    @draylynn458 8 років тому +18

    The whales have learnt to do this due to the scummy tactics of tourism boats deploying whale-baiting, so each boat that comes by is automatically seen as 'free food buffet'... which is why other marine life is now also harassing, even boarding boats. They're not training, they're waiting. Whoever started it should be weighted down by a concrete brick and pushed overboard with whales en-tow.

    • @hex8787
      @hex8787 7 років тому +3

      Really? They're esentially feeding the whale. That makes them deserving of being drowned? Just stop.

    • @TinoMiller
      @TinoMiller 6 років тому

      😂😂😂 savage

    • @lucidinterval8012
      @lucidinterval8012 6 років тому

      You are right bro, humans are shit. I hope they die also. This is why I watch efukt and kaotic, watching humans get killed and gored gives me like a sense of relief for all the shit humanity has done to these innocent creatures.

    • @hades947
      @hades947 6 років тому +2

      Are We Not Men? Should we put you on a watch list? U sound like you might shoot something up

    • @InanisNihil
      @InanisNihil 6 років тому

      sounds like a human.. humans get pissy when they dont get whats expected.. xD

  • @bozorgmaneshrobertsohrabi2248
    @bozorgmaneshrobertsohrabi2248 4 роки тому +1

    I am happy that the people on the boat seem to be recovering with their near brush with these whales.

  • @cookiecola5852
    @cookiecola5852 3 роки тому

    Orca1: Wow look at that big and noisy.
    Orca2: Lets fellow it
    Orca3: Hell yeah!

  • @irGuilty
    @irGuilty 8 років тому +3

    Killer whales are Dolphins?? Why wasn't I informed

    • @jeffhubbard4688
      @jeffhubbard4688 7 років тому +2

      Just to complicate matters it's a Predator Mammal. It's not a fish.

    • @Written_in_the_Starss
      @Written_in_the_Starss 6 років тому

      Zees Chan dumbo Whales and dolphins are related😑😑😑😑😑

    • @smexyphysics
      @smexyphysics 5 років тому +1

      @Zees Chan They are called killer whales not because that is what they are, it's because that is what they typically eat... they are whale killers. But yes it's common knowledge they are from the dolphin family.

  • @rowdeo8968
    @rowdeo8968 7 років тому +4

    May they rule the world!

  • @johnc1975
    @johnc1975 5 років тому

    One time I took my 6 year old son to an aquarium with Killer Whales. One came up to the window and was checking out my son. People were saying isn't that cute, and I know Killer Whales don't prey on humans, but I just had the feeling the Killer Whale thought of my son as lunch.

    • @stripeytawney822
      @stripeytawney822 5 років тому

      Funny you saw that. I used to work in a large carnivore facility, lions, tigers, cougars, ect.
      Tours came and went- it became apparent that certain types of people got a lot of attention from the cats. Children, especially babies. Any sort of handicap- even mental ones that were not obvious at first. Elderly, menstruating women.
      If you tuned in to the cats, you could begin to see from their pov. It makes sense, predators always evaluating the herds for weak links.
      My favorites were clueless mothers holding babies up to get a better look at the cougars. The cougs ALWAYS were so "friendly".
      Usually the kid would start crying, and mommy thought is was just precious.

  • @lymf9157
    @lymf9157 4 роки тому +2

    Orcus: hi human, I'm a giant dolphin.
    Human: ( turn his back )
    Orcus: (chump) tasty.

    • @cl1cka
      @cl1cka 3 роки тому

      Nah. Orcas have never attacked a human in the Wild. Only in captivity - their trainer. There are plenty of people that go dive with Orcas in the wild.
      There are even businesses that offer anyone a swim. They drive you to Orca location, find them and then you dive and swim near them. Often they will come to check you out and if you are lucky they might play around and swim with you. If not - they will just avoid you.

  • @rronmar
    @rronmar 4 роки тому +3

    Not chasing, surfing the wake... have had dolphins and dolls porpoises do the same thing. Its really cool! Oh, and killer whales eat seals, not humans...

    • @tyrionlannister9273
      @tyrionlannister9273 4 роки тому

      I bet if one of those boat seals were to have fallen off and it was recorded you'd think differently

    • @rronmar
      @rronmar 4 роки тому

      Tyrion Lannister people wind up in the water with Orca all the time. Lots and lots of recorded wild close encounters every year. I am not aware of any incident of a wild orca attacking or harming a human...

    • @tyrionlannister9273
      @tyrionlannister9273 4 роки тому

      @@rronmar
      So you have no evidence to support this claim?
      Just because they're dolphin's largest relative doesn't mean they wouldn't.
      They act more like cats with their prey.
      So, by that reasoning if house cats were the size of a jaguar, panther or tiger, we should assume their carnivorous bloodthirsty nature wouldn't extend to humans as prey, wait those cats will kill us and eat us.
      Hmmm, evidence to support my case.
      How about that? So where's yours?

    • @rronmar
      @rronmar 4 роки тому

      Tyrion Lannister a cat is not a orca, different environments and most importantly different evolutionary conditioning. Evidence that something DIDN’T occur? I don’t have to prove anything, you need to prove that an orca in the wild has ever attacked a human(if it bothers you that much). We have been interacting with orca in the wild for centuries with no recorded attacks that I have ever heard of. I am sure if there were, someone would have spoken up here, so good luck with your research:) considering we interact with them on a DAILY basis, if it has ever happened it would be nearly unmeasurably low odds...
      Based on evidence your odds are certainly greater that another human would kill AND EAT you before a wild orca did, evidence throughout our history certainly proves that...
      On the other hand land carnivores throughout our evolution have(and still do) hunt humans. Basically on land, WE are the seals and salmon:) It was not until we developed enough brain power to create tools to push us to the head of the food chain that we ceased to be as easy a meal. We still are, without our tech... Big cats do not eat insects that I am aware of, it would certainly not be typical for them to do so. Our relationship to the orca is probably like that, we just are not on their food radar...
      I have sailed from the arctic to the antarctic, you need to get out on the water and live/experience a little more of our cool planet...

    • @tyrionlannister9273
      @tyrionlannister9273 4 роки тому

      @@rronmar
      When did I mention insects?
      Second, so you would swim with wild orca whales?
      It's nice you've been to both poles.
      Have you shared pictures online of it?
      And as for showing proof that orca's would eat us, I'd rather be on the side of not in the water with them if I have the choice.
      Just in case they would.

  • @perseusarkouda
    @perseusarkouda 4 роки тому +9

    That reminds me of a shocking story someone told me for an owner who had a giant snake (no idea what kind) and he left another friend sleep on his house without him and with the snake in it's tank. The snake got out of there and the guy woke up and saw the snake lying next to him on a straight position. He though it was playful and told the owner that so he got an answer from the owner: The snake was checking if it could swallow you.

  • @wovercomet9412
    @wovercomet9412 5 років тому

    Orca: Hey humans. Train us with your boat.

  • @MadeInTahiti987
    @MadeInTahiti987 4 роки тому +2

    They are just surfing the boat waves and having some fun.

  • @GloomGaiGar
    @GloomGaiGar 7 років тому +52

    BBC. Call them orcas not killers. That shit is misleading.

    • @alexandercummins
      @alexandercummins 6 років тому

      If they eat other animals then they are killers.

    • @dandelion1627
      @dandelion1627 6 років тому +6

      The deadliest "killer" on earth is human. We deserve that title, not the orca.

    • @alexandercummins
      @alexandercummins 6 років тому +2

      Dande lion your talking crap! The deadliest killer on Earth is the Mosquito actually. Humans are 2nd.

    • @dandelion1627
      @dandelion1627 6 років тому +2

      @Alexander, haha nope. Mosquito may be the deadliest killer for human, but human is the deadliest killer for all living things on earth.

    • @dasimparmy2289
      @dasimparmy2289 6 років тому

      Triggered LMAO!!

  • @AfterEightShave
    @AfterEightShave 6 років тому +10

    who says the orcas were chasing the boat to begin with? Maybe the boat was just coincidentally heading the same direction they were.

  • @sjacrane
    @sjacrane 3 роки тому

    That surf music was so rad I thought I was watching a Point Break sequel for a moment.

  • @danielduong7808
    @danielduong7808 3 роки тому +2

    I can't believe I was click baited. I already knew that answer in my head

  • @kimingraham5618
    @kimingraham5618 3 роки тому +2

    Killer whales wanted to play And They dont eat humans.

  • @courtkendell
    @courtkendell 7 років тому +108

    Orca whales are not whales. They are members of the Delphinidae (dolphin) family. This type of behaviour are variations of bow and wake riding. The orcas are riding the waves produced by the boat. It's a common thing that dolphins do. It's in their nature.

    • @guillermosalguero6618
      @guillermosalguero6618 7 років тому +6

      Zees Chan they actually kill whales...

    • @courtkendell
      @courtkendell 7 років тому +9

      Zees Chan no problem. It's really interesting because their name originates from many different places. In North America the Haida call them "skana" (which is a reference to a killer demon) and the Aleut people call them "polossatik" which means "feared one". Most of the origins of their name comes from their massive size, group oriented hunting methods, and their colour/appearance (mostly black). They were seen as massive demons in the water, essentially, and even the scientific name (Orcinus orca) comes from the Roman god of death and the underworld (Orcus). The killer part thus comes from the indigenous origins. The whale part actually comes from the classification itself. From the beginning they were associated with whales because of their size, and wrongly classed as whales. Yes there was a bit of a "they kill whales" part, but most of the origin comes from indigenous classification and wrong family/species classification.

    • @MarioCesarCruz
      @MarioCesarCruz 7 років тому +4

      What I heard is that Killer Whales were a translation mistake. It shoule be "Whale Killers" wich means that these animais kill whales to feed

    • @Misto_deVito6009
      @Misto_deVito6009 7 років тому +6

      court kendell uhhh yeah. it said that already

    • @lucidinterval8012
      @lucidinterval8012 6 років тому +8

      court kendell This is why you should wait until the video is over before you comment on a video. Your comment is paraphrasing at best.

  • @KinToNatTuner
    @KinToNatTuner 5 років тому

    Wow! That was GREAT! I wanted to see more!🤗

  • @MLIrons
    @MLIrons 3 роки тому +1

    "LADY! LADY! YOU DROPPED YOUR HAT!"

  • @R1j0hn
    @R1j0hn 3 роки тому +3

    Clearly just a pod of Orcas surfing / riding the bow-waves !

  • @monkey220ms
    @monkey220ms 8 років тому +4

    Holy fuck those things are huge I would turn that boat all the way fucking up like NOPE

  • @ClevelandOh216
    @ClevelandOh216 3 роки тому

    We’re oblivious to how smart these animals really are...I think the blue whale is the Tesla of the water.

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 4 роки тому

    Specialist: It's for fun
    Narrator: But I want to believe!