Another captive orca, Kayla, died on 28 January 2019 at SeaWorld. Her mother died at 15 yrs; her father at 26, and her calf at 2 yrs. Female orcas usually live a minimum of 50 yrs in the wild.
Tony So - nice to hear from a like-minded individual:) I believe SeaWorld have stopped breeding their orca at least. Whether they stick to that promise only time will tell. Long gone are the days when they tried to pull the wool over our eyes by telling the public these are 'research' centres. The marine life in these sterile tanks exhibit repetitive behaviour never seen in the wild, such as banging their heads against the tank walls. The tanks cannot contain any enrichment for the orcas, dolphins and sea lions because of bacteria that could cause illness; they have to keep the tanks sterile and clean; free of anything that would help relieve the daily boredom of the creatures they keep imprisoned. The boredom these animals endure year after year after year is eventually what kills them. But I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know I'm sure. Were you aware that recently 100 beluga whales and orcas have been kept captive in tiny sea pens off the coast of East Russia - destined for 'marine parks' in China. China has sadly only just caught on to the money making potential of zoos and marine parks, whereas everyone else is moving away from these parks. I never thought I'd ever like Putin, but he has ordered the release of these 100 mammals, some who have already died, and others already dying - young whales taken from their mothers. So yes, I couldn't agree with you more. SeaWorlds everywhere should be closed down. And spare a thought for orcas like Lolita, languishing in a very small concrete bowl entirely alone, when orcas are highly sociable animals like us. She is merely existing, not living. And there are many like her scattered around the USA and the world. Too sad for words. If I had Jeff Bezos' money, besides helping with other philanthropic projects, I would pay the owners of marine parks to close down so that a huge natural park around an island in the sea could be built as a ginormous orca and dolphin sanctuary. . They can never be released back into the wild, so this is the next best thing. Apologies for the long post but I am just SO passionate about this planet of ours. We really need to look after it 🐝💙💚
Amen to this. I was only small when I watched Free Willy for the first time. And my love for these beautiful animals was born. Has never changed. My favourite sea animal 😊😊
I live near the Trondheims fiord, in the middle part of Norway. Very often orcas are "patroling" the fiord, usually in small family groups consisting of 4 to 6 animals. At one time in the late 80ies å pod was trapped in the ice in a narrow sound called Verrasundet - and the locals came to help with everyting from axes to chainsaws. They got them out, too -.
I didn't think about how smart Orcas are until I studied how they tactically work with their pod and kill their prey in a specific way. These mammals are something. Very intelligent and coordinated dolphins.
I heard they’re smart enough to take advantage of tonic immobility in sharks, when I found out they were smart enough to kill the great white, the supposed “apex predator” my respect for them grew significantly
Some species of cetaceans produce a sound so intense that if they wanted to they could cook your insides like a giant microwave emitter. Some species of whales produce the loudest sounds of any species. (Not including artificial sounds produced by human technology) In fact some whales are believed to be so loud underwater that they can be heard by other whales from the other side of the planet.
@@nunyabiznez6381 .. 👍 *Humpback Bulls!!🐳 😆 Except not "cook" your insides, but break every bone- etc. *Tail and pectoral slapping, can too, and muck around with internal organs, through vibrations, like Orcas do also.. to stun their prey. Orcas can also ram and 'stun' Great White Sharks (& others.. Tiger sharks, bull sharks too- *ALL sharks) and then *KNOW how to grab the Great Whites pectoral fins (1) and *FLIP THEM UPSIDE DOWN which renders them 'paralised' as being upside down puts sharks intot a state of 'tonic immobility' etc... (all sharks but prefer *Great whites)..as they then eat their livers. Orcas TRULY ARE, *THE* MOST EFFICIENT AND INTELLIGENT, ANIMALS IN ALL THE OCEANS AND SEAS!! I also believe they may be 'ON MOTHER EARTH'.. In & OUT of the water! 💙🐬❤..❣❣ & 🐋,🐙,🐢..❣🐘❤
@@lexanymendiola3318 'who' is ..'he'-? I can't see Sperm Whales anyway.. only Humpbacks, maybe I missed it. ?? 😕💫 Sperm whales have the loudest 'clicking'.. echo location, etc. *Sonic....
Me too! I love to listen to them, and makes me feel warm and emotional. They are speaking in their language and I wish so much that I could understand it. I love them
Orcas are spectacular...They deserve all the love and care by humans...Give them the respect and dignity they truly deserve in the oceans not amusement parks..
True. Unlike they did with Namu and Wanda, accidentally catched them and instead of releasing them, kept them captive and forced them to perform. As a result, Wanda committed suicide within 2 days of captivity and Namu died of a disease within 1 year.
Every orca released from captivity has died. Either of exposure or pure loneliness. So don't get all Greenpeace about releasing captive orcas. Look what happened to Shamu
Correct. Orca or dolphins that being kept in captive almost 80% couldn't survive in wild. Orca in particular is highly socialized animal. Each pod, each ecotype has its own 'language' of communication eventhough it sounds the same to us. They can't just simply hey what's up other orcas and join them. More importantly the hunting skills are passed down by the MOTHER to the juvenile. This is why being kept captive is detrimental to any animals. In wild they learnt it from the leader/parents. You minus that, they're bound to be kept captive forever because that's the only way they could survive. The best option is to place them in a sanctuary where they will still be fed, taken care of medically and given as much freedom as they could get like it would be in the wild.
@Sea dreams No. Captive animals have Not learned to live in the wild. Stop catching, Killing and eating them plus Stop destroying their Environment is the most Importamt thing.
Beautiful.. looks like they had a camera on a stick to get those underwater shots. Most divers will take video of themselves if they're in the water with them. Dr Ingrid Visser out of NZ is in the water with them frequently but they all know her quite well and even bring her food on occasion! yeah they come right up to her eyeball to eyeball.
I remember swimming in Coronado beach in San Diego. I remember being relatively far out and seeing an Orca about 10 to 20 yards away. I was only 11 years old, and I remembered it scared the shit out of me. At the time I had no idea they even came down as far as San Diego. I remember swimming slow back to shore, because I didn’t want to draw attention. I knew it was an Orca as soon as I saw the black and then white patch by its eye. The swim back seemed vary long and I was too scared to look back because I knew what Orcas aka Killer whiles are capable of. I look back and think it was just giving me a friendly hello.
they don't target any land dwelling animals AND they know the difference because their natural element is near the surface. They're very "picky" eaters so you're just not on the menu. Had you known better back then you probably would have stopped swimming and enjoyed their approach because if it was a juvenile they are very curious and know enough to approach very cautiously. bet you wished many times you coulda had that time back, huh?
Looks like the orcas are having a party with fish and dips. They’re like swimming in the galaxy. So amazing. Thank you for the film. Boycott seaworld and all amusement parks that abuse orcas and other marine animals!
@Rob M most birds and animals can if you work with them to. It's no different from first contact with aboriginals with no common language or culture. You work together to find a common word or symbol for things.
Its pretty obvious 2 me here ON EARTH we should see them as the more intelligent, family oriented, social, moral species! I also beleave with all my heart it wouldnt matter where humans encountered Orcas or any other species we being humans would just start Destroying them and there habitats instead of coexisting. Its really sad also really true. 😥
They are not allowed to hurt the Orcas. Also I think it is far safer for their nets to release them instead of trying to catch them anyhow ;) I have seen loads of whales here on Norway's west coast, but never gets tired of watching these amazing animals !
I dont know how many other people actually played the game “Spore” but im only now realizing that the creature sounds used for spore creatures are Orca sounds
This reminds me of a show I saw on Australian baleen whale hunters who had a close relationship with a pod of orcas. In a small village on the coast orcas would actually wake up the whalers early in the morning by slapping their tails on the water to let the whalers know that it was time to hunt! All the orcas wanted in return was the tongue of the whales who were caught.
Pandas are one of the worst evolutional failures and frankly should be left to go extinct, while orcas are the second most successful predators on Earth, thus calling them "sea pandas" almost seems like an insult.
@Sea dreams You know can you do me a favor? please before you comment take time to check facts. Norwegian farmed salmon have and is still causing problems for especially local fisheries and causes pollution where these locations are at. When it comes to the fish it selves its actually less toxins then in wild fish( that has to do with shorter life span) And the use of hormones and Antibiotics it is very low, lover then usage in life stock on land, in a country where this usage is one of the lowest in the world. Problem is that the farming industry uses these accusations to its advantage. If you are gone argue against them, use facts, and not bullshit coming from a TH-cam documentary witch is shady at best.
What's more amazing about this more so than the humans and orcas working together is that humpbacks and orcas are peacefully eating alongside one another. Humpbacks and orcas hate each other. Orcas will prey on young humpbacks and adult humpbacks will often not hesitate to try and kill an orca since they are natural enemies but yet here they are getting along in norway.
You answered you own 'debate'.. They AREN'T natural enemies. Just like the say cats & dogs are.. but have been proven wrong. They'll PROTECT THEIR BABIES, AND THEIR OWN.. IF NEEDED, 💯% but otherwise...... 😆✌💫
That’s what happens in the Pacific Ocean along the West coast the transient orcas eat humpbacks but I guess near New Zealand the orcas are more fish 🐟 eaters.
You got it mixed up there mate. Transient orcas are the 'wolves of the sea'. Resident orcas are the much more less aggressive and (almost only) feed on fish and other crustaceans
@@kerrieabrown157 Explain why they’ve been caught trying to save orca prey time and time again, as well as getting into fights with them (sometimes even calves do this), without any environmental incentive, then. The orcas in the video aren’t transients, but comparing orca-humpback relations with cat-dog relations is a false equivalency in any case.
I am in awe of these beautiful cousins of ours! These animals are treasures on this planet and deserve our protection. From anyone who would do them harm for any reason whatsoever !!!!!
Documentary quality HD production - amazing footage! Spectacular audio! All night Orca herring party filmed underwater is a must see!! These creatures never cease to amaze me with their ingenuity and intelligence. Beautiful Norway!!
My great, great, great grandfather was a whaler from New Bedford Massachusetts. New Bedford was for many years regarded as the whaling capital of the United States if not the world. I am not bragging. I am merely stating an unfortunate fact. I have visited that city and it's whaling museum more than once. I have one of his journals. In it he writes about killing his first "steeple top" whale. That is what some New Bedford whalers called Bowhead whales. That journal entry date was August 19, 1856. His father, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather, that's five generations, were whalers. In 1997, an acquaintance of mine who taught zoology at a major university took me on a trip up to Greenland on his university's research vessel. I was interested in arctic and sub arctic molluscs. He had loftier pursuits. On our third day he became very excited. He had spotted something from the crow's nest and came down the mast very quickly. We boarded a kodiak and headed out to a small iceberg. There was an immense bowhead whale swimming about. My friend told me it appeared he was probably eating. We got to within a hundred meters with our kodiak and cut the motor and just went to town taking as many photos as possible. I used half my 200 rolls of film that day alone mostly on that one whale. I didn't know that much about whales relying on my friend to inform me. He told me that was possibly a record size Bowhead. There's pretty much no way to know of course as you can't just motor up beside them and get out a measuring tape. He estimated it was roughly 60 feet long. That's about half again as long as the house I grew up in. What really blew me away is that he estimated it's age at roughly 200 years! Having already read my ancestor's journals and having looked up steeplehead and learning it was a nick name for bowhead whales, it occurred to me that not only was this whale alive while my ancestor was busy killing a member it's species, it could very well have been present to witness it and could be the brother of the one my ancestor wrote about. It certainly is possible and dare I say likely that it remembered watching humans hunt and kill it's family all throughout the first half of it's lifetime. Then this majestic old man of the sea approached to within about 30 meters and breeched. Even at that distance I had to look up to see it. Then it swam right up to our fragile little kodiac and brushed it with one of it's pectoral fins. It could have killed us with no more effort than we take swatting a fly. It didn't of course. It merely brushed the side of our kodiac very gently being careful not to rip the raft open with all the barnacles attached to it's rough flesh. Then it swam off to feed. Remember that scene in Juraisic Park when the T-Rex approaches the car and swats it around like a bug? Now imagine a leviathan seven times that big swimming right up to your tiny twelve foot rubber raft. Now imagine it gently touching that raft with a hand bigger than you are. Truly a gentle giant. It most likely encountered in it's youth whalers who fought in the American Revolution. It could have personally witnessed three or four or possibly five generations of my own family murdering it's family. It may have battle wounds from those encounters. It certainly was covered with ancient scars. That whale had or has a brain roughly 7 times the size of a human brain. it may very well be far more intelligent than we mere humans. it was certainly many more times more compassionate to us as our species was to his.
What an amazing story and encounter. It's good that your family, after such a long time whaling through the generations, has now 'evolved' to you, causing no harm to these amazing creatures, if you see what I mean
Samis are Mongols(descendant from Genghis Khan) mixed with Uralic, they had not been in Scandinavia before anyone else. The first human skull in Scandinavia was Caucasoid.
Beautiful people the Nowergians...if that was the Japanese or Fins who caught orcas in their nets by accident theres no way they would release their catch.God Bless yous Norwegian fishermen...
Thank you, but I think you will change your mind when you hear that whale hunting is normal in Norway. Its been big debate in politics for a long time, But its still being done.
@Stian Myrdal Laursen you just said you never killed whales yet you said you kill minke whales...and I know yous take care of the orcas I watched the docuntaries about the Scandinavian trawlermen and its real nice to see how the orcas are treated but no whales should be hunted even though orcas are dolphins but I can understand if there was a lack of food and it was for survival but its not, its all for putting on the restaurant tables for profit and greed...
@Stian Myrdal Laursen Because its harder to kill such a large animal in a humane way. Using grenade harpoons and high powered rifles. It's better than what they do on the Faroes Islands, but still incredibly brutal.
I find the sounds these magnificent animals make draws us in, captivated, unable to turn away. So many in the comments feel as I do. I enjoy simply listening, as if hypnotized 💕 It's mesmerizing & magical....I believe there's a reason for this, although unbeknownst to us. Bless the fisherman who take caution with these beautiful creatures 🙏
Kenneth Dokus I have been when I was little. And I would watch the animals with such sadness. I would really take in the atmosphere, watch all the people screaming going crazy tapping on glass, I'd look at the animals and think to myself I can't imagine how sad these animals feel. this was many year's ago as I was a little kid. But I don't go and I don't let my kid's go either. My dream is to watch orcas in the wild at Monterrey bay. one day I will
^ I had been to a Aquarium as a kid a lot of times in S.A and people there where quite respectful. Nobody touched the glasses and they where supervised
Sometimes when I’m laying in bed,trying to relax and fall asleep,my butt makes some of those same orca sounds. In all seriousness though. These are such majestic creatures. Fuck Sea world.
Look at those big males in the video! with the huge 6-7foot triangular dorsal fins- straight up- unlike when they're in captivity. This must be a sign of the animal's health, virility and strength- like a big rack on a 300lb whitetail buck.
Dorsal fins have nothing to do with health. There are some wild orcas that have collapsed or injured dorsal fins from stranding and collisions and they are perfectly healthy. Captive orcas have collapsed fins due to circular swimming patterns, extended time at the surface and lack of water pressure.
Orcas are absolutely fascinating and are so dang intelligent....I love how they all communicate with each other with those playful sounds they make... I also like seeing those nice healthy dorsal fins standing tall and strong unlike those poor Orcas stuck in captivity...
This is so amazing! I’m in tears!! Thanks to all researchers who bring those beautiful creatures to our attention. To learn more and more about them has made my admiration and love for Orca grow out of rational proportions. ❤️
Those seagulls in the middle of the night wouldnt be so active at night if it wasnt a lot of fish falling into the ocean or coming out of the boat because ive never seen that before
Well no one can stay in that water for long that water is cold. The waters off the coast off San Clemente Island are probably one of the warmer waters the Orcas go to and even that is like 40 degrees.
Good seeing those Transient Orcas feeding the herrings alongside the humpback whales, and the orcas don't eat the Humpback whales(where they get the name killer whale(backwards for whale killer)). Looking at 6:10-12, The Orcas are not doing anything with the Humpback whale besides feeding on the herrings alongside of them. I like to see whales, and dolphins(including orcas) get along with each other. I don't like the idea of Transient Orcas eating whales, and other dolphins, but other of those Transient orca pods only do this for survival, to feed their babies, cause not to many of their babies survive from hunger, all because of the Overfishing, and other of their habitats being polluted with toxic chemicals. These Transient Orca pods who hunt for whales, and other dolphins for food in order to survive, I hope one day, that these hunting Transient orca pods get very well, and reconcile with the whales, and other dolphins as their former prey.
What is the average amount of fish being lost from the nets? Has a Marine biologist calculated the food to Orca ratio from the boats? What is the duration of the coexistence? Does this seasonal event correspond to other Marine events? Have the pods been identified as reoccurring group or transient? Orcas, similar to other large aquatic mammal life, need a large fatty diet. When they are not being opportunistic at this location, are they making the run north for a seal hunts? The photography is exactly in the video, however I need more scientific answers.
42x3 if the orcas in this area eat fish then that's what they eat, they are not at all known for eating both fish and seals and hence would not swap from one to the other, orcas are picky eaters and pods from certain areas will only eat certain foods
Shut up ! It's Dum ass Question's like your's that Justify some Idiot to go and Hound them to get the Answer . Do the Boat Captains Care ? They are not LIKE US , FIGHTING over WHOSE FISH it is , What RACE of ORCA you are .
Great video! Love the awareness when it comes to the harm in capturing these magnificent creatures. Are these pods located in that part of Norway all year around? I would love to travel just to find out.
Not all year around, but sertain seasons for sure! Send me a message if you would like more details on the matter. As a native I also have alot of information on travel, stay and tourism.
One thing comes to my mind(it is sure someone already have commented). Why they don't chew on the nets. Probable answer is that it some kind of respect for the fishers and that that they will get a heavy return just waiting for the fisher boats let their unwanted load. These creatures are good at planning
I was take by my parents aged 4 to the Zoo I’ve never went back to zoos.....etc. At 4 years old I could see the pain in the animals eyes.......that was 54 years ago......🏴😞
This is so beautiful seeing them in their natural habitat living wild and free makes my heart swell with unexplainable happiness.
I know right? So beautiful
I just wouldn't want to be in the water with them
@@thevampirecielphantomhive2342 Only if you were a herring!😅
@@thevampirecielphantomhive2342 They don't typically kill humans in the ocean, though some humans in the East kill them.
Same💛
They are absolutely stunning animals, Orcas fascinate me
Another captive orca, Kayla, died on 28 January 2019 at SeaWorld. Her mother died at 15 yrs; her father at 26, and her calf at 2 yrs. Female orcas usually live a minimum of 50 yrs in the wild.
@@ksc743 Seaworld should close down, seriously.
Tony So - nice to hear from a like-minded individual:) I believe SeaWorld have stopped breeding their orca at least. Whether they stick to that promise only time will tell. Long gone are the days when they tried to pull the wool over our eyes by telling the public these are 'research' centres.
The marine life in these sterile tanks exhibit repetitive behaviour never seen in the wild, such as banging their heads against the tank walls. The tanks cannot contain any enrichment for the orcas, dolphins and sea lions because of bacteria that could cause illness; they have to keep the tanks sterile and clean; free of anything that would help relieve the daily boredom of the creatures they keep imprisoned. The boredom these animals endure year after year after year is eventually what kills them.
But I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know I'm sure.
Were you aware that recently 100 beluga whales and orcas have been kept captive in tiny sea pens off the coast of East Russia - destined for 'marine parks' in China. China has sadly only just caught on to the money making potential of zoos and marine parks, whereas everyone else is moving away from these parks. I never thought I'd ever like Putin, but he has ordered the release of these 100 mammals, some who have already died, and others already dying - young whales taken from their mothers.
So yes, I couldn't agree with you more. SeaWorlds everywhere should be closed down. And spare a thought for orcas like Lolita, languishing in a very small concrete bowl entirely alone, when orcas are highly sociable animals like us. She is merely existing, not living. And there are many like her scattered around the USA and the world. Too sad for words. If I had Jeff Bezos' money, besides helping with other philanthropic projects, I would pay the owners of marine parks to close down so that a huge natural park around an island in the sea could be built as a ginormous orca and dolphin sanctuary. . They can never be released back into the wild, so this is the next best thing.
Apologies for the long post but I am just SO passionate about this planet of ours. We really need to look after it 🐝💙💚
Or
@Phan Nguyen look up Sea Shepherd.
I love that sound these magnificent creatures make.
Not just sound. Language!
Eu também!
And at once I knew, I was not magnificent ✨
It sounds like a balloon
It sounds like a killer whale.
At night it looks like they're swimming in stars. I hope to one day experience that... so beautiful
So true.
it never ceases to amaze me the intelligence and personality of animals
@jim doe very sweet comment!
@jim doe lmao, why you gotta believe the biggest lie in human history?
@jim doe delusional maniac
The whales would still try and eat you
You can't compare the intelligence of an orca to other animals.
Ever since I watched freewilly as a kid I've been obsessed with this animal
Amen to this. I was only small when I watched Free Willy for the first time. And my love for these beautiful animals was born. Has never changed. My favourite sea animal 😊😊
I could just lay down and listen to their vocalizations for a whole day. I don't know why, but I always get emotional when I hear orcas and humpbacks
TH-cam has 10 hour videos that are just purely whale sounds. It will put you right to sleep.
Me too
Me too, when I see and I hear they're vocalization it warms my heart and makes me feel emotional. I love them so much
I live near the Trondheims fiord, in the middle part of Norway. Very often orcas are "patroling" the fiord, usually in small family groups consisting of 4 to 6 animals.
At one time in the late 80ies å pod was trapped in the ice in a narrow sound called Verrasundet - and the locals came to help with everyting from axes to chainsaws.
They got them out, too -.
How awesome💛😍
*fjord* not fiord
I didn't think about how smart Orcas are until I studied how they tactically work with their pod and kill their prey in a specific way. These mammals are something. Very intelligent and coordinated dolphins.
I heard they’re smart enough to take advantage of tonic immobility in sharks, when I found out they were smart enough to kill the great white, the supposed “apex predator” my respect for them grew significantly
I love them
@@didosauce6008 1 orca can kill easily a fully grown great white shark
Yeah, luckily they are usually very gentle and curious against humans or these would be very scary
This was amazing, I so badly want to swim with them. The noises they make communicating between each other are so peaceful and soothing.
Some species of cetaceans produce a sound so intense that if they wanted to they could cook your insides like a giant microwave emitter. Some species of whales produce the loudest sounds of any species. (Not including artificial sounds produced by human technology) In fact some whales are believed to be so loud underwater that they can be heard by other whales from the other side of the planet.
@@nunyabiznez6381 .. 👍 *Humpback Bulls!!🐳 😆 Except not "cook" your insides, but break every bone- etc. *Tail and pectoral slapping, can too, and muck around with internal organs, through vibrations, like Orcas do also.. to stun their prey.
Orcas can also ram and 'stun' Great White Sharks (& others.. Tiger sharks, bull sharks too- *ALL sharks) and then *KNOW how to grab the Great Whites pectoral fins (1) and *FLIP THEM UPSIDE DOWN which renders them 'paralised' as being upside down puts sharks intot a state of 'tonic immobility' etc... (all sharks but prefer *Great whites)..as they then eat their livers.
Orcas TRULY ARE, *THE* MOST EFFICIENT AND INTELLIGENT, ANIMALS IN ALL THE OCEANS AND SEAS!!
I also believe they may be 'ON MOTHER EARTH'.. In & OUT of the water! 💙🐬❤..❣❣ & 🐋,🐙,🐢..❣🐘❤
Kerrie A Brown no he was talking about Sprem whales the loudest whales
@@lexanymendiola3318
'who' is ..'he'-?
I can't see Sperm Whales anyway.. only Humpbacks, maybe I missed it. ?? 😕💫
Sperm whales have the loudest 'clicking'.. echo location, etc. *Sonic....
Kerrie A Brown the guy who said some cetaceans can fry you like a microwave, I was just saying that sperm whales are the loudest animals on earth
I would give up eating fish so that they would have more.
same
I wouldn't, as a son of a norwegian fisherman, Its a deal, we both get what we need. ✌️
and come on, The Orcas even get like a get-together dinner😂😂😂
Same
Okay... then do it.
Eating fish is not the problem
It’s how much fish we take from the ocean
The last image of the child orca swimming with his mother or older sister is so sweet. Such beautiful creatures❤
I live on the Puget Sound where we too are blessed with Orcas. Both resident and transient. This was a well spent 15 minutes.
You're sooooo lucky to see them regularly!
Orcas in puget sound are so magnificent and so well cared for and studied in the scientific community.
The Orcas are going to learn to get caught in the net so you'll have to let the fish out into their waiting mouths.
Will NEVER, ever, go to a park where they are captive. These animals are so beautiful.
I don't know what it is, but I could listen to them talk for hours.
Relaxing 🐼
Me too! I love to listen to them, and makes me feel warm and emotional. They are speaking in their language and I wish so much that I could understand it. I love them
Orcas are spectacular...They deserve all the love and care by humans...Give them the respect and dignity they truly deserve in the oceans not amusement parks..
Keiko from Free Willy swam here with his pod after he left his sea pen in Iceland.
After all the crappy news this is a welcome relief 😊
I'm happy to hear that when they accidentally catch an Orca they open the net and let it free
People wants herring on the table, not orca ^^
I'd be happy if I believed it.
True. Unlike they did with Namu and Wanda, accidentally catched them and instead of releasing them, kept them captive and forced them to perform. As a result, Wanda committed suicide within 2 days of captivity and Namu died of a disease within 1 year.
It must be a somewhat arduous job as a fisherman, but getting to see orcas and humpbacks every day probably makes the hard work worth it
IT'S LIKE A ORCA ORCHESTRA UNDER WATER.
Absolutely beautiful to listen to
steve henrichs They’re speaking to eachother
Took note, marine parks? They *let them go* when they realize the orca get stuck in the nets.
?? 😕
Every orca released from captivity has died. Either of exposure or pure loneliness. So don't get all Greenpeace about releasing captive orcas. Look what happened to Shamu
Correct. Orca or dolphins that being kept in captive almost 80% couldn't survive in wild. Orca in particular is highly socialized animal. Each pod, each ecotype has its own 'language' of communication eventhough it sounds the same to us. They can't just simply hey what's up other orcas and join them. More importantly the hunting skills are passed down by the MOTHER to the juvenile. This is why being kept captive is detrimental to any animals. In wild they learnt it from the leader/parents. You minus that, they're bound to be kept captive forever because that's the only way they could survive. The best option is to place them in a sanctuary where they will still be fed, taken care of medically and given as much freedom as they could get like it would be in the wild.
scbane so why have them in captivity at all?
@Sea dreams No. Captive animals have Not learned to live in the wild. Stop catching, Killing and eating them plus Stop destroying their Environment is the most Importamt thing.
This is one of the best Orca videos out there, would love to see more from you in near future, Bravo!!!
Beautiful.. looks like they had a camera on a stick to get those underwater shots. Most divers will take video of themselves if they're in the water with them. Dr Ingrid Visser out of NZ is in the water with them frequently but they all know her quite well and even bring her food on occasion! yeah they come right up to her eyeball to eyeball.
what an amazing story! thanks for sharing!
I remember swimming in Coronado beach in San Diego. I remember being relatively far out and seeing an Orca about 10 to 20 yards away. I was only 11 years old, and I remembered it scared the shit out of me. At the time I had no idea they even came down as far as San Diego. I remember swimming slow back to shore, because I didn’t want to draw attention. I knew it was an Orca as soon as I saw the black and then white patch by its eye. The swim back seemed vary long and I was too scared to look back because I knew what Orcas aka Killer whiles are capable of. I look back and think it was just giving me a friendly hello.
It would simply ruin ocean recreation if these guys really were "killer" whales. A formable opponent if they were.
@@avelinaosborne32 They are really "killers" just not to us.
they don't target any land dwelling animals AND they know the difference because their natural element is near the surface. They're very "picky" eaters so you're just not on the menu. Had you known better back then you probably would have stopped swimming and enjoyed their approach because if it was a juvenile they are very curious and know enough to approach very cautiously. bet you wished many times you coulda had that time back, huh?
@@leecowell8165it’s documented that they have killed a land animal
I don't think I have seen more stunning footage of my favourite sea creature - so happy to see man & Orcas sharing - Thanks for posting this...
Looks like the orcas are having a party with fish and dips. They’re like swimming in the galaxy. So amazing. Thank you for the film. Boycott seaworld and all amusement parks that abuse orcas and other marine animals!
If we'd encounter orcas on a different habitable planet we'd treat them as the local intelligent species and the ones to talk to there.
Yeah, but they'd ignore us.
They're actually rather cavalier and unintimidated
@Rob M most birds and animals can if you work with them to. It's no different from first contact with aboriginals with no common language or culture. You work together to find a common word or symbol for things.
Its pretty obvious 2 me here ON EARTH we should see them as the more intelligent, family oriented, social, moral species! I also beleave with all my heart it wouldnt matter where humans encountered Orcas or any other species we being humans would just start Destroying them and there habitats instead of coexisting. Its really sad
also really true. 😥
Honestly the ocean is like a whole other world, we should treat them better :c
Thank you fisherman for opening the nets, when you see the orcas. Even though you lose money. Deep respect from me!
They are not allowed to hurt the Orcas. Also I think it is far safer for their nets to release them instead of trying to catch them anyhow ;)
I have seen loads of whales here on Norway's west coast, but never gets tired of watching these amazing animals !
I dont know how many other people actually played the game “Spore” but im only now realizing that the creature sounds used for spore creatures are Orca sounds
I luv the sound they make, it’s almost hypnotic
This reminds me of a show I saw on Australian baleen whale hunters who had a close relationship with a pod of orcas. In a small village on the coast orcas would actually wake up the whalers early in the morning by slapping their tails on the water to let the whalers know that it was time to hunt! All the orcas wanted in return was the tongue of the whales who were caught.
these are some of the most beautiful orca images i've ever seen.
Sea pandas are beautiful creatures. 🐼
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G W Don’t even compare them to pandas, orcas are far superior in every where
@@Tatusiek_1 but...
the poor pandas
*Sea wolves.
Pandas are one of the worst evolutional failures and frankly should be left to go extinct, while orcas are the second most successful predators on Earth, thus calling them "sea pandas" almost seems like an insult.
Cod- or "Torsk" as we call it - is Norway's second largest export and source of income, behind Oil and gas. Just thought I'd share.
In my great grandfather's time, Cod was the largest export. He lived on Cape Cod.
Fish is the second largest export but it is Salmon, not cod witch is in volume, and value that is biggest. Cod is though the biggest wild resource.
@Sea dreams You know can you do me a favor? please before you comment take time to check facts. Norwegian farmed salmon have and is still causing problems for especially local fisheries and causes pollution where these locations are at. When it comes to the fish it selves its actually less toxins then in wild fish( that has to do with shorter life span) And the use of hormones and Antibiotics it is very low, lover then usage in life stock on land, in a country where this usage is one of the lowest in the world. Problem is that the farming industry uses these accusations to its advantage. If you are gone argue against them, use facts, and not bullshit coming from a TH-cam documentary witch is shady at best.
What's more amazing about this more so than the humans and orcas working together is that humpbacks and orcas are peacefully eating alongside one another. Humpbacks and orcas hate each other. Orcas will prey on young humpbacks and adult humpbacks will often not hesitate to try and kill an orca since they are natural enemies but yet here they are getting along in norway.
You answered you own 'debate'..
They AREN'T natural enemies.
Just like the say cats & dogs are.. but have been proven wrong. They'll PROTECT THEIR BABIES, AND THEIR OWN.. IF NEEDED, 💯% but otherwise......
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These are resident orcas. Transients eat meat
That’s what happens in the Pacific Ocean along the West coast the transient orcas eat humpbacks but I guess near New Zealand the orcas are more fish 🐟 eaters.
You got it mixed up there mate. Transient orcas are the 'wolves of the sea'. Resident orcas are the much more less aggressive and (almost only) feed on fish and other crustaceans
@@kerrieabrown157 Explain why they’ve been caught trying to save orca prey time and time again, as well as getting into fights with them (sometimes even calves do this), without any environmental incentive, then.
The orcas in the video aren’t transients, but comparing orca-humpback relations with cat-dog relations is a false equivalency in any case.
Amazing video. We need this kind of initiative to save the Orca on the west coast of Canada.
I am in awe of these beautiful cousins of ours! These animals are treasures on this planet and deserve our protection. From anyone who would do them harm for any reason whatsoever !!!!!
Documentary quality HD production - amazing footage! Spectacular audio! All night Orca herring party filmed underwater is a must see!! These creatures never cease to amaze me with their ingenuity and intelligence. Beautiful Norway!!
Norway truly is a beautiful country in every respect. They treat their citizens with respect too.
My great, great, great grandfather was a whaler from New Bedford Massachusetts. New Bedford was for many years regarded as the whaling capital of the United States if not the world. I am not bragging. I am merely stating an unfortunate fact. I have visited that city and it's whaling museum more than once. I have one of his journals. In it he writes about killing his first "steeple top" whale. That is what some New Bedford whalers called Bowhead whales. That journal entry date was August 19, 1856. His father, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather, that's five generations, were whalers.
In 1997, an acquaintance of mine who taught zoology at a major university took me on a trip up to Greenland on his university's research vessel. I was interested in arctic and sub arctic molluscs. He had loftier pursuits. On our third day he became very excited. He had spotted something from the crow's nest and came down the mast very quickly. We boarded a kodiak and headed out to a small iceberg. There was an immense bowhead whale swimming about. My friend told me it appeared he was probably eating. We got to within a hundred meters with our kodiak and cut the motor and just went to town taking as many photos as possible. I used half my 200 rolls of film that day alone mostly on that one whale. I didn't know that much about whales relying on my friend to inform me. He told me that was possibly a record size Bowhead. There's pretty much no way to know of course as you can't just motor up beside them and get out a measuring tape. He estimated it was roughly 60 feet long. That's about half again as long as the house I grew up in. What really blew me away is that he estimated it's age at roughly 200 years!
Having already read my ancestor's journals and having looked up steeplehead and learning it was a nick name for bowhead whales, it occurred to me that not only was this whale alive while my ancestor was busy killing a member it's species, it could very well have been present to witness it and could be the brother of the one my ancestor wrote about. It certainly is possible and dare I say likely that it remembered watching humans hunt and kill it's family all throughout the first half of it's lifetime. Then this majestic old man of the sea approached to within about 30 meters and breeched. Even at that distance I had to look up to see it. Then it swam right up to our fragile little kodiac and brushed it with one of it's pectoral fins. It could have killed us with no more effort than we take swatting a fly. It didn't of course. It merely brushed the side of our kodiac very gently being careful not to rip the raft open with all the barnacles attached to it's rough flesh. Then it swam off to feed. Remember that scene in Juraisic Park when the T-Rex approaches the car and swats it around like a bug? Now imagine a leviathan seven times that big swimming right up to your tiny twelve foot rubber raft. Now imagine it gently touching that raft with a hand bigger than you are. Truly a gentle giant.
It most likely encountered in it's youth whalers who fought in the American Revolution. It could have personally witnessed three or four or possibly five generations of my own family murdering it's family. It may have battle wounds from those encounters. It certainly was covered with ancient scars. That whale had or has a brain roughly 7 times the size of a human brain. it may very well be far more intelligent than we mere humans. it was certainly many more times more compassionate to us as our species was to his.
What an amazing story and encounter. It's good that your family, after such a long time whaling through the generations, has now 'evolved' to you, causing no harm to these amazing creatures, if you see what I mean
Very nice story! I think this was my favorite comment on any videos I ever read
Samis are Mongols(descendant from Genghis Khan) mixed with Uralic, they had not been in Scandinavia before anyone else. The first human skull in Scandinavia was Caucasoid.
9+ seaworld executives watched this.
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How do you know this? ..PLEASE- (I'm not reading every comment)..etc. 😉
I hope they are ASHAMED of themselves!! 😒😤😧😭😥😢
@@kerrieabrown157 Dislikes on the video, thats how he "knows".
Sad!
Incredible mammals. If anyone goes to see marine mammals in captive are encouraging cruelty in the most saddest way.
The should've put SeaWorld in the Sea itself. Put seaworld in the orca grounds.
Vegan4life not just4fashion so very true
So true
F SeaWorld
agreed
The Aurora and The Orcas, Is there anything more magical?
Beautiful people the Nowergians...if that was the Japanese or Fins who caught orcas in their nets by accident theres no way they would release their catch.God Bless yous Norwegian fishermen...
Thank you, but I think you will change your mind when you hear that whale hunting is normal in Norway. Its been big debate in politics for a long time, But its still being done.
@@Bubajumba Yup. Norway is one of the few countries left who actively hunt whales legally. Pretty much only Japan and Norway at this point.
@Stian Myrdal Laursen you just said you never killed whales yet you said you kill minke whales...and I know yous take care of the orcas I watched the docuntaries about the Scandinavian trawlermen and its real nice to see how the orcas are treated but no whales should be hunted even though orcas are dolphins but I can understand if there was a lack of food and it was for survival but its not, its all for putting on the restaurant tables for profit and greed...
@Stian Myrdal Laursen Because its harder to kill such a large animal in a humane way. Using grenade harpoons and high powered rifles. It's better than what they do on the Faroes Islands, but still incredibly brutal.
You must not know absolutely anything about the finns...
Amazing how they're not trying to rip the net but rather waiting patiently for the spoils to fall out.
Fisherman: catch fish in nets
Orcas and humpbacks: *ayo the pizza here*
I find the sounds these magnificent animals make draws us in, captivated, unable to turn away. So many in the comments feel as I do. I enjoy simply listening, as if hypnotized 💕 It's mesmerizing & magical....I believe there's a reason for this, although unbeknownst to us.
Bless the fisherman who take caution with these beautiful creatures 🙏
Какие же они все таки красивые создания, мне кажется тяжелее им приходится без еды ближе к зиме им не хватает еды.
For a moment a thought the title to this video was "Orcs coexist with Norway's Arctic fishermen" and I was like "way to sell out, Norway."
HIHIHI
This was so beautiful to watch, thank you. They are so magnificent, please leave them where they belong, out in the wide spread ocean...their home!
All the scales in the water look like stars, how beautiful
This was awesome ! Thank you .
They're munching on those herring like I munch on potato chips🤣😂
I've never been to Sea world or the like or will I ever.I can't believe people still do? Must not be an enlightened bunch if you ask me.
Kenneth Dokus I have been when I was little. And I would watch the animals with such sadness. I would really take in the atmosphere, watch all the people screaming going crazy tapping on glass, I'd look at the animals and think to myself I can't imagine how sad these animals feel. this was many year's ago as I was a little kid. But I don't go and I don't let my kid's go either. My dream is to watch orcas in the wild at Monterrey bay. one day I will
^ I had been to a Aquarium as a kid a lot of times in S.A and people there where quite respectful. Nobody touched the glasses and they where supervised
Orcas and humpbacks are saying, hey, what are they doing with all our fish.
Their way of communicating are beautiful..
Sometimes when I’m laying in bed,trying to relax and fall asleep,my butt makes some of those same orca sounds.
In all seriousness though. These are such majestic creatures. Fuck Sea world.
they really do look like they're swimming in stars
they are climbing up so fast to number one in my fave animals list
I love the sound of whale, plus with the bird & shore... Its soooo sothing me...
That was so awesome!!!
Look at those big males in the video! with the huge 6-7foot triangular dorsal fins- straight up- unlike when they're in captivity. This must be a sign of the animal's health, virility and strength- like a big rack on a 300lb whitetail buck.
Dorsal fins have nothing to do with health. There are some wild orcas that have collapsed or injured dorsal fins from stranding and collisions and they are perfectly healthy.
Captive orcas have collapsed fins due to circular swimming patterns, extended time at the surface and lack of water pressure.
Beautiful.. out of this world.
Orcas are absolutely fascinating and are so dang intelligent....I love how they all communicate with each other with those playful sounds they make... I also like seeing those nice healthy dorsal fins standing tall and strong unlike those poor Orcas stuck in captivity...
I am really much fascinated with Orcas
In another life i want to be an orca, such a magnificent creatures 😍
I know it's crass but some of those sounds definitely sounds like farts LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂I was thinking the same thing
This is so amazing! I’m in tears!! Thanks to all researchers who bring those beautiful creatures to our attention. To learn more and more about them has made my admiration and love for Orca grow out of rational proportions. ❤️
It's crazy to think of how much food those orcas need to eat.
I love Orcas!! They are sea angels. But when i hear them communicate it makes me want to cry..
Loudest sound Ive heard was a big bull whale slamming its tail in the water close to an Orca pod...they left him and went somewhere else.
this was mesmerizing! thank you so much for sharing!
they are amazing and smart i love to learn about them
God those loud screeches give me flashbacks to the dentists
Those seagulls in the middle of the night wouldnt be so active at night if it wasnt a lot of fish falling into the ocean or coming out of the boat because ive never seen that before
I use the sound of orcas and other whales when I have trouble falling asleep. It helps me to relax my mind, body and soul.
@Ann Young Orcas are dolphins, not whales.
Much respect for these fisherman!!!
I think they were enjoying the reflective effect of the scales like how humans do at parties/new years celebrations.
Orcas and all marine mammals are gift from God to the oceans.
I'll bet some fish disagree with your statement.
A Blue: You're right
God made Orcas as a gift
then the devil responded
He made human beings
nah, it is all wonder of nature and evolution. still amazing creatures!
Whatever floats your boat
My favorite animal on this planet.
INCREDIBLE! Thanks for the beautifully made portrait.
Whales and dolphins are so much smarter than we realize, I believe.
Beautiful!
Especially @5:18 panda 🐼 sea family 😉
I wish one of the fishermen would dive in and give them a hug.
Well no one can stay in that water for long that water is cold. The waters off the coast off San Clemente Island are probably one of the warmer waters the Orcas go to and even that is like 40 degrees.
@@808INFantry11X 4-6 degrees celsius around there
Good seeing those Transient Orcas feeding the herrings alongside the humpback whales, and the orcas don't eat the Humpback whales(where they get the name killer whale(backwards for whale killer)). Looking at 6:10-12, The Orcas are not doing anything with the Humpback whale besides feeding on the herrings alongside of them. I like to see whales, and dolphins(including orcas) get along with each other. I don't like the idea of Transient Orcas eating whales, and other dolphins, but other of those Transient orca pods only do this for survival, to feed their babies, cause not to many of their babies survive from hunger, all because of the Overfishing, and other of their habitats being polluted with toxic chemicals. These Transient Orca pods who hunt for whales, and other dolphins for food in order to survive, I hope one day, that these hunting Transient orca pods get very well, and reconcile with the whales, and other dolphins as their former prey.
I assume it must suck to watch humans taking away your food
Their voices r beautiful ~ ❤️❤️❤️
I love this creature.
What is the average amount of fish being lost from the nets? Has a Marine biologist calculated the food to Orca ratio from the boats? What is the duration of the coexistence? Does this seasonal event correspond to other Marine events? Have the pods been identified as reoccurring group or transient?
Orcas, similar to other large aquatic mammal life, need a large fatty diet. When they are not being opportunistic at this location, are they making the run north for a seal hunts?
The photography is exactly in the video, however I need more scientific answers.
42x3 if the orcas in this area eat fish then that's what they eat, they are not at all known for eating both fish and seals and hence would not swap from one to the other, orcas are picky eaters and pods from certain areas will only eat certain foods
Yes, they are the same Super Pod, that consist of a few smaller families. They know when, the know where.. they move on, the return.....
Shut up ! It's Dum ass Question's like your's that Justify some Idiot to go and Hound them to get the Answer . Do the Boat Captains Care ? They are not LIKE US , FIGHTING over WHOSE FISH it is , What RACE of ORCA you are .
A majestic wonderus creature
Great video! Love the awareness when it comes to the harm in capturing these magnificent creatures. Are these pods located in that part of Norway all year around? I would love to travel just to find out.
Not all year around, but sertain seasons for sure! Send me a message if you would like more details on the matter. As a native I also have alot of information on travel, stay and tourism.
@@lorderu1 You heard about Keiko, who swam here with his pod when he reunited with them after leaving his sea pen in Iceland in 2002.
this is magical
IKR 😉
Legend say that willy told the orcas in the ocean how the dry place was like.
144 wild orcas captured for entertainment parks....shame on anyone who pays to watch these Beautiful animals kept against their will 🖤🤍
Land is like outer space to the orca.
One thing comes to my mind(it is sure someone already have commented). Why they don't chew on the nets. Probable answer is that it some kind of respect for the fishers and that that they will get a heavy return just waiting for the fisher boats let their unwanted load. These creatures are good at planning
What a beautiful sight and beautiful friendship xx
Orcas are smart marine mammals. They are beautiful, majestic, powerful and rule the ocean like no other marine mammal.
I was take by my parents aged 4 to the Zoo I’ve never went back to zoos.....etc. At 4 years old I could see the pain in the animals eyes.......that was 54 years ago......🏴😞