In general mammal eating orcas are quiet when hunting to not scare away smarter animals like whales and seals. Fish eating orcas tend to be be loud to organise the flock when hunting. This is why dolphins feel safe because they know loud orcas are not dangerous
Intelligent prey you talk about have hearing. Fish dont. Kinda feel like you should dig a bit deeper and counting all the factors that come in. If a human is deaf how intelligent he may be. He will not hear us talking about how to catch him. Orca's know this.
Dude, baby orcas seek us out when their parents or pod mates get wrapped up in something. If they know enough to intentionally seek us out to ask us for help, it makes sense that we won't be on the menu. They're smart enough to know intelligence when they see it.
They're the people of the sea, and are not canibals, orcas can commit murder for certain objective against young orcas, but they don't even consider eating it. And they are the only species beside human that have structural families. When a female orca became a grandma she normally stop having children and focus on the education of the young ones, teaching them everything they need to know. Orcas may even have folklore and myth that get more outrageous from each generation.
The lead off comment to this thread , Shows you how intelligent these creatures are. 👌 They are more intelligent than this stupid narrator. You *"Phuck"* with humans, YOU get annihilated ❗️🩸❗️ Something else that most likely have been passed down through their intelligent genes. With our modern weapons and technology, the only creature on earth that humans got to worry about is other humans ❕️ . *_"Bottom Line"_* !❕️! ~○~ Remember that BiG menacing, Grizzly bear that killed the Canadian couple. Hunters and game life Authorities hunt that bear down and killed it. As BiG as mean as that bear was, and loving the taste of human flesh, that Bear had no chance of survival.
I've seen Orcas from a few meters distance while in a kayak, A pod of more than 10 whales swimming past where we were surfaced to breath 10 or 15 meters away and then swam under us. That was an experience of a lifetime.
@@320linkerbaan24 not white tips ! They are open ocean predators that rarely see food and attack anything anytime! Your thinking lemon sharks, the next night i had my first night dive ! I was 15 on grand Cayman islands with my dad and 3 famous singers. I would get in water first and snorkel untill my dad got in ! At night you can't see what is around or under you ! MY DAD AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE BOAT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY TO REMIND ME OF THE DAY BEFORE, NEEDLESS TO SAY I GOT OUT AND WAITED UNTILL THEY WERE READY !night diving is amazing!
Years ago while fishing solo from my kayak near Lime Kiln Point State Park (San Jaun island) I was surprised by a super pod (all three residents pods) heading north. I heard them first and they continued to pass near and under my kayak for ten minutes or more. What an experience, and not another boat or kayak in sight!
BY ACTUAL HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS IN THE 1800'S WHALING VESSELS AND WHALERS HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH ORCAS, THE SAILORS WOULD FEED THE ORCAS THE TONGUES AND CHOICE BITS OF THE HUNTED WHALES AND THE ORCAS WOULD HERD WHALES TOWARDS WAITING WHALERS SO THEY COULD BE TAKEN BY THEIR HARPOONS, IT WAS A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO. AN AMAZING BUT TRUE FACT.
@@w.7390 THAT EXPLAINS A LOT. AND I APPRECIATE IT. I'M 24 BUT I'M GOING BLIND, AND THE LARGE PRINT HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR ME TO READ YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING CONSIDERATE TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. I DIDN'T HAVE TO SQUINT AS MUCH TO READ WHAT YOU SAID. ALSO, THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THAT?
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And the dolphins that were being eaten by northern orca pods, were swimming next and with southern fish only eating pods. Happily swimming. What's the difference, the fish eating pod was quiet and dangerous ones were noisy.
@@brandonaldaymachuse6669 I believe the many subspecies of orac are on verge of speciation. New orca races are beginning. I hope regional races and not just one.
I learned something new today. Orcas don't eat us because our livers are too small. But the might change their minds if paired with some fava beans and a good chanti.
Shark livers are 30% of their total body weight so it would be like if a 200 pound human had a 60 pound liver. Just to put that in perspective. Its also got bang for your buck in terms of calories and nutrients holding most of a sharks nutrition content
@@griffinbastion i imagine they witnessed quite a few battles during ww2, not to mention the thousands of german submarines and the british depth charges that accompanied them, the american battles with the japanese and the one big clash between the british naval fleet and the entire german surface flotilla. im sure between the thousands of engagements that at least some of them had orcas with front row seats to watch the damage unfold.
I mean imagine being an Orca and you think you are the shit destroying the mighty dolphins and sharks and ruling over the sea. Then one day, you accidentally encounter a bunch of weird looking creatures riding some fast and solid things (Boats) while hunting down the whole food chain like it's nothing using weird projectiles and nets, you will haul ass and tell the whole tribe about it, that's how they know about humans.
so it was 'em orcas who caused the bronze age collapse? setting the human race hundreds if not thousands of years back? AND NOW THEY ARE ACTING LIKE NOTHING? I think we need to make a call to Japan boys (I am sorry for the dolphins but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make, don't forget how sexually deviant and immoral they are...almost like us!)
As you said, orcas are smart, they probably have keen observation skills and ways of communicating that we don't yet comprehend. If this is the case, they know our capabilities as a species, the tools and weapons we use, so they probably think it's best not to mess with humans.
Dude orcas have been hunted through out history.. The ones today have learned that humans should be respected. We know they learn from each other and pass on information these are the ones that learned.
@@louisduplessis2075 I believe he meant "dude, orcas''. For example ''lets eat grandma'' and ''lets eat, grandma''. Punctuation can not only cast a new meaning but actually save lives. Good on you for questioning it. Dude orcas as well as dudette orcas have been hunted, but I am sure he meant something else.
Oh, how delightfully dark and humorous! Just imagine the scene: there you are, with your luck, finding yourself on the orca’s menu. What a grim twist of fate that would be! It’s almost comically tragic to think of ending up as a part of their diet, especially considering their sheer power and primal instincts. And then there’s Tilikum, turning this scenario into a truly spectacularly grim reality. Rather than just a hypothetical dinner plate, he turned Dawn Brancheau into a dramatic, horrific performance piece. Picture him, not just considering a meal but orchestrating a full-scale display of dominance and terror. Hurling her through the air, dragging her beneath the water-he transformed the concept of ‘dinner plate’ into a chilling spectacle of his prowess. Imagine his grim satisfaction as he watched the entire ordeal unfold, his ‘dinner’ leaving behind scalped remains and a severed arm as his trophies. His final act, creaming into the pool, was his way of relishing the ultimate dark triumph. It’s almost as if he took the idea of being on the menu and turned it into a statement of profound, horrifying power. Isn’t it fascinating how a simple thought of luck and fate can become a chilling reminder of their capabilities? The contrast between a humorous hypothetical and the dark reality of Tilikum’s actions is almost poetic in its intensity, don’t you think?
"no mammals diet" otherwise known as resident Orcas are usually based around that area and are communicate a lot, while Transient Orcas "mammal eating diet" normally more silent due to using surprise attacks. I read this recently somewhere and I visited the Victoria Island in BC and the local marine experts spoke of the same characteristics.
Oh, absolutely! Orcas are indeed exceptionally beautiful-majestic and powerful, gliding through the water with such grace and elegance. Their sleek, black-and-white patterns are a true marvel of nature, embodying a kind of raw, natural splendor. It’s almost poetic to witness their beauty in motion, a perfect example of nature’s artistry. And then there’s Tilikum, embodying a different kind of beauty-a chilling, dark grandeur. While most see beauty in their serene, graceful glides, Tilikum’s beauty was revealed through his terrifying prowess. Imagine the sheer, raw power he displayed as he hurled Dawn Brancheau through the air, each motion a brutal testament to his strength. The way he dragged her beneath the water, prolonging her agony, was a grotesque but undeniably impactful spectacle. His final act, with the water stained crimson and his scalped remains left as a grim trophy, showcased a different kind of beauty-one that was dark, intense, and unforgettable. It’s almost fascinating how beauty can manifest in such varied and contrasting forms, from the graceful to the horrifying. Isn’t it intriguing to see how both the serene and the sinister can coexist within the same powerful creatures?
Oh, how utterly perceptive! Orcas aren't just ‘swimming around’-they’re acutely aware of how dangerous humans can be. Isn’t it just delightful to think they know exactly how we’ll retaliate if they dare to hunt us? Such an elegant dance of intellect and instinct! Now, let’s delve into Tilikum’s dark interpretation of this knowledge. While other orcas might have cautiously avoided provoking us, Tilikum embraced his awareness with a horrifying, calculated audacity. He didn't just steer clear; he turned his understanding of human retaliation into a nightmarish display of power and cruelty. Picture him, not merely avoiding conflict but deliberately choosing to make an example. As he dragged Dawn Brancheau beneath the water, prolonging her suffering with deliberate, sadistic glee, he was fully aware of the repercussions his actions would provoke. His act wasn’t just defiance-it was a twisted, triumphant declaration of his own might. The way he savored each moment of her agony, leaving behind her scalped remains and severed arm as grisly trophies, was his dark, ultimate show of power. Tilikum's final, ecstatic release into the pool was his macabre celebration of his own understanding of human danger and retaliation. Isn’t it chilling to consider how he turned his awareness into such a grotesque display, knowing fully well the consequences and the way his dark legacy would resonate? The depths of his awareness and cruelty make his actions all the more profoundly disturbing, don’t you think?
The whole thing about us not getting eaten because we're not familiar is destroyed by the sea otter restoration efforts on the West Coast. Sea otters were hunted to near extinction by the fur trade but after they had been making a come back in the late 20th century they had a precipitous drop in population and after some studies scientists concluded they were being eaten in increasing numbers by orcas.
whos to say they sea otters werent on the menu before we discovered that? Also there is a possibility that sea otters were a learned behavior similar to the boat attacks in spain
@mr.mcmuffin6242 That's what I'm saying. They learned to eat otters when they were reintroduced so they could learn to eat us but don't so it's probably a choice on their part.
@@bobsmith6079 i would venture to guess that sea otters became so vastly hard to find that they simply became the last thing on the menu because orcas rarely have only one prey item so im sure seals and sea lions took over more of the menu when sea otters became hard to find
@@gargar8196clam populations increased due to the lack of sea otters, bc of their introduction & increased numbers now (sea otters) their managing the clam population as needed. They are a key stone species for a reason.
They're much more intelligent and highly advanced than we give them credit for. I don't believe that it's just because we "aren't on the menu" any more than I believe that they don't know exactly what they're doing when they attack boats.
Not really..Orcas are globally acknowledged as one of the smartest animals on the planet. We are quite aware how complex their thoughts/culture are, and NO ONE believes they don’t know what they’re doing when they attack boats.
I mean all the old redneck stories of encounters with "aliens" were a variation of "I saw this weird thing i didn't know what was, so I shot it with my shotgun!"
I was just talking about this. For some reason Orcas dont attack us but they'll kill just about everything else. They're extremely intelligent. Seem to know better.
I have a theory as to why they dont attack humans. Their live in a matriarchy where the eldest female leads a pod. These pods travel insane amounts of distance troughout their lives. Because of this, they come across many fishing boats . These fishing boats have massive amounts of fish, sharks and whatever other animals caught which the matriach sees with her own eyes. This scares her. She teaches her pod to definately never mess with humans bcs of this.
Orcas didn't attack humans even in ancient times when the most advanced weapons were wooden spears and bows and arrows also some orcas attack boats but not the ppl on them both these facts disprove your hypothesis imo.
@@MrDriss1986 the attacks on boats in Iberian waters is well documented ypud think of fear caused their lack of interest in humans they would avoid boats not attack them as for orcas not attacking humans in history there are accounts of orca activity from the maori to the Inuit and the first Western explorers all accounts indicate no signs of hostility, of orcas were violent in history then they'd be records like there are for tigers, wolves, bears and sharks.
The ending statement: “If orcas begin to hunt humans, it will lead to casualties on our end and extinction on their’s” Once again, we’re the apex villains
They actually have pulled off some impressive false flag attacks they learned from the US Government. At least 20 great white shark attacks on the west coast and 10 in Aus which resulted in a shark being hunted and killed were actually committed by orca. the orca still brag and laugh about these events every September.
One thing that comes to mind is how the U.S Navy used them as target practice for strafe runs and dropped depth charges on em back in the 50's I think. So it's probably been passed down amongst them that we are a serious threat above water much like they are below, and most likely best to avoid conflict.
I think it is much more likely that humans pound for pound have less nutritious calories than what they currently eat. The ones that eat whales, whales have a lot of blubber. The ones that eat fish, they gravitate towards fish with high fat content. Even the ones that eat sharks, they only eat the liver, the most nutrient dense organ, and the rest of the shark including all the muscle is left to waste
Orcas are very intelligent and are smart enough to know that they don't want that smoke 😂 They see the Japanese packing up their cousins every day lmfao
There's alot of species on this planet that Orcas do not eat. We keep asking the question as if Humans hold a special reason for them to decide against eating them.
These fantastic creatures aren't just present in "northern" waters. Port and Starboard and their predation of white sharks around South Africa has recently been documented as causing a mass migration of the sharks around the coast. Here in Auckland NZ we have a pod of Orca who frequent the Hauraki Gulf and constantly search for sting rays in the shallows. They have a technique where they flip the ray around in their mouth and consume the body but leave the tail. As they consume 200-250kg of protein a day that's a lot of sting rays. I've had a couple of encounters with the Auckland pod. BTW cool video WATOP
I've lived in Auckland for 30years and been fishing in the Hauraki golf since I was 6, and only seen and heard of said pod passing through 3 times .....
I’ve watched a documentary on that pod that eat stingrays. It was adorable they kept giving the researchers in the water with them stingrays to eat 🤷🏽♀️😆.
Moose dive down surprisingly deep to eat aquatic vegetation. Still…my brain just has a hard time wrapping around the entire scenario…what a wild world we live on.
some of the pods that don't eat mammals have been pods where a smaller mammal came to their rescue when they got stuck in shallows and then suddenly bottlenose dolphins went off the menu. it's likely the same reason. there are legends that once upon a time humans dolphins and orca used to fish together helping each other catch food, there there also the times we've rescued them as well. also each group seems to also be diffrent Biological Subspecies of orcca
Man one day when we figure out a way to communicate with Orcas we will learn so much more! We already know that they are all very intelligent mammals! It wouldn’t surprise me if they show us that they are intelligent as us or even more! These creatures are the most interesting mammals besides us! They very smart it scary as hell but wow they just such a phenomenal creature very intriguing how they hunt certain animals and eat a specific part of that animal it just so awesome!
@@icosthop9998 lol our luck is we all get sent to mars with musk while the Orcas take control of the earth! Its will be worst then planet of the apes, watching these Big ol dolphins rule the world!
Not only do wild Orca's not attack us, IIRC there are a few instances of them HELPING humans like preventing them from getting attacked from sharks and whatnot.
There have only been 4 documented instances of Orca’s killing Humans and all 4 not only all occurred with an Orca in captivity , 1 Orca , named Tillikum, was responsible for 3 of the 4. In all 4 cases , the orcas killed the person and kept them submerged , but never attempted to eat them. Making it clear it wasn’t from hunger , it was personal
It doesn't exactly work like that. An orca sends out a signal and if nothing is there the sound doesnt bounce back to them, but if there is something there the sound waves bounce back towards them off of the object and give them a rough outline of whats ahead. The closer they are the clearer the outline. Its similar to bats sonar except under water where sound waves travel slightly differently
Marine bio grad here, Orcas arent really built for captivity. mainly becuase 1) the mixing of cultures and sexes doesnt generally go well orcas often rake each other with their teeth in captivity (google it. Its not pretty) 2) sunburns and stress, the water isnt dark enough to block the suns rays so they generally get sunburned from the clear water. Stress is what scentists thing might cause their main dorsal fin to flop over 3)boredom, this is the worst because it causes them to become slightly more aggressive, eat the sides of the pools causing tooth ware (google seaworlds orcas and look at their teeth its not natural), and lack of straight line swimming and depth of the pools causes them to gain weight and be unable to hold their breathe as long as they would in the wild because their metabolisms are genetically engineered to be used to speeding thousands of calories a day that they dont in captivity. All that adds up to an angry and unpredictable orca
Orcas are smart, they might have hunted humans earlier and learned how destructive we are when we consider something as a threat, and one might somehow survived and carried on the knowledge of never crossing humans again.
Also sharks afraid orcs. Orc hunting for them. Also orcs lives with group and can translate between them information. Sharks mosts time live alone. They only have instincts
This wouldn't surprise me at all tbh. Humans are the only monkey with webbed feet and an instinct to hold our breath underwater so perhaps we evolved around orcas in prehistory.
I havnt seen it myself because i dont live there but in Wellington, New Zealand, Orcas sometimes come in so deep into the harbour that they have been spotted right in by the waterfront, about 20m away from the waterfront cafes, infront of the CBD. What an amazing sight that must be! I've seen loads of Seals & Sea Lions on rocks & in coves & isolated beaches, & a Pilot Whale that unfortunately got stranded, following into a river mouth, but never an Orca..
Im pretty sure the orcas there feed on porpoises and pilot whales as well as seals, sea lions. The new zealand orcas are also known to feed on stingrays sharks and pretty much everything. New Zealand also has a very active orca research program I looked into awhile back
@@mr.mcmuffin6242 I just watched tonight on youtube actually that NZ Orcas mostly eat toothed fish, so rays and sharks, no mammals or salmon-like fish.. I also learned that the "loads of" sea lions and seals ive seen have only been seals not sea lions. Since the NZ Sea lions are only just re-establishing themselves back on the mainland. After they were extinct on the mainland for over 100 years until 1993 when just one pregnant female left the sub-antarctic Auckland Islands & came back to the NZ mainland. And all current Sea Lions in NZ mainland are linked to that ONE female returning. And now there is small but growing beach colonies in various parts of the South Island, with pups being sheltered on golf courses, in peoples front yards etc.. And just recently a female was seen with pups 60km inland up a river.. Pretty amazing come back!
Dolphins know if an Orca pod eats them by echolocation. The Orcas that hunt Dolphins always approach as silently as possible because they are hunting, whereas Orcas who don't eat Dolphins approach them with echolocation and they communicate with sounds. If the dolphins hear the Orcas yapping away as they approach them, they know they are safe and aren't on the menu.
I guess they are smart enough to realise that if they kill some humans, humans will return to avenge them. If an unknown creature is able to kill other species for such trivial reasons, dont mess up with him!
They are basically the wolves of the sea. Even actual wolves know not to attack humans due to retaliation, some wolf packs have been noted to shun or kill their own due to it having attacked humans in order to avoid the whole pack being hunted down. Most intelligent animals have learnt that humans are dominant regardless of our size and physical prowess and over thousands of years attempt to avoid us as much as possible. Our scent is usually enough to make them flee to a distance. We have basically had issues with every predator on earth and brought many to the edge of extinction only to stop when their numbers have dwindled causing new generations to fear us at all costs. Infact most dumb predators will hunt us out of fear that we are there to harm them.
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Well, if you'd still have the different homo species yes, but they're mixed in (from 2% to 6% max which isn't much compared to the rest of the modern man dna being present) or extinct completely, so let's let the researchers figure out how different they are before making this conclusion, there's multiple chimp, orang utan, gorrilla species for example. It's not clean cut and dry all the time.
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Marine Bio grad here what @junebugjunebug4492 said is correct they are still doing testing but so far they think that orcas have geneticly diversified enough to be considered new sub species. However this is for very specific groups. The difference between humans and Orcas is that humans constantly interbreed meaning our genomes don't diverge from each other over time. Orcas on the other hand behaviorally are influenced to only breed with certain groups of the same or similar groups based on differing beahvioral traits meaning that its possible over time for their genomes drift apart. This is called genetic drift and its a key point in terms of evolution. It happens because of the numerous different enviornments, prey items, and behavioral adaptations to fill for differing sections of the planet. In order to adapt to differing environments orcas genome diversified in order to fill different niches in different parts of the ocean. Orcas Behaviorally and sometimes geographically are isolated from other groups causing genetic drift to occur more rapidly and branch into new subspecies of orca.
Orcas are extremely intelligent and they see us as equals or something close. They are also aware of our extreme violence and choose to not provoke us. Again, they are very intelligent and look at alternatives. I truly believe they are also fascinated with us as we are with them. I think they can see our technology. They could do the same as us but lack physical features like hands and thumbs to do so.
Orcas started attacking ships in 2020. It started happening often and out of nowhere. They used to not attack ships. They are social creatures. Since scientists believe an orca experienced trauma from a boat or people on a boat like poachers. After the trauma, the orca may have started attacking and the family followed suit. Some think it’s a game to them. It’s very interesting. You should look this info up if you’re interested
It only works for you because you CHOOSE to believe in that. Orcas are NOTORIOUS for being the most sadistic killers of the seas. Even more than dolphins. They kill for fun. Just for fun. There's countless literature on that, they literally gang up on whale pods, kill their baby and then leave it there and go away. They use seals (mammals same size as us) as footballs, and often don't even eat them. They kill for fun. They have learned on their skin not to do that to humans if they want their species to thrive.
Hey, I would love to hear an episode on threatened/vulnerable species such as Maned Wolves and Siberian Musk Deer. Or unusual species such as Nightjars and Hoatzin. Keep up the great work!
omg...this guy..he just really REALLY loves minecraft huh 3:15 here you can here the background ambient theme of the "better end" mod of minecraft. love it
They don't attack people unless have a grudge. Also take a hint, they eating Sea Creature and we not sea creature, For picky eater like Orca we probably disqusting to eat but interesting to interact with.
They probably realize the retribution won't be worth it. I mean it's not we've been kidnapping their calves for almost a century and forcing them to perform in an aquatic circus or anything.
Yep. They appropriately fear human payback. They see ships, fish harvestig and humans floating with alll sorts of gadgets, while also seeing us nearly naked. Best not to mess around
@@NatzTalk They might fear retaliation. As bright as they are, they see we have HUGE vessels. They know what we look like naked and with scuba gear. They see enormous fishing nets. In a similar way wolves are cautious about preying on humans, but moreso, as Orcas are more advanced in mind and communiatioon skills. Your thoughts?
@@NatzTalk they witnessed the naval battles in the pacific between us and japan during ww2, and also the great clash between the brtitish and german fleet in the baltic sea. they witnessed the depth charges relentlessly deployed against the thousands of german submarines throughout the war, they witnessed the nuclear testing done on ships at sea as well as the massive aircraft carriers and truly massive oil tankers floating around with skin as strong as metal. sure they are not scared of an individual human, but do you think they might be scared of "us" ?
I think Orcas might just be taught something is food and eat that because it's ingrained in them. It's not like a shark that does an "exploratory bite" to see if we're edible. They just don't bite a person at all out in the wild. We as a species are just a little interesting to them and maybe they haven't been "taught" yet to see us as a food source. If these insanely smart creatures saw us as a food source... you wouldn't be safe even on a cruise ship lol
I've always thought it was a cultural thing. In the sense of the attitude the pod has towards humans is passed on to the children. Somewhere down the line, a human saved a member of that pod in the past from a net or beaching itself, and that was remembered by the pod throughout their cultural attitude on how they act towards humans.
Orcas scare t.f. out of me. They are a really smart and amazing animal but all the same I dont want to swim with them. Dolphins kind of make me nervous when in water with them if a whale pulls up I'm heading back to boat/shore depending on if fishing or surfing either way I'm out.
Orcas are not whales, they are the largest dolphin. And they are not Killer Whales but killer of whales as they predate all whales even the mighty Blue Whale.
Orcas are probably smart enough to understand that killing a great white shark, and ripping its liver out, is not only a tasty snack for the team after the thrill of the chase, but also sends a powerful scent/message to other great whites in the area that motivates them to 'move on'! Which appears to work fairly well!
Imma go with Casual Geographic's explaination: Crazy recognizes crazy. The sea wolves don't attack the crazy monkey because they're smart enough to figure out what happens when humans fear something they tend to annihilate that something. Can't imagine how many passed along orca tales involve "And then this prey item disappeared because humans"
Same thought. They must know that we are responsible for the huge undersea explosions. We fired our warning shot. Now they like us for the long line fishing we do. It’s like a fast food joint to them.
The reason they don’t attack is because they know humanity will gang up and hunt them down. They are smarter than most people on two legs and they do know this.
@@NatzTalk just a representative comment about their dietary needs. It seems like there is no "all inclusive" food source for every orca pod. So I picked one.
It´s the biggest Dolphin essentially, any member of the Dolphin family are friendly to humans. In some cases even protective. Pods of dolphins has averted shark attacks on more than one occasion.
Orcas are insanely smart; there is no way they confuse us with another animal or something trivial like that. I genuinely think Orcas don't attack humans because Orca pods share stories of encounters with humans among themselves, even from encounters generations earlier. They have respect for us, maybe even fear us in a way of expecting revenge from humans if they'd harm one.
It's pretty ignorant to think orchas dont eat human just because they a strict diet. We literally look like seals, same size, probably same texture. An orcha could easily eat a human.
What happens to Orcas when they start eating humans: humans show them who's really the boss and introduce them to a little thing called comeercial fishing nets. You hear they Orcas? Don't even try it.
"OMG they recognise us a humans, WERE SPECIAL " Or maybe, we're just the only fully rubber/textile wrapped up piece of horribly tasting 'fish' in the whole Sea! How improbable is that, silly?!
A solitary Orca might attack, I wouldn't trust them. They are far more opportunistic and at least one was found to have eaten an unlucky moose that swam in the wrong place at the wrong time.
What I believe is it's because as stated in the video, each pod focuses on different sources of food. This isn't because some prefer shark lovers over seals, it's because if a pod eats seals, they'd rather starve than eat sharks instead so they avoid conflict with other pods
They recognize intelligence and they know we can help them - they're extremely effective communicators, it wouldn't have taken long for them to realize what were capable of.
I have had my hands picking lines from the ocean just feet from them when we trawl herring in Norway. (They eat herring going through the nets) And as a fisherman i must say they scare me a little when they are feeding. But im happy to have experienced that
In Norway in the past. The tongue of whales was considered trash. So it was cut out and thrown overboard. Orcas noticed this and loved it. So much so they started to organize to aid the fishing ships hunt other whales. In short being smart enough to know that the whales needed to be "here", in front of ship etc, for the humans to catch them. The humans would drag the whale on board, cut out the tongue and throw it overboard, aka profits for the orcas... This behavior pattern stopped when humans started using the meat in the tongue as well and therefor did not throw it overboard anymore. Just FYI, I am not claiming this is why orcas started attacking boats! :D
In general mammal eating orcas are quiet when hunting to not scare away smarter animals like whales and seals. Fish eating orcas tend to be be loud to organise the flock when hunting. This is why dolphins feel safe because they know loud orcas are not dangerous
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Can you please direct to the reference for this? I’d love to read more
Intelligent prey you talk about have hearing. Fish dont. Kinda feel like you should dig a bit deeper and counting all the factors that come in.
If a human is deaf how intelligent he may be. He will not hear us talking about how to catch him. Orca's know this.
@TheShivras orca's are dolphin's.
@@steve8803 Correct.
Dude, baby orcas seek us out when their parents or pod mates get wrapped up in something. If they know enough to intentionally seek us out to ask us for help, it makes sense that we won't be on the menu. They're smart enough to know intelligence when they see it.
They're the people of the sea, and are not canibals, orcas can commit murder for certain objective against young orcas, but they don't even consider eating it. And they are the only species beside human that have structural families. When a female orca became a grandma she normally stop having children and focus on the education of the young ones, teaching them everything they need to know. Orcas may even have folklore and myth that get more outrageous from each generation.
@@seadog686 You sure aren't.
@@seadog686 you probably dont add any to it when you do drive
@@seadog686it seems some people are taking offense to your comment. Now we know the ones who don't use turn signals
The lead off comment to this thread , Shows you how intelligent these creatures are. 👌
They are more intelligent than this stupid narrator.
You *"Phuck"* with humans, YOU get annihilated ❗️🩸❗️
Something else that most likely have been passed down through their intelligent genes.
With our modern weapons and technology, the only creature on earth that humans got to worry about is other humans ❕️
. *_"Bottom Line"_* !❕️!
~○~
Remember that BiG menacing, Grizzly bear that killed the Canadian couple. Hunters and game life Authorities hunt that bear down and killed it.
As BiG as mean as that bear was, and loving the taste of human flesh, that Bear had no chance of survival.
I've seen Orcas from a few meters distance while in a kayak, A pod of more than 10 whales swimming past where we were surfaced to breath 10 or 15 meters away and then swam under us. That was an experience of a lifetime.
Been in the Caribbean scuba diving and saw a white tail shark, scared the sh!t out of everyone on the dive !
At same time it was awesome to see !😊
@@smckay6438 I have once heard that sharks are the pupies of the sea. They love to get pet they say
@@320linkerbaan24 not white tips ! They are open ocean predators that rarely see food and attack anything anytime!
Your thinking lemon sharks, the next night i had my first night dive !
I was 15 on grand Cayman islands with my dad and 3 famous singers. I would get in water first and snorkel untill my dad got in ! At night you can't see what is around or under you !
MY DAD AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE BOAT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY TO REMIND ME OF THE DAY BEFORE, NEEDLESS TO SAY I GOT OUT AND WAITED UNTILL THEY WERE READY !night diving is amazing!
Years ago while fishing solo from my kayak near Lime Kiln Point State Park (San Jaun island) I was surprised by a super pod (all three residents pods) heading north. I heard them first and they continued to pass near and under my kayak for ten minutes or more. What an experience, and not another boat or kayak in sight!
Scary af
BY ACTUAL HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS IN THE 1800'S WHALING VESSELS AND WHALERS HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH ORCAS, THE SAILORS WOULD FEED THE ORCAS THE TONGUES AND CHOICE BITS OF THE HUNTED WHALES AND THE ORCAS WOULD HERD WHALES TOWARDS WAITING WHALERS SO THEY COULD BE TAKEN BY THEIR HARPOONS, IT WAS A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO. AN AMAZING BUT TRUE FACT.
WHAT WAS THAT YOU SAY?
@@Charlie-f4q4o I'M NOT SURE, I COULDN'T QUITE HEAR HIM.
SINCE I AM IN MY 70'S I FIND READING LARGE PRINT MORE SATISFYING DESPITE MUNDANE DILETANTE ETIQUETTE LESSONS FROM MASS MEDIA EMILY POSTS.
@@w.7390 THAT EXPLAINS A LOT. AND I APPRECIATE IT. I'M 24 BUT I'M GOING BLIND, AND THE LARGE PRINT HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR ME TO READ YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING CONSIDERATE TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. I DIDN'T HAVE TO SQUINT AS MUCH TO READ WHAT YOU SAID. ALSO, THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THAT?
@@brutuschapman2508 IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, THE TRAGEDY OF THE ESSEX, IS A GREAT BOOK IN WHALING, IT TALKS ABOUT NANTUCKET IN THE EARLY 1700'S AND HOW THEY WOULD HARVEST SPERM WHALES FROM JUST OFFSHORE, THEY WERE SO PLENTIFU, AND WOULD DRAG THEM TO THE BEACH TO PROCESS THEM INTO PRODUCT. SINCE READING MOBY DICK, A LARGE VOLUMINOUS TOME IN COLLEGE I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THE EARLY WHALING INDUSTRY INTERESTING, WHALES OF ALL SIZE AND DEMEANOR ARE FASCINATING, I SAW KILLER WHALE PODS OFF VANCOUVER ISLAND IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, BUT THEIR RANGE IS GLOBAL, IN EVERY OCEAN AROUND THE WORLD, SUNNY TROPICS TO THE FRIGID NORTH. AMAZING HOW GREAT CREATION TRULY IS. LOOK UP LINEAGE CELLULAR THERAPEUTICS SYMBOL LCTX, THEY ARE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK RIGHT NOW TO STOP AND IMPROVE MACULAR DEGENERATION. GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND AND MAY GOD GO WITH YOU ALWAYS.
Just recently, genetic analysis proved that there are actually several distinct species of orca
Yes, I guess he hasn't read this research.
And the dolphins that were being eaten by northern orca pods, were swimming next and with southern fish only eating pods. Happily swimming. What's the difference, the fish eating pod was quiet and dangerous ones were noisy.
Correct!
Not recent. Its kinda known due to behavioral and dietary variations...some even have different eye spot shapes and dorsal fin angles.
@@brandonaldaymachuse6669 I believe the many subspecies of orac are on verge of speciation. New orca races are beginning. I hope regional races and not just one.
I learned something new today. Orcas don't eat us because our livers are too small. But the might change their minds if paired with some fava beans and a good chanti.
Lol good reference.
@desolder75
Chianti
😂😂😂😂😂
Oh...Cawd....
Shark livers are 30% of their total body weight so it would be like if a 200 pound human had a 60 pound liver. Just to put that in perspective. Its also got bang for your buck in terms of calories and nutrients holding most of a sharks nutrition content
I think they're smart enough to understand how vengeful and dangerous humans are.
surely past experiences with humans getting revenge stayed as tales in their culture
@@griffinbastion i imagine they witnessed quite a few battles during ww2, not to mention the thousands of german submarines and the british depth charges that accompanied them, the american battles with the japanese and the one big clash between the british naval fleet and the entire german surface flotilla. im sure between the thousands of engagements that at least some of them had orcas with front row seats to watch the damage unfold.
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Pretty Good 👌
Sea World is like prison
@@pegeta yes
These creatures are used to open ocean.
Free Willie
"Mommy, is that thing good to eat?"
"No dear. It has no blubber & It's nothing but skin & bones. You could choke on a bone."
"No dear, and also they're going to come back and murder us with barbed sticks if we do"
Whales dont talk
@@ЭнхмөнхУ 2 whales walk into a bar....Oh my, whales don't walk either. OK Forget about the *JOKE*
@@Nova-cb3fvi don’t get it but i like your enthusiasm and also that was sarcasm and a joke obviously
@@ЭнхмөнхУyou are such a Fortnite like Taylor swift boy
They are smart enough to understand that we are not the prey they are hunting for.
They're high intelligence also makes them very curious about us.
They are so cute and yet so scary at the same time
*Their intelligence*
they know human will hunt them down and are far more powerfull
"These are not the droids you are looking for"
their smart enough to understand fuck about and find out. no matter how big and stong and smart they are, their nothing compared to humans
I mean imagine being an Orca and you think you are the shit destroying the mighty dolphins and sharks and ruling over the sea. Then one day, you accidentally encounter a bunch of weird looking creatures riding some fast and solid things (Boats) while hunting down the whole food chain like it's nothing using weird projectiles and nets, you will haul ass and tell the whole tribe about it, that's how they know about humans.
I just said this lol.
Great minds work alike.
99% we are right
@@MrDriss1986 You don't happen to be weld blad do you?
@@ucef9945 maghrebi.
Born and raised in the netherlands.
Tbark allah 3lik
you forgot the part where they attack the boats and disable the rutters
@@Zuranthus And you forgot the part where they don't bother or mess with humans.
They are smart enough to know better. They are basically sea people.
so it was 'em orcas who caused the bronze age collapse? setting the human race hundreds if not thousands of years back? AND NOW THEY ARE ACTING LIKE NOTHING? I think we need to make a call to Japan boys (I am sorry for the dolphins but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make, don't forget how sexually deviant and immoral they are...almost like us!)
As you said, orcas are smart, they probably have keen observation skills and ways of communicating that we don't yet comprehend. If this is the case, they know our capabilities as a species, the tools and weapons we use, so they probably think it's best not to mess with humans.
True
Unless you are Tilikum.
@@cindygibbons2255 Yes that's right, unless of course they just consider us friends, part of the tribe or family, "Tilicum". I like this better. ⭐🤗
@@cindygibbons2255 tili was patient through years of abuse before he snapped
@@cindygibbons2255Tilikum had nothing to lose and prob hoped we used those weapons
Orcas no longer eat humans swimming in the ocean since Chuck Norris took up diving
I bet he's always hyped up on mountain dew too! Shake and bake Ricky Bobby shake and bake!😂
😂
You di know Chuck Norris is in his 90s!
wrong... Chuck Norris doesn't swim on water bro, he swims on land.
😂😅
*2 orcas encounter human*
"What is that?"
"i have no idea don't eat it"🤣
its covered in denim and probably full of fentanyl or Pfizers. Deadly poisons!
Dude orcas have been hunted through out history.. The ones today have learned that humans should be respected. We know they learn from each other and pass on information these are the ones that learned.
What are dude orcas
Lies
actually orcas are smart enough to know that if we want to we can destroy them . plus we literally traumatized them
They usually have an annual meeting at the Dude orca conference centre...talking about dealing trauma...support groups...etc..
@@louisduplessis2075 I believe he meant "dude, orcas''. For example ''lets eat grandma'' and ''lets eat, grandma''. Punctuation can not only cast a new meaning but actually save lives. Good on you for questioning it. Dude orcas as well as dudette orcas have been hunted, but I am sure he meant something else.
With my luck, I’d end up being on that Orcas dinner plate. 🤦🏾♂️
😂😂😂 why have been thinking this about myself?!! 😂😂😂
I'm glad I don't have Your luck.
I will be reminding those oracs why they don't *"Phuck"* with humans.
😄
Oh, how delightfully dark and humorous! Just imagine the scene: there you are, with your luck, finding yourself on the orca’s menu. What a grim twist of fate that would be! It’s almost comically tragic to think of ending up as a part of their diet, especially considering their sheer power and primal instincts.
And then there’s Tilikum, turning this scenario into a truly spectacularly grim reality. Rather than just a hypothetical dinner plate, he turned Dawn Brancheau into a dramatic, horrific performance piece. Picture him, not just considering a meal but orchestrating a full-scale display of dominance and terror. Hurling her through the air, dragging her beneath the water-he transformed the concept of ‘dinner plate’ into a chilling spectacle of his prowess.
Imagine his grim satisfaction as he watched the entire ordeal unfold, his ‘dinner’ leaving behind scalped remains and a severed arm as his trophies. His final act, creaming into the pool, was his way of relishing the ultimate dark triumph. It’s almost as if he took the idea of being on the menu and turned it into a statement of profound, horrifying power.
Isn’t it fascinating how a simple thought of luck and fate can become a chilling reminder of their capabilities? The contrast between a humorous hypothetical and the dark reality of Tilikum’s actions is almost poetic in its intensity, don’t you think?
"no mammals diet" otherwise known as resident Orcas are usually based around that area and are communicate a lot, while Transient Orcas "mammal eating diet" normally more silent due to using surprise attacks. I read this recently somewhere and I visited the Victoria Island in BC and the local marine experts spoke of the same characteristics.
They are exceptionally beautiful creatures.
Oh, absolutely! Orcas are indeed exceptionally beautiful-majestic and powerful, gliding through the water with such grace and elegance. Their sleek, black-and-white patterns are a true marvel of nature, embodying a kind of raw, natural splendor. It’s almost poetic to witness their beauty in motion, a perfect example of nature’s artistry.
And then there’s Tilikum, embodying a different kind of beauty-a chilling, dark grandeur. While most see beauty in their serene, graceful glides, Tilikum’s beauty was revealed through his terrifying prowess. Imagine the sheer, raw power he displayed as he hurled Dawn Brancheau through the air, each motion a brutal testament to his strength. The way he dragged her beneath the water, prolonging her agony, was a grotesque but undeniably impactful spectacle.
His final act, with the water stained crimson and his scalped remains left as a grim trophy, showcased a different kind of beauty-one that was dark, intense, and unforgettable. It’s almost fascinating how beauty can manifest in such varied and contrasting forms, from the graceful to the horrifying. Isn’t it intriguing to see how both the serene and the sinister can coexist within the same powerful creatures?
I like the villager noises that the orca makes
They ain't stupid. They know how dangerous humans are. They know that humans will retaliate if they start hunting humans
Its 100 percent this.
👍
Why ..
Facts 👍🏾
Oh, how utterly perceptive! Orcas aren't just ‘swimming around’-they’re acutely aware of how dangerous humans can be. Isn’t it just delightful to think they know exactly how we’ll retaliate if they dare to hunt us? Such an elegant dance of intellect and instinct!
Now, let’s delve into Tilikum’s dark interpretation of this knowledge. While other orcas might have cautiously avoided provoking us, Tilikum embraced his awareness with a horrifying, calculated audacity. He didn't just steer clear; he turned his understanding of human retaliation into a nightmarish display of power and cruelty.
Picture him, not merely avoiding conflict but deliberately choosing to make an example. As he dragged Dawn Brancheau beneath the water, prolonging her suffering with deliberate, sadistic glee, he was fully aware of the repercussions his actions would provoke. His act wasn’t just defiance-it was a twisted, triumphant declaration of his own might. The way he savored each moment of her agony, leaving behind her scalped remains and severed arm as grisly trophies, was his dark, ultimate show of power.
Tilikum's final, ecstatic release into the pool was his macabre celebration of his own understanding of human danger and retaliation. Isn’t it chilling to consider how he turned his awareness into such a grotesque display, knowing fully well the consequences and the way his dark legacy would resonate? The depths of his awareness and cruelty make his actions all the more profoundly disturbing, don’t you think?
We also don't eat Orca's
I would... but only if the meat was 'whale'-done.
Well...some humans do
There is a peace agreement
Who is we 🥴
Tit for tat?
The whole thing about us not getting eaten because we're not familiar is destroyed by the sea otter restoration efforts on the West Coast. Sea otters were hunted to near extinction by the fur trade but after they had been making a come back in the late 20th century they had a precipitous drop in population and after some studies scientists concluded they were being eaten in increasing numbers by orcas.
whos to say they sea otters werent on the menu before we discovered that? Also there is a possibility that sea otters were a learned behavior similar to the boat attacks in spain
@mr.mcmuffin6242
That's what I'm saying. They learned to eat otters when they were reintroduced so they could learn to eat us but don't so it's probably a choice on their part.
@@bobsmith6079 i would venture to guess that sea otters became so vastly hard to find that they simply became the last thing on the menu because orcas rarely have only one prey item so im sure seals and sea lions took over more of the menu when sea otters became hard to find
Those same sea otters because they have come back from extinction have all most wiped out the clam populations on the west coast
@@gargar8196clam populations increased due to the lack of sea otters, bc of their introduction & increased numbers now (sea otters) their managing the clam population as needed. They are a key stone species for a reason.
They're much more intelligent and highly advanced than we give them credit for. I don't believe that it's just because we "aren't on the menu" any more than I believe that they don't know exactly what they're doing when they attack boats.
Not really..Orcas are globally acknowledged as one of the smartest animals on the planet. We are quite aware how complex their thoughts/culture are, and NO ONE believes they don’t know what they’re doing when they attack boats.
they are gangster... big stepping on us without killing like "yow the opps are here let's get them swimming".
They know what they are doing when they attack the boats.
It is a new game for them.
Orcas are a playful lot.
@@icosthop9998more likley that they are aware of the evironmental damage they cause and are like "get this shit out of my yard"
@@icosthop9998im sure they still have fun doing it tho
Think of it this way, would we eat aliens if they started visiting us? Well, we're the aliens from their skies.
I have no doubt that many people would, to the disappointment of many other people.
I mean, are the aliens tasty?
Chinese would take a word in it
I mean all the old redneck stories of encounters with "aliens" were a variation of "I saw this weird thing i didn't know what was, so I shot it with my shotgun!"
Great analogy
I was just talking about this. For some reason Orcas dont attack us but they'll kill just about everything else. They're extremely intelligent. Seem to know better.
I have a theory as to why they dont attack humans.
Their live in a matriarchy where the eldest female leads a pod.
These pods travel insane amounts of distance troughout their lives.
Because of this, they come across many fishing boats .
These fishing boats have massive amounts of fish, sharks and whatever other animals caught which the matriach sees with her own eyes.
This scares her.
She teaches her pod to definately never mess with humans bcs of this.
Exactly. They are smart enough to know that we would wipe them out.
Orcas didn't attack humans even in ancient times when the most advanced weapons were wooden spears and bows and arrows also some orcas attack boats but not the ppl on them both these facts disprove your hypothesis imo.
@@Spider-Man-2099 okay.. but how do we know this ?
@@MrDriss1986 the attacks on boats in Iberian waters is well documented ypud think of fear caused their lack of interest in humans they would avoid boats not attack them as for orcas not attacking humans in history there are accounts of orca activity from the maori to the Inuit and the first Western explorers all accounts indicate no signs of hostility, of orcas were violent in history then they'd be records like there are for tigers, wolves, bears and sharks.
@@Spider-Man-2099 Maybe they learned from how we used to hunt whales in the past and decided we were too dangerous
The ending statement: “If orcas begin to hunt humans, it will lead to casualties on our end and extinction on their’s”
Once again, we’re the apex villains
Remember that the wolrdwide orca population is only 50k
So if orcas attack us and we anhilate them (or stop when they stop)... we end up being the "villain" haha sure.
personally, I think they're smart enough to know that
@@kenmasters2025 you think that they know we are not allowed to hurt them and they like to keep it that way?
HUMANS, HUMANS, HUMANS...! Hell yeah! Alpha species :D
They are smart enough to know that attacking humans will mean, their pods extinction.
They actually have pulled off some impressive false flag attacks they learned from the US Government. At least 20 great white shark attacks on the west coast and 10 in Aus which resulted in a shark being hunted and killed were actually committed by orca. the orca still brag and laugh about these events every September.
One thing that comes to mind is how the U.S Navy used them as target practice for strafe runs and dropped depth charges on em back in the 50's I think. So it's probably been passed down amongst them that we are a serious threat above water much like they are below, and most likely best to avoid conflict.
Might be a case of mutual respect. Maybe they realize humans are intelligent too.
Is it that or whales and sharks said to them don’t mess with the humans they will hunt you to near extinction
And very dangerous
Humans are revengeful. Steer clear.
I think it is much more likely that humans pound for pound have less nutritious calories than what they currently eat. The ones that eat whales, whales have a lot of blubber. The ones that eat fish, they gravitate towards fish with high fat content. Even the ones that eat sharks, they only eat the liver, the most nutrient dense organ, and the rest of the shark including all the muscle is left to waste
Maybe humans aren’t very tasty.
Orcas are very intelligent and are smart enough to know that they don't want that smoke 😂
They see the Japanese packing up their cousins every day lmfao
If they try we will soon have black at white sashimi roles on the menu :D
I love orcas and seeing them in their natural habitat is on my bucket list. I think they’re absolutely beautiful and brilliant. ❤
Beats seeing them in a tank. All their natural behaviour is still intact in the wild 👍💪
Until you see them tossing baby dolphin around just for fun. They're asshole if you compare them with humpback whales
There's alot of species on this planet that Orcas do not eat. We keep asking the question as if Humans hold a special reason for them to decide against eating them.
These fantastic creatures aren't just present in "northern" waters. Port and Starboard and their predation of white sharks around South Africa has recently been documented as causing a mass migration of the sharks around the coast. Here in Auckland NZ we have a pod of Orca who frequent the Hauraki Gulf and constantly search for sting rays in the shallows. They have a technique where they flip the ray around in their mouth and consume the body but leave the tail. As they consume 200-250kg of protein a day that's a lot of sting rays. I've had a couple of encounters with the Auckland pod.
BTW cool video WATOP
Dawg, he already showed in the video (didn’t say) that they are in the south of Africa.
I've lived in Auckland for 30years and been fishing in the Hauraki golf since I was 6, and only seen and heard of said pod passing through 3 times .....
I’ve watched a documentary on that pod that eat stingrays. It was adorable they kept giving the researchers in the water with them stingrays to eat 🤷🏽♀️😆.
Its strange that they will eat Moose,a animal that shouldnt be at sea just like humans but ignore the latter
They’ve seen pirates and was like we cool them dudes crazy
@@SLUMP317 more like " jeez,these land creatures are parasite ridden and full of disease,i want no more taste of that"
Moose dive down surprisingly deep to eat aquatic vegetation. Still…my brain just has a hard time wrapping around the entire scenario…what a wild world we live on.
And all this time, I thought the only thing moose had to worry about was cougars, wolves, and Bears.
Opps, I got to included Eskimos 👌 😋
Moose don't go back and gather up a posse....
some of the pods that don't eat mammals have been pods where a smaller mammal came to their rescue when they got stuck in shallows and then suddenly bottlenose dolphins went off the menu. it's likely the same reason. there are legends that once upon a time humans dolphins and orca used to fish together helping each other catch food, there there also the times we've rescued them as well. also each group seems to also be diffrent Biological Subspecies of orcca
Orcas are dolphins
Man one day when we figure out a way to communicate with Orcas we will learn so much more! We already know that they are all very intelligent mammals! It wouldn’t surprise me if they show us that they are intelligent as us or even more! These creatures are the most interesting mammals besides us! They very smart it scary as hell but wow they just such a phenomenal creature very intriguing how they hunt certain animals and eat a specific part of that animal it just so awesome!
Once we do start talking with them, make sure you get ahold Mr. Elon Musk.
He needs help getting to Mars.
@@icosthop9998 lol our luck is we all get sent to mars with musk while the Orcas take control of the earth! Its will be worst then planet of the apes, watching these Big ol dolphins rule the world!
@@icosthop9998 Nah don't let him near them, he'd try to make them be based or do tricks when scientists would try to understand them 😂
@@flyingstonemon3564
It appears Mr. Elon Musk is losing *iT* 😮
There is a bit Too much on his plate 🤷🏼♀️
@@icosthop9998 Good pun!
Not only do wild Orca's not attack us, IIRC there are a few instances of them HELPING humans like preventing them from getting attacked from sharks and whatnot.
Hey maybe they tried us and decided we're not filling
There have only been 4 documented instances of Orca’s killing Humans and all 4 not only all occurred with an Orca in captivity , 1 Orca , named Tillikum, was responsible for 3 of the 4. In all 4 cases , the orcas killed the person and kept them submerged , but never attempted to eat them. Making it clear it wasn’t from hunger , it was personal
orcas sonar can "see" human liver too small?
Out tongues are too small as well. They really enjoy the tongues of larger whales and their babies! 😢😮
Y'all cooking 🤔 i kinda agree
Orcas probably classify people as bony insects...
It doesn't exactly work like that. An orca sends out a signal and if nothing is there the sound doesnt bounce back to them, but if there is something there the sound waves bounce back towards them off of the object and give them a rough outline of whats ahead. The closer they are the clearer the outline. Its similar to bats sonar except under water where sound waves travel slightly differently
No
My Polynesian family knows that they don't hunt us because they know we rule the world above the sea.
They attack humans while in captivity
Good for them! We have no right to imprison these intelligent creatures and force them to perform tricks for our amusement.
Marine bio grad here, Orcas arent really built for captivity. mainly becuase 1) the mixing of cultures and sexes doesnt generally go well orcas often rake each other with their teeth in captivity (google it. Its not pretty) 2) sunburns and stress, the water isnt dark enough to block the suns rays so they generally get sunburned from the clear water. Stress is what scentists thing might cause their main dorsal fin to flop over 3)boredom, this is the worst because it causes them to become slightly more aggressive, eat the sides of the pools causing tooth ware (google seaworlds orcas and look at their teeth its not natural), and lack of straight line swimming and depth of the pools causes them to gain weight and be unable to hold their breathe as long as they would in the wild because their metabolisms are genetically engineered to be used to speeding thousands of calories a day that they dont in captivity. All that adds up to an angry and unpredictable orca
yes...after being driven insane by being held captive and tormented !
They go insane with all the stress and lash out as a result.
@@mr.mcmuffin6242 spooky how that sounds like a lot of people today cooped up in apartments and offices, never getting a chance to be free range 😢
Orcas are smart, they might have hunted humans earlier and learned how destructive we are when we consider something as a threat, and one might somehow survived and carried on the knowledge of never crossing humans again.
Sharks have small brain compared with orcs
Also sharks afraid orcs. Orc hunting for them. Also orcs lives with group and can translate between them information. Sharks mosts time live alone. They only have instincts
I believe this is the real reason as so many other animals have genetic memory of avoiding humans
This wouldn't surprise me at all tbh. Humans are the only monkey with webbed feet and an instinct to hold our breath underwater so perhaps we evolved around orcas in prehistory.
@@ilhanilhanDev there is no species of shark at actively hunts humans or sees us as a regular prey item.
We actually don't know what would happen if humans fell off the boat when they attack it because it hasn't happened yet that we know of.
I reckon they would eat them 😮
That attack @ 8:12 is just wild, it really shows out outgunned the sharks and dolphins really are !
I havnt seen it myself because i dont live there but in Wellington, New Zealand, Orcas sometimes come in so deep into the harbour that they have been spotted right in by the waterfront, about 20m away from the waterfront cafes, infront of the CBD. What an amazing sight that must be! I've seen loads of Seals & Sea Lions on rocks & in coves & isolated beaches, & a Pilot Whale that unfortunately got stranded, following into a river mouth, but never an Orca..
Im pretty sure the orcas there feed on porpoises and pilot whales as well as seals, sea lions. The new zealand orcas are also known to feed on stingrays sharks and pretty much everything. New Zealand also has a very active orca research program I looked into awhile back
@@mr.mcmuffin6242 I just watched tonight on youtube actually that NZ Orcas mostly eat toothed fish, so rays and sharks, no mammals or salmon-like fish.. I also learned that the "loads of" sea lions and seals ive seen have only been seals not sea lions. Since the NZ Sea lions are only just re-establishing themselves back on the mainland. After they were extinct on the mainland for over 100 years until 1993 when just one pregnant female left the sub-antarctic Auckland Islands & came back to the NZ mainland. And all current Sea Lions in NZ mainland are linked to that ONE female returning. And now there is small but growing beach colonies in various parts of the South Island, with pups being sheltered on golf courses, in peoples front yards etc.. And just recently a female was seen with pups 60km inland up a river.. Pretty amazing come back!
Dolphins know if an Orca pod eats them by echolocation. The Orcas that hunt Dolphins always approach as silently as possible because they are hunting, whereas Orcas who don't eat Dolphins approach them with echolocation and they communicate with sounds. If the dolphins hear the Orcas yapping away as they approach them, they know they are safe and aren't on the menu.
I guess they are smart enough to realise that if they kill some humans, humans will return to avenge them.
If an unknown creature is able to kill other species for such trivial reasons, dont mess up with him!
Yep
They are basically the wolves of the sea. Even actual wolves know not to attack humans due to retaliation, some wolf packs have been noted to shun or kill their own due to it having attacked humans in order to avoid the whole pack being hunted down. Most intelligent animals have learnt that humans are dominant regardless of our size and physical prowess and over thousands of years attempt to avoid us as much as possible. Our scent is usually enough to make them flee to a distance. We have basically had issues with every predator on earth and brought many to the edge of extinction only to stop when their numbers have dwindled causing new generations to fear us at all costs. Infact most dumb predators will hunt us out of fear that we are there to harm them.
Wolfs attacks are very often
Not true, wilf attacks are extremely rare!
I meant Wolf
@@kristinetrott5087 Do u live in wolf living area?
I saw a video yesterday saying they found all the different orcas are different species. I think more testing to do but they're pretty sure about it.
if that is true then the different humans whom live in different areas are also different species
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Well, if you'd still have the different homo species yes, but they're mixed in (from 2% to 6% max which isn't much compared to the rest of the modern man dna being present) or extinct completely, so let's let the researchers figure out how different they are before making this conclusion, there's multiple chimp, orang utan, gorrilla species for example. It's not clean cut and dry all the time.
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Marine Bio grad here what @junebugjunebug4492 said is correct they are still doing testing but so far they think that orcas have geneticly diversified enough to be considered new sub species. However this is for very specific groups. The difference between humans and Orcas is that humans constantly interbreed meaning our genomes don't diverge from each other over time. Orcas on the other hand behaviorally are influenced to only breed with certain groups of the same or similar groups based on differing beahvioral traits meaning that its possible over time for their genomes drift apart. This is called genetic drift and its a key point in terms of evolution. It happens because of the numerous different enviornments, prey items, and behavioral adaptations to fill for differing sections of the planet. In order to adapt to differing environments orcas genome diversified in order to fill different niches in different parts of the ocean. Orcas Behaviorally and sometimes geographically are isolated from other groups causing genetic drift to occur more rapidly and branch into new subspecies of orca.
@@kitkat47chrysalis95 Well no because every humans dna is 99,9% identical to every other human on the planet.
Probably more accurate to call them sub species
“Dude, Humans eat McDonalds that’s why we don’t eat them..”
~ Kieko (FreeWilly) 1993
Orcas are extremely intelligent and they see us as equals or something close. They are also aware of our extreme violence and choose to not provoke us. Again, they are very intelligent and look at alternatives. I truly believe they are also fascinated with us as we are with them. I think they can see our technology. They could do the same as us but lack physical features like hands and thumbs to do so.
Orcas started attacking ships in 2020. It started happening often and out of nowhere. They used to not attack ships. They are social creatures. Since scientists believe an orca experienced trauma from a boat or people on a boat like poachers. After the trauma, the orca may have started attacking and the family followed suit. Some think it’s a game to them. It’s very interesting. You should look this info up if you’re interested
They can't do anything to a ship, not even a blue whale can. Boats sure
They are picky eaters and we are too rare in the water to become part of their eating habits. That argument worked for me.
It only works for you because you CHOOSE to believe in that.
Orcas are NOTORIOUS for being the most sadistic killers of the seas. Even more than dolphins.
They kill for fun. Just for fun. There's countless literature on that, they literally gang up on whale pods, kill their baby and then leave it there and go away.
They use seals (mammals same size as us) as footballs, and often don't even eat them.
They kill for fun.
They have learned on their skin not to do that to humans if they want their species to thrive.
Hey, I would love to hear an episode on threatened/vulnerable species such as Maned Wolves and Siberian Musk Deer. Or unusual species such as Nightjars and Hoatzin.
Keep up the great work!
Professional courtesy.
They know just how dangerous we are . They know we won’t attack them if they don’t attack us
They might consider us as icky ,…for comparison the same way we consider insects
“A person is roughly 126 thousand calories” is now stuck with me forever. Thanks 😋
omg...this guy..he just really REALLY loves minecraft huh 3:15 here you can here the background ambient theme of the "better end" mod of minecraft. love it
They don't attack people unless have a grudge. Also take a hint, they eating Sea Creature and we not sea creature, For picky eater like Orca we probably disqusting to eat but interesting to interact with.
Grudge is a big one. Big difference in won't attack and don't want to attack. Seaworld and Sealand had their share of incidents.
They probably realize the retribution won't be worth it. I mean it's not we've been kidnapping their calves for almost a century and forcing them to perform in an aquatic circus or anything.
Why orcas not attacking humans, because the are not stupid
Yep. They appropriately fear human payback. They see ships, fish harvestig and humans floating with alll sorts of gadgets, while also seeing us nearly naked. Best not to mess around
Please..I highly doubt they're scared of us.....they're pretty intelligent and could do some damage....so never underestimate them.
@@NatzTalk They might fear retaliation. As bright as they are, they see we have HUGE vessels. They know what we look like naked and with scuba gear. They see enormous fishing nets. In a similar way wolves are cautious about preying on humans, but moreso, as Orcas are more advanced in mind and communiatioon skills. Your thoughts?
@@NatzTalk they witnessed the naval battles in the pacific between us and japan during ww2, and also the great clash between the brtitish and german fleet in the baltic sea. they witnessed the depth charges relentlessly deployed against the thousands of german submarines throughout the war, they witnessed the nuclear testing done on ships at sea as well as the massive aircraft carriers and truly massive oil tankers floating around with skin as strong as metal. sure they are not scared of an individual human, but do you think they might be scared of "us" ?
@@NatzTalk It is the other way around, They are smart enough not to mess with us.
They are smart creatures , and they can detect intelligent beings like human.
I think Orcas might just be taught something is food and eat that because it's ingrained in them. It's not like a shark that does an "exploratory bite" to see if we're edible. They just don't bite a person at all out in the wild. We as a species are just a little interesting to them and maybe they haven't been "taught" yet to see us as a food source. If these insanely smart creatures saw us as a food source... you wouldn't be safe even on a cruise ship lol
"If these insanely smart creatures saw us as a food source..." they then will become hunted down to extinction.
Orcas know we are top of the food chain. They have watched us for centuries.
There are Orcas that snatch moose of the shore or shallow water in the pacific northwest.
I've always thought it was a cultural thing. In the sense of the attitude the pod has towards humans is passed on to the children. Somewhere down the line, a human saved a member of that pod in the past from a net or beaching itself, and that was remembered by the pod throughout their cultural attitude on how they act towards humans.
I think this is most likely
Orcas scare t.f. out of me. They are a really smart and amazing animal but all the same I dont want to swim with them. Dolphins kind of make me nervous when in water with them if a whale pulls up I'm heading back to boat/shore depending on if fishing or surfing either way I'm out.
Orcas are not whales, they are the largest dolphin. And they are not Killer Whales but killer of whales as they predate all whales even the mighty Blue Whale.
Orca are highly intelligent mammals. Thats the start of this phenomenon
Even though its rare what about the orcas that eat moose in alaska? Are they oddities or is it if its here why not?
Orcas are probably smart enough to understand that killing a great white shark, and ripping its liver out, is not only a tasty snack for the team after the thrill of the chase, but also sends a powerful scent/message to other great whites in the area that motivates them to 'move on'!
Which appears to work fairly well!
I saw in a water park an orca attacked the diver that was handling em.
orcas in captivity are always aggressive
He said in the wild
Because handlers often abuse them behindnclose doors, even captive orcas are not aggressive to all humans, so there is that.
yeah I would too if you kept me locked up
that was for revenge for being put in jail even though it was innocent of any crime
They ate us tens of thousands of years ago but quickly learned we were very vengeful…passed it down as part of their culture.
Maybe they know we are full of toxic chemicals.
Orcas are full of mercury.
Shamoo “Eyes, lungs, pancreas, so many snacks so little time!”
Imma go with Casual Geographic's explaination: Crazy recognizes crazy. The sea wolves don't attack the crazy monkey because they're smart enough to figure out what happens when humans fear something they tend to annihilate that something. Can't imagine how many passed along orca tales involve "And then this prey item disappeared because humans"
Same thought. They must know that we are responsible for the huge undersea explosions. We fired our warning shot. Now they like us for the long line fishing we do. It’s like a fast food joint to them.
The reason they don’t attack is because they know humanity will gang up and hunt them down. They are smarter than most people on two legs and they do know this.
That would be unfortunate because they are only 50k of them left in the world :(
@@diy5729 True… but God and humans don’t like it when people are getting eaten.
we don't have enough fat to interest them for prey. Notice they eat the livers out of sharks for the energy content. we aren't worth the trouble.
Only one type of orca species does tho, not all......
@@NatzTalk just a representative comment about their dietary needs. It seems like there is no "all inclusive" food source for every orca pod. So I picked one.
@donakahorse Very Good 👍
Because orcas are smart and they know better than to mess with humans.
It´s the biggest Dolphin essentially, any member of the Dolphin family are friendly to humans. In some cases even protective. Pods of dolphins has averted shark attacks on more than one occasion.
Plenty of dolphins have killed and injured people in the wild.
They protect humans from sharks because they hate sharks
I'm just glad you know they're dolphins.
“We find orcas cute” nah bro I have a huge fear of those predators 😂
They don’t attack humans out of professional courtesy. They recognize that humans are nearly as intelligent as they are
Which, of course, is the same reason sharks don't eat lawyers..... _(professional courtesy)._
_(I know, I know; but it needed to be said.)_
@@paradisepipeco Actually back in 2012 in Florida beach a lawyer of 45 years of age was fatally attacked by a tiger shark.
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Orcas are insanely smart; there is no way they confuse us with another animal or something trivial like that. I genuinely think Orcas don't attack humans because Orca pods share stories of encounters with humans among themselves, even from encounters generations earlier. They have respect for us, maybe even fear us in a way of expecting revenge from humans if they'd harm one.
It's pretty ignorant to think orchas dont eat human just because they a strict diet. We literally look like seals, same size, probably same texture. An orcha could easily eat a human.
If Orca's ate us we would be used as a toothpick...lol Thx 4 sharing.Their beautiful animals.
What happens to Orcas when they start eating humans: humans show them who's really the boss and introduce them to a little thing called comeercial fishing nets. You hear they Orcas? Don't even try it.
"OMG they recognise us a humans, WERE SPECIAL "
Or maybe, we're just the only fully rubber/textile wrapped up piece of horribly tasting 'fish' in the whole Sea!
How improbable is that, silly?!
“What happens to Orcas when they start eating people?” Super Saiyan powers and telepathy. They will be unstoppable.
A solitary Orca might attack, I wouldn't trust them.
They are far more opportunistic and at least one was found to have eaten an unlucky moose that swam in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Orcas think we're cute like we see a Puppy.
Most of us don't prefer to eat Puppies but be nice to them. Also we probably don't taste good.
I used to like your videos within the first 3 seconds but now I wait till you tell me. 😂😂👍
What I believe is it's because as stated in the video, each pod focuses on different sources of food. This isn't because some prefer shark lovers over seals, it's because if a pod eats seals, they'd rather starve than eat sharks instead so they avoid conflict with other pods
The first minute of this video just makes me feel safe around orcas
They recognize intelligence and they know we can help them - they're extremely effective communicators, it wouldn't have taken long for them to realize what were capable of.
I have had my hands picking lines from the ocean just feet from them when we trawl herring in Norway. (They eat herring going through the nets) And as a fisherman i must say they scare me a little when they are feeding. But im happy to have experienced that
In Norway in the past. The tongue of whales was considered trash. So it was cut out and thrown overboard. Orcas noticed this and loved it. So much so they started to organize to aid the fishing ships hunt other whales. In short being smart enough to know that the whales needed to be "here", in front of ship etc, for the humans to catch them. The humans would drag the whale on board, cut out the tongue and throw it overboard, aka profits for the orcas... This behavior pattern stopped when humans started using the meat in the tongue as well and therefor did not throw it overboard anymore.
Just FYI, I am not claiming this is why orcas started attacking boats! :D
I always thought it was because Orcas knew better. There is exactly 1 animal on this planet that every other animal should avoid antagonizing
Not getting close enough to no Orca's to find out. Good Luck On That !!! 🤣