Searching for Type D: A New Species of Killer Whale?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2020
  • In January, 2019, an experienced group of killer whale biologists launched an expedition from the southern tip of Chile into some of the roughest waters in the world, searching for what could be a new species of killer whale.

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  • @utubedano
    @utubedano 3 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    In current times where we generally learn about species extinction it's good to hear about new ones...

    • @takakonobe
      @takakonobe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's just like different races.

    • @HELLRZR-nm3vv
      @HELLRZR-nm3vv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      98% of species ever occurring on earth are already extinct. It's just a giant circle of life..

    • @voidremoved
      @voidremoved 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Madame Kilbourne yes. Insane. They believe in alien UFO and think they can force them out of the ocean. They need to bend over for Jesus and accept the Spirit is True

    • @alexandercomfort3679
      @alexandercomfort3679 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @voidremoved I got a good lmao too. But Themis person ain’t completely wrong. Overfishing is creating a lot of competition... too much plastic in the ocean has to be annoying any large ocean dwellers... and there is now a species of orcas that has been feeding in the northern arctic , with brand new strategies. Not surprising, but we are amidst an extinction event, and it’s going to be a boring world when it’s just humans, bugs, and bacteria. Our crops will be just like humans, inside. I’m probably a little off. But it would be nice to see a major powerhouse take it seriously. The iron60 is naturally heating our planet, but America needs to bring manufacturing of green energy home, and then install it at home. We’ve ignored it for over 50 years. It’s sad really. Even I believe in transitional nuclear, yet our yucca mountain complex has denied every state using it, including its own. If you took all of our nuclear waste and tried to put it there, it wouldn’t be large enough. So really it’s time to stop being ignorant to climate change and overpopulation and the plastic damages which have limited options for fixing.

    • @alexandercomfort3679
      @alexandercomfort3679 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh, and there’s the acidity in the ocean going up thanks to loopholes for large boats which are pumping the exhaust into he water instead of the air and the list continues really...

  • @MegaBronsky1
    @MegaBronsky1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This Orca is usually seen in south of Chile,🇨🇱 close to Antarctica, fishermen of my country always talk about it 🐬

  • @utxex97
    @utxex97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    Is it more appropriate to suggest they're a subspecies, instead of a completely new species?

    • @davidoldham7476
      @davidoldham7476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      My thoughts exactly. Maybe you get better name recognition if you discover new species. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck.

    • @Jund040
      @Jund040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      New species allways were subspecies once^^

    • @johnortmann3098
      @johnortmann3098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      That will largely depend on what the genetic analysis shows, i.e. the degree of difference. In any event, if they're not distinct species now, they're on the road to that since they are reproductively incompatable.

    • @ThuggishDD
      @ThuggishDD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's new species if they're evolving.

    • @grunt2523
      @grunt2523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      If it was only a few traits that are different then it will be a sub species but these killer whales look a lot different from normal killer whales which is why they might be classified as a new species depending on the test results.

  • @theldaniel170
    @theldaniel170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    It's LATE 2020. I WANT MY ANSWERS!

    • @brandonhoffman4712
      @brandonhoffman4712 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's now MID 2024, HAVE THEY BEEN ANSWERED?

    • @theldaniel170
      @theldaniel170 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@brandonhoffman4712NO THEY HAVEN’T!!!!🫨🫨🫨

  • @orcawithdrip827
    @orcawithdrip827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Can’t wait for the results to come out!

    • @todo9633
      @todo9633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Will you be a pleased Orca when they do?

    • @orcawithdrip827
      @orcawithdrip827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      to do Most likely

    • @kwhale2833
      @kwhale2833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Be a pleased orca

    • @autumnicleaf
      @autumnicleaf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@orcawithdrip827- 'to do' will be pleased if you put that on 'to do' list. A listles Orcinus orca is a pernicious orca, whether in Morocca or Norc America.

    • @samaelfromstein1503
      @samaelfromstein1503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know what'll cheer you up u see that great white go flip it over and eat it's liver for fun

  • @sweetshopadmin7779
    @sweetshopadmin7779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I'm so amazed by this video I've heard very little about the type D killer whales before this. I can't wait to hear their distinct vocalizations! Very good research thanks for sharing

  • @BlackAngel-ij6qx
    @BlackAngel-ij6qx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It differs because of narrow dorsal fins and curve..but I love the type A orcas as they are bulky and their dorsal fins are straight and tall

  • @suckamc3232
    @suckamc3232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It’s amazing that we still are discovering new species/sub species and thought to be extinct species in this world just blows my mind

    • @Hotbox419
      @Hotbox419 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      u know, we have actually only explored 5% of the ocean, wich means 95% of the ocean is still a mystery

  • @ulugbeksaipov917
    @ulugbeksaipov917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think this team of scientists straight candidate for some big yearly scientific prize. Great job.

  • @tricknfa
    @tricknfa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why do they always do the video before the lab results come back?

  • @spelunkerd
    @spelunkerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Well done. The new subspecies argument is convincing, but to call this a new species would be a stretch.

    • @bigtomo69er
      @bigtomo69er 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Depends on the genetics my man. Phenotypic traits are misleading especially in cetaceans where environmental pressures produce very similar body plans.

    • @hia5235
      @hia5235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bigtomo69er Hogwash. Scientists using the same methods could easily call humans different species using their own criteria.

    • @___Anakin.Skywalker
      @___Anakin.Skywalker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe it's Antarctic killer whales and they're bigger in size and more handsome in appearance. Kind of like Asian and African elephants

  • @Liladelph
    @Liladelph 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Holy cow, that was risky biscuits; the Orca's said hey we'll give them a bit of DNA for their troubles... They probably won't make it back to land anywho.
    Excited for the results of the new *subspecies*

  • @BigDaddy-hn7oh
    @BigDaddy-hn7oh ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your work will be appreciated by the future Generations

  • @brussell639
    @brussell639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That's really interesting. They definitely do have their own distinctive look. I'm sure they'll have they're own special dialect as well.

  • @calvarankingofthewest3555
    @calvarankingofthewest3555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Despite the fact that I’m an Orca fan, this is the first time I’ve ever heard of Type D Orcas.

    • @blipsmann1985
      @blipsmann1985 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Calvaran: King of the West they’ve been upgraded like a FA-18 Super Hornet !!!!!!!!

    • @jamesthe-doctor8981
      @jamesthe-doctor8981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Blips Mann or the Giant Asian Murder Hornet! 😂😂😂

  • @hollohuman1256
    @hollohuman1256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I live in NZ I have seen orcas out there fishing just passing through us in the morning i didn't see much just some dorsal find that was about it. And during winter its a massive group of around 15-30 common dolphins and they get so close to the boat I feel like could reach out and touch one :)

  • @andrewl1621
    @andrewl1621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I look forward to hearing about the findings, awesome job guys.

    • @spencermammen9658
      @spencermammen9658 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It turns out their differences are the result of a lot of inbreeding

  • @Kiki-in6ci
    @Kiki-in6ci 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Honestly some things are best left alone they last longer

  • @elainewalls1965
    @elainewalls1965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The Salish Sea J Pod is almost extinct. Thanks to SeaWorld decimating their numbers, and now virtually no Chinook salmon for them to eat. This "new" species should be protected.

    • @Erin-Thor
      @Erin-Thor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      SeaWorld killed the Salmon? What?

    • @Erin-Thor
      @Erin-Thor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      mind - I don’t remember ever seeing a trained Salmon exhibit at SeaWorld. Was it good?

    • @rickytavilla4259
      @rickytavilla4259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Say no to drugs I hate sea world as much as the next person but that wouldn’t affect their numbers

    • @omgnogoaway3110
      @omgnogoaway3110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the endangered orcas that eat chinook salmon are called southern residents. this is type d and is not as studied as the southern residents

    • @Erin-Thor
      @Erin-Thor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jay Morgan 👍🏽

  • @skerhnekia5762
    @skerhnekia5762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Amazing God Bless y’all

  • @houseofMtattoos
    @houseofMtattoos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sounds intriguing. How long for the results?

  • @athenacinca8657
    @athenacinca8657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Those large dorsal fins are amazing.

  • @joaquinpraveenvishnu8509
    @joaquinpraveenvishnu8509 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    *my gosh I'm so excited of these finding*

  • @scottishgodzillabigfan
    @scottishgodzillabigfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I love orcas can’t wait to see them

    • @hollohuman1256
      @hollohuman1256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where are you going to see them?

    • @scottishgodzillabigfan
      @scottishgodzillabigfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hollohuman1256 hopefully in may at west cost of Scotland. I know type D is down Southern Hemisphere so I be seeing there cousin’s

    • @hollohuman1256
      @hollohuman1256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@scottishgodzillabigfan :) not seaworld I'm happy. Also if u remember this, comment a link to some photos I'd love to see them

    • @scottishgodzillabigfan
      @scottishgodzillabigfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hollohuman1256 I well try

  • @davelouribooc6316
    @davelouribooc6316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I think they are more like a "race" rather than another species.

    • @Brainhoneywalker
      @Brainhoneywalker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Race is actually a non-scientific category, including in the classifying of humans.

    • @12vLife
      @12vLife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "family"

  • @tiedupsmurf
    @tiedupsmurf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Finally....it was more than two years ago when I first learned of these Whales type D...can't wait

    • @MrFreezeProduct
      @MrFreezeProduct 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just learned about these a few months ago. Any word on the analyses?

    • @tiedupsmurf
      @tiedupsmurf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrFreezeProduct Not that I know of, but that might be TH-cam being slow, as it has a big habit of shoving five to ten year old videos in my face. I will research online to see if any updates

    • @MrFreezeProduct
      @MrFreezeProduct 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They mentioned 'end of 2020'. So maybe they're still analysing?

  • @peppermintpatty3800
    @peppermintpatty3800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So cute! Has there been any updates?

  • @juniorthe3rdjuniorthe3rd
    @juniorthe3rdjuniorthe3rd 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for sharing and educating me. Amazing and awesome. Blown away. I love marine biology and conservation work. Bravo

  • @RastaSaiyaman
    @RastaSaiyaman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gosh, what you guys are doing is something that I always wanted to do.
    The problem being that I haven't got the resources to fly over to New Seeland and participate in such an expedition.

    • @adriancano3991
      @adriancano3991 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Welcome to the 99% club lol me to

  • @bradgordon5912
    @bradgordon5912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    can't wait for the results of the DNA. thank you for a great video.

    • @hughjaanus6680
      @hughjaanus6680 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like you'll have to wait.

  • @lass-inangeles7564
    @lass-inangeles7564 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So exciting!! Great work!!!

  • @MatthewKuraja
    @MatthewKuraja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Their more proper name is Orca but this guy calls himself the Killer Whale expert.

    • @IndustrialMindedArtist
      @IndustrialMindedArtist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Says the armchair expert....

    • @notsure1277
      @notsure1277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IndustrialMindedArtist They are orcas. "Killer whale" is just another example of how everyday people can misinterpret what they think that they saw.

    • @indeedmyson
      @indeedmyson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@notsure1277 if a rose were a rose by any other name would you still be an idiot?

    • @NyanyiC
      @NyanyiC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@indeedmyson its not a rose its a thorny flower 🙄

    • @thefisherman0074
      @thefisherman0074 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Common names are used by scientists everywhere. The scientist here is correct

  • @chrisgustafson9342
    @chrisgustafson9342 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do they have a preference for a specific water density?

  • @pamhunter-to4xs
    @pamhunter-to4xs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Wouldnt that be a subspecies? As a biologist, im thinking its still a killer whale. Like the subspecies of elephants... are still of the elephant species... hmmmmm.

    • @kristianxoto
      @kristianxoto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      still a O.orca. Yes, I am a whaler, i eat dolphins, i try kill them humanely and do it sustainably and not take more than needed. not commercial.
      hate me all u want, never gonna change, for me whale/dolphin meat is normal, like u eat pigs, cow etc and people in india think eatiing that is weird and an outrage.
      but lets do facts here:
      Killer whale is correct english term, since "orca" is totally in correct since its a binomial nomencleture, and is the species. u can NOT do that without putting in genera/genus) Orcinius. genus always capital first letter, species NEVER! many animals can share same species name, like "orca" but NEVER share same genus and species at same time, so Orcinus orca or O. orca is taxonomically correct. since there could be a H. orca, the O. orca is VERY important.
      secondly, stop correcting from "its not a whale but a dolphin" it sounds retarded because its so much deeper. in ceataceans (whales) there are families and subfamilies. dolphins belong to Delphinanea, family. thats a family in ceataceans(whales in common speak) so yes they are whales! Blue whales and Bowhead are not only not in same genus they not even in same family. as big a difference between them as between O. orca and the blue whales(cant remember their binomial nomencleture, i am spider person, not marine person(spiders belong in entomology) So point, they are whales!
      another point. all domesticated animals started as wild caught and wild animals. keeping big whales like killer whales in captivity should only be done if u have a bio setup, with natural prey(live prey) and not chlorinated water but bio flora and a HUGE tank and a good pod. then its okay :) But NO ONE could ever afford that! so it cant be done
      setting them free? 1. most will die, they cant even hunt! 2. most are hybrids. their are subspecies in the O. orca, and seaworld etc have mixed the subspecies and we do NOT want to pollute if one survives and crossbreeds! period! keep animal bloodlines clean! enough animals are destroyed, just look at snake hobby!
      attacks in wild DO OCCUR! and they are violent! search "hans+surfer+california+72+killer whale+bite" and u can see many sites with several attacks. NON fatal YET but bloody and serious! so stop the myth about no attacks in the wild. and just because there is no recorded fatality does not mean it has not happened. MANY people die each year from snake bites but officially maybe 100-200 world wide die because no official report or cause of death is done. same with shark attacks. so there might be more attacks even fatal ones which has not been recorded and hence not in official statistics.

    • @TheSuperhoden
      @TheSuperhoden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Youre a biologist and come up with such an point without any solid argument? Just a very poor example regarding elephants

    • @TheSuperhoden
      @TheSuperhoden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Hairy Wombat theres differnce, orcas in different parts of thr world use different sounds, hunt in very different ways, fins are of different sizes and some 'sub' spieces are on average a bit bigger or smaller

    • @kristianxoto
      @kristianxoto 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oliverroberts7490 dolphins are not endangered...and its more humane to eat an animal thats lived all its life free than one in a farm

    • @TheSuperhoden
      @TheSuperhoden 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hairy Wombat you bearly know how i look

  • @raphmaster23
    @raphmaster23 ปีที่แล้ว

    "We got the first sample of a type d killer whale." Sample rolls off the bench*

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    @Haha_haha958 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @Siureivax
      @Siureivax 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @dianadainez5827
    @dianadainez5827 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing work...

  • @LHMOM.8610
    @LHMOM.8610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    you've got to have a death wish to take a sailboat to the southern ocean. i love killer whales, but love life a wee bit more.

    • @TheSuperhoden
      @TheSuperhoden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Killer whales dont attack humans. There's never been a documented case of an attack in the wild or any evidence that might suggest it. They're just big dolphins

    • @kevinbaboolal4225
      @kevinbaboolal4225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@TheSuperhoden i think he means the danger of taking a sail boat into the southern ocean

    • @JH-zt6py
      @JH-zt6py 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fernandocouto4774 there has never been a reported incident of any Killer whale attacking a human in the wild

    • @LHMOM.8610
      @LHMOM.8610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@kevinbaboolal4225 Exactly. The storms are hellish.

    • @TheSuperhoden
      @TheSuperhoden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@fernandocouto4774 uhu in captivity. But in the wild you have a bigger chance of being killed by a cow than being attacked by a dolphin

  • @deemariedubois4916
    @deemariedubois4916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can the different species breed with each other? And do they?

  • @beast4661
    @beast4661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the people that are doing this kind of research around the world. Thank you.

    • @w.harrison7277
      @w.harrison7277 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why? They're not doing anything important. Pick any of 57,000 vertebrates and go watch it and jot notes and go home thinking you are important. Its just observational masturbation.

    • @w.harrison7277
      @w.harrison7277 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "OMG we noticed a spot under this groups eyes! And the head is rounder! The world needs more people like us."

    • @w.harrison7277
      @w.harrison7277 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're about 150 years too late, folks. We already know there's variation in nature, i.e. 1859 The Origin of Species, one Charles Darwin.

  • @donavansmithsurf
    @donavansmithsurf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video thank you.

  • @MoraqVos
    @MoraqVos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If you can call these Orcas their own species then there are many species of humans walking the earth right now....

    • @magnipettersson4432
      @magnipettersson4432 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      well since you mention it theres been found 18% non homo sapiens dna in some west african populations from a ghost lineage leaving the possibility we find more and perhaps more in different people.

    • @MoraqVos
      @MoraqVos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@magnipettersson4432 No, many people have Neanderthal blood. Scientists used to think Neanderthals were a different species, now most do not. Going by minor physical differences is not a way to define species. Species are defined by the ability to interbreed and produce fertile offspring, which Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens did, and I'm sure these Orcas can too.

    • @weninjason
      @weninjason ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MoraqVos So you agree with the OP.

  • @ThreeKhalilVideo
    @ThreeKhalilVideo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My dream is to see orca

  • @maxfish4770
    @maxfish4770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kings of the oceans, nothing even comes close.

  • @cjpatz
    @cjpatz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any update on the DNA sample?

  • @lumptydumpty6992
    @lumptydumpty6992 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this an example of watching niche partitioning in action?

  • @Appytail
    @Appytail 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The music behind is exagerately loud and enoying.

  • @themakoshark101
    @themakoshark101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have the results come out yet? What are they?

  • @elevatorisland
    @elevatorisland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They look like different families who probably branched off thousands of years ago.

  • @alexischarest378
    @alexischarest378 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, stuff like this is so interesting to me.. I’ve never seen those weird looking round killer whales with the small eye patches

  • @leahsyl81
    @leahsyl81 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so amazing and they're so beautiful!!! ❤️🦋

  • @atriox7221
    @atriox7221 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I swear thats the exact way that i’d see killer whales as typically looking, definitely more so then the other types, maybe its just those are the ones i have seen and seen footage of in the southern portion of Australia or something

  • @dalamskdnfkdmsns
    @dalamskdnfkdmsns 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Right when will they share the results

  • @25242824
    @25242824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    oh look a new species of killer whale, lets break out the crossbow !!!

  • @womanofsubstance8735
    @womanofsubstance8735 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It has been over 5 months since this vid was downloaded. Do you have results of the tissue tests?

    • @hughjaanus6680
      @hughjaanus6680 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably made a year before the upload (not download).

    • @domainofthesun4400
      @domainofthesun4400 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch the video. It predicts results in late 2020

  • @cliffcampbell8827
    @cliffcampbell8827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is astounding news! Wait, wait, wait, I'm not going to get too excited until the lab results come back.

  • @raycope2086
    @raycope2086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the work that you all do in such hazardous and threatening conditions.
    I hope you fins a Type Z Killer Whale.
    I wish you rainbows.

  • @sfchief415
    @sfchief415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Watching discovery shows for the past 15-20 years i always noticed that most if not all orcas found around antarctica all have the very small white eye patch above the eyes

    • @user-gr1io9is3v
      @user-gr1io9is3v 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bruh

    • @oliverwilson11
      @oliverwilson11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They weren't type D though. Type D hasn't been seen in Antarctica.

  • @laughtoohard9655
    @laughtoohard9655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was fishing in BC when a pod approached. I said to my girlfriend, I'm getting in the water. She was freaking out thinking I'd be eaten, but the Killer Dolphins were awesome. I could scratch them. What an experience! I may do it again.

    • @NyanyiC
      @NyanyiC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Killer dolphins!

    • @laughtoohard9655
      @laughtoohard9655 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NyanyiC Technically you could call them that. I don't know why the term "Whale" was applied. My guess is it happened many years ago and was simply based on size and appearance. I'd like to see Whale removed, but then what? They're only killers when they're grabbing food. It's not like they roam the oceans aimlessly killing other wildlife. What we call Dolphins are the same. They hunt for hunger.
      I've seen killer Whales playing with Salmon. They don't eat the fish, just play. It seems when they're not hungry they're as curious as us. They say, "Curiosity killed the cat". What would the saying be about Killer Whales? Oh, I know. Luna was a one time buddy of mine. We could say, "Playing with the Tug Boat killed the Orca". :)

  • @xin3249
    @xin3249 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job

  • @Bluejean123Dive
    @Bluejean123Dive 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do we really need to know what kind of gene they have by biopsy?
    Other than knowing by just look?
    For scientific curiosity?

    • @Live.Music.Moments
      @Live.Music.Moments 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      the more we know about these animals in the ocean the easier it is to protect them. this has nothing to do with curiosity, the only way to save this planet is to learn how it works. which is something we have failed in completely . we know more about the universe then our own earth.....

  • @lorenzo8495
    @lorenzo8495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I LOVE ORCAS!
    I really feel I should put it out there...

  • @ABG_7
    @ABG_7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any updates?

    • @karmabutterfly7985
      @karmabutterfly7985 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They’re a result of inbreeding

  • @womanofsubstance8735
    @womanofsubstance8735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Please turn the music off, or at least down. Thanks.

    • @w.harrison7277
      @w.harrison7277 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I say turn the music up and drown out these self-inflated NOAA clowns. Nothing surprising about variation in nature, it doesn't need to be "studied and documented" at taxpayer's expense. Darwin nailed it 160 years ago.

  • @OponthLotha
    @OponthLotha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m afraid they’ll be extinct very soon because of our greed

  • @WildBillCox13
    @WildBillCox13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    LIked, shared, and subscribed on the spot.

  • @arthunter92
    @arthunter92 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well I never knew pretty much any of that...

  • @wagemawagema4618
    @wagemawagema4618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Maybe these Biologists might want to be abit careful with this particular rype of orca being that it's a Completely different species.

  • @juncruz3685
    @juncruz3685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it almost august 2020 any news?

    • @smartcatcollarproject5699
      @smartcatcollarproject5699 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are most likely still debating about genetic markers and the concepts of race and species...
      It may take a year to publish something serious ?

  • @DaniMartVtbr
    @DaniMartVtbr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    And then a telekinetic type-F flies over to the research vessel and says: "so long, and thanks for all the fish!".

  • @LegitLaughs1
    @LegitLaughs1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I never even knew there are different species of Orca. I know that different pods hunt different prey depending on where they live but that was it. Very interesting video.

    • @natalia-mn3li
      @natalia-mn3li 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      these are not different species of orcas, but types of orcas all of the same species!

  • @mollystroot3908
    @mollystroot3908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Killer whale has such a negative connotation. Why not just call them Orcas?

  • @aaronmichaels807
    @aaronmichaels807 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They live in such terrible seas, mysterious...

  • @a-ha7279
    @a-ha7279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    *waits patiently for results*

  • @GlennBass1234
    @GlennBass1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow i didet know that species are still on earth

  • @machimuse7526
    @machimuse7526 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wouldn’t say it looks completely different but cool nonetheless

  • @dionnedunsmore9996
    @dionnedunsmore9996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hmm! Rather interesting!

  • @emancify
    @emancify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    During this slow "pandemic time," I've been studying Orcas on TH-cam. I believe we are witnessing "evolution" in plain sight. These animals are highly intelligent and are merely adapting to the "Over-fishing" of our oceans by large "Commercial fishing" operations. These animals are far more intelligent than we are when it comes to adaptation or evolution. Some of these "killer whales" are targeting Great White Shark livers. Yes, that's correct... they've developed a "taste" for the livers in Great Whites (who are thought to be the most dangerous predators in the waters). If the Commercial Fishing operations are harvesting more from oceans, lakes, and rivers; then what "choices" do dolphins and Orcas have? This is the smart move on an evolutionary basis, as Great White's food sources are also limited. The same can be said about Polar Bears. They will soon have to "adapt or die" to survive the Climate Change. If you do not believe in Climate Change and its irreversible affects... stop reading now. You will just remain as a smaller part of an exponentially larger problem.

    • @BipoIarbear
      @BipoIarbear 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @TaeTheConqueror isFat were currently above the elliptical of our galaxy , have been since 2012 less protection from whatever space elements were shielded from naturally, u see the possible volcanic eruption on Mars? Very interesting

    • @thefisherman0074
      @thefisherman0074 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everything is going through evolution everyday the speed of it happening is irrelevant.

    • @kc12370
      @kc12370 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's not how evolution works. Evolution isnt how an animal can adapt to its environment changing, rather who is already most fit for the changes at hand. No animals make this decision, it's purely by chance that some become more fit for their environment than others and are able to survive and mate.

    • @joilsongomes5
      @joilsongomes5 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Helps us support Sea Shepard.

  • @edwinhoff4936
    @edwinhoff4936 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never understood why they called them killer whales instead of orcas. I may be mistaken, but I don't think there's ever been a report of a killer whale hurting a human in the wild. They're extremely smart. I'm wondering if this new species or subspecies is more dangerous?

  • @sari-kitty
    @sari-kitty ปีที่แล้ว

    What were the findings?

  • @oliversparks1459
    @oliversparks1459 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic

  • @gyalsnextman4725
    @gyalsnextman4725 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have they found out it’s a new species or is a killer whale with a mutation making it look different which then bred with another whale passing the mutation on

  • @lindavanhorn791
    @lindavanhorn791 ปีที่แล้ว

    Update?

  • @enigma5014
    @enigma5014 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Same species

  • @boomerrob9223
    @boomerrob9223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So why are "biologists" calling these creatures Killer Whales? They are not whales and including the moniker "Killer" gives a very negative connotation.

    • @notsure1277
      @notsure1277 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nothing wrong with the descriptor "killer", if it is justifiable. However, in this case, it is not. They should be called orcas.

    • @NyanyiC
      @NyanyiC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Killer human

  • @whiterabbit4775
    @whiterabbit4775 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some got the result ?

  • @Idklol208
    @Idklol208 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is crazy

  • @phqutub
    @phqutub 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I dont understand how they use the term regional and species interchangeably for killer whales but there is only one human species.

    • @notsure1277
      @notsure1277 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because if they admit that these organisms are just local varieties of the same species of orca, then they have nothing to proclaim, and their grant money will dry up.

    • @NyanyiC
      @NyanyiC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yah, that's the problem with science, they need to be seen to be doing something even if its absolute nonsense and filling up journals with even more nonsense 🙄

  • @kristinairmer4753
    @kristinairmer4753 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing animals

  • @georgegarcia566
    @georgegarcia566 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What makes that water “the nastiest”?

    • @burtmacklin1939
      @burtmacklin1939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They were talking about weather
      The weather makes the water nasty to travel through cause of all the waves and wind

  • @maik1982
    @maik1982 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    new species or very old species?

  • @jameskelman9856
    @jameskelman9856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Peaked my interest , keep it coming !

  • @chillzone1863
    @chillzone1863 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    fascinating creatures

  • @user-tj4go3oj9u
    @user-tj4go3oj9u 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    これはタイプDという新種のオルカですか?とても美しい

  • @donatehilltop
    @donatehilltop 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible

  • @wirelessone2986
    @wirelessone2986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well either dolphins are mini killer whales or killer whales are giant dolphins..

    • @koru9780
      @koru9780 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      orca hunt dolphins

  • @royglenn2487
    @royglenn2487 ปีที่แล้ว

    Killer whales has no equal as a predator.

  • @VitalXtreme
    @VitalXtreme 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Time to make some clones with those samples. Then you wont have to find them at all.

  • @martyyoung1541
    @martyyoung1541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There are varied looks of humans does that mean we are all different species?

    • @pollenbuckets6992
      @pollenbuckets6992 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because things can evolve similarly or look similar to something else but be different species that what they’re trying to find out if they are a part of the same species

  • @MICHGO1
    @MICHGO1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THE MUSIC IS DROWNING OUT THE PEOPLE SPEAKING.

    • @raystaffen9733
      @raystaffen9733 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who decided the video needed that noise?