SNORKELING WITH ORCAS IN NORWAY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ม.ค. 2020
- USEA PRESENTATIONS (3/9) - SNORKELING WITH ORCAS IN NORWAY
After the theory, this presentation explains how to snorkel with orcas in Norway.
All comments are welcome and will receive an answer. Feel free to like, and share.
Welcome in this journey underneath the surface of oceans guided by Pierre, the orca whisperer.
Contact :
Email : info@usea-diving.com
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Website : usea-diving.com (www.usea-diving.com/)
Special thanks to :
Lagree Fitness
Orca Norway
Partners :
Shelltone Whale Project
Alain Laborde SA
Breach Antilles
Credits :
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins playing with Gray Whales, Copyright Dave Anderson
www.DolphinSafari.com
Video Footage Provided by Tony Meyer
Video Footage Provided by Pierre Robert de Latour
Video Footage Provided by Orcinus Orca Mayotte
Special Thanks: Wikipedia
Stock Footage & Music: Storyblocks.com
Special thanks at #orcanorway.info #lagreestudio #lagreefitness #usea
#pierre #theorcawhisperer
I was fishing for salmon just a couple miles from Juneau . A half grown orca would take some of my fish off the hook with unbelievable precision without even getting hooked , a couple hrs later I dropped my fishing rod and reel in the water and that little joker dives down and gets it and puts it right in my hand wanting me to catch him more it was something I’m sure I’ll never see again in my lifetime as it was a one time trip . I always heard they were smart but now I truly understand that’s an understatement.
Oh my!!! I wish I was there to see! Lucky you!! 🤩
They have precise echolocation. They know exactly where is the hook.
Beautiful , thx for sharing , that Orca was taking advantage of u😂😂😂😂
They are our friends, and very intelligent. 😃
This is what were meant to use our intelligence for - respectful and unifying species interaction. I wish all videos were like this.
Thank you🙏🐳
I think its part of some design. Built into most of us from birth. Children often are very drawn to various type of animals. A natural curiosity and wanting of companionship. We need to start encouraging more children and even adults to follow their natural urge to know about wildlife. Or keep and love certain pets 💜 All this will ultimately raise more awareness/compassion towards animals... and the planet too. Its already happening. I believe human evolution will be in the mind, and heart. A shift resulting in love. Understanding. I hope so anyways🌹
Oh and I will just add this here lol.. I have raised Goldfish since the 1980s. Even they are more complicated than most people realize. They actually make eye contact and "dance" for food lol. I sometimes hand feed them. With my finger I can make a gesture at 1 particular fish that I have food for him.. and he will come. The others won't. They somehow know what I'm doing. They all have different personalities as well. I've had fish who stayed near my hand no matter what I did. I could pick them up out the water. Move them around. They'd just keep swimming right back to me lol. But others are shy. Sketchy. It takes time to warm them up.
Until they are slaughtered by Norwegians! 😡
I guess this works with “friendly orcas.”’ So what happens with the unfriendly orcas? 🤷🏻♀️
@@sk8ercaligirl there are zero reports of an Orca attacking a human diver in the wild ever. Orcas only attack human directly in captivity.
in some universe there is an orca tutorial to swim with humans
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probably a section in there about swimming up behind them with your mouth open if you want them out of the water in a hurry :)
Walk*
lol true
Like it 😂
That's so much cooler than going to a SeaWorld and seeing how the orcas are suffering in the tanks. Definetly going to my bucket list.
True
Nothing at all cool about Seaworld! My grandparents took me and my sister there when we were about 12 and 13. I remember crying and I knew nothing then. I only knew it was bad.
@@Icarus_II you were probably crying because of how magnificent it was seeing that creature that close lol
Fuck Seaworld
Hate hate hate SEAWORLD!!! Greedy and despicable to keep Orcas in what amounts to a bathtub when they are known to swim thousands of miles in the open ocean. Poor Orcas--this is their life now.
Shouldn't this pastime be called snORCAling?
🙈 totally
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Saw the thumbnail > came to say this > 'Only ninja'd by 2 months!
Clever
It may be puns like that that makes them want to keep a bit of distance.
Pierre, you are always putting the welfare of the Orca first, and this is something that you really should be congratulated for. While others would go for sensationalist footage by trying to get as close as possible to or even touching the animal, your number 1 priority is to swim with Orca in a way that doesn’t disturb or interfere with these incredible animals. Well done and thank you!
Thank you, Gary. All the best, my friend
Dolphins have sex with humans...in Ireland anyway.
I feel like he’s giving me instructions for a first date that I know I’ll screw up somehow
Sing it brother
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Oh this comment
I've done two trips with Pierre in Norway and I can attest that he's the real deal. We had excellent, safe and respectful encounters with Orcas. One of the highlights of my life. Go swim with Pierre and friends if you can!
Wow jeff. Thank you.... and how are you. So good to read you😍🐋🙏🐬
This is what I want to do before I die. I've traveled to many places, but now I'm older and this is the only thing I want to do. I don't care if I go anywhere else for the rest of my life. This is my goal!
I would absolutely love to
@@Icarus_II Same here. To swim with such an intelligent animal in it's home would be immortal for me.
My opinion? Sounds great, but when i dive/snorkel in that open water, maybe the water isnt clear, and i see a BIIIG dark thing come near to me i will die by heart attack. No matter if the Orca will be a gentle giant or not.
Same with an encounter of a big basking shark or a whale shark...
For some reason I'm fascinated by orcas. They're so smart much smarter than we give them credit for. They have their own language and every pod has a different dialect. Just like us humans. My favorite marine animal.
They deserve it
If you live in the US, you should put it on your bucket list to go to Friday Harbor in Washington State. It’s one of the best places in the world to see wild orcas, and it’s like right here which is crazy because I always thought I’d have to go to Norway or Iceland or something to see them. I went this past June and they got so close to our boat. It was one of the best experiences of my life. And you don’t have to go to sea world or somewhere where they’re kept in bathtubs
I agree! Until I found out about how very cool Orcas actually are, I thought they were dangerous to humans. Actually, they are dangerous to many other animals, including sharks, but not to humans. It seems they prefer and stick to what they like to eat. They are so different from us, but they are just like us in many ways, so I don't fear them at all anymore. :-)
they could easily kill us, yet they don’t.
they are the apex predator of the ocean, and we are the apex predator of land.
i think there truly is a connection that we share together.
This is how wild interactions should be done. With knowledge and respect of the animal. Very enlightening video, thank you
Amazing. Orcas are such beautiful and intelligent mammals. Studying and observing animals in their natural habitats, respecting their world & understanding our boundaries is the best way to learn about them. They don’t belong in zoos for our entertainment. Period. 🙏🏾
I totally agree. Thanks for sharing this message
Lots of people say they like or love animals, but I feel like so few people actually "respect" them. I think it's beautiful to see interspecies respect like this
Thank you for your kind words🙏
this isn't respect
@@dacksonfluxhow so
This is the only way I want to see an orca or any other Marine mammal. I’ll never set foot in a “park“.
We got a badass over here
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Me too. I hate park
Same here. Captivity kills
If you live in the US, you should put it on your bucket list to go to Friday Harbor in Washington State. It’s one of the best places in the world to see wild orcas, and it’s like right here which is crazy because I always thought I’d have to go to Norway or Iceland or something to see them. I went this past June and they got so close to our boat. It was one of the best experiences of my life
This is the level of experience, knowledge and RESPECT necessary to interact with Orcas; even all cetaceans. Nothing less; Thank You!!! for modeling this. So many people / groups selfishly chase and harass them not appreciating the richness of their behavior, intelligence and sentience.
This is the concern that guides us
MY WIFE WAS RAISED IN Alaska AND HAS ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THE ORCAS AND BELUGA whales THAT THERE SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
I neeeeed to be this guys boat driver!
Look at how we treat each other, of the same species.
Sadly, until mankind learns to find peace within itself, can it outreach to all the animals effected by our selfish desires. 😒
sorry but that's blindingly obvious. when you are in the forest do you approach the bear? no you don't. are you telling me that if you don't have experience you won't go for a hike in the forest? its the same thing with cetaceans. just don't approach wild animals, that does not mean you cannot go swimming in proximity of them it just means that you stay away and admire them from a far. it takes a beginner to get the experience not the other way around.people are so elitist when it comes to cetaceans and I do not get it.
One time I went to an aquatic center and they had an orca there. I was the only one in the viewing area and she came right up and just floated in front of me! Head on and then side ways... We saw eye to eye for a little bit and boy that feeling.... Something so big and powerful taking the time took look at you, study you.
I wish she wasn't in such a small take and was back in the wild, but I'm so thankful for that small moment. I wont forget it!
Keep swimming with them. Your understanding of their behavior is priceless. The more we learn about them people will gain more respect for them.
Thank you for this kind comment
This would be such a dream ❤
Just do it
@@PierreROBERTdeLATOUR one day I will 😍🤞🙏
I’m so happy deladysigner that you don’t go to sea world or anything like this because the orcas and dolphins have hell there
Breaks my heart to see stories of them getting put into captivity..the poor sad noise it makes
That could have escaleted quickly tho
This is the most orca info I have learned in YEARS. I want an orca to say hi to me 🥰
Thank you, Dyscea🙏
You can tell this guy is an expert on orca body language. It must take a certain level of empathy
Thank you, Jake. 🙏🙏
Thank You so much for respecting our friends in the oceans!!!
Thank you, Hoot
I can only imagine how amazing it must feel to share such an experience with such a majestic and intelligent creature. They deserve our respect, admiration and protection.
I LOVE orcas. They make something inside me glow. This is a dream of mine 💕
This made me so emotional. I love orcas, he is living my dream
This video is truly from a man who has a serious passion and love for these awesome animals. I hope I get the chance to swim with them one day as well
You are welcome, Jake. Thanks for your kind words
Make it happen 🐬
You sir, are simply a whole other level of human being.
Thank you for sharing this :)
Thank you
My biggest dream in life is to swim with wild orcas. As a young child (35 years ago) we had a dolfinarium in our city and i was mesmerized by the dolphins. They had an orca for a short while and when i saw this majestic animal in that small pool i decided i never wanted to go to a dolfinarium again and i started to read about dolphins and whales and i can not understand how "intelligent"people can treat these animals like we do. Maybe it is time that i start to find out what the best time is to do this and start saving up
Better to meet them in their own habitat🙏
same here, since I was a little... would love to swim with them in the wild ♥️
I've never had a bucket list until now.
Priceless
Amazing isn't it - they let us swim freely, and some of our kind don't let them swim freely
I'm convinced they could teach us things, they are the most amazing creatures. I've always wanted to know how they would interact with deaf people (I have brothers who are deaf)
Ive always maintained, if aliens ever visit us, they will seek out orcas rather than primitive humans
Beautiful video guys
You are right. They can. If we are ready for.
WOOOOW, Orcas are so wonderful! Swimming with them must be so exhilarating! 🙂
It is, really.
I just wanna swim with mantas. I don't even know if I have the nerve to swim with Orcas. Not sure which would give me more anxiety. an Orca or a shark...
Pierre E well considering the documented attacks of orcas in the wild on humans vs those of sharks, I’m pretty sure which one between the 2 would give me more anxiety.
I understand an orca is huge, is carnivorous and all that, and it can be intimidating, but putting them on the same level of sharks is just crazy!
I don’t understand why so many people comment on almost every video with an orca of those fears and always also mention sharks, what the hell?
@Keegan Kokko sorry where exactly I said I'm an expert of every marine animal and their behaviour?
moral of story: you cant interact with an orca unless she wants to..
Exactly. We just put outselves in the situation to be invited. But we have no control on the orcas.
@@PierreROBERTdeLATOUR
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So would it be acceptable to call out a 'hallo' underwater from the shallows? See if anyone wants to come say hi?
Or he? Are you assuming they're all female? Because then there wouldn't be any way to procreate in the first place lol
Absolutely! Ever heard that old adage, nobody's happy if mama isn't happy? Lol
You sir are a treasure too the field of marine biology and inter-species interaction.
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Nice to see the respect you have when you interact with them.
Thanks
Such majestic creatures, I could cry 😭
And so i do
My two favourite animals are the White Shark and Orca. Both are awe-inspiring predators, but it fascinates me that the Orca is the more powerful of the two and yet poses virtually no threat to humans. What an incredible experience it must be to be swim with these beautiful creatures, and feel like you're making a connection with them.
Incredible...I love how you clearly read the orcas' body language and thus respect their wishes. This brightened my day, I love seeing these beauties out in their natural home... I've been watching too many SeaWorld documentaries and getting nightmares about these awesome creatures being locked up...these types of encounters with Orcas are just the refreshment I needed, thank you. I hope this type of Orca-viewing soon becomes the norm, encountering them in captivity just isn't the right way, nor is it the same as seeing them in the dark oceans they call home.
Awesome video, thank you so much for this, I'll sleep better knowing people like you, Mr. Pierre, are out there still respecting these incredible hunters.
Thank you for your kind words. And yes, let's pray for a future without seaworld.... 🙏🐋🐳
More of these videos need to come out. Lots of fear-based videos are coming out against whales! Keep at it!!
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I’m terrified of the ocean, but i also think it’s one of the most beautiful places there is, even though they are called “Killer Whales” i would feel soo much safer swimming with them, than swimming alone.
You would, for sure. They have this power to make you feel secure
No sharks around when in the presence of orcas
Yeah they literally can take down a fully grown great white shark so you're Definitely in good hands when near a pod of them.
I’ve always dreamed of doing this since I was little. One day 💓
If you can dream it, you can do it. 🙏🐋
I always get tears in my eyes watching videos like this.
Thank you 🐋🐬🙏
I have watched a lot on Orcas. I am thankful there are good people watching over them.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us.
Watching the man swim with the orcas brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you 🥰🙏🐋🐬
After watching countless orca videos, it seems to me that we are seeing in real time the mysterious evolution of life that begins in the water. I love seeing the video shots from underneath up towards the surface, which looks like a membraneous plane separating this cellular world from the rest of earth. How scary and foreign it must be for these marine creatures to venture beyond it. Beautiful video.
I love how you respect their swimming patterns and behaviors.
You are approaching with respect to communication and respect.
Crazy to think that they're the apex predator of the ocean and yet there has never been a recorded attack on a human.
This is an interesting point. What amazes me is that whatever the ocean they live in, they have the same behavior face to humans.
I was rather thinking along the lines that as apex predators, as you say, they are still cautious and can be spooked as described in this video.
They are one of the apex predators but the sperm whales are larger and a bit higher up on the chain of you ask me
@@mookiestewart3776 predation attemps from orcas on sperm whales have been observed. Despite the fact that sperm whale is bigger. Orcas are apex
In captivity they have, but that's understandable.
This was unbelievably fascinating. I am quite impressed with how you are so well informed of the orcas’ behaviors and patterns and how much respect you show them. They deserve freedom and peace. This is an absolute dream of mine to do one day. ❤️
Thank you for your nice comment
If I ever go to Norway to see my extended family members, I’ll HAVE to do this!
The fact that you make the pods’ safety your number 1 priority, makes me happy :)
This is all i wish to you. Eye to eye contact with orca cannot be described with words. It has to be experienced
@@PierreROBERTdeLATOUR Maybe I’ll be able to see the J-pod in the PNW (Pacific NorthWest in the U.S.) on a boat, if I cannot feasibly travel in the near future! Sending good vibes your way!
Incredible footage. Thank you for respecting these wonderful animals.
Thank you, Sophie.🐳🙏
Where can I go to book a trip with you? This is the most professional and respectful interaction I've seen! I would love this experience and to learn. I want to learn everything possible from you.
Contact us at info@usea-diving.com
We will provide all info to you🙏
Have fun!
And please record the video
Find some orcas and jump in you fool
"I've dove with Orca's, they are not dangerous to man, most Orca pods are dominated by the female orcos"
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I learned more about Orcas in this video than I have in decades. Well done.
Thank you for your kind feedback🙏
This reminds me of my communication with the Robin in my garden. If you interact on their level, they are amazing what they will show you.
Its justca question of understanding their codes🙏🐬🐋
I really love this, very informative, very respectful!
thanks :)
This clip at 13:10 gave me goosebumps and made me tear up.
The notion of being accepted into the social structure of an animal you can't even truly communicate with is... there are no words.
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Интересный комментарий! Да, прекрасно! Смотрю из России )
I love your explanation about whether swimming with the animals is a disturbance. You are great because you have studied them too and know when to interact with them. We should be able to swim with them at the right time...
Thank you steven. You know, if I saw an obvious disturbance when i swim with orcas, I wouldnt do that. I would stay on the boat and maybe even on shore. But ot is not what I see when i am with them. I see beautiful creature with whom it is possible to leave in peace. Because it is what they want. And we should give it to them, because they deserve it.
My god, i think id cry for days after an experience like that. An unbelievable priviledge
You would.... we all did... 🙏🐋🐬
Could listen to this guy all day
Thank you🐋🐬
This warms my heart. Thank you for showing these creatures so much respect (and sharing great footage!). I dream of doing this in Norway someday :)
You are welcome. Thank you for your nice words🙏
Magnificent and amazing!! Such beautiful creatures! 👏
Thanks🐋🙏🐬
I quite like the relationship Orcas and humans have. There is respect and curiosity. Yes, they are wild animals yet they showcase such intelligence and tact when encountering us.
And Sadly we have begun to damage this relationship with the stealing of their family for SeaWorlds and overfishing leaving them hungry and injuries from boat strikes. Now they are attacking boats in Iberian sea. :-( can we repair this relationship?
I feel the same way you do though. Which is why my heart breaks now that i can no longer say there have been no record of orca attacks on humans in the wild :,-(
Actually technically there have been no attacks on humans. Just the boats ....
What a gift to find this video today on TH-cam. Made my heart swell with love.
My dream too! Wow! Congratulations!
Thank you🙏
All I can say is I'm spellbound and in awe. What amazing beautiful animals. Thank you for sharing... and at my favorite European country (Norway). Simply magical and amazing to watch!
Thanks for these words🙏
ohhhh god...i love those orcas so much.may god bless u volunteers,protect that bond between human and orcas plz....i feel sad every time when i hear those lovely creatures being hurt.
Beautiful 🤍
Thank you Pierre 🤍
Med Vennlig Hilsen 🤍🤍🤍
Thank you Abby❤
This is beautiful. They are so intelligent.. Love this. I see so much respect for the orcas. You really let them be and wait for a invitation.
Aloha 🤙🏼 Dave from Honolulu Hawaii, loved the Video. Thank you so much for sharing the Info. Fascinating footage. Aloha 🤙🏼
Hi Dave. Thank you for your nice comment🙏
brilliant people. im glad they care so much about the orcas
Him swimming with the orcas at the end in the open is so Majestic
You are a wonderful person. The gift you got to interact with them is phenomenal. I really thank you for sharing so many years of research & the emotional bonds. You jus made me cry. It’s really a good video
Thank you sunil🙏🐋🐬
Never heard orca behavior explained so simple and knowledgeable. Thanks!!
Thank you🙏🐋🐬
Fantastic education on orca. I also enjoy your Adam West Batman diving suit.
Your comment warm me up. Thank you🐋🐬🙏
I’ve never seen one, but I’m obsessed with them orcas😅
I could listen to Pierre talking all day.
As a vet I can feel by his words how much he respect these animals.
Blessed be this human being
Thanks for sharing so much knowledge
Thank you so much, Joao🙏
Se ele respeitasse se manteria distante, respeitando a liberdade e a privacidade do animal, vc gostaria de alguém desconhecido tentando brincar com seus filhos dentro do seu quintal sem sua permissão?
@@andremacleod1375 =)
@@JoaoZamae Vc entendeu meu ponto de vista?
Wow! This would be fantastic to do. Maybe someday I'll do something like this. Thanks for a very good explanation on the subject:)
adding Pierre ROBERT de LATOUR to my hero list
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So lucky. I love orcas so much
Pierre: we are not a disturbance
Orca: these humans can't live without disturbing others
What's your legitimity to speak in the name of orcas if you are not able to just understand my words?
@@PierreROBERTdeLATOUR Take it easy, it's humour. I'm not undermining your hard work. I can take off my comment if it upsets you.
@@despilato9695 i was just wondering if you had information that I don't. I had to ask in order to make difference between "normal" teasing and trolling. Now, I know😉
@@PierreROBERTdeLATOUR You're the expert. Kudos to you for exploring the nature without exploiting it. Take care!
@@despilato9695 🙏 you too
I'm in awe of you, your truly blessed
You've just made my day 🧡
Thank you for these words
Mind blowing 😊😊😊.... my dream to dive with orca still alive watching your video...
Human's have such a magnificent way to make things soo complicated
I can’t even imagine what it would be like to see them from the boat never mind in the water with them!
I will squeel with glee if I interacted and then I'd get water in my lungs and choke. I wish every boat driver was required to watch and follow this great video and advice.
Thank you for your nice words. This lecture is made for boat drivers actually. 🙏🙏🐳
This may have been the most informative thing I've seen all year
Thank you🙏🐬
Looks chilly! (But also INCREDIBLE)
This is absolutely fantastic. Thanks for showing us these beautiful interactions.
This is definitely on my bucket list! 😍
You are w🙏🐳elcome
@@PierreROBERTdeLATOUR ❤❤❤
This has to be the Best video i have seen about Orcas ... Excellent job.... and I have seen them all.
Thank you so much, Albert. 🐋🙏
This would be like heaven.
Since my childhood I was always fascinated with Orcas, I did saw them for the first time at the age of 6 in a movie: Orca - The Killer Whale trailer (1977)
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I did rewatch it so many times I couldn't remember. Most fascinating creature imo, so intelligent I feel just by watching them (never saw one directly) that you could start chatting with them and relating your daily problems haha.
Free Willy my favorite movie
absolutely amazing.
Love it! I wish I could do this it's my dream because I love orcas.
This video really makes my day. It’s so interesting and educational at the same moment. I really hope I could have this experience one day while doing the scuba diving, though I’m still a newbie
Thank you. It happens that orcas come close to scubadivers. But the best is to snorkel with them.
Wow this is such a great presentation. Thank you for educating us on the Orca behaviors. Amazing job!👏🏼
This absolutely beautiful! So knowledgeable! Thank you!
This is magical. I am fascinated by Orcas since I was a child. I want to come to Norway and swim with the Orcas there one day! Hopefully. Amazing work and knowledge Pierre!
You are welcome. It is a life experience
I LOVE THIS! Interacting with animals must be like what heaven is. So special. Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you Suzanne
Beautiful intelligent creatures. Great judges of character.
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I have always been Fascinated with orcas from a small kid never have it left me.
They are fascinating
What an amazing video. It inspired deep emotion in me. The idea of being welcomed and interacted with by these amazing animals makes me tear-up every time.
Thank you so much for this nice comment. Appreciated 🙏
How awesome to experience this! 🥰 thanks for educating us.
Thank you Davina