Killer whales hunting a Humpback whale calf and eating its tongue!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2019
- Amazing never before seen footage of Orcas hunting a Humpback whale calf and consuming its tongue. Shot off the Baja California peninsula, Mexico.
While fully grown Humpback whales have little to fear from Orcas, their calves are a favorite prey item for the transient Killers that frequently visit the Baja California peninsula. Orcas are such successful hunters that they can afford to be picky eaters. In the case of whale calves they will often eat only the tongue and leave the rest of the carcass to scavengers.
The hunt went on for over an hour with the mother Humpback and and an escort fighting to fend of the Killers. Eventually, as is often the case, the Orcas prevailed. We then witnessed something truly incredible! The largest male in the pod spent over an hour circling our boat holding the young whale in his mouth, almost as if showing off their prize (we try not to assign human attributes to non-humans but in cases like this it is hard not to)! The Orcas then proceeded to eat the tongue of the young whale right below us, allowing us the opportunity to capture this unique footage.
It was a bittersweet experience. We love all Cetaceans and animals and were heartbroken as well as in awe as we watched these scenes unfold.
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I didn't know cardi b was doing voice overs now
elina T since when does she sound latina
nObCaKe97 Since always? Cardi sounds like a NY Latina from the hood.
I was going to say "I didn't know the First Lady was doing voiceovers nowadays!!
elina T dang it i was watching this seriously till i read this comment
I can’t unhear it
Mom: don’t be picky, millions of kids would die to have food like you
Orcas: just eat the tongues, the rest is nasty
great comparison
nicht
I CAN RELATE!!
Those fuckers
I sometimes wonder when lions are eating carcasses because of starvations in Africa why did God create orcas so overpowered?
The reason is that the toungea have the most nutrition.
''If you think you are too small to make a change, try sleeping with a mosquito in the room"
Omgosh, this is hilariously true!
Marmitaa quote of the century
@eldarmario presario 😁😁😁😁
I have plenty of times
I sleep everyday... Don't care
"Their primary weapon... is Teamwork"
Meanwhile my whole team:
Gone AFK
Facts 😂😂
Rip gg
But do orcas know how to buy P90 and rush B?
Smarter than the average dota2 player :D
@@pettypractice7872 Or at least Grenade spam?
Damn that calf’s first few years literally depend on not running into a pack of orcas
Or run into packs that don't hunt whales. Not all orcas do it, as it's an acquired skill a pod has to master and pass down. Some orca pods feed exclusively on fish, or depending on availability: penguins or seals.
They either meet orcas or meet Japan whale research ship.
Sweet-Sour Chicken yeah the flavor research ships .
@@sweet-sourchicken8610 you mean Norway! Lol
@@cloud218 that too
"NATURE CAN BE BRUTAL, BUT IT HAS BALANCE" ~Thanos
Damn nigga did you just quote thanos
Haha
IT IS HAS BALANCE*
a quote from a fiction 🎥
😜
@@HA-vv3lw a quote from a trash movie this is real life xd
Alpha Orca: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?!
"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH"
Is that you maximus decimus meridius ?
Alpha male orcas do not exist, females lead orca pods.
@@kaitlynweller2756 you're right, matriarchy runs in orca and the group leader is always the grandma !!
Big momma orca *
Imagine watching a child kidnapped and eaten by a group of adults while a bunch of animals record it like
"wow, extraordinary"
This does happen, it's called pizza gate....
Human does it - "Oh no, un-natural monsters!!!" Orca does it - "Ohhhh, so fascinating..."
it’s called nature.....
@@cliffnasa3560
Try some other drugs kiddo.
@@dasgericht7347 lol I guess so.
“Great Whites are the apex of the waters.”
Orcas: “Hold my humpback.”
Yeah Orcas are TOP of food chain in ocean. They are not prey to ANY animal. The only thing orcas haventonworry about are humans. But they have some emotional connection with humans. There is something were missing. Are Orcas reincarnated humans?! Is there some event in the past that we forgot? They are the most incredible animals in the world. Orcas are absolutely beautiful in EVERY WAY
Orcas are known to kill great white sharks as well.
@@forevermarked5826 what about Sperm Whales? As much as I prefer Killer Whales, Sperm whales are also there
@@MegaEXD what about them lol
@@redacted-oo7ne idk, they're big.
I think the saddest part is that the mother had to witness her baby be killed right in front of her. Could you imagine? Whales are incredibly intelligent and emotional creatures. Just imagine the sorrow this caused.
Absolutely true. I think its horrifying and can't imagine the emotional torment these creatures experience from the orcas, year in and year out.
Perhaps that explains why male humpback whales at times form groups and try disrupting the orcas
The orcas doing the hunting are also mothers too.
Orca: don’t take this personal. I have a calf to feed. If I have to kill your calf, so I can feed mine, so be it
Orcas are definitely the humans of the ocean--complete psychos.
I should have thought of that analogy first...
Do you have something against humans or something LOL. I mean doesnt that make you a PSYCHO too?
@@taskforceknight9336 Of course, but you don't see me pulling a massacre.
@@TheMightyN Yes I get your point but a few idiots dont represent the entire human population. There may have been alot of bad people in history but their numbers pale in comparison to the rest of the world that dont have the same blood lust and greed as tyrants
@@taskforceknight9336 Wrong, cause they do. Or have you not lived in 2020? Humans are one of the most aggressive and mentally warped species of animal on the planet; if you were to convince that humans are naturally docile, I'd laugh.
The tongue being the tasty part is a little ironic.
To be fair, tongue is an amazing cut of meat. Super tender and great taste. Lengua tacos are the best
69th like pls give me trophy
Like rain on your wedding day??
Tbh it is
Humans kill whales for tongue as well, it seems that besides the tongue whale meat is not very tasty
“When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” - Tyrion Lannister
I'll say it for the poor little humpback: people seem to like orcas, I guess because of 'Free Willy', but I dislike them. They're like bullies.
@@tgbluewolf really? In my opinion humpbacks are bullies cuz they are huge yet they eat krill is like the big guy that only pick a fight with the little ones.
@@erickl1999e2 That's an understandable view, though at least their hunting seems quicker and more merciful than that of orcas.
@@tgbluewolf cmon now this can’t be real 😭 that’s nature, you need to eat to survive, they’re trying to survive. You don’t call them “bullies” just for trying to survive 😐
@@addi9824 I don't blame them for eating other animals, I just don't like the way they seem to tease their prey and show it off once it's dead. I mean look at mosquitoes, they're just doing what they need to survive but they're not exactly high on the popular animals list...yeah I should've said "like bullies" or "bully-like" as there's no intent behind their behavior like we have, but it's just happens to ruin the allure of orcas for me. I've seen far worse opinions on TH-cam lol
Orcas are like
“If we don’t attack humans they won’t convict us of our sea crimes.”
"Orcas are such successful predators, they can afford to only eat the best parts and throw away the rest." ... sounds familiar, ah where do I know that from... it's like on my tongue but I can't put my finger on it!
@steven bara
seems like that other species is always demonized for the same thing. all part of nature but somehow that's different. looks like 'black and white' lives matter
That’s not true, they eat the liver and the tongue and not because they can effort yo throw away the rest, that’s just humanizing what’s happening here,
They do that because that’s what they were thought to do by the oldest female
We cannot know why that’s what they teach their young, who knows, the rest could be high in mercury therefore toxic, I mean who knows, but to say they throw away the rest, that’s dumb
I mean do we eat the the whole cow? Can we digest the bones and the skin?
Has there been an experiment in this field where they isolated bunch of orcas, left only one whale calf for them to feed and they ate the whole animal because they knew they would otherwise starve and She came to this conclusion?
I say Fake news
B1 Battle Droid ?
@B1 Battle Droid npc
@@cem_cem9991 of course they choose, they are smart, not like you ;)
If you think of it, most animals you see in the wild are the strongest ones. Because they didn’t die off when they were young.
Orcas are the other thing. Litteral apex who can be hurt literally by humans only. They live so long in the wild because there is no way anybody will mess with them.
Natural selection is truly fascinating
Can’t imagine someone killing my child just to eat his tongue 😔 poor mom
Predator and prey.
😭😭😭😭
Reminds me of the settlers killing the buffalo. Humans/Orcas, nature is Disgusting.
Robert Olin nature is beautiful
@Easy Name lmao alright man
Qui-Gon Jinn: There’s always a bigger fish.
Or in this case mammal. But I know what you were getting at.
@@Oioisavaloy its a metaphor, kinda like saying someone's the big dog, obviously they aint a dog.
Come on, that was so obvious.
Dumb quote
Be right back, gonna go cry in the corner
This is incredible footage, thank you so much for sharing it.
A single Dolphin will kill and eat tens of thousands of fish over its lifetime , but that’s ok because they do it with a smile .
Even in a life time doubt it would eat that many fish
@@dope9555 10 - 20 kg fish each day for about 40 years is definitely hundreds of thousands of fish. A human eats tens of thousands let alone a dolphin.
A fish a day for 40 years isn’t even close to 100k :/
@@dope9555 Have you ever bought or eaten fish? 20 kilogram fish isn't 1 fish mate. An average sardine is around 150 grams each which means 7 sardines are 1 kilogram, 7 sardines × 20 kilogram = 140 sardines that they eat each day. They do this for lets say 38 years straight (We count 2 years off for it to reach adulthood), 365 days × 38 years = 13870 days. 13870 days × 140 sardines = *a whopping 1.941.800 sardines over it's lifetime.*
@@dope9555 omg how stupid are you? Back2school boi/pig
Whale: "I tried to scream..but my head was underwater"
They called me weak, like I'm not some humpback's calf
lmao
Lmao I'm dying
Orcas:Im bout to end whole humpbacks carrier
Humans:Hold my overfishing factory chemicals and radioactive wastes
Comment of the year
Step up your game orcas.
Humans to wild orcas: "Have you guys ever been to Sea World....?"
Honestly, the text at the end is so true and the message is so underappreciated - especially the part about nature being cruel but balanced.
2:37
“But it is has balance”
**gotta say that’s the best quote ever**
amazing footage! FYI there is no Alfa male in an orca pod. However, there is an alfa female.
the matriarch's son?
it may be the matriach's son or grandson, or every once in a while, a visiting male. They are sexually mature when they are approx. 17, but will not reproduce until 25 or more. they might mate with an aunt (menopausic). @@anthonyvega-fujioka4464
Thank you for the correction Jorge! That was careless of us, we should have said the largest male in the group. Glad you enjoyed! :)
thank you for acknowledging this. Again, congratulations on capturing this amazing behavior on video!!!!!@@whalewatchcabo
#orcafeminism
Orcas: “We love tongue”
Clarkson: “I think you’ll find mine a little too sharp”
achilles dragging hector's body around the walls of troy
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yeah this ones pretty funny
Bro, the orcas not only noticed the humans recording but wanted to show off the kill to camera? 😭😂
Good footage! First time seeing orcas hunting Humpback's! The vids I usually see are gray whales, sperm whales, minke whales and on rare cases...blue whales.
The tongue is preferred because it's just nutrient dense, raw meat -- i.e., no tough skin and blubber to bite through and rip off before getting to the muscle and organs.
yes great footage and clear water ... this has been documented and filmed many times before off Western Australia. Also see The Hunt, a BBC documentary filmed in 2013 & 2014 released in 2016. Each year several hundred humpback calves are taken here, usually quite close to the reef. FYI - The killer whales in these parts often eat more of the calf than just the tongue ... though yes, the jaw and throat appears to be the first parts consumed. Also they do not have razor sharp teeth, rather quite blunt which makes their precision dissection of prey all the more impressive.
That's no alpha male. Just a huge "mama's boy".
Thanks for the additional info Cetrac WA! We have seen the BBC The Hunt episode you are referring to, it does not show the Orcas actually consuming the tongue or other parts of the calf and we could not find any other footage of this online. That's the "never before seen" part, but if there is any other footage showing this that is available to the public then apologies for the claim ;)
Wow i love Killer Whales more than ever now.
‘The cherry on an already bittersweet cake’ really love her words lml
Thank you first lady for the great commentary here
Thank you😍 great video
This is probably the video that makes most sense and doesn’t think killers whales are bad it’d just nautre
I'm obsessed with Orcas!!!
That poor calf, adult Humpback whales have been known to fight off orcas.
Orca was like:
Whale whale whale.. what do I have here
Trials of life nature at it's best thank you for sharing your story
It’s amazing that we sometimes feel so disconnected from this and don’t seem to understand how nature works, that just means we have lost ourselves in our ego and create a false sense of the world we live in and don’t see it as it is... We humans do the same thing, we eat other animals, we like the taste of their muscles breaking down in our mouth, we ARE animals as well, we do what they do, we are just like them
And they are just like us.
Coolio - Von Hoolio this might be the most retarded comment i’ve read in a while, are you like 12?
@Coolio - Von Hoolio They have reasons for doing that, they are taught by the oldest female to not eat the rest. Maybe because of toxins
Coolio - Von Hoolio actually we do kill baby animals. Have you ever heard of veal? That’s baby cow, that is forced to live in a cage only big enough to lay down. The calf cannot stand up in the cage because it’ll toughen the meat so the cage is barely 2 ft tall. People who consume veal want the most tender meat.
Humans also eat lamb. Lamb is a baby sheep. 😬
The way we raise and butcher animals is also terrible sad. You may want to look into all this.
@Coolio - Von Hoolio I eat lamb frequently. Very tasty, none of that tough mutton for me!
I do eat liver and heart (and tail and tongue) too which most westerners shy away from, so I balance out my impact somewhat.
That was well orchestrated. Good team work
incroyables images! thank to sharing it
Killer whales are highly social; some populations are composed of matrilineal family groups (pods) which are the most stable of any animal species. Their sophisticated hunting techniques and vocal behaviours, which are often specific to a particular group and passed across generations, have been described as manifestations of animal culture.
Orcas are psychos, just watched another video of them eating great white shark liver😂😂😂
needed to make a statement
The whale calf doesn't care about nature's balance: he/she just cares not to be drowned or torn to pieces alive. The ending human-centric comment could well be avoided. Very impressive footage, though
Hi Luca! You're right, the calf just wanted to survive as do all creatures! As for the comment about humans being the biggest threat to whales and other creatures, it's a fact and we believe it is important to raise awareness among the many people who have not yet realized this. We believe humanity has a responsibility to undo some of the damage we have done :) glad you enjoyed the footage!!
@@whalewatchcabo I'm pretty sure 99% of the people who watched such a specific video know this information already, maybe go to Japan😂🗣!? #WhaleLivesMatter #JapaneseWhaleOppression #WhalesVoiceMatter #WontGoUnheard
Shit up 5year old
@@georgeflannagin9696 *shut
@@forbesupnxlous8681 Wow, a real comedy genius right here
Wonderfully made.. the take message message is so true !!
Seems like it's the young orca feeding on the tongue.
Thought the others would've eaten the rest.
As much as I like whales and a fan of orcas, I do feel sorry for the younger whale and that it's mother couldn't protect the calf.
But it's part of nature like on land where predators hunt the sick, old, weak and young.
We need predators it's important to earth's ecosystem.
But this is first time I've seen orcas hunting a humpback. It's rare because normally humpbacks use their flippers and flukes (tail) to hit the orca in self defence.
Sometimes they leap out of the water and use their weight as a weapon to smash the orcas.
But despite humpbacks being most acrobatic of all whales, their defence doesn't always work.
I would say orcas hunting other whales the most I've seen is when they hunt grays, sei, fin, minke, porpoises and dolphins.
Even sperm whales I've seen too when orcas attack.
Also seen orcas hunting stingray, great white and tiger sharks.
Squid and fish, seabirds, seals.
Anyways
hunting humpbacks I have to say is the rarest I've seen
I've seen some videos on youtube about orcas hunting whales, so it's not a suprise for me. Usually they bite the tail of the whale to weaker it and create a blood loss, and prevent the whale from breathing by swimming on its head to drown it.
Btw if you've seen some videos about orcas hunting sperm whales i would be interrested to watch
@@Rob1n1304 haven't seen in real life or real videos but I searched up orca vs sperm whale and it should be showing how the sperm whales try protecting the young bull calf in that video.
I guess you can also google orca hunts sperm whale and go to image section???
How is this the first footage of this behavior, there are vids of killer whales killing gray whale calves.
Hi Jay, the part that we are referring to as 'first' is the footage of the Orcas eating the tongue. We know there are multiple videos of Orcas hunting whales but as far as we are aware this is the first time this feeding behaviour has been captured and made publicly available. Thanks for watching :)
@@whalewatchcabo nah there's other videos of orcas eating tongues... th-cam.com/video/AuliI8IuOdk/w-d-xo.html
@@whalewatchcabou said something about the alpha male. i just want to point out there are no alpha males in orca society. The females are top dogs.
@@meteoritessound1673 well this could be the first time they have caught it, dont act like scientists kblnow everything about animals
@@whalewatchcabo you're fucking dumb. This has been documented many times and has been filmed many times. Fuck outta here with this bullshit
Alpha orca: " see this whale carrying muscles? Yeah you will never be able to have em"
Enhorabuena por las imágenes tienen una naturaleza increíble allá en México ¿Podrían subir ediciones de estos videos también en español?
I feel really bad for the mom because I have no idea how the mom can fight off the orcas
I love ocean life and wanna help save it. Another reason I plan on going back to school and study Marine Biology
Keep your dream alive, don't let anyone take you off your path
2:26 Man, just look at them. They surely are the best hunting buddies on this planet.
that's such a flex. imagine being so good at killing that you just throw away whole whale carcasses instead of eating anything more than the tongue
Probably the reason nature has to go through such extremes is accelerated by us. It's been cruel before too dough.
downbey 258 no it’s just the natural order and the circle of life, the food chain
You know there’s predators and prey, you’re either or
Wrong.
downbey 258 you do know this is natural right, orcas literally toss seals around like fucking beach balls before eating them, this isn’t going far
Animals have always eaten other animals long before humans showed up. Nature is nothing but food chains.
orcas are force to be reckon with
Claudio Paolo really? Tell that to harpoons ! Lol
GABS THE GREAT I bet you won’t down there and try it they’ll get out ass
You can Forgot about the weapons of humans,
Humans are nothing without their weapons . We wouldn’t stand a chance against these apex predators
@@Josielovespets while I'm against animal cruelty, humans can murder whole pods of whales or orcas if we wanted to. It is our intelligence that allowed us to create weapons that made us the most powerful predator of all times.
Super Lumbago Man My point is, take away ALL weapons, ships and all other man made items and only use what nature gave you- will you still be able to Murder a whole pod ??
There are 135,000 Humpback Whales left in the world, and only 50,000 Orcas left in the world. Orcas are literally more endangered than Humpback Whales.
Beautiful video
“Save the children” *watches orcas take a child whale away from their parents, then killing them*
It's literally not the same shit dumb ass
Wonderful footage. Hate that they are called Killer whales - yes they kill as do many other creatures so why do they get singled out. Also, I thought they were dolphin family not whales, so personally prefer the term Orca. Thanks for sharing anyway.
Hi Eleanor! We couldn't agree more! Unfortunately the term 'Killer whale' is searched more than 'Orca'.. that's why we use both! And yes you're correct, Orcas are in fact the largest dolphins 🐬
I agree, i dont like when people call them whales
They're Cetacean. Just like Dolphins so they are in fact a big dolphin. I personally believe this is where they belong instead of a tank. This is what they were meant to do, not be shoved in a tank to do some flips in the air. I'd rather see this than the "Willy show".
FYI, they kill for fun too
They were originally called "whale killers" by sailors who witnessed them killing whales. In time the name changed to "killer whales". "Orca" is derived from Orcus, a Greek god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths. Both names are equally terrifying and aptly suited to these dolphins.
Orca : The Ultimate Apex Predator..
Me: Good LORD, orcas are terrifying!
Orcas: Shhhh!! Don’t tell nobody!
Okay. I'm still waiting for the clip where the Orcas ate the tongue
They didnt literally mean they were gonna sit and have a family table style dinner.
I didn't know there were pods with alpha males. I thought they were completely matriarchal.
Orcas dont have 'alphas'. They are matriarchal. Some people still think the big male in a pod is the 'father', when in fact he is the lead females oldest son.
@@CleverClover2023
Oh, thanks. I was confused for a bit.
@@CleverClover2023
Thanks for the info.
I was also confused, since orcas are matriarchal, there really shouldn't be an "alpha male".
The indigenous ppls of Australia (Aboriginal) spoke of this. Orca Whales would chase prey ashore and in return be rewarded with the tounge. The natives used the blubber etc so it was a working deal. Minimal waste, everyone wins. I'm amazed because it adds credibility to the story. The Whales stopped doing this once colonization took place as they were actively being hunted.
Bullshit 😂
Did they save the tender tongue just for the baby orca?
They are magnificent predators,however,no matter how many orcas there are in a pod,1 adult male humpback turns up....Not so tough anymore!
R.I.P Little Humpback
Damn orcas are basically the gang members of the sea
That’s amazing! Woah
Love to see a full, raw footage version of this, not the edited down and narrative version
Are you a researcher or biologist? If so and you would like to get hold of the unedited footage for further study please feel free to contact us directly through our website or social media with a private message or email :)
@@whalewatchcabo I am actually a Student of Biology in the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, and i would love to see the raw footage! How can i contact you all? This footage is truly amazing and interesting, it is kinda sad to see how majority of people react to it searching for unethical behaviour when in nature there is not. Thank you for your attention!
I BETTER NOT SEE A STUPID QUESTION LIKE: ¿Why didn't they defend the calf?.
¿Why didn't they defend the calf?
Why didn’t they ¿🤔
Are you joking?😅
Bc humans = bad, orcas = it's just nature. That's why the whalers got the blame for this calf missing tongue.
This is the video what i need!
For anyone to be against Orcas eating whale calves, they have to be a Vegetarian, or a vegan first before saying anything against this. There are more Humpback whales around than Orcas, since there are 135,000 humpback whales, and only 50,000 Orcas left in the world.
Hunger is like the sea: deep, endless, and unforgiving.
Not really, but sureeee...
Haha you must have a good life
We hunt our foods here
Why have empathy over your food
Cauze u never know when u might become a meal too
This is #nature ...
Human recording them
Orcas: "Dont eat them. You eat them, they will nuke us."
Didn't know whales had tongues, I thought they just had a mouth lol.
you've never seen "finding nemo"?
Crazy how smart and dominant they are, I hope to swim with them one day soon!
Yes, they are truly amazing beings, but all are in their own way right :) We hope you get the chance to fulfill that dream!!
Jake Wallick good luck but they only like women
@@plasticbaggy wait what????
Hm humans are not hunted but much bigger animals are, how peculiar
great vid Whale Watch Cabo
Nature is truly amazing
Who are we to call this behavior "brutal"?
Turn on the news...
Hi Jörg! Saying this behaviour is brutal doesn't mean we condemn it. We simply mean to demonstrate the harsh realities of nature.
It's just brutal to the eyes of humans and the calf's mother but that's just how nature works.
Pardon me but, Orcas DO NOT have razor sharp teeth. 😊
@Dats a paddlin doesn't matter,they still don't have razor sharp teeth 😉
Dats a paddlin but they do, killer whales kill people just for fun not food that’s the crazy part about it.
@@doctordl7757 lmao wtf is this comment
Alpha male showing off his dominance
Hello PETA.
Ok so where’s the footage? I don’t need a viewer discretion memo
2:09
Poor Momma😭🌜😍
awesome GOOD JOB ORCA
Wow that’s crazy!
Maybe if the dad was around the calf would of survived.
Amen. Jusy like real life. These feminist mothers taking all da kids and turning em in2 junkies
@@dustin.4400 are u dumb?
Let's just say the dad was out "training" a new female employee he just hired.
He went out for smokes and never came back and this was the result
nature can be brutal... natural can be mental...
Meanwhile all the fish in the sea are like "shiiiid, don't nobody give a fu*k when one of us die"
When you visit orcas : 😀😀😀
When orcas visit you :
exactly humans have Power to change.
Imagine if they decided they like how human taste
Surprisingly enough it's relatively safe to swim around orcas
Whale survival list be like:
-dont run into orcas
-dont run into Japanese whale hunting boats
I didn't see one single image of killer whales eating whale tongue. Where was that?