Humpback Survives Killer Whale Attack in Bremer Canyon
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- Humpback survives Killer Whale attack for the first time ever recorded in the Bremer Canyon. Arriving on scene we watched on as a commotion of white water erupted and we knew that the Orca had successfully surrounded what they had been targeting, but our hearts skipped a beat as we watched the unmistakable fluke of a Humpback Whale lift above the waters surface. The hunt was now unfolding in front of us as Queen (aka Split Tip) and Cookie’s family pods began to target the Humpback. Latching onto the dorsal fin, the movements of all the Orca were to try and roll him upside down to drown the Humpback as quickly as possible. A true fighter, the Humpback resiliently rolled back over and over again, thrashing with his fluke as he tried desperately to defend himself.
Stormy started to breach in excitement as further members of her family pod arrived and the breathing of the Humpback become more laboursome and increased. Desperately trying to evade the Orca we could see the young Humpback swimming directly towards us at speed as the Orca followed. We have observed mother Humpback Whales protecting their calves on previous tours by using our vessel, but never before being pursued by Orca as he sought the protection of our vessel. The Orca chased after him and we watched on in complete awe as they pushed to within five meters of our bow, the Humpback diving underneath us just as the Orca once again latched onto his dorsal fin. Circling the boat repeatedly, the Orca followed for a while as this strong Humpback began to get his breathing rate back to normal. Sharks began to circle around the boat 3-4 meters below the surface as the Orca moved out and to our amazement Pilot Whales surged into the area. Attracted by all the commotion, the Pilot Whales had arrived on scene and curiously moved past us only 50 meters away as the Humpback continued to circle our vessel.
Regaining his strength, we looked into the eye of this beautiful Humpback Whale and knew that he was a fighter but still had the fight of his life ahead of him yet. During this time the Orca had moved out a few hundred meters away and began to create a purse seine style net, surrounding the area so the escape path was limited. Seeming to create bigger circles and gain confidence again, the Humpback was now ready to move out of the area and quickly made a break for it on his own. The Orca were watching and waiting, stealthily on the periphery and stalking the movements as Cookie and her family now followed behind him. The second attack erupted and this time is was just Cookie and her pod which left them in a dangerous situation as the lack of other Orca pods meant the risk of injury from a powerful fluke or pectoral fin swipe was increased. The Humpback once again raced towards us but this time the protection of our vessel was limited as El Notcho and Spock followed him and came up from below. Moving out to our starboard side, we watched as El Notcho propelled himself with incredible speed towards the Humpback and rammed into his rostrum. The angle caused El Notcho to bounce off the Humpback who seemed relatively undeterred, immediately swiping his fluke aggressively.
It was after this body blow from EL Notcho that the family seemed to realise that there was not enough Orca family pods around to successfully complete the hunt of such a strong young male Humpback. Wise matriarch Cookie decided to let this Humpback go and conserve energy and the safety of her family pod and once regrouped they began to move back towards The Patch. The incredible resilience, intelligence and heart of this brave Humpback will linger with us always. He never gave up once and thanks to his strength and size he was able to hold his ground. The privilege of watching such a significant event unfold throughout today was an opportunity to learn a completely different side of the Bremer Bay Orca population. Feeding well over the last six weeks we know the Orca families are starting to gain strength in preparation for the long winter ahead of them when opportunities like today become more prevalent. Although earlier than usual it appears that the Orca are ready for the baleen whale migration ahead but were unprepared with fewer family pods in the area today to call upon for backup when targeting such powerful prey. It was with joy and relief to watch this brave Humpback swim away, with no signs of significant or life threatening injuries. The lessons he learnt from today will stay with him forever and we hope that he chooses a much safer path next time when migrating through this stretch of coastline. He did lose his dorsal fin today, but that will heal fine and the other wounds he sustained were relatively superficial. Maybe one day in future migrations we may cross paths with this special Humpback in better circumstances, we will never forget him and he will always remind us, “while I breathe, I hope”.
Absoluting stunning horrifying footage for our beloved humpbacks. What a smart humpback to use the boat for protection. Hope he is really ok.
@@abhignavijjapurapu209 fish ok, no seals, i hate u
Yes Karen humpback is okay she told me
2:39 Yeah he looks alright
Wow, that's insane!
What a fight, hooray for the humpback!
A juvenile humpback whale VS a pod of killer whales. His mom must have tough him well how to fight back.
Yeah before the orcas ate her 😂
@@Exotic-P 1 adult Humpback can kill the orca pods or injure them really bad, since they used their body size to jump on orcas and they are heavier or used their Big Fins and tales.
@@Exotic-P Humpback whale have a weapon and that is thier tails and fins.
Unlike other whale , Humpback whale has the largest fin , One slap is enough for whole pod
This whale probably was weaned off recently, good thing it was big enough to survive a pod of orcas.
Even tho I knew the humpback survived my anxiety ran quite high watching this. I'm glad the whale made it. Incredible footage, especially filming underwater.
I really love humpback whale because they always save and help seals, calf and other species from being eaten by Killer Whales. I'm so happy that the humpback was able to escape from two orcas yet sad because he was injured. 😩 He really fought hard just to save himself, he's size almost equivalent of the other orca, he seems he's not yet in adult size. 😞
I’m so hurt, I’m literally crying! I love great whales 🐋 *SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!* Blue whales, humpbacks and right whales are my absolute fave! I very strongly hate killer whales (I don’t care, call me stupid), especially transient orcas, they are bullies! I’m happy my humpy got away, but I cried so much when I saw it bleeding like that. I’ve watched countless whale video and I have neverrrrr seen a whale bleeding this way, it *TRULY* hurts! I’m still crying. 😭💔
@@shaunapinnock7303 Exactly! I felt so hurt. I understand that it's their cycle of life and it's balance but I just can't afford seeing them suffered that way.
@@shaunapinnock7303 atleast he still lives and will recuperate
@@abhignavijjapurapu209 bro fish and krail have no God damn feelings tho shits painless lmaoo
Humpbacks and other baleen whales eat their prey alive, Thousands of fish and small sea creatures die burning alive in their stomach acid.
I definitely prefer the orcas.
Beast humpback whale, one absolute unit. Wait till this mad lad hits full size
This is a young humpback. This is why it's a target for the killers. If it were an adult, they wouldn't risk being injured by the giant.
I'm sooo happy the juvenile humpback made it. I truly hope he was okay.❤❤
Humpback whales use their tails and fins as weapons and it’s no joke. Those whale probably didn’t wanna get hit anymore.
He fucked at least one of those guys up with his tail, the orca looked KO’d for a sec, and I think he did it twice. Orcas must’ve decided it was too dangerous to continue
that one Killer Whale : told you guys we should've just stick with our seal diet!
This whale will grow up to be a strong protector of many other sea animals from orcas... or end up in a Japanese restaurant, but you get the point.
What a childish and gullible viewpoint about nature :D grow up
@@plamenferdinandov5083 What do yah mean? Humpbacks are very altruistic animals, helping seals, otters, and whale calves (even from other species) against orcas. There is no answer as to why they do this, other than them being kind to other animals
@@kwhalord3311 In biology there's no such thing as altruism.
@@plamenferdinandov5083 plato.stanford.edu/entries/altruism-biological/
Hey look altruism in biology, took me 5 seconds to look up. Also if Stanford’s not good enough
www.cambridge.org/core/books/biology-religion-and-philosophy/love-and-altruism-in-biology-and-religion/2A7AADB90A44EA18E243D9A6B306167C
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-humpback-whales-teach-us-compassion-180964545/
@@kwhalord3311 hahaha ofc you can google and cherry pick... especially when you're scientificslly illiterate... and religious
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Wow. Incredible footage. I find it difficult watching animal kingdom predation simply due to having a sensitive heart. But the Orca is my most favorite animal on earth and the only animal I can watch doing so. Simply out of pure respect and admiration of the intelligence, the culture and hunting precision these animals exhibit. Imagine seeing this up close on the boat, horrifyingly intriguing. I feel so sad for the humpback but in awe of the Orca.
First of all - AMAZING video quality. SO clear.
Secondly, didn't really show how the humpback got away? Did the two Orcas simply give up or what? I don't think the humpback outswam them or did he?
Thirdly... he does seem pretty injured... hope he can find other humpbacks to socialize with for protection going forward and his wounds can heal
That was a calf. Did he/she find the mother?
How beautiful and horrifying at the same time? Nature in it’s splendour
Nothing beautifull about a humpback getting ripped up by a pack of orcas.
@@michealtaylor7745
That's nature. Orcas need to eat meat to survive. So let me ask you, is the life of *one* humpback whale more important than the lives of *multiple* orcas? While it's gruesome, there is nothing evil about it.
@@michealtaylor7745 yeah thats Nature and the nature is cruel but is amazing too. so how it is^^"
@@michealtaylor7745 bro ur like 7 yr old who’s mad bc a whale didn’t even die. Lmao it’s life and orcas need meat to survive. Just like whales need to eat... whatever to SURVIVE
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Great video, thank you for sharing.
Well done lad!
Words can’t properly express how much I love great whales, especially my altruistic humpbacks, blue whales and right whales. This made me sad and cry a whole lot! My poor baby! This really hurts, though the humpback 🐋 got away, it’s still very painful to watch! 😭💔
Whales are cool nice creachers
excellent video
Glad you liked it!
Omg, What a natural spectacle!
Whale:all that for a drop of blood
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Thanks for the video !
Krásný podmořský svět. Videa jsou nádherná, uklidňující.
in other news, orcas are incredibly gorgeous
Pilot whales are known when have the numbers about twice more than the orcas to chase them away. 1-2 tons animals who have everything that the orcas had minus the bulk - super intelligent{largest neocortex known}. close family groups, cooperation, sonar, teeth. The big difference is that they dont hunt other mammals. Their appearance at the scene might have helped the humpback at some level though even not fully grown members of this species caught alone are very, very difficult to attack being so agile and powerful as this episode showed.
I just learned about pilot whales aggression towards orcas today. So cool
Can the humpback out swim them to the bottom of the ocean? And have a better chance to fight also.
Tough young fella, so glad the orca's let him go.
They did not let him go. They became convinced after 4+ hours (according to the article) they could not hurt him even with thei largest (El Notcho @ 19,000 lbs). Also, keep in mind that he is 2-3 year old-not fuill grown. Even he was able to fight through it. If you look at the Bremer Canyon orca attack videos, humbacks are the ONLY whales to survive orca attacks. They FIGH BACK unlike the Minke, beaked and vlue whales who only try to flee. HBs have dangerous poectoral fins and swipe thier tails to kill (unlike other whaes except the gray).
@@UseADamnCoasteryeah people underestimate how much of a fucking tank whales can be because they are portrayed as slow friendly beings but when shit hits the roof they know how to fight back. Its like a small pack of wolves vs a bull elk
Where in the australia i can see orca hunt?
Awesome . Thanks for posting. I hope you guys get Drones going soon. Could be the hottest thing on youtube.
Will the whale have difficulties without its dorsal fin?
whales dont need dorsal fins (balleen whales) so he will be fine as long as he doesnt get infected
Boa, ajubarte! As marcas desta batalha te deixam mais forte e respeitada! 💪
Incredible story, and such a small humpback!
Could you please clarify the 3rd sentence in the 2nd paragraph? (For instance, what were mothers protecting their calves from with the vessel, if not from Orca?)
Does a missing dorsal fin affect the humpback whale? Does it make him weaker without one?
That humpy knows how to roll with the punches
wow such incredible footage. maybe it was practice on the orcas part
Orcas don’t succeed all their hunts. IIRC, mammal-eaters win about half the time.
They was really trying to eat it dummy
What song are they playing, sounds familiar.
Amazing story and footage of our incredible nature :)
Orcas are my favorite of the mammalian predators. I am in total awe of their intelligence, family bonds, communication skills, and culture. The way they strategize and execute their game plan is proof positive that they aren't mindless beasts. Orcas have drive, sheer will and they are relentless.
But for how much longer after being filmed.
This needs more views.
Salt water thankfully is a natural antiseptic. So hopefully the poor Humpback doesn't bleed out too much. My fear is even though it survived the Orca's that blood trail it's leaving will certainly attract sharks.
What sharks are hunting a 30 foot humpback lmao
These are ultimate predators
Humpbacks whales are amazing animals. The only known whales who fight back or chasing orcas.
Sperm whales fight back against them all the time. They’re the largest toothed cetaceans, much bigger than killer whales
Right whales and sperm whales are also known to fight back, very effectively at that
@@gothivore277 humpbacks are the most famous because they have been the most successful at meets!
Nice same music from the movie Inception
Killer whale will never mess with Humpback whale if they are in pod
1:58 damn look at all the squid scars around his mouth! That humpback has experienced bites before, he's no stranger to a bit of pain!
Another reason I would not go on these tours. I know the Orcas must eat, but horrifying to watch. Am so pleased she survived, this time. Hope she is indeed okay, but I guess the Orcas will not give up their food source. Humpbacks & Orcas are enemies.. But, at least the Orcas eventually eat their prey rather than like Homo saps. Hearing her cries was heart-wrenching...another reason to stop Whale hunting.
Ça me brise le coeur de voir des orques tuer une baleine.😭
He is injured but at least he survived
Seems like in the end all they got was a tiny bit of his dorsal fine and a humpback doesn't really have much of a dorsal fin to grab.
The Humpback should have dived deep. 150-200metres. Orca wouldn't have been able to stay with it.
Glad it survived.
Humpback whale cannot survive that long either and at some point must breath for air where the Killer whale can just waited it out. With that the Killer whale has opportunity to kill because by the time it reaches the surface it is already weaken by less air.
@@samjibinjbinj9714 Humpback can hold breath 15+mins. Possibly moving along and away. Then up again and down. Best chance for survival. Orcas are much Smarter though.
It doesn't work like that. It seriously does not.
@Zangief The Red I do and have explained. These whales dive deeper and can hold breath for 200m for 15+ mins. Orca dive 100m for upto 15mins. Meaning whales best chance is to dive. Orca are only power because of numbers.
It usually happens in shallower waters
The humpback whale seems to be very young
Adult humpback whales can take care of few orcas at one time. They are massive and with their weights can easily kill an orcas. This humpback whale is not fully grown but getting into its manhood. Usually they are together, but somehow this one was all by himself. If his father was there the orcas would have been toast.
Sadly males dont travel with the groop
Toast? How? Do you know that Whales are on Orcas' menu and not the other way around right? You are funny.
@@wannaim6958 Orca's dont go for adult humpbacks, that is a fact. So if his mom or dad would still be around, they probably would not have attacked it. So you are the funny one here.
@@ruben7232 Wow~ you are still new on TH-cam I guess. Let me help you a little bit. Use the search function for Orcas vs Humpbacks. And you will look into the mirror and smile. Because you hold that funny title. TH-cam is Free. Try it.
@@wannaim6958 I did. And they don’t go for adult humpbacks. They even flee the scens when they come, also documented by National Geographic.
As for the ‘new on youtube’, I don’t know what that’s about or if it’s even relevant. I see it as you don’t knowing shit so you try to add it into your comment to come over as if you know stuff? Or something like that. I dunno.
Brutal!
Salt makes cuts hurt even more and that’s the ocean poor humpback whale 🐋
I watch in slow motion .this young humpback used his Tail as a weapon and use his flipper to slap the orca...but i think this humpback should also use "breaching" as a move against orca attack.
Humpback whale is one of strangest in whales's familly
Absolute madness
Clearly, both of those animals are megalodons!
Nice
Humpback Whales are the most amazing creatures and this is horrifying to watch, because the pod of Orca's ambushed him...
I'm not keen on Orca's at all. They attack, harass, and bully other animals just for fun sometimes.
@@lauralishes1 That's not true. I agree they have a ugly way to take down preys, but its either that or the prey will hurt them back and escape. And this video is a perfect example of that. Usually they follow the whale until it's tired and drown it. The fact that they tried to kill it by biting is one of the reasons their hunt failed.
@@CANELA-cnm I was thinking that like maybe they were a young inexperienced pod, what you think?
As far as I know most big whales have more stamina than orcas, if they are healthy and decide to take the endurance retreat they will manage
@@pedroreisdealmeida6911 Search "Can this whale escape killer Orca's" on TH-cam, it's a clip of the documenatry Frozen Planet. I think it's David Attenborough that narrates it, actually it must be him as he made those documentaries..
we human took their food from the sea，gigantic fishing fleet catch fish day and night， they have to eat anything they could
That is nature whether we like it or not
Those long pectoral fins encrusted with barnacles act like brass knuckles. I don’t blame orcas for giving up this fight. Elongated pectoral fins enable humpbacks greater agility and efficiency.
Man that was hard to watch.
I had no idea Orcas hunted other whale species.
I just knew they would sometimes attack great whites and other sharks but had no idea they also hunted other whales.
Doesn't feel right .
Their true name is Whale Killers. Not Killer Whales. People named them that after watching it happen. The translation made it into Killer Whales
Can't whales go deeper than orcas in order to survive?
All the whales need to take a breath every 5min so. If prey go inside deep orca has its food.
3:07 what happen to that orca? or is that the humpback?
I THINK it was the humpback, because I saw no dorsal fin... but I NEVER thought I wouldn't be able to see the difference lol. 😂
Je savais que la baleine à bosses pouvait venir en aide à d'autres annimaux marins face aux épaulards. Mais de là à lutter seule contre un groupe je ne le savais pas. Heureusement, il n'y avait pas de grand mâle chez les orques, tant mieux pour la baleine.
3:00 - 3:03 the orca seems to be hit by whales tail?
That's not an orca.
Hump Backの拝啓少年よ聞こうと思って検索したところでこの動画が目に入って見に来てる日本人少なくないだろ笑
Wondering why the whale does not smack down hard on those orcas with its tail? That is a mighty blow and great defense. Same as I wonder why Gnus, antelopes and wildebeests etc. don't spear lions with their horns.??? I'd think it would be instinct.
how can the whale survive
I'd prefer to see an Orca take on a giant salt water Croc.
Bro saltwater is nothing more than a lizard for an orca
@@abhidubey2965 I have a belief that reptiles are the offspring of mammals and fallen reptilian demons.
dinner time for orcas
@@germanicelt even a deinosuchus or sarcosuchus would get obliterated
I wonder if helping the poor guy would’ve been going against nature, considering they’ve been known to defend other creatures from orcas
I wonder if anyone in the comment section realizes that orcas need to eat to survive and that if they couldn't hunt then they would starve to death. If you eat meat, that's an animal you are killing and humans can survive without eating animal products. Why is the life of *one* humpback more important than the lives of *multiple* orcas?
So what? And I wonder if you know that if Orcas kills all Humpbacks, there will be none left in the wild.
@@CMV314 Why would we assume that orcas can kill all humpbacks so they become extinct? They've had a natural relationship for centuries, and humpback populations have only seen a significant decline do to human activites.
Why wouldn't the humpback whale just dive real deep and hold its breath to get away? A humpback can hold its breath for 45 minutes, A killer whale can only hold its breath for 15 minutes.
They not as Smart as Killer whales.
To dive, the must swim going down under. In order to that, the humpback needs to outmaneuver the orcas, which is highly unlikely though. Orcas swim faster than humpbacks.
@@abhignavijjapurapu209 hm I wouldn't say I agree to that since Orcas are smarter than them. Dolphins are known as creature that had intelligent next to human if I'm not wrong or perhaps they might second to chimps
@@abhignavijjapurapu209 Well Let me correct something, Intelligence and Emotion are both different things, you can't say one creature became smart because they have empathy, Creatures having emotions are common. Well there are evidences that Dolphins are smarter than Humpback whales . Not saying humpbacks are dumb alright just saying Dolphins happened to be smarter. Your opinion of Dolphins saving sailors and possibly drowning people but no one told is just your personal opinion. People do observe whales and dolphins but it's safe to assume that dolphins are smarter than then since they can learn many things. there's was an Orca baiting a bird with a fish , that fact alone is enough to prove they are smart creatures, Orcas won't normally bait birds but they did manage to learn that technique.
the humpback whale was supposed to fight back, already videos of humpbacks facing killer whale to save a gray whale.
They are such gentle creatures.
She was alone!
they rarely fight. usually, they just trumpet and scare the orcas away just like how Elephants do it with Lions.
@@jinofhell they use the pectoral fins to slap the waters surface each one able to weigh up too 500kgs hitting the water with such force it's creates shockwaves which can stun or confuse nearby animals. A direct hit could even kill and orca this whale was clearly to small though
الحيوانات عندما يعوزها الجوع تقوم بما يلزم لتبقى على الحياة و هي في ذالك تخاطر بحياتها و الحال كثيرا للعمل المشترك لضمان قوتها.
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Never understood why whales don't dive when being hunted.
They need to breathe for air some time. That's why orcas kill them by drowning
How? Breathing under normal condition is not the same when you are in stress. Plus, do you honestly think it is easy for the whales to outmaneuver a pod of orcas? In most encounters, whales are hunted by a pod, not a single individual orca which makes the situation much difficult for them to just simply dive. The orcas will push the whales back to surface by ramming them and when the whales are about to reach the surface, they will jump on their back to drown the whales. Please watch more videos of orcas' hunting whales to understand what I'm saying.
@Zangief The Red Except a whale can hold it's breath for over a hour, orcas can not. Orcas can only do 15 mins....so when You Tubers are so arrogant they think they can teach another You Tuber while producing no content. Also a whale can dive over 9,000ft...escaping....while an orca can not follow.
@Zangief The Red But thanks!
"February 6, 2020
Biology
Plants & Animals
Whales coordinate deep dives to evade predators
by Nature Publishing Group.
So like I said, I wonder why they didn't.
I hope i don't sound arrogant lol, and this is just my guess based on the info i get from the internet... i think the reason is because not all whales r deep divers? The whales that dive to 9000ft r sperm whales n cuviers beaked whales. The article u mentioned also only talks about beaked whale not all whales. Baleen whales like humpbacks, blue, etc are typically shallow divers n dont stay underwater for too long. Usually they dive to +/- 100m for 15 min on average, the deepest ever recorded is only around 400/600m (i forget the exact number lmao)... If they want to dive deep n stay longer underwater, they have to spend a lot of energy which i assume is pretty hard to do when u r being attacked XD
I’ll be back when I grow up...
It amazing how the killer whale can swim upside down and attack his prey. The killer whale are the wolves/jackals of the sea
They don't call them KILLER whales for nothing.
I love whales, especially the Humpback and Southern Right Whales. I like the Blue, Sei & I can't remember the other ones name but when I see shows like this it makes me dislike Orcas, even though I know it's nature doing its thing, I want to try and protect them
that is so rare a juvenile humpback whale survives an orca attack. Usaually they won't survive this kill
Humpback Whale > Orca pod
The orcas are trying to keep the whale under the water to try and drown it.
Those Orcas were bullying the whale...
Whale war 2
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I like hamback whale 🐋🐋
Sad that beautiful mammals must kill other beautiful mammals solely to survive. Hopefully they don't experience they same extreme levels of pain and suffering that we humans feel and endure.
They do
This is very sad
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If only one killer whale fights against humpback I think killer whale not win anymore. Not fair for whale
One adult Orca could make that same Humpback injured. Orca can bite. Humpback could not.
At 1:25 are pilot whales
What I don't understand is that why all of this brutality is being filmed only? Couldn't something be done to help the poor whale... It is so gut renching... 😭