Alaska Killer Whales vs. Witty Otter

For the behind-the-scenes story of what happened with the otter, as well as other footage, visit: joemiller.us/2012/11/restoring...

[@chrstopherhooper8323]

This the most heart wrenching thing I’ve seen in a long time. When she called for her baby to a silent cold ocean and no response came back. She even got back in the water to look for her baby knowing she could be eaten. It is a mother’s love and a mother’s pain.

[@potatohead785]

Yes motherly love is what all mammals share, but at least she's safe.

[@8698gil]

Its probably not the first time she's lost a baby to a predator. This happens all the time in nature. But she'll go back into heat very quickly now that her baby is gone and she'll forget. All mammals are protective of their young. But they also forget them very quickly once they are gone.

[@altrnatvthinker]

@@8698gil i dont think so she lost baby within a short periode bcz that ha sles sprobablity but of course that could happen

[@user-cv8mm8ty9c]

200th like

[@confused7867]

@@user-cv8mm8ty9c 220 like

[@jboyjboy5465]

So sad she knows it's been eaten but she's still calling out hoping for a miracle that her baby will call back to her....

[@supercooled]

You got to separate the mammalian attachment and look at it from the practical side of the situation. I mean it is sad but our own species die and suffer ever single day and very much in the same vein, might I add. Natural selection hasn’t stopped. It just took on a new guise and name. S

[@fitstar8871]

@@supercooled remember when Dino's got whiped out and all the small guys survived lol

[@Desyx14]

@@supercooled No, I don't want to do that.

[@raphaelcordero2900]

@@fitstar8871 were small too :D

[@MemerCat0]

@@supercooled orcas are mammals

[@philshady808]

That is pretty sad, but nature isn't always pretty.

[@jarlGudmunder]

Phil Shady not sad. That’s just a way of life and otters need to adapt

[@Caderic]

@@jarlGudmunder On one hand it is sad the baby died, but the whale survived.

[@DatToxicGuybruh]

Welp yes, life is cruel and never fair

[@Justshocka]

It’s actually beautiful

[@darknight1077]

I was recommended a video where a bunch of otters at a zoo violently drown a monkey that was picking on them. After that this was in the recommendations. What the heck youtube XD

[@lusimyer]

Aww it broke my heart when she started crying for her baby.

[@keelwillyams1377]

The end where she's crying for her baby broke my heart.

[@harrywoodman2988]

+John Dough four things are immediately apparent from your one liner: you're sadistic, you need attention, you hate women and you have a thing for burly men.

[@balderdashery1]

+Keel Willyams This reminds me of all the Mom cows who have their babies taken away within 24 hours of birth. All so her milk that she makes for her baby can be stolen by another species of animal. She will call until her voice gives out. Just like this Mother will. Heartbreaking. All Mothers should be outraged.

[@tasteegold7772]

+Natty S true..nobody 'cries" for the rancid animal flesh we shove into our worm filled colons everyday..THEY suffer too..IMMENSELY!

[@balderdashery1]

+Natty S That's what I meant, the other species of animal is humans.

[@jurrasic]

+Keel Willyams She was calling for it, not crying for it. Don't make the mistake of planting human emotions on an animal. Think of it from their perspective, not ours. She was giving the call that all otter mothers make when their cub is out of sight. She will call in vain for a while, then give up, go back into estrus and breed again. Life goes on.

[@xcosme91]

Idk why so many people are upset that they "took the situation lightly:" The fuck do you want them to do? Take the otter to counseling? I thought it was nice that they saved the mother.

[@journeybane9370]

Lol

[@njgl2010]

Dude, I just nearly shit myself when I read ur comment! 😂

[@fernandofernandezaquino5527]

LMFAO!!

[@personM4N]

...counseling would help, that's all I'm saying

[@praveenshankerpillai]

xcosme91, those heartless people should have called the SPCA and then sued the Orcas.

[@sharpshooter012345]

I like how the otter dips it's head in the water to see where those whales are.

[@OneTruth95]

Why does this comment say it was posted 40 years ago? Scared me a bit for a second.

[@CandyBoot]

One Truth I just realized that it’s in his name. That’s pretty clever actually. xD

[@Mintstar_Oceanpop]

Liked for the user name.

[@rafaelcruz543]

I think she's looking for her pup...

[@mileymorales4156]

@@OneTruth95 Why did it scare you 😅

[@Ronrook1]

"Look at him. I can see his teeth" were the last words he spoke.

[@MJ-oi5wb]

LOL that is what I thought too

[@ArachnaeFae]

"I could touch him" I wouldn't!

[@S2Tubes]

@@ArachnaeFae As long as it was the non teeth part, you should be okay.

[@SnowofLight]

@PewDie-Ton EX I still wouldn't risk it!

[@Justshocka]

PewDie-Ton EX bullshit

[@choualee5043]

Awww my heart aches when she called for her baby :'(

[@lndigenous]

Yes that was a bit sad.

[@readykey3875]

I know :(

[@GoldenbanjoDJ]

My ear ached when she called for her baby!

[@wilsonblauheuer6544]

worse than brutal is that it is heartless. That is why civilized people believe in God- because they cannot accept a heartless entity as their creator

[@RogueDragon05]

And what was horrible about an Orca feeding itself so it did'nt starve to death? It may have been a mother Orca that needed sustaninice to make milk for it's baby, nothing horrible about it. It does suck for the Otter and it's mother but it's not horrible just lunch.

[@r.b.4611]

And people think animals don't suffer like us.

[@xominic55]

+Riley B well they don't to the extent humans do... Don't even try and say they do

[@r.b.4611]

+SNxW I'm sure they suffer almost exactly the same as humans. There's no reason to think they don't.

[@wilsonblauheuer6544]

+CSGO CLIPS when you remember that there are parents who kill their children, I have no trouble believing the animals feel anguish over dead offspring just as deeply as humans do. I never saw an animal kill it's own offspring. I don't think I ever even hears of it happening.

[@r.b.4611]

wilson blauheuer No no, that's not true, there is lots of fuckery in nature. Some birds have two chicks with the intention of only raising one, but having the other as a back up plan, or on the chance that it's an abundant food year. So the other chick dies, as it was always going to. Nature is super cruel, but that is jsut how evolution works, animals also suffer deeply, like you said. It's very sad when you think about it.

[@fernandofernandezaquino5527]

+[*] SNXW they suffer exactly just like us. especially animals that are very social like dogs.

[@thepurplequeen3000]

Also when she stared crying out for her baby it broke my haert

[@hannahquigley3068]

the end broke my heart. she was calling for her baby, knowing she could be eaten herself but still goes out to try find her. we don't deserve animals, they are too good for us ❤️❤️. Had me crying

[@gorunnoobxd5969]

Fun fact: u copied the other comment the she calling her baby

[@grahtatata]

@@gorunnoobxd5969 Everyone’s talking about the baby otter, just because one more person talks about it doesn’t mean they copied it :|

[@psvix2157]

we deserve animals to eat them

[@gorunnoobxd5969]

@@grahtatata :/

[@lihapekka2625]

Yeah because animals can't be ruthless

[@harveyprince3628]

I felt a deep pain in my heart when mama cried out to her baby....there was no response ....the baby was gone.....

[@timothyenoch5352]

@Jacob Tyler Trust me, I know. I worked in that industry for years. I needed to work, or I would never have worked there. It messes with your head, knowing you are looking into the eyes of an animal and realizing that in a matter of days or weeks, that animal is going to be killed because someone wants to eat it.

[@timothyenoch5352]

@Jacob Tyler I saw too many walking to their deaths, and although I didn't kill any myself, I did see the fear in their eyes... they knew what was coming. Mortality is one of the hardest things to face. It takes a certain mindset to do that (dispatching live animals). That's why I'm glad I worked the scales

[@timothyenoch5352]

@Jacob Tyler I appreciate that. Thanks, I closed that door behind me 4 years ago, and I never looked back, so I'm good now.

[@cruiser_b9779]

Nah, he just went out for a little swim.

[@hangUPthePHONE28]

@mike your detailed meal, is a heart attack waiting to happen! lol good God...

[@DSBP1]

Honda saving otters since 1967.

[@regulator5521]

Caprisun R *mother otters not babies*

[@gregoryedwards9097]

lmfao

[@BiLatKnee]

Yep. I heard Honda products ship with whale oil in all lube ports.

[@64dmon]

thats where they got the name honda oddyssey from.. honda boat saving otter at sea lol

[@safehousedelta9766]

You meet the nicest otters on a Honda.

[@azraelsgrave]

She was a smart girl getting on the boat. Sad she lost her baby though.

[@CapnKew]

Thank you for being kind people, wild nature has more emotional intelligence than we give them credit for. There was something about you guys that made both the whale and the otter feel welcome. What amazing footage. Congrats, what an experience!

[@rezzafer]

nah thats why human can't interfere with nature, what if the whale is starved and also have baby to feed? vice versa poor for the whales the otter escaped.

[@Spyro117]

dude it’s not “emotional intelligence” they barely have any emotions beyond anger and fear, they are only driven by instinct

[@The_British_Queen]

@@Spyro117 Legit. The only reason Dogs and cats “understand” us is because they’re use to it and have been tamed for years. There’s a part of the brain called “Reptile brain” or whatever it’s name is. Scientists say it’s a part of other survival instincts. Because when it gets activated any other part of the brain shuts off (not the walking breathing etc part of course) and the reptile brain gets in full control. There’s 3 options to choose from. First there’s Flight. Second there’s Fight. And third there’s still. Depending on what type of person you are one of these things will be more likely to be chosen

[@Spyro117]

@@The_British_Queen yeah exactly

[@itunassub]

@@rezzafer the human didn't interfere with nature. the otter found safety in danger as is in her nature.

[@Drehirth]

3:29 "Do I look okay to you I just lost my baby!!"

[@rrpearsall]

@the real gollum I think we need to extend our public registry of sexual predators to protect aquatic mammals.. Gollum should not be allowed to live within a 100 mile radius of any body of water...

[@juanfigueroa8720]

hahahahah hahahahahahahahahaha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rickbehrens5046]

nature can be so crule

[@journeybane9370]

To funny

[@treetops6438]

3:40 ...casually pets her arse

[@thevampirecielphantomhive2342]

shes calling for her baby 😢

[@tacticallala8788]

She was a single mom, that will teach her.

[@tyrantgregcagkaiju71]

Tactical Lala Pardon?

[@danieldavies4561]

single moms do not get any pardons. there trash

[@tyrantgregcagkaiju71]

Daniel Davies Can you elaborate on that with something a bit more articulate?

[@mefford67]

Tactical Lala Teach her what? That some men walk away from all responsibilities? 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@sicidamara7061]

It's so heartbreaking when she's looking and calling for her baby....how she was dipping her head under the water looking :( Poor mama

[@JustinCrediblename]

"you're okay" no she's not.

[@Lord_have_mercy_on_me_a_sinner]

It's alive isn't it

[@angelakristin2927]

@@Lord_have_mercy_on_me_a_sinner She wasn't crying out of fear for herself. He misinterpteted her callng out for her baby, as being afraid of the orca. If he wanted her to stay on board he shouldn't have tried to pet her.

[@Zen-ow8xf]

@@angelakristin2927 you dont get the second comment. Its profile says no life matters hence otter and her baby😂😂😂

[@jg-tn1or]

@@Zen-ow8xf shut up asshole

[@Yes...but...]

that last bit is heartbreaking

[@amyelizabeth8432]

They did the the most Humane thing for her. Absolutely heart-wrenching in the end. Couldn't help but shed a tear for her.💫🍃🌿🐾👣

[@biancamadeiro7399]

Mama otter's pain for the lost baby is heartbreaking.

[@pinchespiderman]

"Hey! Hey two legs! This doesn't concern you! Throw the otter overboard... He's not doing it, Ed" "Look, you know we're mammals too, right? We're practically related!"

[@godusopp487]

This made me choke

[@nzarinaali9801]

Maybe you should be thrown overboard! Cold hearted git😡😡😡!

[@tanyal.1923]

@@nzarinaali9801 He was speaking as if he was the whales. I feel bad for the otters too! Poor mama and baby :(

[@Aj-ij1hf]

N Zarina Ali Uh, you do know he was speaking from the whales POV, right..?

[@MultiTrapmoney]

Practically

[@christianbrown7959]

This was so fecking sad, I was not ready for it

[@oscarcat1231]

ros1tony ?

[@sandro6691]

I bet the baby otter was a nice, tasty snack

[@minkminky]

@ros1tony How about a slim pad?

[@minkminky]

@ros1tony i enjoy you being awful.

[@er3068]

ros1tony are you saying men aren’t allowed or can’t show any emotions? You’re a pathetic human being.

[@Iam-mq4sc]

Mama's looking for her baby 😭

[@danieldavies4561]

good it thought of its mum as it got crunched , might even have made the same squeek she made when calling her baby .....but it wanted her so bad when those teeth crunched down on its soft babyish skin.. muum ... baby otter ...wonder what ther elast gaze at each other was? u think they remember each other?

[@starlightangel15]

@@danieldavies4561 A troll seeking attention online is kinda pathetic.

[@jeromesmith9622]

This had to be one of the saddest videos I've seen on here..

[@chuckbuckbobuck]

Nature, contrary to all the liberal, earth mommy types is unforgiving! Last time I checked there are no vegan orcus, lions, crocodiles, etc.

[@supercooled]

Meanwhile people are dying from natural disasters all around the world. Did you forget about them or did you just tune them out?

[@dedale2610]

@@chuckbuckbobuck True, but one might say that, as humans, we are in a unique position, where we can actually choose if we want to kill to survive. There is nothing wrong with eating little to no meat, it's simply a matter of choice. That's our prerogative, as sentient beings. Going against what nature planned for us is our whole history.

[@chuckbuckbobuck]

@@dedale2610 I can't say I disagree with you but I do eat meat on a mostly daily. What I find abhorrent are people who waste aninal flesh. If we are going to kill animala for our protein need then we shoulld never waste their sacrifice. I have always made sure my kids clean their plate and not waste food. We are a country of wastrels and if didn't waste so much animal protein we would slaughter a lot less animals. I abhor people who waste food. It is not honoring the animals involuntary sacrifice for humans. Terrible!

[@Mystic_Void]

@@dedale2610 Yeah its just the holier than thou attitudes that people have when they start talking about how they changed how they eat. I can understand why people become vegetarian because they dont want to eat meat, but vegans are dumb af. Becoming vegan seems more like somebody trying to get moral highground over other people so they can tell them how they are slaughtering animals

[@rubyg.159]

Oh man, I wish I didn’t watch this. I want to cry now.

[@freedomring4813]

I'm a 60 year old MAN and that breaks my heart even if its nature.

[@Lol-hp2qg]

@@freedomring4813 me too

[@brandonkeating9633]

Losing a child is the most painful thing one can bear. This is a real tear jerker

[@Spyro117]

it’s an animal sweety and therefore they have no emotional attachment to their children or to anything for that matter, they are merely driven by instinct and will just mate to make more otters

[@mikedrake3985]

@@Spyro117 i hope you have facts to proof this statement. Otherwise i think you should do a little research (google could be a start)

[@mikedrake3985]

​@@georgejones4435 i am pretty sure for THAT mama it is a child

[@icvpoetry973]

@@Spyro117 still, she’s in pain. She’s experiencing distress. And that’s painful to watch

[@Spyro117]

@@mikedrake3985 lmaoooo you telling me that animals have the same emotional attachments as humans?

[@phantomscribblerful]

sad to see that she lost her pup, but good on the lads for helping her out. she would have been eaten by the orcas if the boat was not there for safety. thanks for looking out for her.

[@danieldavies4561]

what sharks you dumb fukka

[@rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543]

+Dnl_yt Orcas are Whales not Sharks! Whales are Mammals not Fish!

[@danieldavies4561]

Black

[@Bob-fz7pd]

What they did WAS AGAINST THE LAW!

[@rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543]

+Anita Lied What was illegal? They usually leave the pups awed to seaweed or leave them on boats & People mistake them for being abandoned & in those instances it's illegal to remove the Pups. It's illegal to move pups away from a site but not illegal for a Mother or even a Mother & Pup to jump on the back of Your boat. Because in those instances, the animals did this, not the Human. She chose to get on the boat. You see the difference? It's not a Wildlife Crime. It only would have been Human Intervention if He threw Her off the boat, to Her death. She already made the decision to jump onto the boat Herself.

[@angelamagicsalveson3639]

At 3:29 after he said ur ok she looks at him like how would u know, have u ever had ur baby eaten by an orca?!

[@carolineullrich7323]

Think he implied she was safe on the boat

[@stephanmckinnie8855]

Well if she knows that her baby was eaten by killer whale why would she call for her baby then?

[@angelamagicsalveson3639]

@@stephanmckinnie8855 wishful thinking?

[@thekidwhoisalwayssleepy2304]

@@stephanmckinnie8855 she probably thought her baby survived from a miracle or something and had her hopes up

[@bodhid]

"Look at him! I could touch him" Er, I wouldn't do that if I were you...

[@regal-5401]

ikr

[@Lord_have_mercy_on_me_a_sinner]

Wild Orcas don't attack humans they know how dangerous we are

[@iitzDiRTY]

@@Lord_have_mercy_on_me_a_sinner tilikum has entered the chat

[@Lord_have_mercy_on_me_a_sinner]

@@iitzDiRTY Thats not a wild Orca tho is it

[@Lord_have_mercy_on_me_a_sinner]

@@iitzDiRTY Also Tilkum had nothing to lose

[@jrmy6519]

Awwweeee I almost completely cried when she cried for her baby. Poor Momma, at least she's safe from existence.

[@Mystic_Void]

You mean the baby is safe from existence. Right?

[@joshpowell8161]

I just wish the baby made it too

[@tyrantgregcagkaiju71]

Josh Powell Me, too, man 😢. Me, too 😢.

[@Lifeandtimesofrjh]

Highly unlikely Those whales eat great white 🦈 liver as caviar

[@heyheyheyheyheyhey76]

Was kinda upsetting when that otter was crying for the baby.

[@asawijk803]

Me too

[@communistjesus]

Josh Powell I just wish the baby made it too. ------------- NATURE IS NOT NOR HAS IT EVER. BEEN A FREAKING DISNEY MOViE..... Nature can and often is cruel. See your face in the mirror and you will know what I'm talking about.

[@Sharyourvoice]

Searching for her baby, so said! But at least you saved her, Thank you kind Sir, God Bless you!

[@theunderdogfavorite1341]

Sharon Henderson God put killer whales here to eat lil otter pups God bless!

[@hurleyd9828]

What about the hungry killer whales?

[@isabellegrenier286]

So sad when she calls for her baby

[@lisapecaskie4333]

I know,I know circle of life....... But I don't want to see it in person....

[@horacthy8577]

Just stop watching disney shit where animal and human are equal problems solved

[@kosztaz87]

@@horacthy8577 That was some retarded comment my friend.

[@TheVoid100]

@@kosztaz87 Actually it was pretty fucking spot on

[@jthorpr9730]

Even the circle of life isn't perfect.

[@kosztaz87]

@@TheVoid100 Actually it was retarded. The fact that we value human life more than other animals, has absolutely nothing to do with someone having compassion towards other sentient beings.

[@doonsa]

Poor mother otter crying out to her baby. I am glad she was smart enough to get on the boat! :(

[@timothyenoch5352]

Would have been better if the pup made it to the boat, too.

[@electrictroy2010]

The pup was already lost & eaten before mom found the boat .

[@themadda]

I think they both were but the baby was to short to paddel away and i think she thought the pup was on the other side untill she cryed

[@noneya9035]

I started crying when she was crying for her baby. Oh my heart. 😭💓

[@shannon.fields]

This so heartbreaking!!! Some humans don’t even show this much concern for their offspring! I’m so glad the mother was saved. 💔💔💔

[@311steelester3]

Wow that was amazing footage! I really feel for the mother otter, but she was very lucky to be alive. And good job to the guy who helped out that sea otter. Just be very careful when u interfere with a killer whale and it's pray!

[@dankyo08]

3:27 Man: you're okay. Sea otter : No i'm not okay!!! where's my babies!? 😢😢

[@claudiahbabic5102]

OMG she is calling her baby... so sad, I'm in tears... But they saved her!

[@pokemontrainerred6317]

good otters suck they kill baby seals for fun disgusting creatures im glad ocra killed em

[@lakshmanprabhu7461]

@@pokemontrainerred6317 baby seals also are play toys for orcas, you see? Why otters? Oh, and yeah, you sure are fun at parties

[@pokemontrainerred6317]

@@lakshmanprabhu7461 orcas dont rape them and i dont get invited to partys so

[@lakshmanprabhu7461]

@@pokemontrainerred6317 o k

[@frozzenluke5555]

Oh my god I wasn’t ready for that for tonight, just went on looking some videos and now that, so heartbreaking because I love otters

[@HappyKattt]

That broke my heart...thank you guys for what you did to help her!

[@paulavery1686]

That is so good n so sad all n one . I hope she has more babies to replace the one she lost. Those wailings make your heart ache. Filled with pain n desperation n her voice.

[@jeagerjeager9171]

they only gave 1 litter in they're life

[@Pelhampete]

+Paul Avery - That is exactly what I heard/interpreted at the end. A mother literally wailing in anguish over the fear that she has lost her child. I don't know how anyone can interpret it any differently.

[@Pelhampete]

Wakinyan- where did you hear that they only have one litter in their lifetime? It seems like that state-of-affairs would pretty much optimize for the extinction of that species. Given evolutionary theory, how could this possibly be the case?

[@jeagerjeager9171]

Pelhampete Nvm lol like once a year

[@Pelhampete]

Wakinyan Martinez Sorry- I don't know what "Nvm" means. :(

[@liveandloveforallanimalsst4564]

The love I have for animals..that broke my heart hearing her call and look under water for her baby..poor mama. Thanx for saving her..!! The circle of life.... its sad...but it is what it is..whales gotta eat too.

[@addison9965]

KZbin algorithm is giving me a heartache at 2 in the morning. Sad for the mama otter.

[@blackjack444....]

It’s 1:45am for me.

[@judymac4833]

That was heart wrenching when she was cling for her baby!😢

[@WendyLynnMartin]

Thank you so much for a beautiful job of filming, it warms the heart to see such things on video. You were so gentle with the poor otter and I was glad to see she could be so tame.

[@sallyidol6281]

She was crying for her baby.😭

[@CleverThoughts1]

0:50 Human: look at this Dave, I can touch him. Orca: please put you hand in the water :)

[@shiawasekappukekiful]

Orca2: Ey, dont test them. Seen em take whole Great White Sharks alive. Tiny dont mean harmless, pal.

[@joxepojoxepin2752]

She won't do anything but check you out, orcas are clever animals, they are not sharks.

[@samuelnevarez9790]

Orcas won't attack people. For some strange reason.they won't attack people.

[@ArmednotTriggered]

Wild orcas are incredibly gentle and have never had an issue with humans. It's when we put them in small tanks that conflict emerges.

[@skydreamer4225]

@Ninja Crackpot I guess they know what will happen if they did lol

[@jessicawilliams9239]

omg her crying broke my heart

[@RoughDiamondz]

awe she won't accept that they ate the pup

[@tacticallala8788]

They were just having a bit of fun, lol.

[@rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543]

+Salish-sea There's every chance They haven't. Since the Pup is so small. Hopefully the Pup can find His/Her way back to Her safely :( It was the Mama They were after not the pup

[@Fire-Manz]

Sure, whatever gets you through the day

[@Mt-ue9qz]

She was calling to her baby in case it was alive, not crying from loss. Humanizing them means you could misunderstand them.

[@Acecool]

Animals do feel grief... It just depends on if they are in survival mode or not as to what they do in that moment. My Siamese cat lived to be 21 years old... and would've probably lived another 4 years easily, at least... maybe more... but his 'wife' was given away when I was in the military, or ran away, or was killed... never got the full story on that one and what little I was told ( given away ) was probably a lie. Never got an e-mail address or anything to check up... Anyways, the son, who was only 14 which was the one we kept, the others we gave to good homes.. ended up with a clot in his back either from jumping and hitting his back while we were getting groceries, or a clot simply developed / moved and blocked an artery... His entire rear was numb and cold. The vet said he wasn't in any pain so we didn't put him to sleep. Vet said he would die within a few days and there was nothing which could be done. He lasted 2 days and we did everything for him and never left him alone. Gave him the best food and anything he wanted. Let him lay outside in sun and kept him company. After he died, we had him cremated. but the father outlived his son, and maybe the wife?? not sure on that.. and I think one of the others died too... but he was there with his son. After his son died, he kept his body company for about 12+ hours until we had him picked up to be cremated. After that, he fell into a deep depression and didn't want to do anything anymore. He was grieving his son and he was just so sad. This was an outdoor cat for his entire 21 years and he knew to avoid cars. Never did anything to endanger his life in regards to machinery. He lived in several countries during his life. United States x2 properties, Canada, and Germany x2 properties. Always on a good diet, always cared for... was an amazing lap kitty too. He would sit like a human and meow when he wanted something. Incredibly intelligent. He committed suicide shortly after his son died by laying under my step-fathers car tire. Something he has never done in the past ( the under the car tire... obviously... ) as he only visited from time to time. He visited while I was at school and left before I came back... He died pretty quickly apparently. Not sure if this is the truth either. But, everyone around him was dying... outliving his son by 7 years is quite a lot, especially in cat years. He was alone aside from us. Even though we tried everything to be there for him; he was just depressed and was tired. I completely understand. I highly doubt it was an accident simply because of how intelligent he was, the fact he lived in multiple countries and was always an outdoor cat and always came home without ever having an issue. Many animals show emotion, personality, etc.. they grieve.. if a child is in danger they rush to their assistance. Animals will also rescue other animals so they understand when another is in trouble and needs help, help that they can provide and they do... so they can empathize. There are common ancestors which did have emotions - so it is highly unlikely it is purely learned behavior from just watching humans.

[@Acecool]

Also, I think the mama looking at the boater and then back towards where they came from... I think she wanted the person to turn around and go back in case the baby survived. She didn't want to leave the area until all hope was lost.... that is likely what she was trying to get across. Also, sound does carry over water so she was probably trying to direct her baby towards them... a dual purpose message... The human may have seen the baby get eaten, but she may not have....

[@strawbunnymilk81]

Animals can experience grief. We aren't all that different from animals.

[@Mt-ue9qz]

StrawbunnyMilk Oh I am sure some do. Most use sound to call out to warn or direct.

[@italianwaterice9594]

@@Acecool i would have needed to see him lay under tire to believe that one, sounds like u cared about the cats more than they did

[@liFE-gt6or]

The first time I teared up in years I can count on one hand how many times in my entire life I’ve ever teared up but this broke my heart so much I want ready for this.

[@philiproyd6563]

I had seen a documentary someplace on KZbin explaining how we got the name "Killer Whale." It was quite interesting. "Killer Whale" is supposed to be "Whale Killer" because of the Spanish it came from (I can't remember the phrase, though). Thought I would just pass it along.

[@tacticallala8788]

Wikipedia: "According to some authors, the name killer whale is a mistranslation of the 18th century Spanish name asesina-ballenas which means literally whale killer.[16] Basque whalers would have given it such name after observing pods of orcas hunting baleen whales."

[@evieaddy9580]

they go after Hump backs and Greys and Fin whales too

[@cacauldr]

Philip Royd Thx! Learning something new every day.

[@peteandrepete528]

The killer whale isn't a whale.It's the world's largest dolphin species.That may explain why you see them swimming around boats a lot.Talk about these guys being in the right place at the right time.They seem to like the taste of a great white once in a while.

[@DocPegLegRed]

Nature is incredibly beautiful and incredibly sad. Thank you for sharing this great experience

[@jtprasadi515]

feels like i want to cry see her calling her baby

[@sergeantchick2820]

Absolutely heartbreaking. She kept looking for her baby before they left hoping she would find him.

[@junezhang2128]

I want to give her a big hug and comfort her!

[@guleet75]

Robert Miller 😀😁😂 !

[@capexcitement]

it would tear your head off

[@bodycounts1]

I had to stop the video once Mama started crying 😢. So sad. Good job helping her out. All part of nature’s plan.

[@lorcis1]

not a very good damn plan

[@hoanpham2757]

Thank you for sharing this

[@roseanneryan9614]

Just breaks my heart, as I cry along with mama ❤❤

[@PedroPerez80927]

the animals suffer Like us too!

[@ixxcocoxii5776]

pedro Pérez809 no they suffer more infact they are on the run every day form the moment they are born, because of preditors and us we dont have any preditors

[@artmcteagle]

True, and sadly humans exponentialise it.

[@tacticallala8788]

Here's a hint: You're an animal.

[@artmcteagle]

Unless, you're a Tele Tubby with a gun.

[@horacthy8577]

candy crush lol we have a predator called "each other"

[@rjlstudios9703]

Jesus that was dark :(

[@joeschmoe9657]

Other than the dead otter stuff, it’s kinda cool to see orcas in action

[@rolandotriste6367]

Are you crazy?

[@joeschmoe9657]

@@rolandotriste6367 what? I’ve always been fascinated with orcas ever since I was a kid

[@kielplayz7934]

@@joeschmoe9657 ikr they cool

[@Rabbit.760]

Once in a lifetime experience.... you handled it perfect 👌

[@jennaevangelista9709]

QAQ the poor mom and baby. The mom was scared and looking for her baby before she got on the boat and the cry she was making when crying for her baby just broke my heart. Thanks for letting her get on your boat and keeping her safe

[@Robin6117]

I am actually crying. Grown ass man in tears 😭

[@thureintun1687]

This video is one of very few videos that makes me emotional. I got tears, and it is very rare for me to get tears by merely watching a short clip (i have been thinking that my emotional feelings were gone already for ~5 years, but it is not true after all)

[@k1medward]

So is so distressing... and I’m watching this on Mother’s Day. I just can’t anymore

[@KayKay114]

What an amazing thing to witness! My daughter and I just watched it. I was worried she'd get too upset (she's got a lot of sympathy for others, a trait inherited from her mom and grandma) and start bawling her eyes out as she has for other videos.

[@s4boxer]

This always causes an intense debate in my heart... I understand this is the wild, the natural order of things and as humans, we have no right to interfere (we have done and keep doing enough interfering as it is)... But its just so heart breaking to know the seal pup was eaten and hear the mom calling out to it...

[@anycullen21]

I know its the law of nature, but fuck it, if I was right there with a gun, those orcas would have been dead meat

[@vs52217]

We're part of nature, too. How about when dolphins have protected humans from sharks - do you think they should not have interfered, either?

[@xr6turbo324]

dick tracy it wasn't a seal

[@joshuanorris5860]

I think we do have the right to "interfer" Just by being humans we have fucked nature up. It is not only our right to un-fuck it but i think it is our duty. Lol

[@joshuanorris5860]

anycullen21 lol?? Really?? You would have shot the orcas? And left their carcas to sink in the ocean? I think when you have a dead orca in front of you with calfs swimming around their mom you would see clearly I would have given the otter a ride tho haha just like they did. It is too bad the pup didnt make it on the boat...

[@206BenJammin]

Thanks for sharing...so sad...

[@jakinajakina1974]

Hi Joe thank youfor being kind to animals :)) hugs from Portugal

[@kelleyhice]

Hey Joe, respect for showing the whole thing but you could have left it as it was instead of leaving us with that gut wrenching cry

[@macycharmin]

Lol, so true. Since Joe suffered watching the whole thing go down he wants the rest of us to feel the pain too!

[@CogniVision]

No. You needed to hear that cry. Nature isn't always pretty.

[@rossothecrimson7]

Make it G rated because "muhfeels". Gtfo

[@annabizaro-doo-dah]

Oh wow the mama otters cry goes right through you, so heartbreaking.

[@jediknight38]

"Hey, look. I can touch him." Go ahead. Afterwards your new nickname will be "stubby".

[@debbiewitek8677]

Heart breaking, gut wrenching hearing her call out for her baby.

[@riiccc]

In the end, she was calling her puppy. She did not know he was devoured (if it really was)

[@thenarrator1984]

she was calling frantic yes. you can feel the emotion in there.. and her baby was dead they saw it from what i understand..

[@michaellejeune7715]

Against a pod of orca's in open water, yeah not a chance.

[@tacticallala8788]

Puppy is alive and well, swimming around inside a whale mouth.

[@veronicam2942]

Tactical Lala always one of you. 🙄

[@firestorbucket]

So they say. The thing is, they just happened to catch no footage of the baby otter so it may be made up to get video hits

[@ffp08]

We are the universe experiencing itself.

[@Anomaly1111]

+ffp08 No. You were given life by God. What you are experiencing is life in this reality. You might have a sense of oneness with all that is, but do not identify yourself as the universe lol. You are still a person with a soul

[@ffp08]

Anomaly1111 Go ahead and crawl back under your lynching stone.

[@perspectiveiscurrency1541]

+Anomaly1111 God isn't real and if you would put your faith and devotion into a man made book your a sheep being herded by a shepherd

[@Anomaly1111]

Mexican Muffin You're entitled to your opinion but dont judge others that dont share your views. You cannot disprove the existence of God yet still believe God does not exist.... with no proof. So your views require faith... therefore you too have a religion, called atheism.

[@perspectiveiscurrency1541]

+Anomaly1111 I agree with you I just don't agree with the manipulative purposes of religion

[@rinnegan_xs3169]

This is one of the saddest thing I seen on YT it broke my heart when she call for her baby 😥😥😭😥😭

[@danielrose5287]

Ive been crying a lot this broke my heart💔

[@patstokes3615]

How heart breaking, that otter was crying and looking for her lost pup. There aren't that many sea otters left and everyone of them counts.

[@electrictroy2010]

Orca whales are faaaar more rare than sea otters. The whales need to eat (or literally go extinct) .

[@therock-yr8tk]

@@electrictroy2010 there are 50000 orcas left and sea otters only have 3000 left so ur wrong lol

[@holalosfoffo5856]

@@therock-yr8tk where did you get your information? According to wikipedia "Population estimates made between 2004 and 2007 give a worldwide total of approximately 107,000 sea otters". In fact I don't have recent informations but I think they can't be 3000.

[@holalosfoffo5856]

Even if sea otters are considered an "endangered" specie I don't think the real problem is how many of them are eaten by orcas. I hope so at least :D

[@RyeWasTaken.]

@@holalosfoffo5856 lmao man stopped replying cause he knew he got fucked

[@fballarmy35f]

Orcas ever been known to tip over any boats? That would scare the shit out of me.

[@edgarsolarspice]

+Allan Selman no orcas are not known to tip over boats...

[@fballarmy35f]

edgarsolarspice Don't lie Edgar

[@billdejean]

I agree. Pisses me off when they say. They're just animals. They're just humans. Useless ones too

[@dianew6149]

Anyone who says animals don't feel loss is a fool. At the same time if humans intervene in everything nothing will be wild. Nature must take it's course

[@MsMesem]

Well in that case one of those guys should have volunteered to be orca dinner.

[@angelakristin2927]

Dude, trying to pet her may have driven her back into the water!

[@d-logan5280]

Say he couldn't resist, especially with it crying. But they were prob far enough away from the whales, plus it had to get back in sometime.

[@91lifetime23]

She was already leaving the boat, trying to pet her wouldn’t change since she did not react as if she were ofensive

[@supercooled]

She’s whale food. Not that moment but hours or days or weeks later. Prey rarely ever live to life expectancy or at least not in the sense that we know. In captivity they may outlast us, just a wild guess.

[@BijinMCMXC]

91lifetime23 right, she was already leaving and she wasn’t going to stay on the boat forever. She was out of danger so it was time to go and see if her baby was around.

[@stargazer4896]

When he said ' your okay ' And the mama otter turned around and gave him that look like ' wth you just say?! EXCUSE ME MY BABY. ' 😂 😭

[@freedomrace1]

lets not forget that mama also looks for things smaller than her to eat alive. it's the world she lives in, but I'm so glad the guy with the kind soul helped her keep her life.. thanks Jake!

[@jaymin8928]

Orcas are Sadists it is not the same,they are truly non important animal in food chain except to destroy it.

[@alexruiz44]

The love of a mother 😭

[@MelliaBoomBot]

Thank-you for being so kind to the Otter...

[@AutumnFallsXO]

This is devastating! I feel so bad for the mother 😭 After knowing her baby was gone she still was praying for a miracle to happen.. I don’t understand why people suddenly are hating on Orcas for this Not be rude or anything but nature is a system- prey and predator.. with out prey the predators wouldn’t have any food and they could die and with out predators the prey population would over grow and the system would be unbalanced If you hate orcas because they killed on otter well you should hate the human kind as well- Cause believe it or not we kill and eat otters Search it up if you don’t believe Anyways- don’t being rude or anything Just sharing my opinion 😄

[@DaveFromBrooklyn]

I'm curious, were these resident orcas or transients? I heard that as preferred fish (for the orca) are being depleted that they may have to switch food preference.

[@orcashadow8989]

DaveFromBrooklyn They should be transients, they are frequently in Alaskan waters

[@awesomepixie419]

+Orca Yowane Transients are named transients because they travel so often, so seeing a transient killer whale in Alaska shouldn't be much of a surprise.

[@Bluenose352]

These are Transient Orcas. Resident Orcas eat fish. Salmon is preferred by Resident Orcas.

[@tacticallala8788]

DaveFromBrooklyn Half naked humans doesn't taste too bad.

[@nazur72]

The orcas are smartass drifters that can't hold down a steady job.

[@edwardgarrett1438]

That was so damn sad got me tearing up like pay it forward

[@_jviewsfilms24]

Smh 🤦🏽‍♂️ I feel so heart broken by this

[@cheesecake88655]

Smh? Do you know what smh means?

[@Pandcakes936]

The ending had me crying. Anyone else have a softer spot for animals? 😢

[@GoldenWAL]

That really breaks my heart! OMG!!

[@somethought]

Shit that's so sad at the end. Crying out into the cold silent ocean

[@x13xmonkey]

Great footage!🇨🇦British Columbia-Van Island.

[@amistenson2535]

Awww 😢 so heartbreaking!