This Is Why You Shouldn’t Swim with Orcas!

[@sunisout]

captivity. just dont go to such places anymore. Leave them alone.

[@captaindrake5253]

you're right. will you swim with them ?

[@meahdahlgren6537]

❤❤❤

[@c-ptsd46]

totally agree, solitary confinement is soul destroying for all animals, thankyou for your comment.

[@LucyKelly-of6cu]

Seaworld ex workers have said the cetaceans are only fed when obedient, and are kept hungry! No wonder they get angry!

[@trishayork5982]

I personally wouldn’t be afraid of an Orca if it approached me in the ocean but my heart would pump out of my chest with pure excitement tho…definitely a remarkable animal but I don’t live anywhere where I would in counter an Orca. I pray maybe one day I’ll travel somewhere where I can go on a boat and see them in the wild…

[@michaelskok5135]

If they ever bit anyone in the past, they will do it again. I'd stay away from them.

[@Bithia65]

Preventing their travel by captivity is awful. Never thought of that before - that they travel up to 100 miles at a time. Thanks - I needed to hear that.

[@LisaAnn-i1b]

Someone sent a positive response to my comment on this topic about orcas and I'm from Pittsburgh Pa 'keep orcas free keep our oceans clean'❤❤

[@Koyoshinkai]

Why put Orcas in confined & captive in pools, it's so tragic & inhumane, let them go free

[@ange1098]

Captivity = prison, simple as that.

[@joepatriot363]

I've kept man animals as pes throughout my life, BUT I seriously feel Orcas are TOO INTELLIGENT to be kept confined. I can only relate it to being confined to one room my entire life.

[@leonorakristinerozalinamll9473]

You are basically forcing them away from their homes and families by trapping them in all too small tanks and then you EXPECT them to be HAPPY?!!! you are most insane. If you were in their place, you would surely also be depressed and sad about being kidnapped and taken away from your home and family. You would definitely be angry and vengeful too.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

Please stop anthropomorphizing animals. It's not healthy or productive.

[@BWater-yq3jx]

Locking up animals just so you can look at them. Like people who put birds in cages. Gotta be something wrong with you.

[@CeeceeWhip]

The orca feature at Sea World in San Diego has very little action with the whales now. Just waiting for them to live their lives out. Also heard they drug them because they would kill each other from boredom.

[@captaindrake5253]

😔

[@LaraLinx]

@@CeeceeWhip Another reason to spread awareness and get people to *boycott* Sea World. I remember my Uncle taking me to Sea World in TX once when I was little. It was a family trip. Even at the age of 9 it bothered me to see such magnificent, intelligent creatures confined to swimming pools. 😞 I know now they were all Orcas kidnapped from the Southern Residents here in the PNW. So many young ones ripped away from their mothers. It makes me ashamed to be a human when I think about what they went through. 🖤

[@johnduheaume6650]

"Gentle Giants "? not so sure said the seal.

[@captaindrake5253]

😅

[@NoName-cu4gr]

they recognise humans as the most dangerous animals on the planet.

[@captaindrake5253]

maybe! where are you from?

[@roxanneweichinger9318]

😳Would I swim with Orcas?? No thanks! But they are beautiful animals though that deserve to live a happy life in the ocean.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

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[@hieker5656]

I’m an orcaholic, I absolutely love orcas, if I see something with an orca I just have to buy it, so now I’ve got 4 plushies from ikea. I found a Ty plushie orca with the same birthday as me so it was meant to be, they are my soul animal

[@captaindrake5253]

wow ! will you swim with them?

[@hieker5656]

@ no, I wouldn’t. I would love to see them one day in the wild though, that would be a dream come true. My mom offered to take me on a vacation to Tenerife to see them at SeaWorld, I immediately told her NO, I would never go there because they get treated very badly and they shouldn’t live in captivity. I get it sometimes when they are rescued they can’t return to the wild, but they shouldn’t have to do shows. Their bassins are way too small. They should create something in the ocean, that way they can still be monitored but have more freedom

[@alex55-y8l]

I'm glad you ended the video the way you did: Can humans learn to adapt to [orcas]? We need to limit our greed, restore habitat, and phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible - or we will destroy the vast and complex ecosystem that sustains us.

[@LaraLinx]

Thanks for posting an informative video that is honest, not overly sensational. Btw, our local SoundWatch members spotted a new calf traveling with J Pod less than 3 days ago! The proud mama is J-35 aka Tahlequah. She is the Orca famous for carrying her deceased baby for >2 weeks back in 2018. Let's hope food is plentiful enough, so this calf makes it through the winter. Sadly, another member of J Pod lost her calf last winter, after only one month. Lack of food was cited as the likely reason. So far, this year, it appears the Chum salmon are still plentiful enough. Let's all send Tahlequah & her baby our best wishes. 🖤🤍🤞🏻✌🏼

[@captaindrake5253]

wow thank you, very interesting 🙌

[@LaraLinx]

@@captaindrake5253 In another happy twist: L Pod returned to Penn Cove, Washington for the first time in *54 years!* Researchers theorize that there is only one matriarch left who was alive in 1970, when the SRKWs were trapped. She led the pod as they arrived at the cove! This is helping marine biologists understand more about the way Orcas pass down history within their pods. It appears that part of their culture is the sharing of memories, just like us. The whole pod turned up. It was beautiful to see them reclaiming a part of Puget Sound that was once the site of a terrible tragedy. Penn Cove is where the Orcas were herded & trapped back in 1970. At least seven calves & young whales were kidnapped, including baby Tokitae. Sadly, five Orcas drowned that day, tangled in the nets used to herd these beautiful creatures. They were trying to find a way out to save their young ones. I posted a link the other day but KZbin zapped the whole comment. If you Google "L Pod Returns to Penn Cove, WA" you can read about it firsthand!

[@MarcIverson]

@@LaraLinx what a horrible story! I hope we and the rest of the world can stop this cruel exploitation.

[@mjohhnson]

There was a study on orca here in the PNW, South Sound and Straits of Jaun de Fuca. Because we are losing our local populations. It was discovered that the orcas livers were failing. Micro abrasions from PCBs were discovered. Tracking down the most likely source was toilet paper. Smaller fish consume the bits and it goes up the chain to salmon. I committed to stoo flushing toilet paper. As it travels out the wastewater treatment plants and into the sound, since finding this out.

[@LisaAnn-i1b]

❤❤❤❤❤❤I don't think it is wise to swim w/ orcas we as humans already have put to much stress on these already endangered species!!!! Unless 1 is a marine biologist a veterinarian some type of person w/ credentials that would help the species!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@captaindrake5253]

thank you! where are you from?

[@LisaAnn-i1b]

I'm from Pittsburgh Pa

[@WillyBluefield]

In Montana we have an old truism: Never turn your back on a large horned animal. And of course, it has broader implications.

[@jimmybryce5580]

I love orcas

[@captaindrake5253]

🙌 would you swim with them?

[@forever0rca]

@@captaindrake5253Totally

[@Jesusiscominglive777]

ME TOO

[@hieker5656]

Yesssss!!! They are the most amazing animals in the world!

[@hieker5656]

@@captaindrake5253no, I don’t want to invade in their personal space, I would love to see them one day (from afar whilst I’m on a boat)

[@useruser10003]

I love your voice i love english iam learning from you a lot

[@captaindrake5253]

thank you, where are you from?

[@useruser10003]

@captaindrake5253 iam from algeria arabic is my native language

[@captaindrake5253]

Salam aleykoum khoya

[@useruser10003]

@@captaindrake5253 this is so sweet of you thanks

[@magpiemak5981]

I would love to interact with orcas. Although my thasalaphobia would keep me in my boat. Although I don't fear them, they have my respect and are still large animals. So they would have to want to play for me to engage with them. I'm a Kiwi and have seen a pod when we were boating in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.

[@captaindrake5253]

amazing ! thank you

[@AnthonyWellington-u7x]

Cage rage ...stop cage for $.

[@wheretonextfamilyadventure3408]

100KM per day. WOW. Swimming with them in the wild would be a dream come true. Swimming with them in captivity. HELL NO.

[@Jesusiscominglive777]

TY for your wonderful video! I can't stand to swim in the ocean bc somehow saltwater always winds up in my mouth bc of the waves & I can't stand it, but if i did like to & I was on the boat & they were coming up to receive friendly attention I probably would get in with them but I'll be thinking about the sharks LOL

[@captaindrake5253]

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[@LaraLinx]

They would probably protect you from sharks. There is plenty of anecdotal evidence they've done it before. So have Humpback whales. I would get in the water if I had my fave dive skin and we weren't in cold water! Which means I'll have to leave my native PNW for a trip to Baja Mexico. Still might be too cold? Lol

[@Jesusiscominglive777]

@@LaraLinx I was thinking they probably would protect me❤️🙌

[@Jesusiscominglive777]

@@captaindrake5253 🙌❤️🙏🏻🎄🕯

[@leecowell8165]

Incredible creatures. But they're not around Florida at least not to my knowledge as the water is simply too warm for them here. These guys have 3" of blubber and they can't take their "coats" off just for a visit. What a shame I would love to have been able to interact with them. Notice how careful they are when we're to them in the water too. I mean these guys can swim over 30 mph and they ain't exactly little. But around us they simply know to be very gentle.

[@juliancain6128]

Swim with Orca's? Where do I sign up?😁

[@totalstranger8412]

There are always people that think they have developed a special relationship with wild animals. It’s all fun and games until someone gets their eye pocked out.

[@patmccrary6920]

no way would i swim w an orca. they are wild animals, albeit extremely intelligent. i do not think the average orca wants a human friend and would eat us in a second if hungry eniugh.

[@captaindrake5253]

thank you. where are you from ?

[@forever0rca]

Still swimming with them even if its dangerous!

[@captaindrake5253]

🙌🙌

[@useruser10003]

I wanna go with you

[@KaizATen]

It's not dangerous, though!

[@linamarie84]

😂😂😂😂😂 wow. Just wow ​@@KaizATen

[@KaizATen]

@@linamarie84 What?

[@tracyemtb811]

Yes i would love to , it is said orcas see your soul , i would love to be near and up close to these animals ❤️ they are beautiful and gods creation ❤️ ♥️ 💙

[@captaindrake5253]

🙌

[@rottweilerfun9520]

God is make believe , I agree with the rest.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

@@rottweilerfun9520 Good luck trying to figure out how anything came into existence, I guess.

[@garyjohnson1466]

No animal wants to be held captive, even for their safety or for entertainment, all animal has a breaking point due to stress etc, as for attacking vessels, perhaps they have been accidentally struck or due to fishing and now view boats a threat, hard to know why, without knowing more about the boats that were attack….

[@mehdigani9936]

🙌

[@captaindrake5253]

thanks

[@mehdigani9936]

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[@Terry-v9e]

😮 What you Mean Swim with them on Purpose 😅 Nonuff not Me

[@captaindrake5253]

haha where are you from?

[@deanfraser419]

Its been a dream of mine to swim with orcas for over 10 years! I absolitely love orcas..always have ❤❤❤

[@dangauvin4188]

tortured beings often strikes back if they can....these parks are prisons

[@gideon6331]

set them free

[@captaindrake5253]

🙌

[@StevenKennedy-y6z]

Aren’t they really dolphins ?

[@rottweilerfun9520]

I would absolutely love to swim with Orcas in the wild . Orcas in captivity , no way. Orcas in captivity suffer terribly and develop mental problems. It breaks my heart to see them in captivity. It's evil to keep them captive and no one has the right to do that to these incredible beings.

[@captaindrake5253]

true 🙌 where are you from?

[@roxanneweichinger9318]

I wish they would come up with Killer Whale iimojis

[@TraceyBailey-q7d]

They should be left in the open oceans,their natural habitat.😊

[@nicolaichristensen4207]

You should not go outside your door. A car might hit you..

[@chelseatolson8490]

No

[@captaindrake5253]

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[@captaindrake5253]

why

[@Med1na2012]

Yay I’m 300. Yes and no. I would love that experience but at the same time common sense goes a long way.

[@RodentHunter]

Does Japan and Russia still hunt whales with harpoons?

[@Lorifel0]

Commercial whaling in Russia (USSR) stopped after 1987.

[@robertcalva3773]

I'm not swimming with orcas!!

[@Eyologist1]

Are you kidding with this statement, "Why you shouldn't swim with an orca." What would you do if you were captured and held prisoner by another species? Just let them train you for their pleasure and financial development? Hell no! You're not asking the right questions here. Just using some click-bait title. Otherwise, you've got a fairly balanced presentation.

[@richardferrara]

Is swimming with a 2,000lb apex predator safe? of course it is.

[@linda10989]

And sometimes people try to pet them if they get close enough! 😮

[@richardferrara]

@@linda10989 The same type of people pose with wild bisons for selfies, and get impaled and tossed into the air

[@linda10989]

@@richardferrara I always laugh when people scatter when a bull charges

[@richardferrara]

@@linda10989 I very much would like to keep all of my limbs/extremities thank you very much.

[@Supat2]

LOLOLLO Pollution over fishing and climate change. WTF? Wow 6:35 couldnt make this spit up.

[@captaindrake5253]

can you develop your arguments

[@Supat2]

@@captaindrake5253 Just argue both sides at the very least.

[@binslick1000]

An apex predator than can kill a great white shark. I will never swim with them. Keeping them in captivity is a resounding no and should be banned forever!!!

[@rolandmarch7717]

Nope

[@-dirk-65]

Climate change is a myth & not an Orca still free on the planet needs man's help.

[@TunaFreeDolphinMeat]

And you got your climate change opinion from the conservative version of Sesame Street?

[@-dirk-65]

@TunaFreeDolphinMeat and you got yours from fake news 101. Scripture declares 'the Lord will melt the elements with a fervent heat.' Fix THAT

[@captaindrake5253]

Oh, absolutely, orcas are totally thriving without us. I mean, they’ve clearly mastered sustainable fishing, built their own marine sanctuaries, and hold weekly ocean clean-ups. Meanwhile, we humans are just over here throwing plastic parties and warming up their water for free. Honestly, they probably look at us like, 'Who's the real endangered species here?

[@-dirk-65]

@@captaindrake5253 Yep. God shortens the days or mankind would not survive. Call on the Name of the Lord while He may yet be called.

[@CeeceeWhip]

Climate change is another programming device to control people into thinking God has not designed a perfect earth that can clean itself. It’s the people who are greedy and kill the earth because of this greed.

[@sandersjones1577]

No I won’t swim with orcas , I don’t swim

[@akishmael8899]

Orcas are amazing n intelligent, people on the other hand are the opposite, no you shouldn’t swim with an Orca on any circumstances , they deserve respect n to be admired from a distance, they don’t swim into our lives while we’re feeding our families n functioning on a human level, so why we always trying to do so with them???

[@aaronlewis2150]

Are they had to throw the old climate change in there like the climate has never been changing before

[@captaindrake5253]

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