Killer Whales vs Sea Lions | Attenborough: Trials of Life | BBC Earth

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[@pumalogo204]

that 1 seal at the end looking for his friend Ralph lol

[@parkerpeter8796]

My GOD, what a SIZE😯😳..... À GIANT MONSTER..... A BUS NEAR A BIKE..... AMAZING 😎

[@BasementBubbatunde]

Absolutely incredible how such beasts can beach themselves and retreat so easily.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@Christopher Adams and imagine the energy each of those pushes onto the beach takes out of the whales. It must be exhausting after the first one.

[@bkjeong4302]

This is only possible because this particular beach is both steep and covered in round pebbles, so the orcas can free themselves more easily.

[@rebjr6615]

@@bkjeong4302also the sand looks as if it is a sand bar that immediately drops off into a channel

[@uzithedreadpoet6777]

Incredibly smart. Scary….😊

[@anilbabu4456]

​@@bkjeong4302😊😊😮Hmm

[@Zyeph]

Omg.... I had this entire vhs set as a little kid... david attenborough still the best even after all these years.

[@bostonmordechai3297]

a trick: watch series on KaldroStream. Been using it for watching lots of of movies these days.

[@idrisgregory2102]

@Boston Mordechai definitely, I have been using Kaldrostream for since november myself :)

[@thewulf4432]

I HAD IT TOO I've been on a journey to find them all again...

[@NxDoyle]

This footage is 30 years old and still better than most natural history content. At its best, the BBC NHU is still the preeminent producer of nature footage.

[@markfryer9880]

I thought David's voice sounded different and it would over 30 years.

[@archieeebunkah7634]

Kk

[@johnngatho6520]

Evergreen content.

[@reddyganga9577]

@@markfryer9880 ss

[@thavaguru1633]

@@markfryer9880 ml

[@travislorenzo6061]

David's voice here is younger. Old..but younger. Shows how old this clip is. But still superb

[@Fat_Vegan]

I had this on VHS back in the day. Amazing footage

[@deepaksyadav3219]

Sealion watching killer whale just like penguin watches sealion

[@cjgameon264]

I REMEMBER THIS!!!!! This is VERY old!!! It's called: "Trials Of Life: Hunting and Escaping." My dad ordered this when I was a kid in elementary school and I used to watch this every day, so much so to where I learned every word off of it, lol. This brings back good memories. I remember it was so good, my 7th grade science teacher wanted me to bring it to school so the class could watch it and they all enjoyed it.

[@harendrasingh1651]

CJ GAMEON MN

[@Hyraladen]

CJ GAMEON it literally says the of this documentary in the title

[@rusimistry5330]

7

[@A-FELIX]

Way to go dad!

[@larissamccord4968]

That's a good dad ❤💯❤

[@spyroninja]

I used to watch Trials of Life on VHS when I was a kid all the time, especially this episode

[@steffondoyle8071]

spyroninja same here.

[@cjgameon264]

spyroninja SAME HERE, LOL. I just posted my comment to it. My dad got this for me when I was in elementary school. "Trials Of Life: Hunting and Escaping." I watched this on VHS so much, I learned every word off of it. This brings back good memories.

[@djaywrek]

Andrew Cutler same! I think I came across it on an informal and my parents ordered me the set. It was 1 VHS in the mail until the set was complete. I loved this series and David Attenborough’s narration. I recently started watching “Our Planet” and immediately got nostalgic hearing his voice

[@the2ndgem]

WORD YEA BABY

[@hankgriffin5397]

I could watch that all day-------😎AND al night eating popcorn.😂

[@datboidervid69]

I came here after watching sea lions hunt penguins

[@mrhoryaal]

Me 2

[@sonuchaudhary2954]

P Ll . By

[@sonuchaudhary2954]

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[@gianlucamergola1173]

samee

[@dddfactsss]

Humans

[@CrankinBichez124]

Are we gonna ignore the fact that a sea lion slapped a killer whale @1:57

[@splash5150izy]

^^^@Savon Lessey it Certainly Did Look Like a Slap From The Seal, But I Beg To Differ Ha!!! ;P] .v ..

[@shafiullah7460]

Great

[@2011zeldafan]

Savon Lessey What did the flipper say to the face? Slap!

[@vincentharris8552]

OMG! I was wondering that, too.I was so surprised the whale stopped its attack that I had to watch that scene again and it certainly looked as though dinner fought back.

[@jackkessler9876]

I didn't see a slap. It looked like the sea lion bit the whale. Watching it again, I saw the slap. It was a right cross.

[@uzithedreadpoet6777]

Awesome animals!! 😎 They are so BAD ASS!!

[@jessycadenas8435]

They're sooooo beautiful

[@Raheem_876]

The orcas always look like their smiling 😁

[@charlesrobertson2412]

Absolutely incredible

[@ShannonSmith4u2]

fabulous, beautiful, graceful, super intelligent.

[@boyminang6330]

goblok

[@Killerwhale-kp2fm]

Shannon Smith. Hint Hint

[@tayubtubanchannel8836]

Shannon Smith tolol

[@juliaacosta5047]

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[@michaeldeierhoi7347]

You left out powerful.

[@SwornReaper]

This is why these amazing animals should never never never be in captive, or used anything for entertainment.

[@lesterjdeguzman]

The zoo and sea world. Periodt

[@dwihandoko20]

Y Gewytreamcze

[@richierich5694]

Hold on a second. These amazing animals are very entertaining. I saw one swim then jump out of the water through a hoop! Was so cool. Everybody cheered.

[@cappystrano1]

@@richierich5694 amen, bring back sea world!

[@bruhfvdf3145]

@@richierich5694 I’m sure cockfighting is entertaining too

[@lahkarbiraj]

Thanks to all photographers. I am watching this from my bed.

[@francessweeney2308]

Orcas are exceptionally intelligent, they assess prey and understand how to hunt it. The stranding we see is learned behaviour taught by older members of the pod. Their family units are stronger than other mammals, pods stay together for life. Fights almost never happen in the wild due to the strong family ties. Orcas that survive the first few years live longer than captive orcas due to the males not interbreeding with other pod members, they breed with separate pods. Males live about 40-50 years and females live 50-60 years on average in the wild. Captive whales average about 30 years. Some have died in their teens order even before birth according to PETA.

[@reubencaldwell8494]

Now I never trust PETA as a reliable source for animal welfare, conservation, and knowledge. I can confirm that this is true, orcas and other cetaceans fair much better in the wild than they do in captivity, but actually, the captive lifespan is usually between 17-25yrs.

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

You killed the comment on the literal last word you wrote. For shame.

[@charliechaplin7959]

Burgermeister Meisterburger Yeah!!! I mean wtf right??? People wanting to treat animal ethically. Ha!

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

+Charlie Chaplin PETA is the last source of information to look to regarding animal ethicality. They have euthanized every pet placed under their surveillance, regardless of wellness. Look this up before making such blatant statements.

[@aamirrazak3467]

Orcas are such wonderful intelligent animals. Keeping them in captivity is wrong and very harmful to be honest

[@bumberpikachu8078]

I remember i was watching this on TV when i was 4 years old, now i am 30 years old and keep watching this!😄

[@dadangtamammulhaq4072]

Thanks you this video

[@AB-tv2rm]

It's so stunning.

[@pedroupgobrasil938]

**Chega ser inacreditavel ver essas cenas de outro mundo, que na verdade faz parte da nossa natureza.**

[@maxazzopardi7446]

This is the equivalent of humans hunting their food by diving into a deep sea cave w/ no oxygen

[@saisameer8771]

Some tribes actually do that I think.

[@eggrollsoup]

diving into a deep cave especially without oxygen is more dangerous, the orca can still breath when beached and can thrash its way back, in a cave u can get lost or stuck. but the orca could maybe get stuck too although it’s probably rare

[@ItsRoronoaZoro]

I don't get why they keep going in the water if they know predators are nearby. Like damn stay on land for a bit till they leave 😂

[@tr_g]

The species with the biggest brain to body ratio and the most winkled brain on this planet in action. Mighty Orca Is.

[@irishman4671]

The intelligence and finesse of Orca whales is mesmerizing. They are so intelligent, in fact, that the only humans that have been killed by one has been by those held captive in a tank. It's well documented these animals, in the wild, mean us no harm. There are plenty of videos of people interacting with them peacefully in the wild.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

Truth. I could say they R way more intelligent than us. I think they're elders pass it down to young Orcas not to attack us from their experience in the past with humans. Knowing humans can be cruel, barbaric and vengeful to those animals that attack us.

[@irrelevant2235]

Even if Orcas attacked us and meant us harm in the wild, so what?

[@irishman4671]

@@irrelevant2235 it's speaks to their intelligence and to the fact they shouldn't be kept in captivity. That's what.

[@andreyquinoa7300]

@@theprinceoftides6836 then they honor the laws much better than people =) I think they somehow see the human brain and therefore do not touch people.

[@santiagosaus5417]

Es en la peninsula de Valdez??... buenisimos los videos💎💎💎✋

[@danyscalibc3900]

Amazing and intelligent creatures.. best hunters ever....😱😱😱

[@luciferseventh1679]

Orcas are SOOO BEAUTIFUL 🥺🥺🥺

[@sandraobrien8705]

It is amazing such a large animal doesn't end up stranded.

[@hasnaalshammri4490]

رقص وغاني والقيام يقولون عاد

[@sandraaguayocastillo4680]

@@hasnaalshammri4490 Where are your manners, eh? it´s rude to answer in another languaje.

[@gravityseducer]

@@sandraaguayocastillo4680 wtf is wrong with you?

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

@@sandraaguayocastillo4680 no it’s not

[@garccoleman386]

These creatures are the smartest fastest biggest things in the sea. Man they are incredibly fast

[@johnschonholtz964]

"Here" is Punta Norte, Argentina. It is the only place in the world where orcas do this, and there are fewer than a dozen that do it. A remarkable instance of learned behavior.

[@eschwarz1003]

Orcas are so GD magnificent!

[@lillaoscar]

2:30 Orca used Bite. its Super Effective!

[@KrisKringle2]

Oscar Johansson+ Think you'd like being crushed nearly in half? Think those sea lions aren't in seering agony as they're ripped apart? Keep up the psychopathic enthusiasm.

[@011egis]

+KrisKringle2 You think sea lions' prey dont feel the same way? :)

[@KrisKringle2]

Mike P - typical Sea lion prey are much lower animals like fish and crustaceans, which I'd ascribe a lower level (but still some) of sentience to.

[@MrSploogester]

Oscar Johansson Honestly, this comment gave me a chuckle. Thanks, I needed a laugh this morning.

[@vangla1482]

Sea lions eat penguins. How does that sound?

[@allgood6760]

We recently had Orcas visit us and had a seal visit me the other.. beautiful creatures... thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿

[@jonathanda195]

Revenge for the Penguins 😂

[@arwaalbasra8276]

Amazing

[@safarektal8380]

The sea lion's fate was SEALED!

[@Killerwhale-kp2fm]

safar ektal. As I ate them.

[@MrMoney-no8ry]

you should be PUNished for that

[@blakewang2373]

hey I saw this comment somewhere else, did you copy him?

[@RanjitDas-re2ow]

safar ektal

[@mxasi3190]

safar ektal 0p ())))() )))))) ₩₩₩₩0000

[@lilivergetti3639]

1:58 Power cute!

[@dashrathlodhi7061]

Amazing so

[@ma.christinemae6229]

Amazing camera shots!

[@MWcrazyhorse]

"this savage beating" is done to kill the prey.

[@systemdowncity]

0:27 commin' to get yaaa

[@sayantannandi9227]

Magnificent.

[@Julia-Ylia]

Потрясающие исполины !

[@luisalberto7559]

1:57 The Orca just wanted to playyyy

[@johnholliday5874]

Orcas hunt the sea lions; sea lions hunt the penguins; penguins hunt the fish, so goes the circle of life.

[@cgqn4398]

...and the fish hunts the orca... so goes the circle of life.

[@crazyralph6386]

@@cgqn4398what fish hunts the orca? it’s the apex of the ocean.

[@JackieDannenberg]

That is extraordinary !

[@FatimaFatima-ss7ou]

Quelle. Beauté. Naturelle. Malgré. Son. Danger

[@jamesflood4432]

1:57 Seal bitchslapped Killer Whale back into ocean!

[@ashleelmb]

Ha, yeah. I was happy for the little fella

[@rudolphleroux47]

It’s incredible how they can tell the difference between a camera man and a seal in the water with all that distraction else we would not have been able to see those close clips. It must be a bio signature that they pick up on?

[@vassa1972]

Totally awesome

[@rajeshmb6745]

Sea lions must be special delicacy that's the reason Whale travels thousands of Kms to feast this.Technique must be passed through generation to generation , Comes to same place again and again. Wow Spectacular.

[@markraum4781]

David Attenborough is the best

[@ricbarker4829]

You've heard of Surf n Turf, this is Surf n Seal.

[@desainrumahbali6546]

Thanks

[@mahadow1]

What a majestic killer!

[@ryanyearby3378]

And to think that such an apex predator with ALLLLL the tools necessary to viciously kill their prey is very friendly with humans.. Wow

[@jasonberryman1035]

Yeah for the most part although I definitely wouldn’t take the capabilities of one for granted. If they wanted they could be more formidable than even the most prolific man killers in the world like crocodiles, hippos and tigers.

[@gonzalezgrant]

Straight Savages... Wolf packs of the sea

[@Jay-nb1ss]

I would rather have them than a bunch of sharks hanging around

[@Killerwhale-kp2fm]

James grant. yes m8

[@eduardofreitas8336]

But there isn't any record of wild whales attacking humans.

[@gonzalezgrant]

Eduardo Freitas there pretty smart animal's

[@jerrynassi6017]

James grant if orcas are wolves then why can they beat polar bears..

[@rosadasilva4110]

Emcrivel esse vídeo parabéns

[@darkmatter7301]

Geez… being a seal is a tough gig! Orca’s and Great Whites are both after them.

[@charliewestfort6245]

2:40 "there goes fred"

[@molarbear8725]

1:58 not today son!!! not today!!!

[@CandyGirl44]

I'm glad it's only Orcas that do this, imagine if Great Whites or Bull Sharks learnt this technique - somehow it seems cute when Orcas do it but it would be absolutely terrifying if it was a massive shark instead!

[@davemariano5763]

Orcas are bigger than Great Whites or Bull Sharks

[@koreanature]

Wow, I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.

[@reelinginbeasts]

They'll eat what ever is Lion around!

[@Ascension1004]

Hard to believe how fast orcas are

[@eugenial7628]

Ion prietenul meu este i

[@shahidurrahman1422]

Awesome

[@sethgold2048]

Love the MAGICAL ORCAS! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@tonyk501]

Orcas are far more endangered than seals, as seals reproduce very easily and orcas do not. As such, I hope as many seals as possible were caught and consumed by these orcas during the filming of this documentary footage.

[@exfolios]

orcas are not endangered because humans don't kill them. Which culture kills and eats orcas? Their populations are stable.

[@thepinkskyrider3069]

@@exfolios endangered doesnt mean only humans shud kill the animal to make them go extinct... We pollute sea with plastics... We over fish, so the animals may starve to death... Orcas getting stuck to fishing lines accidentally... All these reasons are enough to put an animal in the endangered list

[@delroyd784]

@@exfolios there are under 40 resident orcas in British Columbia/Washington state because of the loss of the main food chinook salmon due to overfishing and pollution.

[@tomj2064]

Tony K. Ok fair I know what u mean. But alternatively they could just both eat fish and u don’t need to wish death upon the sea lions

[@boyboykalikot3546]

@wantafanta01 That's what you call a diet. You can't force an animal to eat anything that he doesn't know. Animals sticks to their diets. Just like how you can't force a dog to eat a tomato, the same way goes for Orcas or Seals or whatever animal it is.

[@marlongoncalvesdias502]

Muito bacana. David Attenborough é o maior .

[@weebotaku9200]

Sea world really went and made you see world.

[@babsrock007]

Sir Attenborough's accent and voice modulation was different 8 years ago. 🙂

[@sylvesterthedripcat2822]

I can’t believe a sea lion actually fought back they can hurt the orca but not kill it

[@heySTUPIDass]

What else CAN they do? Literally nothing else🫡

[@ministeriounamanoeneldesie1615]

I love this sea lions are very abusive with the penguins.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Sea lions prey on penguins for survival. Human beings have totally garnered control of abusive behavior in this world! There is nothing that any wild animal can do that compares to the human abuse history. It is we humans that are a threat to all life on earth period!!.

[@sharksport01]

@@michaeldeierhoi4096 And the only species who thrive on self loathing, apparently.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

@@sharksport01 That is part of the human pathology!

[@sharksport01]

@@michaeldeierhoi4096 I didnt know, I'm a penguin.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

@@sharksport01 Then watch out for the leopard seal.

[@TyWerks]

Beautiful animal

[@user-ul4bt5rt4b]

Wonderfull

[@Bulbagaba992]

Orcas are really intelligent and beautiful animals. Their prey on the other hand, the seals are their exact opposite. They just congregate near the shoes and literally freeze when one is caught by the Orcas. They may be cute but are dumb af.

[@charliechaplin7959]

Christopher Calara must be American seals...

[@jackkessler9876]

That is true of seals. Sea lions, like in the video, are smart. They balance balls on their noses and learn other tricks. Seals learn to wave with a flipper and that's it.

[@halneufmille]

The lion is king of the jungle. Not so sure the sealion is king of the sea.

[@jimmynickles804]

The commentator said they perfected the technique of not beaching themselves, No that comes from all that good training at SeaWorld... it comes in handy when they returned back into the wild LOL

[@kingdomofprussiaball7438]

What a stupid comment you made.

[@aaronvelasquez4350]

Great

[@earlgarcia6106]

How I feel when I hear ‘kissed by a rose’ in my moms house..

[@antoinefdu]

It's funny to think that cetaceans began their evolution as fishes (like every other animal), then went to the surface and became land mammals, then they went back into the ocean a few million years later, and now they are beaching themselves to hunt land animals. It's like..make up your mind guys. Do you want to live in or out of the water?

[@kielerjim]

No you are just pretending to be smart.

[@alexc5243]

+jim k No he's not.

[@omidcyrus5063]

Nah, you sound jealous lol

[@kielerjim]

+Omid Cyrus no

[@muddyleopard3152]

Antoine Fauconneau tgtyjuio

[@itsdunj]

Why is the footage in 480p. I mean it should be atleast be 720p !

[@wolfpredator5928]

Its coming just like an airbus splashes out of the water

[@user-nx7ux4kd7y]

Orca kills everything in ocean now start hunting in land 😂

[@ececimos1129]

Ppppppppppplplpppp

[@ThaiTran-ke7rr]

Hgjiygyby7htuutuu

[@narendraputra1051]

Abdulloh Alqhotani

[@ianthebubbian6182]

1:05 Was the cameraman swimming in Killer Whale infested water?

[@TheNewEmpire777]

Ian the Bubbian seriously bro like, how the hell you get that footage.

[@michaeldeierhoi7347]

Divers swim with killer whales frequently and are not threatened by then.

[@jjh2456]

They way that orca just rolled up on that sea Lion…WHEW!!!!

[@reyvillegasjr166]

Why do the seals chill so close to the shore?!? 😳 They see the orcas come up and eat some of their homies every cpl min,why don't they move??

[@georgefirth]

That’s exactly my thoughts!!! Why are they in the water?? Is it to get their own food?? Can’t they just out wait the whales??? So many questions..

[@Bulbagaba992]

Thanks orcas for ridding us of these silly seals.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Getting rid of silly humans is a bit more complicated however.

[@watchbbforsidharth736]

Poor poor poor sea lion

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

The killer whales are endangered. I think they deserve the occasional snack.

[@billcraig1540]

This fisherman loves seeing lions targeted like this!😍

[@SnafuFrank]

Yeah i know that.

[@keithwaltonjr2186]

Those seals had no chance that whale was in Buffett line mode get out the way 😂😂😂😂

[@tarekbania432]

orcas landing on beach was like boeing 747 appearing from water..

[@aahmadaahmad4882]

Superb catched Sea lion. 2:36

[@iwakartiwaiwakartiwa2315]

BBC best 👍👍