Why Misunderstanding Killer Whales is Threatening their Survival | BBC Earth Explore

[@bkjeong4302]

Another problem with the view of orcas as uber-predators is that it completely ignores the fact orcas have culture, and that each culture is EXTREMELY restricted in terms of prey, causing policy-makers to overestimate just how much change orcas can tolerate. People assume that orcas are all the same, and that they can use a wide array of hunting methods to hunt a wide array of prey. But the truth is that no single orca, or even an entire orca population, is actually capable of using more than a tiny fraction of these tricks. Orca hunting behaviour is tightly restricted by tradition: each orca is taught how and what to hunt by its parents, and it will (in the vast majority of cases) only hunt in those specific ways for its entire life. Said tradition differs by population to population, even in cases where multiple orca populations share the same area (see the Pacific Northwest where you have 4 different populations with 4 very different eating habits: fish and squid eaters, salmon specialists, mammal specialists, and shark specialists-the last one only eats sharks much smaller than themselves) For example, the orca pod in Argentina that knows how to attack sea lions and elephant seals on shore is the only orca pod in the world that can actually hunt in this way. And they can only eat sea lions and elephant seals. Similarly, the Antarctic Type B orcas (the ones that generate waves to flip ice floes) are the only orcas in the world that can catch Weddel seals on ice, and they eat almost nothing but Weddel seals. You can insert any orca population and its hunting method: chances are, said population consumes a tiny handful of prey species. What this means is that orcas (at a population level) are unable to adapt to changes prey availability, because they have no idea that anything besides their traditional diet is edible, let alone how to bring those animals down. And orcas can't communicate with other orca populations to learn how, because each population has a separate dialect, presenting a language barrier. So, when humans eliminate the prey source for a given population of orcas, that population is a goner. The perfect example would be the Southern Resident population in Puget Sound: These orcas eat nothing but Chinook salmon, and because said salmon is in steep decline, the entire population is starving to death even though plenty of other prey exist. Orcas shouldn't be seen as one versatile predatory species, but rather a collection of incredibly specialized predatory populations on the verge of speciation.

[@samiamisme]

Bk Jeong ...thanks for sharing these important points. These are the facts critical to their survival if we are to help in any way. Once you understand the nuances, then you can protect. Well done🤗

[@1ofWends]

Thank you for sharing this x

[@rin-channau1277]

True!

[@sophiemack235]

Great summary! Thanks. I ♥ Macrocephalus Physter!

[@sophiemack235]

@@samiamisme TOO RIGHT!

[@Datduuudeee]

I was under the impression Orcas are widely regarded as amazing, majestic creatures

[@athingthatexistbutmaybenot3613]

same

[@Preppy-f9i]

I’ve always wanted to see an orca in the wild in person it’s one of my dreams

[@viviankint977]

That is my dream as well....

[@RedStarAero]

Same man!

[@rogue_fang2924]

pokemon101 same I would LOVE that 😃😄😁

[@andyfletcher3561]

I can pretty much guarantee you that you will hate Sea World et al with a passion after you do.

[@RealHypocrisy]

Come to vancouver, we see them everyday!

[@ewanfenelon2394]

My name is Ewan and I am now an orca-holic. :D

[@crimsonknight5575]

Ewan Fenelon 😂😅 ..nice one!

[@hipster818]

I see what you did there.

[@lucasmckenzie8525]

Hi Ewan.

[@crimsonknight5575]

Lucas Mckenzie 😅

[@leviroch]

I used to have a orc warrior on wow called orcaholic lol

[@youcouldvebeengettingdownt5620]

Orcas are super cool. They’re majestic and cunning but capable of being gentle. Too sentient, too wise. I love them.

[@Wermified]

I’ve been in love with orcas since I was 9 years old and they are honestly one of the most beautiful creatures out there. I don’t think it’s a misunderstanding of them, but more so people don’t appreciate them as much as they should.

[@unionking3852]

Why should they appreciate orca? Some people have alot to think of,they don't have time for these orcas bullshit

[@FreeHKer]

The word you really want to use here is "respect" not "appreciate."

[@micksta945]

"Why Misunderstanding Killer Whales is Threatening their Survival" *Proceeds to call them Killer Whales in the title*

[@crimsonknight5575]

jeff 😂😆

[@CuzicanAerospace]

Maddie: "Killer whales --" me: "ORCAS." *repeat for first five minutes of video* Maddie: "Orcas --" me: "Better."

[@jeremyhurley2368]

They kill whales so they’re called killer whales what is wrong with that

[@efrenchen293]

It shouldn't matter. It's just a name.

[@mapelberg]

Maybe they used Killer Whale in the title to draw people in? That does not explain why they say it in the video though. Misspoke perhaps.

[@jillyb710]

They are normally friendly to humans in the wild. Only driven mad in captivity are they unpredictable. Beautiful creatures.

[@marwa41-u3z]

Um there are several incidents of orca attacks in the wild , you are incorrect.

[@gigirobarts9179]

I'm an Orcaholic without a doubt and Marie and her crew gave our fabulous group and Cathy, our amazing tour guide, an unforgettable experience of a lifetime!!!

[@feliciatortellidacosta2419]

How can I join this tour? Do you have the contact?! I Love Orcas since my childhood 💟

[@misschief4283]

To be fair all the stuff they are saying about the whales is also true of wolves, they are highly intelligent, playful, they care for each other, they will even adjust the packs pace to the slowest member, they will console and protect each other and tease each other, they are all invested in the pups, they cooperate and they grieve for pack members who die, they are also highly adept apex predators... so I think wolves of the sea is a perfect analogy.

[@Pumpkintiti]

Ahhh absolutely amazing. I'm a orca lover, just in general animal lover from all over the planet.

[@taher9358]

Pumpkin0330 titi They are so smart and top of food chain in the oceans. Great White is also on their menu.

[@rimmikhan6360]

See this Video of orca this make you cry

[@Spiritprime91]

I love orcas! They belong in the wild, not in small captive tanks to perform tricks for human amusement. It's really sad.

[@simulatedpilot3441]

I'm sure it could work the other way around. U know dumb humans doing tricks for them lol. they should make SeaWorld CEOs serve a life sentence for every dead Orca there are much more valuable than a human if u just base value of life on scarcity. Levels

[@ILaunchNukes]

But they also recieve state of the art care. There are wild orcas packed to the brim with chemicals, orcas STARVING to death, something Captive orcas don't need to go through.

[@simulatedpilot3441]

@@ILaunchNukes bullshit

[@simulatedpilot3441]

We are also packed with chemicals

[@ILaunchNukes]

@@simulatedpilot3441 have you ever gone behind the scenes with orca care?

[@kingdracox3008]

I love how she described Orcas as the mafia XD. I can just imagine a pod of orcas conversing with another marine animal "Ehhhhh you pay us a protection fee in seals we'll ehhhhhh keep all them other nasties outta ya space soooo we gotta deal?" XD

[@mojojojojowhitequeen1614]

😁🐬

[@amandamol9050]

😂😂😂

[@jacquelinemanzano9328]

IMO, Orcas are super empaths, highly intuitive, highly intelligent, beautiful and very cultural animals that have extraordinary communication skills. Every living thing on this planet has to eat to grow and survive and Orcas are King of the ocean. To that end, the label "Killer Whales" just does not seem to fit.

[@joelwriter9583]

They should be renamed ocean pandas.

[@SoloVoid]

renguins but really huge.

[@josiahcook2737]

Legless zebras

[@r.b.4611]

Pandas are herbivorous. These guys are carnivores.

[@obiguanche5512]

R.B. Elephant = Herbivores Elephant Seals = Carnivores

[@r.b.4611]

I take your point, but this aint law. We don't have to follow precedent.

[@jimfaherty2327]

Dear BBC Earth Unplugged, Thanks for sorting out the sound quality AND including subtitles. Much clearer than previous videos. Lots of love, Jim

[@deanmerculief2966]

When I used to go to Seward,AK to go halibut fishing we used to see the pods coming through the area. My family were scared the first time that they saw and I told them that they won't hurt us. They finally got used to seeing these beautiful orca's, whenever we went fishing. They are beautiful and I love to watch them whenever they came through.

[@dudu_channel.videoeditor]

I think the best way to help them is education, especially for kids. We should love every animals on this earth beacause we are one!

[@sethgold2048]

Love ANIMALS BUT ORCAS ARE ORCAS ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! THE GODS OF THE SEAS!

[@EmpireOfLuciferSatanson666]

Call them Orcas, not evil “Killer Whales”!

[@EmpireOfLuciferSatanson666]

Or, if you are humorous, try calling Orcas “panda-faced pilot whale”.

[@biggus6633]

Bah! Enough with the euphemism! Killer whales is just a name.

[@Hyraladen]

Offtrailed Dino no, Killer Whales sounds better...

[@ragaluhdewantara8875]

Orca name came from orcus, the roman god of death.... so it's still the same...

[@oliverwilson11]

They are not killers (in the sense that they don't kill humans) They are not whales You might as well call them chocolate cupcakes it would be about as accurate as "killer whales"

[@wickedimpulse8330]

I was hooked a few years back when they filmed 3or4 orkas swimming side by side to make this huge wave to make a seal get thrown off his chunk of ice and right into the waiting orkas.

[@Azo_AE]

I’ve never heard anybody say negative things about orcas???? Other than when they’re talking about sea world but that’s negative on sea world

[@unionking3852]

This liberals man

[@BipoIarbear]

There’s a movie that showed them as evil as they made jaws, ur right tho the doc isn’t very accurate, but the premise is right long line fishing vessels throw explosives in the water plus other things, there’s a documentary called “killers in Eden” it’s an unbelievable story but so many witnesses attest to it , was when whaling was rife and was a place in south Australia and the whalers an orcas worked together to take down the big whales , the orcas got the tongue an the whalers got the rest, it goes as far to say that the orcas saved drowning whalers and even swam up to the whalers house in the night and splashed around to wake him up to basically tell them they pushed a whale into the inlet...also I have a friend in Alaska an she says that orcas come every few weeks at the same time nr her house an she feeds them and even tells me of a kid who fell in the water on his way to school and an orca grabbed the kids bag an dragged him to shore, I didn’t really believe it until today after I saw an elephant chase a guy down steam it must have thought was drowning and blocked him off an pushed him to shore, I know it’s not the same animal of course but it made my friends story a lot more believable. On the sea world front they need shutting down , they are emotional creatures 😔

[@ILaunchNukes]

@@BipoIarbear SeaWorld orcas so recieve state of the art care and enrichment and SeaWorld also does research that helps orcas in the wild! What you gotta say about that?

[@latisamedic7303]

vj balan STOP commenting bullshit they may get care but it most of the time doesnt help as you cant help stress with drugs and their is no enrichment in those tanks stop lying to people

[@FreeHKer]

@@ILaunchNukes What a sh*t load of whale poop.

[@ffeffefett]

orcas are my favourite animal, I hope one day i can see them in the wild:)

[@rogue_fang2924]

If they go on the endangered species list. I am going to be SO SO SO SO MAD AND SAD. Orcas have been my favorite animal for as long as I can remember. I even have a stuffed animal of an huge orca that I have had ever since I was a little kid. My favorite movie is called free Willy. I have like 5 stuffed animal orcas and even a orca Christmas ornament. Orcas are so kind and sweet, there has been no record of an orca hurting a human being so far. Orcas deserve better. So much better. I am going to do whatever I can to make sure orcas are safe and sound. Who agrees? Orcas deserve better!

[@CleverClover2023]

Alfa Rylee The Southern Residents in Puget sound are listed as endangered.

[@katerinatsantani6358]

One day I hope I will see them up close, in the wild of course! There's nothing like seeing an animal in its natural habitat rather than in the sick prisons of sea world.. but I also hope I get the chance to swim with these magnificent animals

[@Anna-pj8te]

It’s only called Killer whales in English. In Norwegian it’s called spekkhogger, which means blubberchopper. Blubber is a layer of fat between the skin and muscle in several mammals, like whales, bears, elephants.

[@merijnmulder]

Anna Kilvær exactly, in Dutch they're just called "Orka", I had never even heard of a term like "killer whale" until i started learning English

[@Anna-pj8te]

Merijn Mulder neither had I

[@kupkakes3866]

"Killer whale" was a mistranslation of "whale killer", because the first people who saw orcas spotted them hunting a whale

[@DorsenFilm]

Blubberchopper.

[@skerhnekia5762]

God bless y’all for educating peoples on this.That Orcas are like us as Family and relatives.

[@picknroll929]

I've seen a video on youtube where there were two little kids swimming crying and terrified after they saw orcas closing on them then the two Orcas just gently swim past through them. Stop calling them killer whales!!!!

[@Funksinthehouse]

Also the cool video of the three guys in a cove in their gear on swimming with them. It was like they had no care sharing the water with them. Very cool!

[@CarbonGlassMan]

They're called killer whales because they are killers of whales. They kill whales and eat them. Killer whale is not a derogatory term for them. They are killer whales. That's their name.

[@mmeinstein]

Transients kill mammals. The Southern Residents are FISH eaters with a love for Chinook aka King Salmon. The Southern Residents are endangered due to many reasons, one being a sustainable food source = there’s not enough salmon for them to eat. The distinction between the two is important.

[@NatzTalk]

@@CarbonGlassMan Thank you!! I am tired of hearing people saying that... Hello! A group of fishermen saw them kill a whale and named them this. I used to get angry when I was younger over this name but when I read up on Orcas, I learned WHY they were named that and got over it.. The fishermen aren't scientists so that's the name they came up with.

[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@NatzTalk It seems to be a popular thing to be offended these days. Even to be offended for other people and even be offended for an animal. I've heard them called Killer Whales my entire life and I never thought anything other than what a cool animal and I'd love to see one in person. Thank God that people like you, people with common sense are still out there.

[@maritia4577]

My favorites,Orcas are wonderful creatures ♥♥:)

[@killiansirishbeer]

Actually "killer whale" was a mistake in translation from the Spaniards who called them "whale killers" because they had seen them kill whales. They are actually part of the dolphin family.

[@clairepapadatos1116]

Amazing! Thank you, they are brilliant mammals!

[@abhinilbose24]

Absolutely amazing.

[@stevegant7856]

Orcas have never attacked a human in the wild, it's only when they're in captivity and under a lot of stress have they attacked people. I hate to agree with Liberals, because I never do, but this is one animal that shouldn't be in captivity. The Orca has very close ties to their family/pod, and it's like taking someone away from their family. These animals have emotions just like we do, and are actually very similar to elephants emotionally. Yes, intelligent animals have emotions like PTSD, just like humans do! I find it very sad to see a male Orca's dorsal fin flop to side in captivity, when in the wild it can reach heights up to 6 ft. Orcas are so majestic, there's nothing like seeing these animals in the wild and seeing how curious they are when interacting with humans and other animals like dogs. To be fair, most Orcas in captivity today were born in captivity and don't know what it's like to be in the wild. You can't just throw them back in the ocean, but the capture of wild Orcas for captivity should be prevented at all costs!

[@possiblyadickhead6653]

Trt to tell that the Chinese.

[@Funksinthehouse]

Well said!!

[@mojojojojowhitequeen1614]

I agree im not a lib freak but loving the orcas makes us caring and intelligent

[@ILaunchNukes]

Uhh, wild orcas have sunk boats and a surfer was bitten by an orca and needed 100 stitches.

[@latisamedic7303]

vj balan 1 attack compared to thousands in captivity get a life do some research the boat bumping is either a male protective his pod from a unknown large object or in play the 'attack ' was not a attack but curiosity in captivity the attacks are fueled by stress and frustration you can generally see the change in demenot before hand

[@bari2883]

They don't steal fishermans catches. Its their fish, we are stealing their food source.

[@FreeHKer]

Not only that, we also hunted them and almost drove them to extinction. Meanwhile, what the f have they done to us? Minuscule next to NOTHING.

[@akbarprayoga834]

I love orca .. please send massage to the world for don’t kill orca.. they are spesies humble in the world .. saveorca

[@seadragondrawings7843]

The other day i went whale watching and sadly did not see the largest dolphins on earth, but i did see four humpback whales and one southern right whale. Oh and a colony of thousands of Australian fur seals and around forty five or so common dolphins.

[@edusmart1064]

My name is Jim, and I am an Orca-holic, and I am proud!

[@keithcramer8194]

King of the sea and oceans. Majestic , beautiful and so intelligent.

[@sethgold2048]

THE SMARSTEST ANIMAL ON EARTH 🌏🌏🌏 ACCORDING TO SCIENTISTS PHD

[@sethgold2048]

Keth : I VE READ IN QUORA THAT ORCAS AND DOLPHINS ARE FAR MORE CLEVER THAN CHIMPS, LIONS , DOGS , CATS ETC ETC THEY ARE IN ANOTHER LEVEL K. NEVER EVER ATTACK HUMANS LIKE DOGS, LIONS AND WOLVES DO

[@sethgold2048]

I mean ORCAS IN THEIR HOME THE OCEANS!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@hendrikasunqrout571]

I"M a self confessed Orca-Holic. What's not to love?

[@staceyschmidt4083]

People need to know about the differences between Transients, Residents, and Offshores.

[@97bronx]

Noble animals. They are self aware. Probably smarter than man. I was snorkelling off BC and. Had a huge male swim within 26 feet. He checked me out twice I looked right into his eyes. All I saw was intelligence. Save the killer whales.

[@unionking3852]

Man is special (human isn't animal) orcas is smart but i think dogs, monkeys and elephants are smarter than orca! And if you want to consider yourself as animals, it's OK! but im not animals

[@kupkakes3866]

union king38 Uh... humans are animals.

[@memerlemur1813]

LOL to me it seems the whales are smarter than you will ever be.

[@orcalover3072]

Hi I’m Pheebie and I’ve loved orcas for sooo long now and everyday I try to find something new about them my dream is to see a orca in the wild and I hope I get to see one, one day. They are very lucky to see orcas everyday I wish I could lol orcas might be top Predator but they are also loving, caring and social animals and there just soo Beautiful

[@初子-x4y]

Love them so much!

[@krishaffner9105]

Orcas reign supreme in the he waters and tigers reign on the land. Love both animals.

[@noonoo1184]

You and me both!!

[@brianpercival1829]

After watching that New Zealand video, woman swimming and a mother and baby came to watch, show the baby what a human is and not to attack us. I think they are so intelligent, they would protect a human from a great white shark. I think Orcas in captivity is criminal and should be released back to their pods.

[@FreeHKer]

And for those born in captivity, without accepting pods, they should be transferred to ocean sanctuaries where everything is natural--waves, water, plants, and all kinds of animals, and millions of times bigger than a tiny tank (they easily swims 100+ km a day). There will be food and vicenarians looking over their health. And of course they can hunt too. And if they feel ready and want to leave the sanctuary and explore the open ocean, let them.

[@yamama3510]

Been a fan since free willie. Beautiful animals

[@brettmitchell8014]

Great video. Awesome and informative.

[@jnielsen90]

Guys the "killer whale" is just what Europeans called them in the height of the whaleing ship fleets and simply literally describes what these fisherman saw constantly and that was them hunting large grey, humpback and minke......."killing whales" as well as taking the odd harpooned whale before the ship could haul it aboard. Now "Orca" was what the indegenous people here in North America always called them, and that name spread

[@elenav1287]

Jason Nielsen well not all europeans as in spain we only call them ‘orcas’

[@S3aCa1mRa1n]

Orca is a latin name not native american

[@evangelostzonis6383]

She is a magnificent reporter!!!!

[@sethgold2048]

Here BRASIL 2021 MAY WATCHING THE AMAZING ORCAS THE SMARTEST ANIMALS. ON. EARTH 🌏 TOGETHER WITH DOLPHINS ❤️❤️❤️ LOOOOOOOVE THIS VIDEO THANK U MORE ORCA. VIDEOS PLS

[@StigDesign]

Beautifull Orca(Spekhugger) FreeWilly :D

[@Anonymous-oy7os]

I have never, ever, heard Orca's be described, as they were being described by the host. "Blood thirsty marine mafia. Hell bent..." LOL What R U even talking about???

[@noraaziz4917]

Tq4 the video

[@nachotrystan]

Beautiful video!

[@nt_-sb5fg]

i have something to tell you did you know that almost all of the orcas in captivity are depressed when you see an orca show you would think that the orcas are having fun that they are happy and when they do the head shaking thing it’s funny because it looks like they’re saying oh I don’t want that fish i want a bucket of fish but guess what they don’t have a choice when they are about to do a show did you know they have to starve them so they can perform better? Did you know that? No because the orca that was having fun is the same orca that is depressed did you know that the biggest orca tank in the world is LITERALLY 1% of what they need it may look big but if you put yourself in the orcas position it would be like living in your closet So i have a challenge for you since its summer a lot of people are probably going to go see an orca show somewhere right? But I challenge you to tell them what i just told you about orcas in captivity and tell them NOT TO BUY THE TICKETS

[@tessdurberville711]

nt_ 1102 Without admission revenue these animals will go without food. Do you want that on your conscience? Let the grownups handle this, it is past your bedtime.

[@nt_-sb5fg]

Tess d'Urberville uhhhhh a little too late....sis don’t be pressed about it❤️

[@ashwolfbane1420]

It's funny when you think about it. The word orca after all has a variety of meanings depending on the language & none of them directly mean killer. There's orc, calf, and also to be associated with Orcus, a God of the Underworld. You can thank old-time colonial era shippers and whalers, ironically, who saw orcas (transients) either eating from whale corpses or killing harpooned whales for the dub "whale killer" or "assassin whale" or nowadays killer whale.

[@elizabethgaddis8713]

So cool she can recognize them immediately. I can't even tell humans apart that fast lol.

[@Rainkit]

I think the best way to help them is education. I know that people in the USA don't think of them as vicious killing machines, but people who only ever see them hunt might think otherwise.

[@durchreiser6573]

A german name for them , that's getting out of fashion I think, is "Schwertwal" which means "Sword Whale" and comes from the sword like back fin of the males.

[@markus3978]

One of the problems is continuing to call them "Killer Whales"

[@z9944x]

Mark Springstead I agree...

[@rubengivoni6823]

I don't agree. The issue is the interpretation we make of their name: thy're a predator as any tiger, lion, crocodile, etc. They have to kill to survive! I'm vegan, but it's important to not make the mistake of applying human ethics and morality to animals in the wilderness.

[@turtletail313]

Why is that one of the problems? It's just the name of the species.

[@SKKaelth]

Yeah, dont call them killer whales... you dont want to trigger a killer whale, do you?

[@ajay-pq8tg]

killer whale means whale killer

[@lantzzkiddd]

i completely understand the "orca-holics", i cried at their beauty from just watching this video! i'd be a wreck if i saw them in the wild

[@Funksinthehouse]

Me too😊

[@sethgold2048]

I m THE SAME . BRAZILIAN ORCA FAN . 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 HERE BRASIL 2021 MAY. HAVE 11 ELEVEN BOOKS ABOUT ORCAS AND GONNA BUY NEW ONES. THEY ARE UMBELIAVEBLE!

[@joaniewaller6504]

AWWWW! baby orca!

[@reagannelson06]

I've never gotten why people call them "killer whales", i have always called them and dont find them bloodthirsty

[@cccPaKYccc]

because they kill whales lol

[@princessbeexxxx]

Well for one, stop calling them killer whales...

[@FreeHKer]

If they're called killer whales, what should humans be called, "killer whales X 1,000,000,000"?

[@r.b.4611]

It's not that the stuff about "stealing" fish and tearing sea lions apart isn't true, it's just that that isn't the full story. Ecology has shown over and over that removing apex predators generally has negative effects for the entire food chain, because everything co evolved for any given environment, so until the environment changes, causing extinctions, the way things are before humans got there is pretty much the optimal way to maximise biodiversity.

[@akbarprayoga834]

Great video.. 👌🏼

[@kookielvrs5084]

I've never heard killer whales the hell hounds of the sea My friend in first grade said killer whales are mean even though that's not true Their very friendly and once a killer whale almost attacked a human in the wild he spit him out See that That's called being nice for a 3 ton mammal It's so rare for attacks in the wild So why be saying hey put this animal down Their apex preds And guess what We're putting them down

[@jackharrison6771]

I have seen an Orca push a seal back onto the beach; having decided it's had enough to eat. I like to draw my own conclusion.

[@jahidulislam8857]

we want it with subtitles

[@keylime2438]

Look up a Orca called "Luna"...amazing orca.

[@hamoudiayechi3326]

10 minutes from bbc!thank you

[@sepnyte9422]

Strange to think these could be close relatives of Katina, Ulises, Kiska and so many other orcas taken from these waters in the 70's..

[@fantasywlf6302]

I hope they don’t go extinct ;-;

[@sethgold2048]

If they do i prefer to die too. The world WITHOUT ORCAS ❤️ WILL BE A DISASTER. THEY ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ECOSYSTEM OF THE OCEANS APART FROM BEING A GREAT JOY FOR US HUMANS AND THERE ARE MANY THINGS WE CAN LEARN FROM ORCAS. AND AS WE ARE IMMORTALS, OUR CONCIOUSNESS NEVER DIES I PREFER TO LEAVE THIS PLANET, IF THE ORCAS GET EXTINCT. HOPE NEVER.

[@sethgold2048]

Read my comment pls above

[@ahamenata]

Orcas Dolphins . Thats the right name. Not killer whales please. Thank you.

[@GinoNL]

The lions of the sea. Majestic, beautiful and scary as hell

[@sahedthebutler8685]

I used to call their dorsal fin as horn

[@ManticoreRO]

Orcas never killed a man in the wild. Only while they were captive. Remember that. I believe it is better than human behaviour.

[@tessdurberville711]

How would the victim have reported being killed by an orca? 🤭

[@Sotanath86q]

They're not misunderstood at all... people love these animals and know they're smart/sociable

[@robertmorris8997]

Anyone that hasn't heard about Luna grab some Kleenex and check it out. Also just found out about Notch the dolphin. They seek a connection to us. We should provide it, not avoid becoming their friends.

[@CleverClover2023]

Not habituating them to humans is for their own safety. Not everyone is understanding of orca behavior and getting them used to humans can and has been deadly for cetaceans. Not to mention we can spread disease and viruses to them.

[@nicolajoyce2619]

Orca are my favourite animal in the world

[@gourabsahu4913]

Orca newsroom: Orca reporter :: So today these guys saw a strange weird sea lion with Blakionagamunga - the regular female weird sea lion? Was it a male or female? Orca 1: Well I think that is a female. orca reporter:::How are you sure ? Orca 2::: Because she had furs on her head like Blakionagamunga. Orca 1: ::Yes she had white furs on her head. Orca human specialist:: okay, Shes new. We have added her in our weird sea-lion lists. Orca reporter ::: Does she has a name? Orca human specialist::: Yes, we will call her "Whitio-chic-munga-001".

[@erayaltay2208]

amazing

[@lauranyc4966]

I think they are absolutely gorgeous ♥️ don’t call them killer .... humans are way more deserve the name killers and predators !!!!!!!!!

[@theworthysoul]

I agree honestly.

[@marwa41-u3z]

do they not get cold swimming in that freezing water. I guess I’m just picturing myself in there and I’m not made for it lol.

[@TheAdekrijger]

Over 80% of all the plastic pollution that ends up in the worlds oceans comes from five rivers. Two in Africa and three in Asia.

[@OceanSwimmer101]

This was amazing, but please call them pods, not "groups"

[@mn0051]

It's impossible to rename them, they are just too badass. Even the name Orca refers to the God of the underworld, Orcus or the land of the dead.

[@FreeHKer]

If they're too badass, I'm out of words for homosapiens.

[@sethgold2048]

LOOOVE ORCAS. SO CLEVER AND CUTE.!!!!!!!!!!

[@muhammedasif7090]

big samakhs wow

[@iChillypepper]

Never heard of them as a mafia or creating hostile seas, but then again I don’t live in Europe. I’ve never heard of them regarded in any negative way

[@sergeyvolik4994]

I am very scared of orcas.

[@CarbonGlassMan]

New boats should have some sort of jet to push the boat instead of an open prop. Make it safer for the animals that like to go up to boats. You could say your dog or your cat is a deadly predator. That doesn't mean people have a bad opinion of them. Every animals hunts it's food. A squirrel hunts for nuts and MY Tomatoes. Cats hunt mice. Maybe the mice think the cat is a vicious predator. Orcas hunt various other animals. Maybe a sea lion thinks Orcas are vicious predators. Humans don't think that. They don't attack humans. They are curious about humans. They swim with humans all the time. They play with humans a lot. It's just a giant dolphin. Who thinks dolphins are vicious?

[@FreeHKer]

They're far from the worst killers on the planet. If they're call killer whales, what should homosapiens be called?

[@FreeHKer]

Often people ask why orcas are coming to humans/boat/etc. I think those are some of the dumbest questions. Why are humans get on a boat looking for orcas, wanting to swim/snorkel with them, etc. What separates them from humans is that, humans massively killed orcas and cetaceans and almost drove them to extinction; what have they done to us?

[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@FreeHKer I don't know what the problem is with calling orcas killer whales? That's what sailors called them when they discovered them because they killed whales. They are very large, almost whale like. They may very well have been thought to have been whales in the beginning and since whales don't kill other whales, or even kill anything larger than fish, these where a unique whale as the sailors saw them. They were whales that killed other whales, hence the name "killer whale". Native Americans are called Indians because the sailors thought they landed in India, not on the American continent. They're still called Indians even though they're not technically Indians.

[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@FreeHKer Orcas can't be offended by what we call them. There is no need for people to be offended on behalf of an animal.

[@cosmiixcs1409]

They shouldn't be known to kill, they are big gentle giants

[@muskiefishing9219]

Sure orca's are totally miss understood. So are sharks miss understood and so are wolf's and bears. What's there to miss unstand about them. They just want to eat what ever they can. There's nothing to miss understood about that.

[@yadukrishnan6615]

What's the name of the presenter?

[@sergeyvolik4994]

I can't believe it.

[@marcopohl4875]

I've never had a problem with the term "killer whale", as I always thought of it as meaning that they are really good at killing (which is definitely true, given their apex predator status) instead of meaning that they are brutal murderers. do people actually think this way?

[@ragzaugustus]

Fortunately, I don't know them as that, we don't call them a mistranslated version of the Spanish name in my native tongue, so just call them Orcas and that'll fix it.

[@hendrikasunqrout571]

Not one idiotic comment on this video. Wow, so happy.

[@brushiez]

"they're not like any other whales" well that's cause they're from the dolphin family, Gisli.

[@thepanda414]

Dolphins aren't a family, dolphins are a part of the cetacean family which includes Orcas, narwhals, and guess what, _whales_ .

[@kristianxoto]

if u gonna use that card, then there aint any whales either ;)

[@atomicwendy]

they are ORCAS. NOT killer whales.

[@CleverClover2023]

Either is fine to use. Researchers and marine biologist dont typically use the term 'orca' as it is not the given common name. 'orca' comes from their scientific name 'Orciuns Orca'.