5 Ways Orcas Have Earned the Nickname “Killer Whale”

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Orcas are some of the most effective predators in the ocean, and each population of them has entirely different prey preferences and hunting techniques, more than earning their nickname “killer whale!”
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Jerbear 4 օր առաջ

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leecoote1983 20 օր առաջ

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Seth Gold 27 օր առաջ

ORCAS AND NOT KILLERS. ORCAS ARE GENTLE, HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, INCREDIBLE BEAUTIFUL AND ARE PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM WITHOUT THE ORCAS THE OCEANS WOULD BE LONELY AND DEPRESSED LOVE ORCAS SAVE THE ENDAGERED ORCAS ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Magellanic 19 օր առաջ

i love all whales, but orcas are killers. you're describing humpbacks whales. humpbacks love to sing and dance, orcas hunt because it's fun

macsporan Ամիս առաջ

These creatures are evil, almost as bad as humans. I hope they never grow legs.

Amy Reynolds Ամիս առաջ

... forget about sharks, these guys are who you need to be worried about.

Magellanic 19 օր առաջ

orcas don't hunt humans

Jakab Renátó Illés Ամիս առաջ

Wow! This was great!🙂

Richard Lee Ամիս առաջ

Orcas are not killer whales. They are part of the dolphin family tree, not whale tree. They are called "killer of whale". The "of" got dropped sometimes somewhere.

Magellanic 19 օր առաջ

dolphins are odontocetes aka toothed whales beluga whales are also dolphins

MrVanillaCaramel Ամիս առաջ

Why are mammals so much brainier than were the dinosaurs?

Magellanic 19 օր առաջ

evolution

MrVanillaCaramel Ամիս առաջ

What I'm curious to know about is how much language they have.

Magellanic 19 օր առաջ

their language is much more advanced than humans'

MrVanillaCaramel Ամիս առաջ

Is it true orcas are not whales but dolphins? Maybe they should be called killer dolphins?

Magellanic 19 օր առաջ

dolphins are technically whales

templarw20 Ամիս առաջ

Orcas have well earned the name "killer whale," but they are nowhere near the absolute jerks that bottlenose dolphins are. Dolphins are a-holes...

interloop Ամիս առաջ

Show actual footage

Branden apexo Ամիս առաջ

So in other words we are real lucky they do t have a taste for us.

stefanos tokatlidis Ամիս առաջ

If I were to design an ecosystem, I wouldn’t allow those overkill animals to exist.

Christopher William Ամիս առաջ

That's why we're supposed to catch them

Magellanic 19 օր առաջ

flanker Ամիս առաջ

Orca's are like some super OP hero from an Anime. They are so bored with it all, they are just inventing new ways to pass the time at this point.

IbadassI Ամիս առաջ

No documented cases of WILD Orcas killing humans? I think it's because they go all gangsta and leave no witnesses behind, because they know witnesses will come back with weapons and get them.

Luna Lockhart Ամիս առաջ

not to mention how many trainers they killed at SeaWorld, and by "they", I mean SeaWorld

Steven Jo Albano Ամիս առաջ

You sound like that narrator of Bright Side

Riley aroha Ամիս առաջ

Oh wow. I always knew they were smart animals but some of this is next level

somedeveloperblokey Ամիս առաջ

I think it is only a matter of time before orca's begin eating seaworld employee's, and I say, good for them. (Not the employee's, clearly!) Close that fishy prison down.

Adam Mccullar Ամիս առաջ

I thought this was a SeaWorld obituary damn...

geoffrey rolan Ամիս առաջ

This all boils down to one fact: nature is awesome. Frightening sometimes, but awesome.

Stacy Irby Ամիս առաջ

What about the orcas like Port and Starboard who turn the sharks (Great Whites, in particular) upside down to immobilize them, thus drowning them to then eat their livers!! Love this video, thank you! Orcas are my favorite animal of all. They're truly amazing!!!

TheSonnetPrince Ամիս առաջ

They are killer (of) whales, closer related to dolphins, but by name people forego that the "killer" part is directed towards whales.

BW Acuff Ամիս առաջ

"Orca".....Native American for "Dicks of the deep."

Sopek cs Ամիս առաջ

So Orcas like Shark Fin soup

Arghya Sankar Das Ամիս առաջ

I am equally amazed and terrified by the fact that orcas actively prey on sharks! Absolutely diabolical!

Cameron Eridan Ամիս առաջ

Ecotype is pushing it really close to Tribe imo

Rinocapz Ամիս առաջ

The chances of getting killed by a killer whale are very low ... But never zero.

culwin Ամիս առաջ

Sounds like "Serial Killer Whale" is more accurate.

Samuel S Ամիս առաջ

I call them Panda torpedo

Josh Bobst Ամիս առաջ

I'm a bit surprised the Orcas attacking sailboats off the Spanish coast wasn't mentioned. www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2020/10/12/video-attack-by-orcas-along-portugal/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/buqvasp1rr/orcas-spain-portugal

thehulk86 Ամիս առաջ

they're called "killer whales" because they're "whale killers"....that's where they get the name...

Qrow Bandwidth Ամիս առաջ

Let’s not forget about Orcas eating Moose lol

kravenofspider Ամիս առաջ

I believe it is said that they are whale killers, not killer whales.

Lavenderflowers Fall Ամիս առաջ

Flynn Rider??? From TANGLED? Okay how do you keep getting hotter every year you're like a beatnik who works out???? Or maybe you're Dean from Iron Giant I don't know

Glenn Griffon Ամիս առաջ

It's a good thing they live in the oceans cause if an animal other than humans learned how to use fire as a tool we'd be boned.... Oh wait, Australian fire hawks... They actually do use fire as a tool to get food. Whelp, we're boned.

Arcadis Torias Ամիս առաջ

I respect Orcas in that, I never want to encounter one in real life. Or any large sea creature. In fact I'm just going to continue avoiding the ocean. It's no place for humans lol.

Lily Blake Ամիս առաջ

That sounds amazingly like they have cultural differences. If it's all learned from other orcas in their group and not just instinctual. It's cultural learning. But much more complex and requiring greater intelligence than, say, hunting behaviours that wolves pass from generation to generation. Isn't there a primate somewhere that learned to wash food in seawater to flavour it and to separate food from sand particles. The technique turned out to have been invented by a single female and learned by all the others. Not sure if that was a case of her teaching others to do it, or them observing her and copying. Imagine a distant future orca exchange student from NZ travelling to the Arctic to learn ice-flipping. God I love seeing evidence that animals are more intelligent and emotionally complex than we thought. Both because I hate the idea of humans as separate and superior to other animals, and because it teaches us so much about how intelligence and consciousness works.

Nightingale Ամիս առաջ

I had no clue orcas were this horrifying...

Nikki Loverde Ամիս առաջ

Incredible ! They are so smart

Armin Hillman Ամիս առաջ

Keep whales wild! Captivity kills.

Joseph Hsu Ամիս առաջ

I hope those orcas are intelligent enough to know that most other whales are endangered too and slow reproducers, and if they kill them now they won't get to eat em later. Best to stick to seals... and occasional shark.

Marthine Angel Fabico Ամիս առաջ

I can't believe orcas know more about shark and whale anatomy than I do

Matt A Ամիս առաջ

There was a National Geographic magazine article back in the 70's that had pictures of a pack of killer whales surrounding and eating a blue whale.

Amit das Ամիս առաջ

TY🙏

Steve Olive Ամիս առաջ

You missed an even more amazing story of "killer whales" hunting whales. Mutual cooperation with human whalers in Eden, NSW Australia. The whales would hunt a whale, southern right whale or humpback, towards the harpooners so the whale could be killed. One of the whales would actually go to near the houses of some whalers to tell them they had a whale. They were rewarded by the whalers leaving the dead whale anchored floating so the orcas could eat the tongue & lips. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whales_of_Eden,_New_South_Wales

Brandon Baxter Ամիս առաջ

Why does the intro sound like sourcefed

Remco Holdstock Ամիս առաջ

So we are killer apes?

Denis Belialov Ամիս առաջ

So basically orcas are killer Batman's of the sea. With enough prep time nothing will survive. Got it.

Aeva Wilkes Ամիս առաջ

Cant believe you didnt address how orcas are one of the primary predators of MOOSE

MegaJessness Ամիս առաջ

Yaaay I'm so happy y'all mentioned the NZ orcas! They're so unique out of the rest of the world's populations, and they're the least studied. Pretty much only Dr. Visser and her team are studying them out there, and the pod members are all a bunch of characters.

Wealllovemerylstreep ! Ամիս առաջ

I don't know if I'd be more afraid late at night in a subway in New York or as a young seal spotted by an Orca?

Bob McL Ամիս առաջ

Like someone once said: Who was the marketing genius that named them "Killer Whales" instead of "Sea Pandas"?

felipercalvo Ամիս առաջ

i must say, i do like your channel, but the videos would be A LOT better if they showed more of the animals and less of the caster

DireWolf Ամիս առաջ

Those seals on the ice drifts better hope the orca don't learn how to beach or they'd be, and I quote, super boned.

Damon Valentine Ամիս առաջ

you can't imagine how much i hate that goat beard

DragonFae16 Ամիս առաջ

And their incredible intelligence is why NONE should be kept in captivity.

kingll2 Ամիս առաջ

Next thing the will do is learn how to sink boats and ships

Andrew Smith Ամիս առաջ

They are killer to pet as well.

The Marauder Ամիս առաջ

bruh i love these animals, cognitively theyre so incredible

Fusion325 Ամիս առաջ

...so that's where waves come from

Merkades13 Ամիս առաջ

While I liked this video, I was kind of hoping to see that clip of an orca punting a seal ~80 feet into the air.

Thabang Senoamadi Ամիս առաջ

Type B1 come on scientists! This was your chance to give each echo type a cool gang names. Like "The Wave rider" or "The Marauders"

Daylon Beavers Ամիս առաջ

.....Orca was the imposter

Jeanette Schock Ամիս առաջ

Where's the video? I've seen this but where's your videos??

Speckled Jim Ամիս առաջ

There's plenty of video footage of these behavioural variations. I would have preferred that rather than a lecture with the odd still picture thrown in.

itzybitzyspyder tv Ամիս առաջ

They kill shark off of CA too.

Benny Kleykens Ամիս առաջ

The sweater design reminiscent of a wetsuit was a nice touch :-)

Eljan Rimsa Ամիս առաջ

If they are so intelligent why don't they wage wars against each other?

Raccoon Ամիս առաջ

the idea of seals parking themselves is hilarious

The Shamu Ամիս առաջ

Killer whales are such awesome animals. They're like Native Americans of the sea and it's no surprise why they're my favorite animal.

OverlyCautiousIndividual Ամիս առաջ

If this video doesn't mention that orcas AREN'T WHALES I'm gonna

OverlyCautiousIndividual Ամիս առաջ

@Fusion325 Wait. Hold up. No Really, Hold The Fkn Phone. You think I'm a guy, don't you? Is that why you thought I was getting aggressive? Guy says 'dear' and thats cue to throw down, holy cheesits batman, I'm trying to go full mom on some apparently troubled soul who's always getting into fights over whales and dolphins over here, and instead I'm getting read as an out and out Chad. Y'all. Y'ALL. I took legitimate psychic damage from this conversation, I'm out.

Fusion325 Ամիս առաջ

@OverlyCautiousIndividual alright cool man

OverlyCautiousIndividual Ամիս առաջ

@David Keenan HARK! CLARITY! I understand now, thank you friend for clearing that up for me. I can now go on with my life with the pleasure that orcas have not lied to me like peanuts have. They did not mean to deceive me. It was only poorly worded articles and not enough time digging deeper that lead to my indignation, and thanks to you that is now settled. Thank you, kindly and sincerely.

OverlyCautiousIndividual Ամիս առաջ

@Fusion325 ...Don't have some tea then? Sir and/or ma'am, congratulations. You have me thoroughly baffled. I'm sorry that my expressing sympathy is aggressive? Look. Human to human here. I'm putting aside my jokes for a second to relate to you as a person. You're not obligated to reply if you're getting anxious or worked up. You have the power to take yourself out of a conversation whenever you like. Just because someone @s you doesn't mean you're obligated. If you're being genuine, I sincerely suggest you take a break from the AM-posts comment section and sit back with something else you enjoy. My favourite method of unwinding from such things is tea and a book, hence my prior suggestion. I'm sorry for assuming that might be the case for you as well, given that was. I guess aggressive? Didn't intend it to be but when you're communicating over the net, its easy to read your own baggage into someone else. Take that how you will. You have yourself a good night, eh? And keep safe friend.

David Keenan Ամիս առաջ

@ OverlyCautiousIndividual Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family, and dolphins are "toothed whales".

Syd Kwan Ամիս առաջ

Orca behaviour is fascinating. I study them and I am always astounded by them, yes shared traits but the ecotypes are all different and are just so amazing. Another Resident Killer Whales

Sledgehammer Ամիս առաջ

Orcas are a kind of animal that make me feel really uncomfortable. The only other animal that makes me feel that way are chimpanzees

Parker Varin Ամիս առաջ

i wonder if there are orca race wars

SpuzPSO Ամիս առաջ

Can we please not use this trash presenter

Δeltα xbox Ամիս առաջ

Soooo have they tried human and found us tasty? Have they ever tried capsizing a smaller ship. They sound like they could figure out how.

Ben Schaps Ամիս առաջ

Come on, they didn't mention how they are known to eat moose.

Dilkas Ամիս առաջ

Apex predators

Holymolie Ամիս առաջ

New Zealand Orcas - "I know karate." Morpheus - "Show me."

drunkredninja Ամիս առաջ

that's it. i know what i have to do. kill the killers. freeing willy was a mistake.

telfordguy34uk Ամիս առաջ

In the last 5 months A group of males off the coast of Portugal , have decided more than 40 times , that they enjoy harassing sailboats by ramming the hull and trying to disable the rudders. The Coast Guard has had to rescue 3 vessels so far. Very scary for the guys on the boats. It sound remarkably like the males are practicing the skills needed for hunting whales. Keep ramming them and take chunks out of the flukes.

RastaSaiyaman Ամիս առաջ

To give you another example on how there isn't just "Killer whales" as in "One is just like the other" when in the late eighties the Dutch Marine park in Harderwijk found that their Orca, a female called Gudrun, was growing too big for their pool, she was moved to Sea World Florida. Gudrun was a type 1 North Atlantic Orca, caught off the coast of Iceland but the Orcas already in Florida were Type 2's caught in the pacific and Kalina, the resident Matriarch Orca of Sea World's "Pod" didn't really welcome Gudrun with open arms. Kalina beat Gudrun senseless, making the trainers scratch their heads, why would an Orca beat another Orca, they're all the same right? Among Sea World enthusiasts, Gudrun was best known for being the mother of Taima, a very notoriously violent female.

telfordguy34uk Ամիս առաջ

Close SEAWORLD !!

kaibasan1 Ամիս առաջ

This guy is Aqualad

Judith Montel Ամիս առաջ

Nope- I can't catch up on Season 2 yet because I'm still working my way back through Season 1 - LOVE SciShow Tangents!!

Christina R. Ամիս առաջ

I guess we should be thankful that they don't like the taste of humans.

Djinn-1 Ամիս առաջ

The orcas that break up the ice floes to get at their prey: I wonder if these are the same orcas that have recently started smashing boats.

Aiman Daniel Ամիս առաջ

handsome man

_Krosis_ Ամիս առաջ

We need to call a group of Orcas a Mob tbh.. cuz they're gangsta

callinkin Ամիս առաջ

I’ve listened to the explanation Now off to find if I can find records of shark karate chop and whale’s blowhole block

Fluid Cultist Ամիս առաջ

How could you not mention that the only predator to a moose is an orca?

John Solo Ամիս առաջ

Aw you even wore a top that looks sorta like a wetsuit for this video!

Harold Owens Ամիս առաջ

I want to get chopped by an orca. I'll be the world's first to Karate Block!

Gaprel Gatet Ամիս առաջ

I think most of whale dumping them selves to the shore is to back evolving on land and take over the word after they earn enough iq stats in the ovcean, unfortunately the crown of earth is belong to human at the moment, what if they make it out?, without human population earth could that possibly happen?