Bloody killer whale predation on female elephant seal

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  • Опубликовано: 22 май 2021
  • Disclaimer: this is a scientific research video, showing the actual behavior of wild animals in natural settings and is fully uncensored. Sometimes, animal behavior can be disturbing to the sensibility of some people, therefore viewers discretion is advised.
    Elephant seal female predated by killer whales off the coast of Sea Lion Island (Falkland Islands). Observing killer whales from the air (drone) gives an invaluable perspective on their behavior, which is very difficult to appreciate from shore or even from a boat. Here Puma's pod (a well known orcas pod in the Falklands) got a female elephant seal that was probably coming back to shore for her moulting period. Surely a very good meal. Interesting to see the newborn (called Pepper), only a few weeks old, actively participating to the feast ! And a very bloody end, it is incredible how bright red is elephant seal blood !
    In this occasion our drone (DJI Mavic Pro Platinum) gave its best at filming this incredible event just before...going for a swim in the ocean :-( Sigh sigh sigh...it gave us a remote controller error, lost connection with the app (meaning we couldn't see exactly where it was) and finally started descending too quick until...puff, a big dive ! This is the reason for the low resolution in the video, it is the one streamed live on the connected tablet !
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  • @NikhilShahi
    @NikhilShahi 3 года назад +6332

    The attack was really well orca-strated. The victim's fate was sealed.

    • @PsychoRonos
      @PsychoRonos 3 года назад +918

      Your pun level just went through the seal-ling

    • @hungrybear2161
      @hungrybear2161 3 года назад +525

      You fin-nished?

    • @orkunayteker9180
      @orkunayteker9180 3 года назад +118

      @@hungrybear2161 yes finnish

    • @hungrybear2161
      @hungrybear2161 3 года назад +272

      @@orkunayteker9180 sea what I did there?

    • @lancedibble6220
      @lancedibble6220 3 года назад +68

      OMFG...How long did that take you to think THAT one up?!😱😄

  • @TwiceSmittenOnceShy
    @TwiceSmittenOnceShy 3 года назад +2945

    Idk what I’m more shocked by- the fact that the thumbnail wasn’t clickbait/photoshop or how much the seal actually bled out.

    • @chrishamilton2559
      @chrishamilton2559 3 года назад +217

      Absolutely agree with you on that! When they finally ripped it open they must've halved the thing,...

    • @mattjack3983
      @mattjack3983 3 года назад +182

      Yes its pretty interesting. But its also no just a regular seal either. Its an elephant seal. They are pretty damn big. Alot of them get to be the size of an automobile, and weigh as much as one too. Thats one was obvious not that big, but she definitely had a couple hundred pounds on her. As the commenter before me mentioned..she bled out about as much as a human. Could u imagine one of the massive 15-20 foot long 2000 pound males getting ripped open?!

    • @Aristocratic13
      @Aristocratic13 3 года назад +67

      Thought it was fake too

    • @standamanfilmz
      @standamanfilmz 3 года назад +86

      I thought that was hella photoshop 🤣🤣🤣🤣them seal have a lot of blood

    • @justingovoruhk4929
      @justingovoruhk4929 3 года назад +45

      That blood is insane

  • @70gabino
    @70gabino 2 года назад +2493

    I wonder how many sharks smelled blood, came to investigate, saw what was happening and thought, "I'm getting the hell out of here!"

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  2 года назад +134

      But in the end no shark showed up !

    • @chrishaan5766
      @chrishaan5766 2 года назад +74

      Since the water is so cold there you will not find many sharks

    • @thunderee6780
      @thunderee6780 2 года назад +227

      Sharks like activley avoid orcas, even great whites leave their perfectly good territory if they even sniff a pod coming by.

    • @miasma_girl
      @miasma_girl 2 года назад +14

      😂😂😂😂

    • @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent
      @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent Год назад +72

      Probably a ton but they likely knew Orca's were in the area and likely bolted anywhere but the path of the orca's

  • @Akhillees
    @Akhillees 2 года назад +40

    Imagine knowing you're gonna die but being toyed around by a group

  • @28kingofkings
    @28kingofkings 3 года назад +1330

    Imagine sharks sensing all that blood and thinking that its gonna be an easy meal. only to see the orcas responsible for it

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  3 года назад +96

      😂😂😂

    • @gabrielwebster7902
      @gabrielwebster7902 3 года назад +143

      Actually I think the sharks would know to stay away until the orcas are done feeding

    • @darman6453
      @darman6453 3 года назад +256

      Sharks will immediately leave the area that an Orca pod is hunting in. Even great whites will swim hundreds of miles from any action involving Killer Whales

    • @gabrielwebster7902
      @gabrielwebster7902 3 года назад +19

      @@darman6453 precisely

    • @StingerOfNewOrleans
      @StingerOfNewOrleans 3 года назад +70

      @@darman6453 correct its just too many for 1 great white....tactical smart evasive Orcas run the ocean they do as they please with the safety in numbers of the pod...this is why they are far more dangerous than a great white but could you imagine if sharks were to maneuver in pods

  • @bspiekerman
    @bspiekerman 3 года назад +1751

    I never knew blood could be so......red......

    • @legendarybackstabber332
      @legendarybackstabber332 3 года назад +162

      Hmmm, yes this floor here is made out of floor

    • @bayleenicole2096
      @bayleenicole2096 3 года назад +90

      Same ! I always imagined it dark ?

    • @mad-pit3832
      @mad-pit3832 3 года назад +51

      @@legendarybackstabber332 defo edited

    • @eriosyce688
      @eriosyce688 3 года назад +132

      I think bright red blood is high in oxygen and dark is low in oxygen, in a human anyway. But blood can also be blue, green or clear. Cray cray

    • @TENNESSEETRACKHAWK
      @TENNESSEETRACKHAWK 3 года назад +5

      geeeez u aint kiddn

  • @francus7227
    @francus7227 10 месяцев назад +53

    As a 25 year RN.... I can tell you that blood is like paint. Mixing with water just makes it bigger. One ounce of blood in a gallon of water will look like a gallon of blood. One drop will make a whole gallon pink.

  • @NT-fo3me
    @NT-fo3me Год назад +471

    Just amazing. Drones are really giving a new perspective to nature video. You can clearly see how coordinated the attack was and that it was a team effort.

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  Год назад +21

      Yes absolutely true ! It is a real changer in studying cetaceans ! A part from the fact that we lost the drone after this video 😞

    • @ceej7
      @ceej7 Год назад +2

      @@ElephantSealResearchGroup How did you lose the drone after this? Also, how far were you from this site? Thanks for your amazing work!

    • @pstuddy
      @pstuddy Год назад +5

      @@ElephantSealResearchGroup wtf?!?? you better go find my drone or pay me back back foo!!

    • @MrJiggerG
      @MrJiggerG Год назад

      Drones with be the death of us

    • @msmrreckoning
      @msmrreckoning 4 месяца назад +1

      they are mammals just like humans :)
      they must share our intelligence of teamwork

  • @valdivia1234567
    @valdivia1234567 3 года назад +875

    It's hard to imagine what animals in the ocean think when they see Orcas coming their way. Terror I presume.

    • @HobowithaFesti
      @HobowithaFesti 3 года назад +24

      If you’ve ever seen space jam when it’s team monstars vs bugs bunny only

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  3 года назад +99

      I presume so ! But elephant seal pups seem to be totally unaware of the risk, they often swim meters from the orcas as if they where playmates...😬😬😬

    • @valdivia1234567
      @valdivia1234567 3 года назад +8

      @@ElephantSealResearchGroup Oh wow, that's crazy!

    • @GreenDragonReviews
      @GreenDragonReviews 3 года назад +11

      PANDA SHARKS LETS GET THE FUCK OUT!!!

    • @BeingGood79
      @BeingGood79 3 года назад +2

      Nope they won't see them comin!

  • @GojiCenter
    @GojiCenter 3 года назад +959

    Imagine sharks showing up and seeing the killer whales like "o_o.... tfo"

    • @Justinn229
      @Justinn229 3 года назад +70

      They’ll get eaten

    • @joshseecharan929
      @joshseecharan929 3 года назад +62

      @@Justinn229 u mean their liver will get eaten

    • @THANOSMANIAC
      @THANOSMANIAC 3 года назад +96

      They will never show up with killer whales around.

    • @SHUBHAMSINGH-ie8lh
      @SHUBHAMSINGH-ie8lh 3 года назад +46

      @@joshseecharan929 their livers

    • @GroovyCODM
      @GroovyCODM 3 года назад +48

      orcas also eats great white yep particularly their liver

  • @OregonOutdoorsChris
    @OregonOutdoorsChris 10 месяцев назад +22

    What shocked me was at how big the elephant seal was! I'm used to seeing orcas absolutely outsize everything except baleen whales... and yet here's a seal that was a significant portion of the size of a full grown orca. Wow!

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  9 месяцев назад +11

      And that was just a female elephant seal ! Adult males are a lot bigger !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @WeComingToGetYouBarbara
      @WeComingToGetYouBarbara Месяц назад

      The largest southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) ever recorded was a bull shot in 1913 in Possession Bay, South Georgia. The seal was estimated to be 22.5 ft long and weigh 11,000 lb, though it was only partially weighed. After flensing, the seal was accurately measured at 21 ft 4 in and weighed at least 8,818 lb.

  • @lync254
    @lync254 9 месяцев назад +9

    That one orca spitting water be like: nothing to see here, here's a rainbow.

  • @dejiadeleye5697
    @dejiadeleye5697 2 года назад +143

    Few animals can make an adult elephant seal look like small, helpless prey

    • @a.cruzzz4638
      @a.cruzzz4638 Год назад +5

      I am impressed how big the Seal is actually. And how small the sword whales. And Look at the size of the birds. Lol

    • @norwegianblue2017
      @norwegianblue2017 Год назад +3

      This is a female elephant seal, though. Less than half the size of a male. Not that a male would have a chance either.

    • @arystanbeck914
      @arystanbeck914 Год назад +2

      @@norwegianblue2017 male sea lions and elephants seals actually have good fighting chances against orcas. They main weapons is claws that they use against whale eyes.

    • @Joe-gw9wh
      @Joe-gw9wh Год назад +1

      @@norwegianblue2017 elephant seals are still all massive though this one was for sure at least 7 feet long. At least.

    • @tsesck2008
      @tsesck2008 6 месяцев назад

      I have watched videos of male elephant seals attacked by great white sharks. If male elephant seals could not fight back again great while sharks, they should have no chance against a group of orcas

  • @mermaidandpearls
    @mermaidandpearls 3 года назад +536

    I have seen documentaries explaining how once captured, the “live” prey is then given to young members of the family to practice preying on before the entire family then share it. This footage shows it so well. Such amazing video, thank you 🖤🤍

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  3 года назад +30

      Absolutely true. Thanksvfor appreciating it !

    • @robtangent4664
      @robtangent4664 3 года назад +22

      Amazing video? This is a sick video according to the elephant seal family.

    • @amyg4115
      @amyg4115 3 года назад +28

      @@robtangent4664 by that logic, then you should consider how the family of the fish the seal eats feels about it, or how the abandoned elephant seal pups (either abandoned for unknown reasons, something their mother senses is wrong with it,mother not having enough milk to sustain nursing, or become prey while out feeding on fish to produce enough milk) desperate for milk turn to other nursing elephant seal mothers for nourishment and life only to be rejected and chased off at best, and viciously attacked or even killed at worst-how they feel when they turn to their own kind, starving and desperate for life saving sustenance to no avail and at major risk of being killed, but most certainly destined to starve if they don’t try. This is nature and how these animals fuel their bodies with the specific nutrients needed to survive that lead them to prey specific to their nutritional needs. They don’t have the luxury of a grocery store or plant based shakes full of protein powder, supplements and the large quantities of healthy fats they would get from seals that is needed to survive in frigid waters. Honestly, the people in comments under animal documentaries showing animals hunting tactics and behaviors needed to survive crying over the prey and condemning the predator while ignoring the fact that the prey are often also predators that hunt and kill and eat smaller animals. At least Orcas stay with their children and family pods for life, looking out for each other, but ting and sharing with each other, teaching each other, and don’t abandon their young at birth, before nursing is supposed to end or even at 2 -4 weeks when nursing is supposed to end, but then they are left to fend for themselves and hope they can hack it alone like seals do with their young. Honestly, you are watching the wrong video content if you are concerned about how the seal’s family feels about it being eaten by orcas….I’ll tell you how they feel…..they don’t feel because they don’t stay together with their families-never meet their fathers or siblings and are left at a few weeks old by their mothers, so pretty sure the female seal’s family gives zero fucks and won’t even know anything happened because they are solitary animals except when mating, birthing and a few weeks of nursing. The orcas on the other hand would devastated at the loss of one of their young as they are together for life.

    • @mermaidandpearls
      @mermaidandpearls 3 года назад +18

      @@robtangent4664 err..this is a wild life video, firstly. calling this a "sick video" is really illogical lol
      secondly, do not twist my words and take it out of context, its so rude. i said its an amazing video as it is showing in real how orcas teaches their next generation.catching this process in real is amazing. again, do not take my words out of context. or if you really must, do it elsewhere and get off my comment, mr.keyboard warrior. thank you for your zero cents.

    • @robtangent4664
      @robtangent4664 3 года назад +6

      @@mermaidandpearls Chill out. I didn't say this is a sick video according to human. However, elephant seals would tell you that this is sick if they could talk. Whose POV that you ask....

  • @HomeDefender30
    @HomeDefender30 11 месяцев назад +68

    It’s amazing how well coordinated and relentless the attack was…. Even giving the younger orcas a turn to run coordinated attacks…. Absolutely fascinating.

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  9 месяцев назад +2

      Yes, it's amazing watching them ! One of the baby orcas was just a couple of weeks old, but still having a chance to get close to the prey !

  • @ToeTag1968
    @ToeTag1968 Год назад +76

    Hard to watch, but it's amazing just how smart and calculating orca can be. Great footage.

    • @brandonbullins
      @brandonbullins Год назад +3

      Nature is brutal. So is survival.

    • @shadowbanned5164
      @shadowbanned5164 Год назад +1

      If you think Elephant seals are timid little seals that dont prey on weaker targets you want to watch more wildlife videos...This is karma.

    • @AlexTern10
      @AlexTern10 Год назад +6

      @@shadowbanned5164 "karma" in nature?) Come on man. This is called food chain. That's all.

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks ! They are quite amazing animals!

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  3 месяца назад +1

      @@shadowbanned5164 well, more than karma it is nature, and food pyramid. By the way elephant seals feed on squids and fish

  • @carloscostajr5326
    @carloscostajr5326 3 года назад +427

    The prey doesn't have a chance to catch his breath, doesn't have a moment's peace. Orcas attack is devastating

    • @paddlefar9175
      @paddlefar9175 3 года назад +13

      Yes. I wonder if they were trying to drown it. I guess an Orca can swim faster than an Elephant Seal and work together well.

    • @vini_siq
      @vini_siq 3 года назад +17

      @@paddlefar9175 i don't think drowning was the goal. Orcas are pretty ruthless, probably just playing with their food.

    • @Tigershark-qy2gq
      @Tigershark-qy2gq 3 года назад +11

      @@paddlefar9175 Yeah, that was playing with their food and teaching their young to hunt. You can see they show the younger Orcas all their favorite tactics. Here's how you ram them son. Now Sally grab the tail and Johnny, you squish his head while she holds the seal and mangles his flippers. You see with the kill bite that opens the seal up, that all the prior attacks were training attacks by the younger pod members. Then an adult went, enough rope a dope, lunch and took it out with a single fatal attack. We're lucky they seem to tolerate humans. That attack made Jaws worst attack on film look tame. LOL

    • @timsimpson5447
      @timsimpson5447 3 года назад

      Its nature !

    • @timsimpson5447
      @timsimpson5447 3 года назад

      @@vini_siq yea that's it cat and mouse is what I was thinking!

  • @lesleymoir3265
    @lesleymoir3265 3 года назад +191

    Oh my God, I genuinely thought the thumbnail was gonna be clickbait! The speed that blood came out was unreal! Wow, just wow...

    • @angeramirez25
      @angeramirez25 Год назад +12

      I think when that blooshot finally appeared is rigth after the orcas finally sectionated a big artery. The color too looks like artery blood omgg 😭😭😭

    • @lilmobop
      @lilmobop Год назад +4

      @@angeramirez25 the heart was still pumping when they most likely ripped the artery. the same happens when you see people who have been killed the more blood means the heart was pumping -sad bloody truth

    • @virginiatrailcameravideos
      @virginiatrailcameravideos Год назад +5

      Same here. I was shocked!

    • @AG-ig8uf
      @AG-ig8uf Год назад

      @@lilmobop Unlikely, this amount of blood can't come even from biggest artery even if heart was still pumping. Looks more like orcas tore body apart causing huge blood rupture.

    • @lesleymoir3265
      @lesleymoir3265 Год назад +18

      @Sarah Marie Boulerice What a strange thing to say 😳 I think that comment says more about your way of thinking than ours... 🧐

  • @HeartBreakJ13
    @HeartBreakJ13 Год назад +89

    Me: 2:46 “man I knew this was click bait. Ain’t no sea lion going to paint the waters red like that…”
    Also me: 3:00 “Oh! Fuck!”

  • @YoJoRockThaBeat
    @YoJoRockThaBeat 3 года назад +801

    Absolutely ruthless and tactical. Makes me wonder how Orcas would stack up against some of the more ancient aquatic life.

    • @oskardrabikowski3780
      @oskardrabikowski3780 3 года назад +17

      You meen Mozazaur?

    • @YoJoRockThaBeat
      @YoJoRockThaBeat 3 года назад +83

      @@oskardrabikowski3780 Mosasaur, Liviyatan, Megalodon, Pleiasaurs especially.

    • @eriosyce688
      @eriosyce688 3 года назад +187

      They would win easily with thier vastly superior intelligence.

    • @mikereinhardt5214
      @mikereinhardt5214 3 года назад +10

      After watching this video I was wondering the same thing

    • @JohnWickkkk
      @JohnWickkkk 3 года назад +8

      @@YoJoRockThaBeat what about aliens

  • @thecrazyslopoke
    @thecrazyslopoke 3 года назад +490

    Crazy how these guys are usually super friendly to people but when they're hunting all bets are off. Exhaust their prey until they drown.

    • @dreytonstrickland6302
      @dreytonstrickland6302 3 года назад +59

      Im telling you, orcas see 0 distinction between humans and seals. Just as any and every predatory animal on this Earth if they see you as prey it's game over.

    • @thecrazyslopoke
      @thecrazyslopoke 3 года назад +160

      @@dreytonstrickland6302 nah I think they know we're not seals/their food source. But that doesn't mean I would just jump in the water with them.

    • @michaelcollins8992
      @michaelcollins8992 3 года назад +15

      @@thecrazyslopoke no they will kill us without a second thought there’s not a food they will not go for

    • @thecrazyslopoke
      @thecrazyslopoke 3 года назад +70

      @@michaelcollins8992 cool. But the fact that most of the time they're pretty chill with us, means that they're not just killers.

    • @xbpbat21x
      @xbpbat21x 3 года назад +120

      How do you explain not a single attack from a wild orca on a human? They have had plenty of chances.

  • @meetmeajith
    @meetmeajith Год назад +25

    Stunning video and to think a female elephant seal is well over 1000kg and toying with such a big animal is unimaginable

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  Год назад +5

      Probably around 500-700 kg, but still a huge animal

    • @garethcoombes119
      @garethcoombes119 5 месяцев назад

      Even a single great white can take down an adult elephant seal whether it's male or female and because orcas hunt in groups it seems they too have a liking for elephant seal meat possibly also explains that in seal rich areas their does not seem to be any direct rivalry with great whites indeed the two species tend to avoid each other esp the sharks.

    • @garethcoombes119
      @garethcoombes119 5 месяцев назад

      Also I forgot to add only a very few individuals of orca have learnt to hunt and kill great whites but they do so at great risk to themselves so probably only do it when their is a lack of other prey.

  • @jerryamescua
    @jerryamescua 7 месяцев назад +4

    Shark: "did someone say blood?? OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT!"

  • @WMEGW
    @WMEGW 3 года назад +228

    I feel like this is adults teaching juveniles to hunt. There is a noticeable size difference.

    • @mikehutchings1567
      @mikehutchings1567 3 года назад +24

      indeed there is...class is in session...and we brought lunch

    • @Mohico-San
      @Mohico-San 3 года назад +4

      Still though

    • @weta6782
      @weta6782 3 года назад +6

      Kids stop playing with your food!

    • @coronalight77
      @coronalight77 3 года назад +8

      They are always teaching their young to hunt in their pods. This is the most common feeding dynamic they've shown.

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  3 года назад +30

      Absolutely ! And one of the calves is just 2 weeks old !

  • @xordoom8467
    @xordoom8467 3 года назад +66

    Wow, the power of an Orca is incredible... They act just like a wolf pack, its amazing...

    • @blazingspartan7128
      @blazingspartan7128 3 года назад +4

      That was completely insanee.. they wrecked that elephant seal.

    • @donnageorge6506
      @donnageorge6506 3 года назад +6

      @@blazingspartan7128 poor baby girl 😢😢😢😢😢😢

    • @kingofthemountain_1
      @kingofthemountain_1 3 года назад +5

      That's why killer whales are at the top of the oceans food chain

    • @gregoryquint7653
      @gregoryquint7653 Год назад

      @@kingofthemountain_1 Then there is this one called the bull sperm whale which reaches lengths of nearly 80 feet.

    • @kingofthemountain_1
      @kingofthemountain_1 Год назад

      @@gregoryquint7653 that may be true, but do sperm whales attack other animals in the sea in groups for fun? I may be wrong but the last time I checked, sperm whales go waaayyy deeper than other whales (except maybe the blue whale. I'll have to double check) because their diet consists of pretty much just giant squid (gonna double check this too)

  • @goodluvv
    @goodluvv 2 года назад +11

    Wow. What a very raw video. Thank you for capturing this! It's sad but it's a part of life.

  • @jebski1
    @jebski1 2 года назад +48

    They could obviously tear the seal apart quite quickly but they drag it out. I know we talk about the way they ‘teach’ young orcas and all, but it’s almost sadistic. They play with their prey first. Great insightful video!

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  2 года назад +25

      It is surely true that they use these opportunities to teach their youngs, but in this specific case the prey is anyway quite big (adult female elephant seal), so killer whales might want to make her more tired/inoffensive before actually trying to kill her. Bites from a 800 kilos seal could be dangerous even for a orca.

    • @chopperchopper1418
      @chopperchopper1418 Год назад

      No, all they want is the liver, and it takes a min to find it.

    • @herbthompson8937
      @herbthompson8937 Год назад +1

      sadistic and animals dont belong in the same sentence

    • @herbthompson8937
      @herbthompson8937 Год назад +3

      @@Jordi_Llopis_i_Torregrosa96 i wouldnt call that sadistic. id call that pretty normal animal behavior

    • @andrycros6515
      @andrycros6515 Год назад +2

      ​@@Jordi_Llopis_i_Torregrosa96 кошка играет с мышкой, тоже садизм😂

  • @NinetyOneTil
    @NinetyOneTil 3 года назад +19

    Apex predators with as much intelligence as us. We're lucky they're so gentle with humans

    • @itsnotme3882
      @itsnotme3882 2 года назад

      Yeh, Dawn Blanchard agrees

    • @NataliaVader1
      @NataliaVader1 2 года назад +3

      @@itsnotme3882 these animals only killed people in captivity. They never did it in the wild. NEVER.

    • @kathrynlayfield9599
      @kathrynlayfield9599 Год назад

      THESE SO CALLED GENTLE GIANTS, ORCA'S ARE BEING BRUTALIZED AT SEAWORLD, ACROSS THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD FOR INVESTOR'S AND OWNER'S POCKETBOOKS! THE ORCA'S LIVE IN TANKS NO LARGER THAN THEMSELVES! LIKE SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, WHEREAS THEY USE TO LIVE IN THE WIDE OPEN SEA! THEY ARE ROBBED OF THEIR NORMAL LIFE IN SEA WATER AND PUT IN SMALL OVERCHLORINATED POOLS! THEY LOSE ALL SENSE OF NORMALCY AND THEN THEY SNAP AND KILL TRAINER'S!! THE ORCA'S MUST BE RELEASED TO THE OCEAN AGAIN AND IT MUST BE MANDATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT! NO MORE KILLING ORCA'S AND DOLPHIN'S! STOP SEAWORLD!

  • @pussinjordans8800
    @pussinjordans8800 3 года назад +61

    It's like spilling red paint in the sea

  • @GeeNee25
    @GeeNee25 Год назад +4

    she was screaming "HELP" entire time, that's why they cut off the sound.

  • @boomspoon4004
    @boomspoon4004 Год назад +5

    i feel bad for the poor elephant seal she didn't stand a chance
    saddly this is how nature works and we cant do anythin bout it

  • @garyshuttleworth3459
    @garyshuttleworth3459 3 года назад +345

    amazing footage, nature can be both beautiful and cruel, thanks for sharing

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  3 года назад +15

      Absolutely true! Thanks for watching !

    • @kaijugodofoblivion5955
      @kaijugodofoblivion5955 3 года назад +8

      Especially since orcas sadistically play with their food instead of killing it right away

    • @juanjosedelpinorivas7099
      @juanjosedelpinorivas7099 3 года назад +17

      @@kaijugodofoblivion5955 They were not playing with it, they were ramming the seal to cause internal bleeding, break bones, exhaust the pray...they are smart, they perform very quick attacks in succession to prevent being bitten or scratched by the seal. They always circle the prey so it can't go to the shoreline and escape.

    • @clbo9878
      @clbo9878 3 года назад +1

      Well, thank GOD for this UNNECESSARY cruelty.

    • @theapexfighter8741
      @theapexfighter8741 3 года назад +4

      @@clbo9878 this isn’t cruelty, it’s a tactic to kill, it’s a simple as that.

  • @chxibackatit923
    @chxibackatit923 3 года назад +175

    Sharks: “We havin a party or what???”

  • @ImmortalSynn
    @ImmortalSynn 7 месяцев назад +2

    Just want to congratulate this group for not using fake clickbait thumbnails. We actually got what was advertised.

  • @herberthector9839
    @herberthector9839 Год назад +6

    The amount of BLOOD ! Is like DAMN!!

  • @annmittelstadt2938
    @annmittelstadt2938 3 года назад +294

    Oh man thats was a lot of blood.

    • @carlosalachemunoz5802
      @carlosalachemunoz5802 3 года назад +21

      Yeah! It happens went it got split two

    • @cesaryaelmurillosandoval3313
      @cesaryaelmurillosandoval3313 3 года назад +34

      Yup, redder than the red sea... Looks almost like paint!

    • @Tigershark-qy2gq
      @Tigershark-qy2gq 3 года назад +29

      Opened the poor thing up instantly. Like a can of beans. It's necessary though. Seals breed incredibly high numbers when not in check. They out eat their environment. Sharks and Orcas are keeping much of the order of the ocean in check. Just as wolves and bear do our forest management.

    • @emilie7372
      @emilie7372 3 года назад +23

      @@Tigershark-qy2gq Humans breed incredibly high when not in check. They destroy their environment and anything within it in their path.

    • @vicdamon3551
      @vicdamon3551 3 года назад +9

      @@emilie7372 yikes

  • @christellemathieu179
    @christellemathieu179 3 года назад +175

    Thats one vibrant red!

    • @KevinP32270
      @KevinP32270 3 года назад +4

      agreed.

    • @msarchive6247
      @msarchive6247 3 года назад +5

      It's a girl!

    • @thatgirljas4624
      @thatgirljas4624 3 года назад +4

      ! #FACTS

    • @fengxiong520
      @fengxiong520 3 года назад +3

      The elephant was probably bleeding internally from the constant ramming the orcas were doing so as soon as they tore it open the blood just gushed out

    • @ruthwilson5515
      @ruthwilson5515 3 года назад

      @@fengxiong520 Even IF the seal was bleeding internally it doesn’t change the “amount” of blood inside the animal.

  • @DDstreamz
    @DDstreamz Год назад +26

    The absolute brute force of those killer whales hitting a massive elephant seal and making it move like that is mind blowing.

    • @HulkVahkiin
      @HulkVahkiin Год назад +2

      Urrrh, no shit, they are bigger. It's like a bus hitting an suv. Both are big, but the bus will obviously win

    • @berrey7
      @berrey7 Год назад +3

      Orca - 7,000 lbs / Elephant Seal 4,000 lbs

    • @gerardomonreal8513
      @gerardomonreal8513 Год назад

      ​@@HulkVahkiin why are you arguing against yourself

    • @HulkVahkiin
      @HulkVahkiin Год назад

      @@gerardomonreal8513 What argument is there? I'm just making a statement LOL

    • @gerardomonreal8513
      @gerardomonreal8513 Год назад

      @@HulkVahkiin *woosh*🤦

  • @khalilmeade
    @khalilmeade 2 года назад +1

    The bird chilling there like “what da fish doin”

  • @ironfist458
    @ironfist458 Год назад +1

    Elephant Seal: “I’m on a suicide mission!”
    Killer whales : “We’ll take it from Ms!” 🦭🩸🐳

  • @djw5415
    @djw5415 3 года назад +168

    It’s fascinating to see how they hunt. You can see how each individual appears to be targeting the side and rear of the seal as to stay away from the seals mouth. Each taking turning attacking the seal. It’s horrifying and stunning all at the same time.

    • @protodominichusplay
      @protodominichusplay 2 года назад +19

      The constant ramming,don't forget about that,It feels like being rammed by mini truck

    • @Eric_the_miserable_midget
      @Eric_the_miserable_midget Год назад +4

      I think they are going for a specific organ in the seal, like the liver. I know they do this with sharks at least.

    • @guitaristteacobouy
      @guitaristteacobouy Год назад +1

      Why would they care about a seal's teeth? They are not worried at all they are training young ones on hunting skill here they are not hungry. Only 1 is needed to kill a seal

    • @cupidok2768
      @cupidok2768 Год назад

      How u know its female from tue the sky

    • @blackfish4674
      @blackfish4674 Год назад +2

      they're not threatened by the seals mouth at all

  • @JohnSmith-zo6ir
    @JohnSmith-zo6ir 3 года назад +77

    To think that an elephant seal can weigh up to 4 tonnes and they are throwing it around like a rag doll.

  • @jurassicsushi
    @jurassicsushi 2 года назад +1

    That's some Discovery Channel worthy footage. Amazing capture.

  • @jeg5438
    @jeg5438 Год назад +4

    Great drone and camera work.

  • @Redlegarty
    @Redlegarty 3 года назад +92

    Felt bad for the poor thing… the fear it must have felt

    • @user-hv2cq9we1s
      @user-hv2cq9we1s 3 года назад +10

      Yep but that's nature. Elephant seals also eat other animals so it's the cycle of life.

    • @user-hv2cq9we1s
      @user-hv2cq9we1s 3 года назад +3

      @@dieterrosswag933 I mean that was a LOT of blood probably died fairly quickly

    • @TeunR
      @TeunR 2 года назад +6

      @@user-hv2cq9we1s fairly quickly?!?! They were throwing her broken body around for a good time whilst still alive.

    • @jayc3715
      @jayc3715 2 года назад +1

      @@TeunR Yeah that wasn't quick, that was the equivalent of being beaten to death

    • @epicmetod
      @epicmetod Год назад

      The fear arent great as human, if they have oursense of fear, they will stayed at land mostly

  • @InkGraffiti
    @InkGraffiti 3 года назад +19

    terrifying how invisible they are except for the heart-shaped markings on their backs

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  2 года назад

      I know, in particular if the water is not completely clear and still.

    • @bennieknape4857
      @bennieknape4857 2 года назад

      Remember some of these orca are as long as a school bus 38'

  • @Rizzbulla
    @Rizzbulla Год назад +3

    Crazy how small they make elephant seals look

  • @reefnrod7159
    @reefnrod7159 Год назад +3

    2:50 It is terrifyingly beautiful when the plume of red comes out.

  • @luiseduardo199
    @luiseduardo199 2 года назад +6

    For a sec I didn’t think the pic in the thumbnail was real but my God. Thats the most blood ive ever seen . Poor seal man

  • @CringeComedyTV
    @CringeComedyTV 3 года назад +83

    I can't understand why you don't have more supporters. You post some really stunning footage.

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  3 года назад +17

      Thank you so much for your comment, really appreciated ! Will try to post more footages soon ! Spread the voice ;-)

    • @cheslynkallis2942
      @cheslynkallis2942 2 года назад +3

      True

    • @miked815
      @miked815 Год назад +2

      Maybe because this is brutal to watch. Not many people want to see things like this...

    • @Vingul
      @Vingul 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@ElephantSealResearchGroup Adding music on top might help. Just a suggestion.

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  8 месяцев назад +1

      @@Vingul you are right, I need to work on this ! Thanks !

  • @steved.4816
    @steved.4816 Год назад +3

    very sad and brutal, the elephant seal fights for its life for minutes

  • @Onslaught17
    @Onslaught17 9 месяцев назад +2

    Actually puts into perspective just how big Elephant Seals. This was a female. And yet she didn’t look small next to the Orca. Now imagine a male twice the size.

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  9 месяцев назад +1

      Oh yes, elephant seals are bog, and in fact it is not so common to have adult males killed by orcas

  • @iamhewhospeaks
    @iamhewhospeaks 3 года назад +108

    That’s an insane amount of blood. I think what we saw here was the orcas first tiring out the prey before eating it at their leisure. obviously they could just attack it, the seal would have been easily overwhelmed. but there’s sport and practice opportunities there as well. I see what I might imagine was socialising behaviour: establishing strength, pushing through lesser males to have a push at the prey, trying their technique to submerge and drown. and then there’s the feast, once everybody has had their turn and the animal clearly dead, an easy meal.

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  2 года назад +7

      Yes, it is a matter of food but surely also a social/learning event

    • @CoreyMillionaire2029
      @CoreyMillionaire2029 2 года назад +7

      @@ElephantSealResearchGroup The seal was NOT gonna go down with a fight though. She looked like she was trying to take a bite out of the orcas when they came at her!

    • @lougomes2912
      @lougomes2912 Год назад +1

      No elephant seal would go down easily. Their teeth could cause some serious damage.

    • @thechosenone1533
      @thechosenone1533 Год назад +2

      Tiring it out also ensures lesser risk to the orcas. Elephant seals are no joke. They weigh several tonnes and they have sharo teeth. They could overwhelm it and it would be gone but it will attack them and someone would get bitten or smacked and hurt badly. In the wild where there are no doctors this can be fatal.

    • @wondrousmindtrick8450
      @wondrousmindtrick8450 Год назад +2

      Elephant seals have over three times the amount of blood as humans per kg of body weight to allow them to dive long and deep when foraging for food. About a quarter of their body weight is pure blood.
      If you reckon her body weight to be in the order of 500-600kg she has over 100 liters of blood pumping through her system which is a lot to be released at once.

  • @cesarp.3035
    @cesarp.3035 3 года назад +18

    The seal when it noticed the whales were
    surrounding it: Hold up, wait a minute, something ain't right

  • @masterofsiege7194
    @masterofsiege7194 Год назад +4

    It's like they torture their prey and don't kill it quickly

  • @jeetsaha9122
    @jeetsaha9122 2 года назад +1

    That was some extraordinary painting skills on the ocean from Orcas whatsover. Hmm Vinci must be proud :)

  • @CounterRyu
    @CounterRyu 3 года назад +14

    Wow, this scene is crazy. Rainbows coming out of nowhere from the orca

  • @deputybluevein93
    @deputybluevein93 3 года назад +14

    6 tonnes of force coming at the seal from all angles. Just truly remarkable creature's

  • @Irelandrbi
    @Irelandrbi Год назад +1

    Orcas are the Apex predators. Yet their attack was well coordinated with no inner pod battles. Each one took its turn. Wow.

  • @saymyname6726
    @saymyname6726 Год назад +1

    Humans: Don't bleed underwater, the sharks will smell it.
    Sharks: I hope they bleed so we can track them.
    Killer Whales: Make it bleed as much as possible, let's add some sharks to this dinner.

  • @Chris14141
    @Chris14141 3 года назад +15

    Probably one of the most terrifying things about orcas is that they sing to you beautifully as they eat you alive.

    • @mariejanovska1406
      @mariejanovska1406 3 года назад

      like almost every wild animal :D

    • @jlee4768
      @jlee4768 3 года назад +1

      no, it's that they toy and play with you before eating you alive. look at how much they beat this seal up before blood was drawn. You can see it unconscious or dead before the blood.

  • @VikasGupta-cz7nz
    @VikasGupta-cz7nz 2 года назад +11

    Horrifying thing about the killer whales are they play with the prey before killing it..

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  2 года назад +2

      I know, it looks so sad for the prey, but it\s probably all part of their hunting technique and also teaching to their calf

  • @eccotheorca7745
    @eccotheorca7745 2 года назад +3

    3:16 ay yes, natural cool aid

  • @jaysoncolbert6187
    @jaysoncolbert6187 2 года назад +3

    These animals are great actors and the makeup artist who did the blood, really went over board.

  • @HaloJumper7
    @HaloJumper7 2 года назад +26

    Warning: Do not rip the seal open!
    Orcas: Oops it's unsealed now!

  • @Skeptical73
    @Skeptical73 3 года назад +8

    2:52 something happened, blood explosion....crazy how much blood came out of that seal at that moment.

    • @TDWPown
      @TDWPown 3 года назад +8

      I’m speculating, and my physiology knowledge is human based so I could be wrong: the constant ramming of the elephant seal by the whales would cause enormous internal injuries. That blood is absolutely arterial blood based on how vibrant it is. However, elephant seal blubber can be 6 inches thick so I suspect that the aorta had dissected within the body cavity as a result of the physical trauma and 2:52 is simply where the whales first pierce through the blubber of the seals torso, releasing the build up of internal bleeding

    • @Skeptical73
      @Skeptical73 3 года назад

      @@TDWPown THank you for that, it was quite explosive.

  • @pzza1097
    @pzza1097 Год назад +1

    When baby orcas say "mom, kool-aid. Now!!!"

  • @tankc6474
    @tankc6474 Год назад

    Just subbed respect from Ireland 🇮🇪 👏

  • @94FADE
    @94FADE 3 года назад +20

    Even though orcas not known to attack humans I’d still shit myself if one came up to me in the ocean. Even if I was on a boat I still be freaked out.

  • @ogrebattle22763
    @ogrebattle22763 2 года назад +3

    Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "a bloody mess"..... lol....

  • @angeramirez25
    @angeramirez25 Год назад +6

    I know it's nature but still omg 😭😭😭 Imagine the panic the seal felt. She resisted a lot more for that numner of orcas against her. You can see she fougth to the end. RIP seal.

  • @iiwii8622
    @iiwii8622 Год назад +83

    My grandfather, a Norwegian whale hunter, always admired the Orcas, he said they were brilliant predators. Sadly for them, their tactics were so predictable that the whaling fleet my grandfather was a member of knew exactly how to cut them off and harpoon them. He said they used to turn the water red where they killed entire pods. Sadly, his generation pushed the decline of them. Hopefully they'll properly recover

    • @CoreyMillionaire2029
      @CoreyMillionaire2029 Год назад +9

      You don't blame HIM for the orca's decline, right?

    • @acjohn6995
      @acjohn6995 Год назад +66

      @@CoreyMillionaire2029 We should blame them. They were an awful generation that killed everything that moved.

    • @CoreyMillionaire2029
      @CoreyMillionaire2029 Год назад +2

      @@acjohn6995 They're trying to make amends and help them now, I'll bet.

    • @thomasjordan7289
      @thomasjordan7289 Год назад

      He admired them but his generation tried to wipe them out that's so two face and pure stupidity

    • @iiwii8622
      @iiwii8622 Год назад

      @@acjohn6995 Much like the current generation, especially where the US is concerned. How many millions are slaughtered globally in illegal US wars? This is a human problem, not confined to one generation. It's just that humanity is generally a shitty species.

  • @Derrako
    @Derrako 3 года назад +20

    They must have hit a main artery, but you could see them enjoying terrorising the seal before killing it. Intelligence unfortunately, has some sadistic side effects...

  • @douglasstreet7304
    @douglasstreet7304 2 года назад +4

    That bull is throwing that seal around like it's a rag. Impressive.

  • @selfmade1991
    @selfmade1991 Год назад +1

    Great drone footage 👏
    The blood in the water took me back a bit though 😯

  • @ilikepushrodv8s210
    @ilikepushrodv8s210 Год назад +15

    That is one of the most gruesome scenes I've ever seen in nature.
    Death never comes easy and in the wild with apex predators. Being eaten sucks!

    • @thegreatshaking
      @thegreatshaking Год назад

      Totally agree.

    • @gregoryquint7653
      @gregoryquint7653 Год назад

      Wild dogs attack about the same, biting and ripping apart. I can't imagine the bite of a 35 foot orca.

  • @KevinP32270
    @KevinP32270 3 года назад +7

    that is some epic team work. love watching orcas.

  • @therealdibabe
    @therealdibabe 3 года назад +15

    They tired her out and terrorized her first and then they killed her. Absolutely savage. This is how the Orca’s operate. 😰

    • @wavyd609
      @wavyd609 3 года назад

      Woahh!!

    • @primapax
      @primapax 3 года назад +1

      They kill because they're bored. They won't even eat all of it unless they're starving. They prefer certain parts of animals. With lion seals, they'll throw them through the air and smack them to each other with their tails.

  • @ImParzelli
    @ImParzelli Год назад +1

    Look at all the birds showing up at the perfect time, its like they were getting impatient and said just finish it already to one of the orca lol

  • @randyjohnson5426
    @randyjohnson5426 2 года назад +2

    Those orcas are so smart and tactical...they are called wolves of the sea for a reason as they are a true pack and attacks are coordinated perfectly.

  • @danih9523
    @danih9523 3 года назад +5

    Unreal the amount of blood that came out from a single sea lion !

  • @themurphrees3795
    @themurphrees3795 3 года назад +10

    Their attacks are so coordinated and amazing.

  • @operationschief562
    @operationschief562 Год назад +1

    I once saw an ELEPHANT SEAL at Walmart she was pushing a carriage.

  • @lissalives1
    @lissalives1 2 года назад +1

    As blood spreads through the sea…..
    Shark from miles away: “Ah! LUNCH!”

  • @mskittysraiinbowpass
    @mskittysraiinbowpass 3 года назад +65

    I know its part of life but I still felt sadness for the seal 😞

    • @spermchef2731
      @spermchef2731 3 года назад +13

      Its alright to feel for prey animals

    • @sheldonhatch8255
      @sheldonhatch8255 3 года назад +2

      I don't

    • @rogerrabbit80
      @rogerrabbit80 3 года назад +5

      @@spermchef2731 Just remember, the seals are also predators.

    • @ClapsXD
      @ClapsXD 3 года назад +1

      @@rogerrabbit80 Yeah, they even eat penguins... ;(

    • @michaelangelo5783
      @michaelangelo5783 3 года назад +1

      Just think of the poor penguins this seal terrorizes.

  • @christianruiz7129
    @christianruiz7129 3 года назад +5

    Weird how Orcas terrorize there prey at times before they kill but I still admire these Ace Predators!

  • @ibrahshowtz
    @ibrahshowtz Год назад +1

    Imagine a seal making such huge pool of blood visible in the ocean from above. Killer whales 🐋 are so terrifying

  • @TommyTiger619
    @TommyTiger619 Год назад +2

    That's horrifying yet fascinating at the same time.

  • @toxicloner5694
    @toxicloner5694 3 года назад +23

    THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN IN THE SEA ARENT SHARKS, BUT THESE KILLER WHALES.

    • @brownhippy
      @brownhippy 3 года назад

      Wrong. It's the kraken

    • @samlebon9884
      @samlebon9884 3 года назад

      They are not whales, they are dolphins.

    • @multifandom8274
      @multifandom8274 3 года назад +3

      @@samlebon9884 even dolphin is a whale.

    • @marcoAKAjoe
      @marcoAKAjoe 3 года назад

      @@multifandom8274 technically true

    • @okiksotam6763
      @okiksotam6763 3 года назад

      Naaahhh its not. Its the tilapia fish!

  • @Synpathetix
    @Synpathetix 3 года назад +23

    I always remember a dream I had as a kid that I was floating in the ocean and I would go under water and look down into the darkness and see a killer whale coming up from the darkness about to attack me, just before it grabbed me another one would come from above and take me instead, I’d wake up as soon as it grabbed me. Freaky shit

    • @footdy242
      @footdy242 3 года назад +2

      Freaky shit indeed! 😟

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  3 года назад +2

      Not the best dream ever 😬

    • @niamtxiv
      @niamtxiv 3 года назад +5

      You were probably a seal once or killed by them.

    • @wildwildItaly
      @wildwildItaly 3 года назад

      Hmmm, wonder what it means, look up
      " dreaming of a whale"

    • @Synpathetix
      @Synpathetix 3 года назад

      @@niamtxiv shit I hope not 😂

  • @genomitchalinni8106
    @genomitchalinni8106 2 года назад +4

    Incredible drone footage.

  • @virginiatrailcameravideos
    @virginiatrailcameravideos Год назад +1

    Just an insane video. I am shocked the thumbnail wasn't fake.

  • @R11176
    @R11176 3 года назад +3

    Outstanding video of nature in the Raw!

  • @hippophlebotamus
    @hippophlebotamus 3 года назад +4

    That seal had no chance against all of those killer whales

  • @pigeonsil240sx
    @pigeonsil240sx 2 года назад +4

    1:03 that impact though,that would be like getting hit by a car

  • @4729Punisher
    @4729Punisher 2 года назад +7

    Wow amazing, it's like they bleed it out and moved away from the blood to eat. Crazy

    • @ElephantSealResearchGroup
      @ElephantSealResearchGroup  2 года назад +2

      Crazyyyyy, yes !!!

    • @Steve_643
      @Steve_643 Год назад

      They want to get their kill away from that blood spill so they don’t get harassed by sharks looking to steal a bite

  • @josephfolsom2030
    @josephfolsom2030 3 года назад +3

    Aren’t they just the cutest thing!?

    • @dejiadeleye5697
      @dejiadeleye5697 2 года назад

      Whenever they're not painting the ocean red with blood, they are pretty adorable.

  • @jameswatschke1649
    @jameswatschke1649 3 года назад +10

    Orcas are the Wolves of the Ocean, very Smart and hunts in a pack

  • @zombieapocalypse3837
    @zombieapocalypse3837 6 месяцев назад +2

    "nature red in tooth and claw" - Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson.

  • @blue-phoenix115
    @blue-phoenix115 2 года назад +3

    That was bloody eerie and beautiful