Divers React to swimmer surrounded by killer whales

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  • Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
  • Wouldn't you love to find yourself surrounded by Orcas in the middle of a swim at the beach?
    Original video by ‪@DylanBrayshaw‬: • Orcas approaching swim...
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  • @linnightl9277
    @linnightl9277 Месяц назад +86

    Interview with the swimmer ruclips.net/video/RqcOakYskQ4/видео.html

    • @DIVETALK
      @DIVETALK  Месяц назад +21

      AMAZING

    • @Loud_Nimai
      @Loud_Nimai Месяц назад +2

      Thank you for showing them this!
      I was hopping they would hear the swimmer talk about it :)

    • @5954ldydi
      @5954ldydi Месяц назад +1

      Thank you for that. Such an interesting interview and an amazing experience! 😊

  • @matt2887
    @matt2887 Месяц назад +190

    “Ok kids.. this is a human. Fairly harmless when swimming. Not food. They are basically bags of bones.. not good eating.”

    • @someonedifferent198
      @someonedifferent198 Месяц назад +12

      Totally this was mom showing this 2 calves.

    • @andrewmaston1099
      @andrewmaston1099 Месяц назад +5

      smol blubbers

    • @HolisticClips
      @HolisticClips Месяц назад +8

      Terrible swimmers.

    • @matt2887
      @matt2887 Месяц назад +16

      @@HolisticClips “terrible swimmers”…
      “But they try”

    • @5954ldydi
      @5954ldydi Месяц назад +1

      Now watch this kids... these are humans basically lots of bones with some fat and very little meat. More fun to play with then to eat. 😊

  • @duanesantos8138
    @duanesantos8138 Месяц назад +61

    Orca baby: eat?
    Orca mama: no eat

  • @chrisvanbuggenum871
    @chrisvanbuggenum871 Месяц назад +187

    I think the beauty is that the orcas swam with the swimmer, the swimmer didn't go to swim with the orcas.

    • @Whackjob_
      @Whackjob_ Месяц назад +2

      They were hunting.

    • @shawns.12
      @shawns.12 Месяц назад +21

      @@Whackjob_ LMFAO no they weren't. Maybe that was the plan, but as soon as they saw the swimmers they were simply investigating. People really need to stop talking out of their ass. Same type of people who think all pitbulls are aggressive.

    • @ppo2424
      @ppo2424 Месяц назад +9

      @@Whackjob_ No they were not

    • @maxinecantspeak
      @maxinecantspeak Месяц назад

      @@shawns.12 aggressiveness in pitbulls are a learned trait from their owners, who should be in jail for training a beautiful animal to be so aggressive.

    • @richarddutton1981
      @richarddutton1981 Месяц назад +9

      that's what orcas do. when their in their actual habitat (the wild, gee what a shock) they're more docile and humble than a house pet. Not only that but there's tons of reports of dolphins and orcas actually putting themselves between divers and sharks. their smart enough to know that we don't want to kill them and we don't look like their food, so by default we are friends. they are incredibly smart creatures.

  • @stt5v2002
    @stt5v2002 Месяц назад +48

    Baby orca: “Hey mom, what is that thing? Is it tasty?”
    Orca: “No, it’s one of those land animals. See how it doesn’t even know how to swim correctly? They have to swim like that because they have bones that stick out in crazy directions. And they have little spikes and skins made of plastic. No, we don’t eat those. But they are interesting wildlife to get a look at.
    Baby Orca: Definitely, they are bizarre looking. What are they called??
    Orca: “Cats.”
    Baby Orca: Got it. Cats. We play with Cats but don’t bite them.
    Orca: Exactly.

  • @sunitamosesesq
    @sunitamosesesq Месяц назад +13

    That woman must've been over the moon when she found out someone got a video of that encounter. Without that, it's truly one of those situations that you could never adequately explain to someone and they probably wouldn't believe you anyway. Amazing foitage.

  • @LoneStarStinger
    @LoneStarStinger Месяц назад +38

    There is an interview floating out there of this lady. I think she said at first she was worried about being mistaken for a seal but she just kept trucking along. She could see them before they cut her off but just kept going.

  • @fabianwt
    @fabianwt Месяц назад +33

    Yeah, the fact the Orcas are there... You'll not find any threat to the swimmer unless the swimmer encounters a rip current.

    • @gregoryl.levitre9759
      @gregoryl.levitre9759 Месяц назад

      The Orcas are a threat, and it's delusional to think otherwise.

  • @UNgineering
    @UNgineering Месяц назад +33

    The ads on Gus' computer are excellent.

    • @zjlock1971
      @zjlock1971 Месяц назад +4

      I was laughing so hard at this 😂

    • @HarvLiz
      @HarvLiz Месяц назад

      LOL

    • @scubacro5758
      @scubacro5758 Месяц назад

      ​@@zjlock1971
      Same🤣

  • @hojubaby
    @hojubaby Месяц назад +25

    Thats the most amazing interaction… we do morning swims in the Mediterranean sea here with my mom for about 1 km, we have had interactions with sea turtles, one even swam a few minutes right between us ❤ We also saw some sting rays but they just hid under the sand. I truly love the sea and immensely respect and appreciate it. If you can’t meditate just go for a swim in the sea, system fully restored 😊

    • @jritechnology
      @jritechnology Месяц назад

      Those turtles are smart . . . they lure predators up to the humans so they can get away. Lucky for Med swimmers there are only some big great whites around Greece and Sicily and they do not eat the turtles generally.

    • @hojubaby
      @hojubaby Месяц назад +1

      @@jritechnology The ones we swim with have a whole community, boats with tourists visit them daily. Luckily no sharks here of any kind thus far *keeps fingers crossed* 😅

    • @destroyer9817
      @destroyer9817 Месяц назад

      Is the water of the Mediterranean Sea clear as glass?

    • @hojubaby
      @hojubaby Месяц назад

      @@destroyer9817 Depends... but most areas are very clean and clear

  • @carbonhazard
    @carbonhazard Месяц назад +9

    This video is very interesting, but the funniest thing is the Am I Gay Test ad on the side of the screen 😂

    • @harleymomx
      @harleymomx 29 дней назад +1

      Im not seeing this but kinda wish I was 😂

  • @MetalRush666
    @MetalRush666 Месяц назад +27

    She was teaching her young that we aren't food.

  • @elineman7
    @elineman7 Месяц назад +10

    I think that video is so beautiful; I’m so glad that the swimmer didn’t start touching and trying to ride the orca- seriously- some ppl treat them as if they are their own toy! These are wild; let them investigate, leave them alone & enjoy the beauty of them in their own environment.

    • @juliaforsyth8332
      @juliaforsyth8332 Месяц назад +1

      She would have been in serious trouble if she did.

  • @ziplockbaggies8707
    @ziplockbaggies8707 Месяц назад +10

    Have you seen the video of the baby orcas asking humans to help their mom that was caught in a net??? Those Shamus are smart as hell

  • @andrea6421
    @andrea6421 Месяц назад +14

    Underwater videographers experience the same things, they swim with sharks, killers whales, lots of sea predators and they do not get harmed. It is an awesome thing to see! Great video guys 😊

    • @malloryoates8580
      @malloryoates8580 Месяц назад +3

      they gotta redirect sharks but definitely not something i would do. i would swim with orcas though because no shark wants to get their livers eaten by an orca in the vicinity of a diver

    • @teijaflink2226
      @teijaflink2226 Месяц назад +1

      I would definitely not swim with sharks, recently saw a video and heard that the shark ate the young man legs, arms and head, it happened so fast no one could do anything. Sure there are smaller sharks less dangerous.

  • @spelaeologus
    @spelaeologus Месяц назад +16

    Humbling and amazing to have that experience -- absolutely! True, Orcas are naturally intelligent and curious but if we were on their menu, game over, obviously.
    I wonder if the swimmer was interviewed about the experience...

    • @Not.Your.Business
      @Not.Your.Business Месяц назад

      yes, 5 years ago
      ruclips.net/video/RqcOakYskQ4/видео.html

    • @IditaBugger
      @IditaBugger Месяц назад

      ruclips.net/video/RqcOakYskQ4/видео.html

  • @lscales6131
    @lscales6131 13 дней назад +1

    One of two things happening in this video. Mama orca showing baby what is and isn’t food or just checking her to see if she is food. Thank goodness they are smart animals lol

  • @Akeakamai
    @Akeakamai Месяц назад +7

    It looks like moma Orca is teaching her kids a lesson. 🙂

  • @coreydoughty1007
    @coreydoughty1007 Месяц назад +4

    I’m an American and used to live in New Zealand. This beach was about 3 hours drive from my house. We went there many times looking for orcas but never found them. There are several local pods, but you never know where they’re going to show up. Hahei(pronounced ha hay) is where you’ll find the beautiful Cathedral Cove as well, so even if you don’t find orcas the coast is stunning. We moved to Melbourne, Australia and enjoy the diving in and around Port Phillip Bay. My wife and I really enjoy your videos!

  • @hkat1559
    @hkat1559 Месяц назад +49

    This video is just incredible...to see such giant, powerful, beautiful creatures interacting with that person so gently and curiously...animals like that make this world an amazing place ❤

  • @augustgremaud2738
    @augustgremaud2738 Месяц назад +7

    I had a similar experience when I was 17 with two false killer whales off the coast of Sanibel Island, Florida. It wasn’t any fun though - my dad noticed before I did, and didn’t know it was a whale, so he screamed “shark”. I panicked and beelined for the shore, disregarding every word of advice I’d ever read, exerting myself harder than I ever had in my life. He’d been pointing right at me, so I fully expected to feel teeth around my leg. Only when I got to shore did I look and realize there were 2 creatures, all black and 16ish feet long, which could only be one species. In retrospect I wish I’d seen and known in time what was really happening. Even if it was a shark, the smart thing to do would have been to turn towards it and calmly swim away without splashing. We grabbed a spotlight from the house (as the sun set not long after) and followed the whales down the beach until they swam off. It’s incredible to me that two creatures roughly the size and weight of a rhino snuck up a hand’s breadth from me in water I could almost stand up in, and only after watching this video did I realize that they probably approached me intentionally out of curiosity. I wish I’d had a cooler head like this guy, the experience could have been so much more amazing.

  • @ChargedDualtron
    @ChargedDualtron Месяц назад +6

    I have been in the sea swimming with a orcas near me one time. Almost like this video but really close to the land. (It is a place where it gets like 5+ meters directly to land. And They are just playful. Comming up, looking at me, splash some water, looking again, swimming under me and does some corkscrews and slowly swimming away. And it is so beautiful to know that im the safest person in the world rights there. Im sure if i would be drowning, it would splash me up on land.. Most friendly and beautiful sea creatures in the ocean❤️

    • @bodybong
      @bodybong Месяц назад

      I would feel more safe with dolphins now that orcas have been attacking boats, which I don't blame them as we have been stealing their babies for decades

  • @toscadonna
    @toscadonna Месяц назад +20

    There was a killer whale called “Old Tom” back in the day who used to herd baleen whales into the harbor in NSW so that the whalers could harvest them. He helped 3 generations of one whaling family over there. The thing about killer whales is that they’re giant carnivores who are also emotional and actually enjoying killing and toying with prey, so it would be hard for me to ever fully trust one. They could easily end you even by accident due to their size. But humans aren’t really their type of prey-not fatty enough. Their brains are big like ours and require vast amounts of animal fat to be healthy, and lean protein just isn’t preferred by apex predators with large brains. I’d imagine they could suffer rabbit starvation like humans can due to eating meat that’s too lean.

  • @Chickyhart8252
    @Chickyhart8252 Месяц назад +3

    Orca in New Zealand specialize in catching and eating Stingray. There are many human interactions with them.

  • @dougww1ectebow
    @dougww1ectebow Месяц назад +2

    New Zealand Is so awesome. I want to go back!Those whales seem more curious than aggressive. What an experience.

  • @palukens
    @palukens Месяц назад +4

    Gus is like, "You've never been to NZ? I've been a few times" Like it's no big deal.....lolz

    • @DIVETALK
      @DIVETALK  Месяц назад +3

      I love New Zealand.

  • @88TitanCW
    @88TitanCW Месяц назад +4

    If you guys come to New Zealand you should set up a meet and greet. It will be awsume to catch up with you guys.
    We are truely spoiled here in NZ with our sea life we get to experience. We get to see most of it here.

  • @mariamartinusz9699
    @mariamartinusz9699 Месяц назад +14

    They are so playful and friendly, when free. So wonderful. RIP Tilikum.

    • @Whackjob_
      @Whackjob_ Месяц назад +1

      Hunting is not playing

    • @mariamartinusz9699
      @mariamartinusz9699 Месяц назад

      @@Whackjob_ they don't hunt humans. What the hell is the matter with you?

    • @shawns.12
      @shawns.12 Месяц назад

      @@Whackjob_ You don't know what youre talking about. Shut up.

    • @ppo2424
      @ppo2424 Месяц назад +6

      @@Whackjob_ These ones aren't hunting

    • @catherinewilliams3850
      @catherinewilliams3850 Месяц назад +3

      @@Whackjob_ They're are not hunting, stop spamming the comments with this stupid statement.

  • @tmj99762
    @tmj99762 Месяц назад +2

    Very smart mammals ❤ will never harm anyone unless you harm them. My hunting grandfather once spoke to these and they answered and delivered for my family a long time ago❤❤❤❤

  • @Nicholas-ze5vv
    @Nicholas-ze5vv Месяц назад +4

    The drone operator: ruclips.net/video/dSm0kZhTGbo/видео.html
    There are videos of both the swimmer and the drone operator. The woman who was swimming had an interaction with the orcas before the recording with the drone. She was surprised and initially freaked out and swam back to the shore. She then got back in and started to swim again, at which point the video with the drone began. So she had already interacted with the orcas before the video started.
    Also, something you can notice is the dead ray inside the mouth of the juvenile orca.

  • @MoniqueHebert-hs7bl
    @MoniqueHebert-hs7bl Месяц назад +1

    My son and his girlfriend moved to NZ for 1 yr on a holiday visa. They are living the life. Living in a caravan, hiking, beaches, working a bit. They will be heading to the South Island of NZ to hit the mountains in a few months. While our weather warms theirs gets colder. It’s so neat.

  • @67minivan
    @67minivan Месяц назад +3

    I've completed an introductory scuba course on the Gold Coast of Australia in 2016 and don't plan to scuba dive again, at least for now. However, I really love this channel. It must be the combination of Gus and Woody that makes it soothing to listen to and takes me away from all the other rubbish you find on the internet.

    • @sherylb421
      @sherylb421 Месяц назад

      Well said! Thank you

  • @Letha-Mae
    @Letha-Mae 25 дней назад +1

    Nature is absolutely beautiful!! And Gus saying "I don't blame em I'd kill too if I was in prison!" 😂❤

  • @northeastcarhunter
    @northeastcarhunter Месяц назад +8

    I'd do it in a heartbeat, so cool.
    Momma went back the 2nd time to ask the swimmer if he wanted to race lol

  • @Texan1981
    @Texan1981 Месяц назад +2

    My absolute dream. Orcas are my favorite creatures in the ocean, and number 1 on my bucket list to swim with them!

  • @harleymomx
    @harleymomx 29 дней назад

    Ive watched this video several times and it’s one of my favorite orca videos. What an incredible experience! What a lucky human!!

  • @equusheart3344
    @equusheart3344 Месяц назад

    I would consider this a gift. I love orcas and to have one decide to swim up to say hi and just chill... I would be speechless.

  • @Texan1981
    @Texan1981 Месяц назад +1

    I’m nothing more than an armchair orca enthusiast/expert (not a real one at all) but from what I have learned, he is completely safe from any other predator. Those big white sharks that hang out at the Farallon Islands have swam as far from there to Hawaii to escape them. That’s like 2,500 miles! Thanks for doing this and explaining that they are no danger to us!

  • @someonedifferent198
    @someonedifferent198 Месяц назад +7

    They are so so careful, one wrong swipe of a tail and they could brake bones. The swimmer wasn't hardly moved of track even. They have to consciously hold back for that.

  • @lynhardman1384
    @lynhardman1384 Месяц назад

    Hell yah! I live in Vancouver BC and we have local pods and transient pods and one of the transient moms died and left a baby lost in a sheltered cove and a rescue was launched to guide the baby back to the pod. After multiple attempts they succeeded, they were in no rush as the baby was feeding well and in good health and they didn’t want to scare it so the approach was gentle and not rushed. I also believe the local indigenous people watched over the baby day and night to make sure it came to no harm. Watching them from the shore or a boat is so amazing but to be in the water and they come to check you out, wow! 🥰

  • @adam_sweeney
    @adam_sweeney Месяц назад

    It looked like that guy went swimming with the Orcas everyday the way they acted around him. That would be awesome to do! It's crazy how close they are to the shoreline. Great video.

  • @giehlemanns
    @giehlemanns Месяц назад

    5:25 the swimmer is just like "im finishing my rep here, could you move out the way orca?"

  • @iansaccount8991
    @iansaccount8991 Месяц назад

    4:33 is one of the most beautiful moments I’ve ever seen between a human and nature the mother and young orcas just swimming with the human looking at each other, amazing footage!

  • @JustArtsCreations
    @JustArtsCreations Месяц назад +1

    I just watched a video from 1 year ago and just gotta say: VERY well done, Gus. You're looking so healthy these days.

  • @Mikey.M.V.P.1
    @Mikey.M.V.P.1 Месяц назад +1

    Just wow words fail to describe how amazing that footage was great video gus & woody

  • @teijaflink2226
    @teijaflink2226 Месяц назад

    How amazing, looks like it was a mother and her older and younger calf, it was like she was teaching them look a human, so curious and intelligent, they knew it was not supposed to be food.

  • @mickistover4118
    @mickistover4118 Месяц назад

    I think mom was teaching baby what a human is. Beautiful.

  • @dgebersole
    @dgebersole Месяц назад +10

    Carol and I swam with orcas in Norway November of 2022 as a birthday present to her. I would HIGHLY recommend it!!!

  • @Angela-rx1us
    @Angela-rx1us Месяц назад +6

    It was a lady who goes swimming there everyday.

  • @ExtremaRider
    @ExtremaRider Месяц назад

    This is amazing. I love how you’re branching out from just diving vids/talks.
    Would you guys rather be swimming or diving, if you got to have this kind of encounter?
    Also I’d love to see you guys review this vid again… with a marine biologist that specialises in marine mammals.

  • @Kittieku
    @Kittieku Месяц назад

    What a great video and an wonderful experience that would be. Thank you Gus and Woody 🥰

  • @toriedwards126
    @toriedwards126 Месяц назад

    That was insane!!!! What an amazing video 🩵

  • @HaroldWyman
    @HaroldWyman Месяц назад

    Hey guys. So I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and we have quite a large orca population here. I am an open circuit and obviously cold water dry suit diver. It is very common to have close encounters with sea lions, or sea puppies as we call them, because they’re quite cute, curious and love to play. Orca close encounters do happen, but are kept very quiet inside the Diving community as we don’t want them to be disturbed anymore than they already are by the whale watching industry. Scenario is the same as with the sea puppies, curiosity, and play. The only annoying part is the tooth marks in our fins, otherwise always an amazing experience.

  • @mirzaaskari9615
    @mirzaaskari9615 Месяц назад +5

    Internet: we need to find this swimmer and DT can have a live chat with this swimmer.

  • @warbringer2832
    @warbringer2832 Месяц назад +1

    Seeing you guys smile every time at the beginning of the video always puts a smile on my face

  • @wakingtheworld
    @wakingtheworld Месяц назад

    8:28 Was just going to say this, Woody. Yes, in Norway (Tromso - 217 miles inside the Arctic Circle so it's cold, ruddy cold) you can snorkel with orcas. Have watched people doing this & it's the most awesome experience of their lives surrounded by dozens of them. It costs but hey... Grab a Go-Pro and go, guys. I would dearly love to but one concern is the slippery ice on the boat - I'd be a fractured hip waiting to happen. Lol.

  • @SherryBaby2003
    @SherryBaby2003 Месяц назад

    Beautiful Beautiful video💙thank you so much Gus and Woody💙

  • @itravelwisely
    @itravelwisely Месяц назад

    Watching this was truly amazing. Those Orcas are incredibly beautiful, and the swimmer's timing was perfect.

  • @silvermainecoons3269
    @silvermainecoons3269 Месяц назад +1

    This was a beautiful video. The look on both your faces was so heartwarming, 7:37. I would absolutely do this, I love orcas.

  • @lizaroedewaller-bridge407
    @lizaroedewaller-bridge407 Месяц назад

    OMG! I love it! Another one for my bucket list.

  • @ProceDesigner
    @ProceDesigner Месяц назад

    unbelievable video (as always),great that people share and promote this videos to educate rest of the population not to kill everything around what we don't understand or afraid (many times for no reason).
    it's time start to protect and co-live with other species

  • @theoddtopics5562
    @theoddtopics5562 Месяц назад

    I'm glad you said that about subscribing. I haven't seen a dive talk video in about 2 months... RUclips had unsubscribed me as well.

  • @rychron
    @rychron Месяц назад

    That is incredibly cool! Thanks for sharing!

  • @jarnMod
    @jarnMod Месяц назад +2

    I noticed something about that Shark VDO you linked at the end. In 1 year, Gus must have lost like 1/3 of his weight. Look at his face back then. The dude is preparing for some tight cave, I'm sure.

  • @Alecdawoo
    @Alecdawoo Месяц назад

    Could y’all possibly ever do an episode on the risks and precautions to take as a diver with asthma? I am extremely interested in diving yet this is an overlooming fear as I do suffer from mild to moderate asthma. You guys are awesome!!

  • @YukonSeanHolland
    @YukonSeanHolland Месяц назад +1

    I never get tired of that video!

  • @metimoteo
    @metimoteo 4 дня назад

    The swimmer had nothing to fear from sharks that day.

  • @GuDeLJiTo
    @GuDeLJiTo Месяц назад

    In Spain the orcas usually attack sail boats, breaking their rudder and even sink a boat in Gibraltar

  • @hdors13
    @hdors13 Месяц назад

    That's so cool! If I'm on a boat and there's an orca in the water I swear I'm jumping in.
    I've read they actually used to be called 'whale killers' because they kill other whales, not because they kill people. Somehow got turned around and people are afraid of them.

  • @garycleverdon39
    @garycleverdon39 Месяц назад

    Many years ago a friend and I spotted a Southern Right whale and calf off the coast here in Torquay, Australia. We went out on our surf mats and had an amazing experience interacting with mum and baby. I'd swim with orcas in a heartbeat!

  • @Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster
    @Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster Месяц назад

    This is one of the most beautiful wild animal encounters I've ever seen. It really looks like she was teaching her young about the harmless just swimming humans, just incredible!
    And about the boat attacks: Wouldn't you be pi**ed off too if a plane, big or small, is flying right over your and your familys head? Let's just be real here.

  • @davidsamuel1481
    @davidsamuel1481 Месяц назад

    Hi guys, so many thoughts are coming to my mind now about this whole situation but all I can say is this sooo awesome.... I love how they said that "it's proof that Orcas don't go for humans" Again it's totally awesome. Love it and yes I would love to try it some day. From Trinidad

  • @michalsrandoms8749
    @michalsrandoms8749 Месяц назад

    In a heartbeat! Such beautiful and smart creatures.

  • @Pnwdive
    @Pnwdive Месяц назад +2

    I was diving in our puget sound and apparently some orcas swam by us! I didn’t see obviously or I would have recorded it! But I want to swim with them! 😂

    • @Pnwdive
      @Pnwdive Месяц назад

      That was absolutely amazing!!

  • @sofiaandersen4320
    @sofiaandersen4320 3 дня назад

    Orcas are fascinating animals. In Washington we have our resident killer whales who stay in the sound and only hunt fish. Maybe the occasional harbor seal and it is amazing to see how people will come together to watch these animals whenever a pod is spotted. Vastly misunderstood to like sharks and I believe they were victims of whale hunting as well. Maybe not to near extinction like other species but we’re still hunted.

  • @drdebocherry
    @drdebocherry Месяц назад +1

    That was beautiful, thank you❣️

  • @ee02108
    @ee02108 Месяц назад

    We have orcas here in Portugal and sometimes they attack the boats rudder. Theory is that some orca was injured by it and now they attack when they see it. They told people to turn off motors if they see orcas and they go away. We dive there very frequently and they never attack a diver.

  • @lscales6131
    @lscales6131 13 дней назад

    7:13 fun fact I forget where but there’s a species of dolphins that can swim with local killers whales. This was fascinating to local scientists and they found out it was learned behavior when another pod of transient killer whales where in the area. The locals only eat seals and other fish they don’t eat the dolphins where the transient pod does. So they help the local pod out by flushing seals towards them and in return they get protection from the transient pod. It’s crazy smart these animals are.

  • @pamelaboden
    @pamelaboden Месяц назад

    Remember that south of the equator has their seasons opposite to ours in the states. So December would be the beginning of their summer.

  • @leahsyl81
    @leahsyl81 Месяц назад

    It’s actually a woman. I saw this a couple years ago and thought it was absolutely amazing! To be swimming with orcas would be so awesome! I’m sure it would be scary at first but I’d love it! We have big, beautiful resident orcas here in British Columbia and I could watch them all day long. Our resident orcas, just like Norway, only eat fish such as salmon and herring so they’re not interested in bigger prey. Unlike other orcas who will eat other whales, seals and even sharks. They’re just mesmerizing creatures and that lucky woman had an experience of a lifetime!! ❤

  • @garylandriault5146
    @garylandriault5146 5 дней назад

    This swimmer must be a local and must swim with Orcas on a regular basis. He must be happy cause he knows sharks won't come around

  • @zed4225
    @zed4225 Месяц назад

    Scary, but a memory that will last forever. Beautiful Orca's❤

  • @GiaNt_TaLOn
    @GiaNt_TaLOn Месяц назад

    The best video Ive ever seen.thats it right there

  • @DaSmokingRock
    @DaSmokingRock Месяц назад

    now that's an insane experience id love to have, so graceful

  • @yagop8719
    @yagop8719 Месяц назад +1

    it seems like mama orca is tryin to show and teach baby orcas what human is like and not to harm them...

  • @Coldwaterdiver88
    @Coldwaterdiver88 Месяц назад

    1 million percent I would do this that’s incredible 😁 love your videos and you guys are amazing keep doing what your doing 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

  • @annadushenkina3512
    @annadushenkina3512 Месяц назад

    Absolutely amazing, and yes, I would love this kind of experience!

  • @youtubemusicowesmemoney8470
    @youtubemusicowesmemoney8470 Месяц назад

    Actually there IS one account of an orca attacking people besides the incidents in the Mediterranean.
    The survivors of the Essex( the whaling ship that was attacked by a whale and was the basis of Moby Dick) has an interesting incident where after the sinking and the 3 remaining lifeboats became separated , the lifeboat with Captain Pollard was attacked and nearly sunk by a killer whale. Even in 1820, orca attacks were unheard of and his account was deemed by some as a lie to offset the circumstances of losing his ship and crew as a case of astonishingly bad luck.
    Which it was!

  • @_Not.all.RC_
    @_Not.all.RC_ Месяц назад

    I live in Auckland, about ten years ago when i was 16. I was swimming at Waiake Beach in torbay, there was a floating pontoon thing out there, one day a pair of orcas came and swam around the people, blowing water around and just looking at us. Surreal experience I'll never forget, didn't get in the water with them but im sure they know how to get animals off floating things if they want lol. Some people were in the water with them

    • @_Not.all.RC_
      @_Not.all.RC_ Месяц назад

      I wonder if Dad there was concerned if the human was in trouble

  • @sandygrogg1203
    @sandygrogg1203 Месяц назад

    Totally amazing. Thanks Gus.❤

  • @lsuhillary
    @lsuhillary Месяц назад

    It was a woman swimmer and these orca hunt rays so they come to the shallows quite often. This video is just magical. I work at a zoo and say all the time that I love the animals but what I want is for them to love ME!
    I have done the swimming with orca in Norway and it is amazing but nothing as special and interactive as this. Still if you have opportunity, do it!!

  • @RenGin510
    @RenGin510 Месяц назад

    I do love this video. It's incredible. About sharks and dolphins/whales. If you watch the TheMalibuArtist you will learn very quickly that sharks are almost always present nearby even with dolphins and whales around. With Orcas, it depends on the pod and location. Some each pod and groping have a specific food item they focus on. So some prey on only salmon, others seals and etc. Typically when they go for sharks - it's their fatty liver Orcas target and only eat that organ. But again, it's only a certain few groups. I believe it is only two orcas in South Africa that drove out the sharks by attacking so many of them . The sharks relocated north east of their regular spot. It's unclear if now that the sharks are gone, the two orcas will go back to eating seals having more opportunity to do so without the sharks around, or follow the sharks. Very excited on that update, though those orcas did spoil my plans to volunteer on a great whites shark cage diving boat in South Africa
    😅
    Also to note, "Killer Whale" is actually a mistranslation (from Spanish I believe?) The actual translation is Whale Killer, because some pods are known to go after juvenile whales and sometimes larger isolated and weakened individuals.

  • @sammoyers905
    @sammoyers905 Месяц назад +2

    Sign me up!! This is the Meet up for 2025. Come swim with Orcas. This would definitely be an amazing experience.

  • @ReNeDesCartes782
    @ReNeDesCartes782 Месяц назад

    Awesome vid guys 👍

  • @muehahahaha
    @muehahahaha Месяц назад

    Wow it swimming up to his feet and besides him is amazing,absolutely incredible

  • @Jaxen2305
    @Jaxen2305 17 дней назад

    I was in Norway, Andfjorden, Krotoja, swimming with orcas, and the most scary thing is jump into the water, because it is so cold!
    We have been a hole day on the boat in winter. A speedboat. Just me and my girlfriend... and belive me, the Sauna afterwards was like heaven 😂

  • @jaketschida7016
    @jaketschida7016 Месяц назад

    The problem is that there are so many people who believe what they see in the movies or on TV and are scared of things they do not need to be. That was so awesome and I would be first in line to do that!

  • @eringemini7091
    @eringemini7091 Месяц назад

    It was as though the Mother 🐋 was showing her Baby the " Silly, finless Human" saying " See look; theres just feet, no fins & they come out here & swim on purpose."( lol)☺🐋

  • @carensmith7667
    @carensmith7667 Месяц назад

    Such a beautiful, once in a lifetime encounter ❤❤❤
    Lucky swimmer 🎉

  • @michaelmichael8494
    @michaelmichael8494 Месяц назад

    I was once swimming in a sea, near a beach. The waves were ok, but a storm was approaching, and so was evening, so there were almost no other people nearby. Also, that area had no major sea predators. It was known to have dolphins, though, and I once partook in a boat voyage where they took us into an open sea and let us swim around where the dolphins were known to be (I saw them, but from the boat, not while swimming). That was fun.
    Anyway, the beach is mostly empty, the sun is about to set, and I'm enjoying swimming around in the soft (but increasing) waves. Then I suddenly heard a clear, unusual sound: it was a dolphin somewhere nearby. Gotta tell you: I DARTED out of the water immediately and returned to my hotel. T'was really, really scary, like that: with extremely few people around, sun setting and storm about to hit.
    They are water creatures, I'm not; they decide to play and get carried away a notch, and I'm gonna end up a floater on some beach several hundred kilometers away, scaring the hell outta tourists until the cops catch the carcass and put it in a neat black bag.