LIFE AT SEA LION ISLAND: ELEPHANT SEALS FIGHT
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Life on the beach at Sea Lion Island (Falkland Islands) can be quite busy. Two males elephant seal (DAVID and MARIO) are all concentrated in competing and fighting over a harem of females, while researchers sneak on the back of one of them to get some good picture in order to estimate body size. Meanwhile, females elephant seals are busy taking care of their pups while killer whales just make their appearance waiting for their opportunity for a good meal.
Anyone else notice the Orca in the water at around 2:00?
Yes, killer whales often patrol the beaches where elephant seals breed, waiting for a "snack" ;-)
Me: isn't nature just beautiful
Nature:
It is !!!
David vs. Mario 😂 I love how they have their names written on the side like race cars 👌🏼
Eh eh eh...they are marked with hair dye. Once they have their names on it is possible to recognize them and hence study their behaviour without the need to get close.
@@ElephantSealResearchGroup Italiani? "Maddona" cit
I just seen that then seen your comment lmao @survival_of_the_sickest
Of course ! ;-) @@inelnos
they had too much Taco Bell
Lmaooo bruh😂😂😂🤣
:-)
Yo Quiero Taco Bell 🐕
That orca on the background
Mortal Combat seal 🦭 edition 😂
🤣
Wow, congrats form these amazing videos !!!
Interesting I never knew they fought
Oh, they do fight a lot !!!
Notice the killer whale in the back
Yes, the killer whales passing in the water are quite amazing. Always waiting and looking for an opportunity to get a snack ;-)
Anyone else see the shark out there lol?! I know I saw it, hope those seal lion pups see it from a far!!
Orcas !!!
Che bella vita, un po' di sano combattimento, e poi un harem di 60 femmine 😎
Good God! They sound like "Blazing Saddles."
When they hit one each other it is impressively powerful ! The sound they produce is...wow !
close your eyes and listen
Amazing animals !
That big male who just took over that area has to weigh at least 6-7 thousand pounds
Yes !
@@ElephantSealResearchGroup haha they’re cute to me. There faces and the way they move as they fight xD 😊
@@spotos5154 I know ! I love them !!!
You calling him far?
what do these guys even eat to bloatmax to that level. Kyrianos Grizzly got nothing on elephant seals
Great video. Natural at it best.
Thanks !
Sound like a chainsaw
😂😂😂
Actually if you were to do a decibel sound test to an elephant seal bellowing it would be as loud as a chainsaw.
Wow finally a video where we proper see the size comparison of a human and a elephant seal here on RUclips, no wonder they are the largest carnivorans alive today(maybe ever)
Thanks ! They are really huge, working close to them is amazing. In particular when you have to approach a big male !
Elephant seals are the largest carnivorans?
@@bobaa4268 well they are bigger than walruses and polar bears, so yeah
@@impopularmano3394 Arent orcas bigger than Male Elephant seals?
@@draconinja2728 carnivorans are members of the carnivora order while orcas and all other cetaceans are members of the Artiodactyla order
THE BURP KING
Ah ah ah ! Quite good description ;-)
do the orca ever prey on adult males?
I Don’t Hear Reports Of Orcas Eating Bull Elephant seals
@@Elephant-Puppet orcas can attack the bulls too
They do also attack adult males if they have a chance (in particular when males follow females entering the water, close to shore), but the elephant seal males are usually able to escape on land if close enough, eventhough they usually have broken ribs and massive internal bleeding that kill them anyway. Most of the predation on males we observed ended up with male seal dying on land (so no dinner for the orcas)
Never knew that male elephant seals settle disputes through belching contests
Ah ah ah :-)
Why do the seals have names carved into them
Well, not really "carved" ;-) They are made with hair dye (see video ruclips.net/video/zw7YCnRe2m4/видео.htmlsi=6RxzE4Gk7vgSFWXm) and this is done to be able to recognize them from the distance. We have been studying elephant seals for 30 years, and this is the standard method to safely recognize them. It is harmless, it is shredded during the moulting season, and once they have their name we can observe and study them without disturbing.
Sounds like someone farting and burbing into a tin coffee can
*angry toilet noises ...
😂😂😂
Whoaaaa the giant shark there !!!
Orcas !!!
Killer whale waiting to strike 2:42
Always waiting for a good chance !
Imagine the looser has to swim away and there’s an orca in the water💀
It sometime happens !!@
Sounds like they have the bubbleies
Ah ah ah ! 😃
Wow! Thrilling!
Thank you my friend ;-)
“You talkin to me?”
How much does the big boy David weigh? My guess is at least 6 thousand pounds.
David is really a big one. Probably around 3500-4000 kg (like 7-8 thousand pounds) !!!
Elephant Seal Research Group and he’s the beach master right? I don’t see anyone bullying him out of his spot.
@@spotos5154 he was the harem holder of a big harem, but there were a few others dominant over him scattered along the beach
Elephant Seal Research Group please upload videos of your biggest ones you got, i love seeing the big beach masters especially in action (fighting lol)
@@spotos5154 I will try to upload more videos soon !!! Thanks !
Shark is enjoying their fight.
No big sharks in that area
형님과아우가살앙씁니다 그래더닌머링아프먄서 설히를ㄲ고ㅗㄱㄱ=ㄱ=ㄱ\ㄱㄱ\ㄱ
Sound like me on the toilet
:-)
My wife resembles a sea lion
🤪
Shark in ocean be like:
I think thats an orca
It is !!!
Who saw the killer whale whaling for food
At least the horrible males didn’t do it right over top of the females and babies this time. These black eyed beasts are my least favourite in this Class of animal, and possibly even least favourite of of all in the whole Phylum, lol!
I know that is just my prejudice, and time studying them would probably make it... stronger so.
Well, they are doing their job...and I can assure you they are not horrible beast at all...quite amazing animals !
@@ElephantSealResearchGroup Yes, I know you are right.