Researchers debate why orcas are attacking and sinking boats
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Scientists and researchers are looking at a string of incidents reported after orcas appeared to attack and sink sailing vessels. Biologist and wildlife conservationist Jeff Corwin theorized these attacks are due to "rambunctious" or "playful behavior" or the animal could be coping after "a traumatic event."
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Something to pay very close attention to is the fact that the orcas are NOT physically harming humans. They are damaging one kind of boat, and only that kind. Gladys probably has a pretty legitimate reason for her anger. Those creatures need to NOT be messed with.
Well that’s disappointing.
One kind of boat?
The boat in the clip was a power boat.Not a sailboat.
looks like Russia's naval submarines are taking the offensive.
@@jeffhodge7272 That power boat was just filming the orcas. So far reports I've see say the ones being attacked are just large sail boats. Hove you seen reports that specify power boats have also been attacked?
@@N0B0DY_SP3C14L Yeah, the video they used was orcas playing in the wake and following the boat. Dolphins often do the same thing. I think they showed that video because they don't actually have any footage of any of the actual attacks.
I think the Orcas might have realized that when boats enter their hunting grounds they get less food, so they might now associate boats with a potential threat to their survival and might be attacking them because of it. After all Orcas are some of the most intelligent mammals on Earth ( though the same can be said about dolphins and whales in general):
Exactly why
Great point!!!
Orcas are the biggest dolphin species
@DolphinsWIthIgloos I didn’t specify how the Orca’s got less food only that they did. Even if a boat isn’t a fishing it likely will scare fish away if they’re moving fast enough in the water.
Yea I think we humans are fishing and consuming wayy too much. We can survive without over fishing, just profit is lost. So weird ‘cause we aren’t gonna have food if people just focus on profit. By then, its too late idk.
This is a defense, not an attack. You're in their home. Leave them alone.
NO!!!! It is not "their" home. The oceans are the home of more than just whales. A sailboat out for a day in the water is not a threat. They just like killing things. Thus the name, killer whales.
Where should humans be? Where is our home? In the woods? No, that belongs to the bears and wolves. In cities? No, cities infringe on wild animals. To the PETA crowd, humans should die off so the rest of the animal kingdom can have the Earth.
No one is bothering them, orca’s are the ones attacking boats, did you pay attention?
@@botsareeverywhere are you a gullible? Your gonna believe everything on the internet huh
@@haditsaia50 You’re not making any sense, what are you trying to say?
So there shouldnt be any cruise ships, cargo ships, navy ships, transport ships, etc, because orcas live in the ocean. Nice logic
It's only "weird" and "bizarre" if you think animals don't think, plan, and have memories and emotions.
Shut up
It's like humans forgot that we're animals too. We're not that far above them
plus orcas like all cetaceans also talk to one another. dolphins have even been found (and orcas, being giant dolphins, may also be able to do this) to do something well beyond human speech: they combine their vocalisation skill with their auditory processing that enables them to see through echolocation, and they vocally replicate the echo return of physical objects, enabling them to transmit 3D images of objects they're talking about to other dolphins. if orcas are able to do this too, they wouldn"t even need to teach one another to attack particular boats through direct observation, they could show each other their mental image of what those those boats look like as viewed by sonar.
I've read about a different atudy about crow behaviour that also suggests complex speech-like communication. in it, researches made an effort to scare some wild crows while wearing conspicuous masks, and the crows' conditioned hatred of masked humans got propagated through the whole crow colony and for years afterwards in such a way that it seemed like the crows must have been telling each other about and describing the scary masked humans. if crows are able to express the concept of a human wearing a mask well enough for other crows to recognise them just from the description, that suggests way more complex communication than just expressions of emotions, which people generally think all non-human animals are limited to (so more like human words than like various expressive human grunting noises).
I laughed at him saying if it’s bizarre for orcas to “orche”strate attacks lol 😂 it’s basically in the name … they are tired of our kind blatantly not respecting their territory
Reminds me of slavery.
Reminds me of what used to happen with grey whales in Baja California. In the days of Mexican whalers, humans hunted the whales, and the local grey whales ferociously attacked and destroyed so many boats they were known as "devil fish". It wasn't until the 1970s - some 25 years after whaling in the region was finally banned - that the whales calmed down and began interacting with humans in a consistently friendly manner from then on.
So maybe some boat recently injured a baby orca off Spain and that's what has prompted them to start up these attacks.
Nah they're just tired of having their food source robbed.
Makes sense. They are extremely vocal and their cries would only heighten their defensive postures until they become offensive to stop the attacks.
Go Orca's rah rah rah!
@ The Be Sharp
Sorry to tell you, but some years ago Japan was given permission to take 300 whales per year. 😢 All that progress wiped out just that quickly!
Who remember's (Richard Harris)?
To be honest, I'm surprised that they didn't do it sooner for the way we behave.
Exactly
Very true, they are very intelligent creatures and must see what we do to their food supply and polluting their environment
Mother Earth getting rid of the cancerous humans. We don’t deserve this planet.
Exactly. They are highly intelligent.
They know.
We are destroying the earth.
True
I agree that this behavior is likely motivated by a shared traumatic event. Or, I wonder, if scientists have taken a closer look at the engines in these boats and if they are emanating a sound or frequency that could be interpreted as hostile by the whales.
they are attacking sailboats.
There's more shillentists than scientists these days.
Blackfish revenge? Enough is enough, humanity has been the predator, but all the other animals receive the blame...then suffer the consequences. I get crazy when ignorant people blast their pounding bass in my area, I can only image what these guys go through!
@@CharGC123 lol I would normally call you nuts but honestly its the only theory that makes sense
yeah they said that it was traumatic behaviour in a previous video posted on YT, my father was a fisherman off the West coast of Scotland north of Ireland ( North Atlantic)in the 50s and 60s he told me stories of Orcas attacking fishing boats back then so its not a new thing its been going on for a long time, they are territorial and will do anything to scare off or attack boats or anything that they see as a threat to them or their Calves or their fishing grounds. These things only get reported on YT and people think its a new event but its really not its just people have access to smart phones and camera's now and they post their videos online easily, people did not have that tech 70 or 80 years ago to document these episodes but they happened.
I think this is example of how much we still have to learn about the ocean and it’s inhabitants, and incorporate more thoughtful behaviors when entering their habitat. 🐋
its because of climate change, the oil tankers cause too many vibrations. hence why theyre moving towards electric cars.
European don't care only people on earth invade people habitats Most high hate Esau think it's Europeans they fit description
agree! however, i think it would be great if that were true for ALL living beings and their habitats. whether they are behind bars in zoos, have to perform in circuses or are among the more than 83 billion livestock killed each year (fish not included. they are so many that they can only be calculated in tons): every living being has the right to live peacefully in a non-destructive environment. why don't we call for a monkey rebellion, fighting against the chainsaws? or a cow rebellion? or insect rebellion (oh wait, i think there are not enough insects left to start a rebellion)
the way we are treating the earth right now, every ocean and every land surface is becoming an increasingly destructive environment.
and don't get me wrong, i totally agree with your post ^_^
You know white people gnna disrespectful any where they go. Look at America. Turned the country into the most hated country but when the natives were here.. it was magical.
It's not only about the ocean animals though. All of the animals all over the world are exhibiting the same strange retaliatory behaviors as these orcas are.
Let’s not forget about the Whale named “Moon” who was hit by a boat in 2021 and is actively traveling with a broken spine. Don’t think she ain’t telling all the others her story.
This is a clear protest. I love it. ❤️💯
The way you wrote this 😂😂
They also almost certainly know about ones in captivity too.
@@fupopanda 😂😅
🤮nooo really!? Omg.. poor thing 😢😢😢 I have a messed up back and it’s torture. It really really is. I daydream about hurting the doctors that made me out to be liar.. slashing some tires at least
thinking about all the animals in the ocean and on land suffering because of human destruction is the saddest thing imaginable.... the whole world is suffering because of what humans have done, including humans.
I remember watching "Black Fish" that showed Orcas strategically planning their getaway when being chased by large fishing boats. The female took the calves one way, while the males diverted the boats. Very intelligent. As close knit as they are, its not hard to understand they are on the defense due to harm and capture. What's even more interesting is they have humans figured out before we really know what's going on with them, as with many animals, and we study them with sophisticated means, they study us through observation only.
That sounds like the Patriarchy is alive and well in the Orca community
Mammals of the ocean have been pushed to the brink of Extinction, just like the elephant, the Bison the salmon where do we stop
@bigbox1431 you value the continuation of your people/ species, no requirement to make it about gender, but intelligent strategy for survival. How many male orcas get it, but You Don't!? 😂😂😂
Instinct can see things intellect can not
and vise versa
Yeah I think they got the traumatic event part correct. This is what I would think most should look back to as between this and whaling were the more likely candidates
And yet after sinking all those boats not one human was injured by an Orca. It's absolutely amazing that to this this day not one human has ever been attacked by a Killer Whale in the wild in recorded history.....except of course when they're taking away from their families and held captive to act as a dancing monkey for yucks and bucks. Whales/Dolphins are amazing creatures and should be respected as such.
The most amazing part about this is it took this long for orcas to deem humans a threat
Important; they aren't attacking humans, they're only attacking a specific type of BOAT...not even all boats.
@@LayDeeTee1 i wonder if the engine or system produces a certain frequency
They still aren't considering humans a threat. Its probably the propeller specifically because it once hurt the mother orca.
@@edwardbrock3807 yup something that we humans think is a normal noise might be a irritating noise towards the orcas.
Are you a threat to Orcas? In what way exaclty? I don’t think I am, but what do I know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I believe the traumatic event is limited food. These orcas probably understand that these ships are taking food from their territory. Sea mammals level of intelligence is amazing and not to be underestimated.
No way. There's plenty of food for them and no shortage of fish. They'll eat anything.. Fish, squid, seals, sharks.. you name it.
Andromeda if i take a few bits and bobs out your fridge but leave plenty behind are you happy with that? if so give us your address cheers
@@SilencedByRUclips clearly you haven’t been paying attention: there aren’t plenty of fish and that’s why you’re eating Tilpia now.
We’re over harvesting the seas and have been for several decades.
Orcas just want to have fun!
They are not attacking SHIPS they are specifically "playing" with rudders of sailboats with the engine off.
They are playing with the only part of the boats that's moving underwater.
When you speculate with over broad or incorrect information it just sounds like the nonsense it is
If you did a little research, literally anyone at the NBC, you’d see that this’s been going on for a while, and it ties back to local fishermen and local orcas (of which there are several dozen) fighting over fish. Supposedly the fishermen went after the orcas for ruining their nets, and they think they MAY have injured (or killed) a calf, and since then they’ve been attacking civilian boats.
Lolol how did they not figure this out?
@@poison7512 because they’re lazy and sensationalist ☹️
Dang I hope you are wrong. If fisherman killed a calf or even tried to injure an orca then this is deserved.
@@T410ce they hold multigenerational grudges.
Watch the old movie (1977) Orca
The fact there are such low numbers of this specific whale and why its happening its beyond sad and a warning to what is to come if all of us humans refuse to change
Love how humanity thinks it can commit crimes against nature and then have the nerve to say "we don't know why". A child could answer this question 🙄
You're off the rails. Humanity thinks?? You DO realize that the harm done to orcas is not done by humanity as a whole, right? And you have no evidence as to exactly WHY these animals are attacking the boats. Unless.... you can read their minds. Can you?
They must be terminated.
@@rosstheboss8633 Dude. They're just kids.
@@ozwalled2007 No, the orca
Don’t say humanity. There’s no Africans or black people that do that it’s everyone else specially white people that commit crime against nature
If we kept hunting and ruining an environment, should we expect the animals of that area to never learn that we're the enemy?
Orcas hunt to feed themselves. So why exactly is it wrong for humans to do the same? We weren't designed to be vegans, and Orcas aren't either. Yes,we need to stop dumping stuff in the ocean, but hunting to feed ourselves, whether on land or sea, is literally the life of every animal on this planet
God I pray they wipe us out! absolutely and forever !!
Indeed
If they learn humans are a threat any animal will become weary or aggressive ( such a pitty they have to learn that)
Remember orca the 1977 movie.
Orcas are incredibly intelligent creatures. I would theorize that either several boats accidentally struck orcas, or were actually hunting orcas and now they are retaliating. The other possibility is competition for food. I would look to see if there was overfishing in the area where the attacks occurred.
Or.... the engine noise is egregiously loud and annoying af
@@smokedpotato I thought they said they were sailboats? 🤔
@George Rivera I personally know because I studied anthropology. Many studies have been conducted on the intelligence of orcas. To begin with, they have the second largest brain of any ocean mammal. Their IQ is estimated to be around that of a teenage human. They have been observed to have vast cultural differences between pods in different parts of the world, from their hunting strategies, to their unique languages and social interactions. Orcas utilize unique communication techniques based on their geographical location.
One of the best examples of orca’s intelligence is the way that they cooperate when hunting. Orcas will isolate a seal on a floating block of ice. Working as a team, several orcas will swim at a high rate of speed, creating a bow wave that will push the seal to the edge of the ice. As the seal is washed off the ice, another orca will pop up and grab the seal off of the ice. They teach these strategies which have been passed down for generations to their offspring.
@@newthesis9480 I really enjoyed reading your comment, thank you for flexing some knowledge on us!
I see many RUclips videos where penguines and sea lions etc are escaping hunting orcas by jumping onto boats.
perhaps orcas don't like that.
This is AWESOME!! More animals need to join the movement!!!
😂
No...
They ain’t no match for the Japanese fisher men
You’re an animal yourself, you should join
Start the war on whales order 66
Is it not obvious that when you are chased out of a place, you aren't welcome?
Exactly!!!!
Thank you! 😂 don't need to be a professor to understand that.
You would think.
look at amercas immigration problem and say that again.
doesn't work for those filthy vermin.
You know some people have that CONQUER Mindset though, they going to ignore when a person or animal says "GET OUT"💯💯💯
Hmmmm just such a mystery….. maybe just maybe it has something to do with us absolutely destroying and poisoning their habitat. That might have something to do with it👍
Maybe, just maybe, whales are smarter than you. No, that has nothing to do with it. Whales are not capable of that level of thinking.
Yup.
It’s human nature, you’re comment inspired me to dump a barrel of chemicals into the beach today to fulfil my duty on this planet. F the turtles
I think of all the noise pollution in the ocean because of boat motors and oil rigs and sonar. The constant loud sound is probably driving them insane and they’re getting rid of what is causing the noise.
Sentient Beings.
They are tired of us dumping crap in their home. They are fighting back.
@TheGuyBro96 take a toaster bath
@TheGuyBro96 garbage and pollution is killing them, and over fishing. If windmills were in any way they are pale in comparison for what we dump in it.
71% is Ocean. It's not their home. Although proper recycling would probably help.
@The Guy Bro What?😂 so all those water bottles, plastic bags and baby diapers in the ocean ...that's what? Nature's jewelry or something? Get the flip outta here😂😂😂😂😂
They are not capable of that level of thinking. They are sinking boats because they like sinking boats.
This has been going on specifically in the straight of Gibraltar area for years now.
They believe it all started with one Orca being struck by a propeller or injured buy a boat and therefore now they see the boats as a threat and have resorted to attacking them.
They also believe that one specific Orca has taught the other orcas.
It's a most likely explanation, these are very smart and intelligent creatures after all.
Right I'm sure they have a HR department and employee handbook too😂😂😂😂😂
U don’t believe animals teach each other behavior?
@jason
100th monkey effect in action.
Remember that video with the newly weds that had Orcas chasing the boat like that? I think it was the first video to capture this behaviour. I knew it was signs of aggression but everyone in the comments were going 'awww their happy and celebrating for them!' Orcas chasing a boat like that, to me, is showing their braveness and exposing themselves, their speed, size, power to us. Charging us to leave. I wish we would give them their right to have a natural life
These are extremely intelligent creatures. That's a fact.
If they are attacking boats, It's because someone in a boat, did something to aggrivate them.
Human beings are damaging the oceans for decades with garbage, sound, and extremely uncaring navigation practices.
How can anyone be surprised, knowing these facts, that humans are not sharing the planet in a caring way.
These are the last combative attempts by a species we hardly know.
Sad, horrible humanity at its worse, destroying another species and quizzical at their rebellious departure from existence.
FACTS
These are my thoughts, too. Perhaps there are locals there who are killing the orcas. Thus, they have associated boats with danger that must be eradicated.
Revenge
The animal revolution has begun, they know humans are taking life for granted 💀
100%
Jeff Corwin 🥹 seeing his face really takes me back! I loved his animal planet show growing up. Grateful to him for sharing his love of nature with us!
Still has a blue shirt
OK I somehow missed that was Jeff Corwin. He done went and got old. That makes me feel old
Same same. 😊
I was happy to see him again too!
I know I grew up watching him 🥺. I feel so old now.
I was submarines in US Navy and anytime we would be on the surface, these Orcas would often swim along side of the bow. As if they were escorting us. Beautiful creatures indeed.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice ❤
Maby the Orcas have had enough of humans.
The Destroyer I served on would encounter countless pods of dolphins doing that, but never Orcas. That would've been awesome!
I was a submariner as well and I often wondered what those poor animals felt about sonar. Not ours so much as we rarely ever used active sonar but the destroyers and such surface ships that will ping for days trying to look for submarines.
@@crinklecut3790 submarines limiting their use of active sonar might be why orcas hang out with them more :P
I'm just surprised it took him that long to get upset
If they are so intelligent and have emotions then i think it’s possible they could have capacity to exact revenge. There’s a recent story of pictures of the rudder of boat chewed up by an orca. To me this is an animal that’s making things personal after experiencing something bad on the part of humans.
They do, it's called the Law of the Tongue.
you say "humans".... If you eat animals, especially fish, then YOU are one of those humans.
@@rayvegan8587 No, if your a human you are one of those humans. They don't care if you eat them or not.
@@rayvegan8587 Hmm, Orca Meat😋
@@nariwashere8549 another brilliant child. Go ahead tough guy, go out and get one. Just you, swimming with your sharp nails and long fangs..
Fool.
They’re quite intelligent and if they communicate with Japanese whales they’re definitely identifying nautical vessels as a threat stemming from traumatic events just as Jeff said.
How would a pod that’s around the Mediterranean Sea Lantic ocean communicate with whales in Japan silhouette
The trouble is, they do not speak the same language. I'm sure they are able to learn new languages, but they have to be taught.
Easy the same way monkeys on one island can learn how to clean their food in the water to rid it of sand after monkeys on a completely different island were taught how by the scientists running the experiment. It’s called collective consciousness.
Or simply just the years of migration we don’t fully understand them either for all we know some rich dude out in the Mediterranean was poaching them or doing something that would cause them trauma.
@@blueballedtech are you an ai cause I’m sure Japanese whales speak the same “language” as Mediterranean whales! If they did speak Japanese they’d refer to you as a “baka” 😂
The 1977 movie Orca still terrifies me to this day. Seeing this behavior really happen is scary. We deserve whatever happens to us for damaging the ocean with our pollutants.
It was terrifying but was my favorite! Someone did something to them and they are getting back just like in the movie!
Yes, like Jaws, it left an impression.
Orca was a Charles Bronson revenge type story, and Bronson was the orca. No guns but teeth and flipper.
I still think about that movie from time to time, it definitely had a lasting effect.
That one scared me and one in the 60s with Lee Mariwether Nanuk had me fall in love with them.
They are probably fed up. The nets, the crabbing ropes, the propeller strikes..
They’re highly intelligent plus social enough to know their enemies when they see them and are brave enough to fight back after having lost their share of family members to boats. Fight back or die. It’s really not that trivial.
They must be terminated.
Thanks for the analysis Dr. Ventura
@@rosstheboss8633 yes, the ignorant and dangerous humans need to be removed. Good orcas.
Almost as if nature knows how to survive.
@@rosstheboss8633 I hope you were saying that in jest.
Trying to run us off their property.
Chad take
Humanity: Relentlessly destroys all things nature.
Nature: Fights back.
Humanity: I will never understand how you could do this to me.
Did you learn that in 8th grade?
Exactly, I worked for a Zoo in D.C. Yes, animals carry grudges. They have feelings, language and their own culture. Most humans are very arrogant. Except, for the indigenous ppl who see nature as a part of us.
@@KB-ke3fi 😒
Humanity does the same to there own as well!
Nature does not give a crap who lives or dies thats why horrific diseases and parasites exist and a large percentage of animals literally eat each other alive. That said we can choose to look after the Orca's.
They realized we sided with seals. This is vengeance.
I love that this video went from shedding light on a scary subject to be bringing attention towards a whale that is desperately fighting extinction. Good way to use the fear to spread awareness
It’s not fear. It’s reality. Human beings are the MAIN culprit for the extinction of countless species
I vote we should arm them with lasers or rocket launcher
And the question Why??
Are this two guys stupid??
They humans are the real danger.
Orca's are not whales, they are dolphins.
@@wally7856 finally someone says the truth, thank you.
also there's not enough data to actually suggest their fighting extinction... It's probably safe to assume every species on this planet is endangered but there are actual species that are seriously threatened to extinction
About time nature is fighting back
THE 4TH SEAL REVERSES: "And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand." ~ Genesis 9:2
To see Jeff this mature is crazy. Brings me back to teenage years. Great to see him doing what he loves.
I miss that guy. He was on during the Croc Hunter era, so he was a outshone, but he was great. He had a comedic way of talking about animals. He was basically Daniel Tosh in looks and personality, but with animals. He was also much safer with the animals than the Croc Hunter, which is why I think he was less popular.
Jeff is a goat 100%
I didn’t even recognize him until I saw this comment
Who is Jeff(I assume the biologist) and what did he do in his past?
Right?!
The orcas are TIRED of y’all being in their space. I’m a firm believer that we should NOT be in the middle of the ocean. Maybe they are thinking the same thing.
They must be taking revenge. They must have had a bad experience with boats in the past.
Seals tend to jump on boats if they are available to get away from them so they probably think we are conspiring against them with the seals.
@@shawnallan4775 that is indeed heart breaking and barbaric. A day might come when they start to identify humans as the enemies and not just boats. Always the innocent suffers, be it humans or orcas.
THE 4TH SEAL REVERSES: "And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand." ~ Genesis 9:2
The animals are fed up with us messing with earth, they want us out, seriously. I can't blame them.
THE 4TH SEAL REVERSES: "And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand." ~ Genesis 9:2
@@Stall-FedCalves shut up April go preach to a chruch
NOOO!!!! I can't believe they are on the brink of extinction. This is very, VERY sad news!!
It's not bizarre. They're trying to preserve themselves. They don't want you in that area. It's their birthing area.
*Mating
Birthing is a woke term
@@MarxStevens Imagine being so brain rotted that you think everything is woke or that most normal people even know what woke is or cares lol
OK Jacques Cousteau. Scientist who have spent their whole lives studying them aren't sure, but you have a RUclips account, so keep babbling.
@@MarxStevens it’s not a woke term, and only incels worry about appearing woke
@@MarxStevens it’s a term regardless, stop being close minded lol
Do we really have to ask why they are doing this? It's actually a wonder it hasn't happened sooner. Boats are intruders into their home. They are protecting their home. They're fed up. I can't even believe anyone would have to ask this.
Let alone the boats dumping trash in the middle of the ocean
The ocean is not owned by any creature. We are all welcome there. Animals and humans.
Sea world is a good example of why as well
@@NoName-ms8jb yeah not our single use plastics tho if humans could live without needing something every 4 mins that would be nice lol
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Also have to add another motivation for their anger in that we steal their babies for sea parks. They become incredibly distressed when it happens, it's gut wrenching to watch.
They're vengeful creatures with long memories.
humans have proven to be a threat to them and they know what boats mean (normally means the pod lost one of their own to the boat). The beautiful thing about Orcas is that then a pod learns something, it doesn't forget it and it passes that knowledge down to the young who will in turn pass that knowledge onto their offspring. This is why each pod hunts specific prey.
@jish55,
Crows do the same thing. A third generation crow can 'recognise' the face of a person who was nasty to their grandparent, even though [he] never saw that person before! 😱💖🙌😺
@@debracisneroshhp2827 Wow, that's pretty neat.
Humans are a threat to all animals.
@@rigelb9025 until you get attacked by them xD
@@debracisneroshhp2827 Was just about to say the same thing! It's amazing how intelligent these animals are.
Either they recognise that type of boat as killing one of theirs and they are acting in protecting way or they identify vessels as competition for food so they attack this is very interesting
God forbid should they fight back?! I can't believe that we are questioning this. Considering how harmful humans are to these sentient beings, I am surprised that it doesn't happen more often.
"World war 3 wasn't a war between man, but a war between Orcas and man." - King Matthias of Australia 2034
Exactly! Sentient beings fighting against the parasites of the planet: humans!
You’re right we should hunt orcas and eat them I agree, Humans are top of the food chain don’t forget that
@Nobody-ud2it this has the Australian great emu war written all over it. To my knowledge humans lost that war.
Nah this is all a Russian training program. They get rewarded with vodka.
We are now understanding that animals are smarter than we thought they were.
I always thought it was amazing that people didn't think so. It's absurd to think humans are literally the only sapient creatures on this planet/in the universe.
Many people and field experts know about how smart animals can be and they sometimes keep on testing that potential. But Orcas is anyways a different story. Orcas's intelligence potential is thought to be higher than any animal arguably also including apes in some respects. We have known about Orcas' intelligence for a very long time including how they can coordinate attacks (them hitting together to break a floating iceberg to get the seal on sitting on top of it, for example; you can see the video) but the question is they seemed relatively unharmful to humans and boats and so why the recent attacks.
You ARE an animal.
It’s common knowledge that animals are smart. It’s the ignorant “iM tHe ToP oF tHe FoOd ChAiN” weirdos that don’t care for animals and think they don’t matter.
@@_sayan_roy_ some stupid human is problably hunting them or harming there species for money who ever they maybe is ruining our relationship with them sometimes it seems that ocrcas can sense high level of intelligence in us its just that we cant communicate
Can’t possibly be the fact people are kidnapping their babies for the places like sea world, or harpooning them, or doing any of the other evil crap people do to other creatures
No can't possibly be that? Let's ask an overpaid 'expert' what his opinion is and then pay him a gazillion dollars
@@a.d.c.3553 these marine experts do not make gazillions. CEO of companies and stock market people etc make gazilions.
#teamorca
It's been many years since Orcas were taken for Sea World or anywhere else. And it certainly wasn't done by little sailboats. You don't seem very bright.
@@sevencostanza3931Marine biology pays pretty well
Orcas asking same question: why humans attacking and killing fish in ocean?
Well if boats are killing their mates and/or young, whether intentional or not, it's no wonder they would react so aggressively. They have come to learn over time that these ships pose a danger to them and react accordingly. Just a theory, but it seems plausible.
@DeanWinchester69,
Are you the REAL Dean? Whether yes or not, totally agree. 🙏😇✨💫🌱🌿🌻🐝🌳🌎💖🙌😺
@@debracisneroshhp2827 Hah, I wish! No not the real Dean, but a huge fan of the character and Jensen Ackles.😉
If you've ever watched orcas hunting seals in the Arctic you'd understand how incredibly smart they are using the wake they create by swimming side by side to push seals off small icebergs
In pokemon it's called surf attack
They are highly intelligent and work together for coordinated attacks. I like to refer to them as the wolves of the ocean because of the way they hunt together, surrounding, chasing, and isolating their prey.
@@johnlawful2272 😂😂😂
@@JvvdCvvybro what are you? Boomers? Ain't nobody uses Facebook today
All those seals jumping on boats for safety probably turned boats into the new icebergs.
They are emotional, and they will fight when they are scared, angered, or desperate. With what we're doing to our climate and the oceans is it really surprising that the whales are showing more aggression.
Not surprising. It’s survival.
What You're doing to it. Not I.
lol
Why don't you go advocate to build more off shore windmills Mr. climate change? I guess you haven't heard they're responsible for killing all kinds of marine mammals.
I was thinking something similar myself
I had no idea they were so complex .
Bruh just imagine 10 orcas in a circle just about 100 feet below having a meeting about attacking boats.
They're talking about an animal that slaps around sting rays for fun.
They know where all the fish go they depend upon as well.
And hunt bigger whales in the same way they are attacking boats, in a pack. O.O
and eat the liver's of GREAT WHITE SHARKS!!!
@@tonycollazorappo the boots are giant whales
It will definitely be coordinated. The species is well known for learning behaviours from each other. If they see another member of the pod doing it, particularly a dominant member, they will do it themselves.
Sadly the inevitable consequence of this will end up being us killing off this population because they have dared to defend themselves. Personally I am of the view that when you enter another animal's territory you adapt to them and learn to respect the boundaries. If I saw an orca in my street I'd be pretty alarmed. We turn up in their street and are surprised when we aren't welcome.
An orca on the street would definitely be alarming indeed I would personally call wildlife control services
True, very true. I like your prospective
100% agree.
Agree
Perspective (correction)
After all the years experiencing boats, orcas finally learned they are detrimental to their ecosystem and they are finally doing something about it.
Hahaha
Oh God 🙄🙄
Sailing yachts make no impact on the environment
@@clintbliss2046 Why are you laughing?
No, that's verifiably insane sir.
Bro, it's crucial to acknowledge the negative actions we've taken. We have consumed their food, polluted their habitats, harmed their families, and subjected their species to enslavement. It's important for us to reflect on these behaviors and work towards change. Let's strive to show respect, protect their homes, and promote a more compassionate and harmonious coexistence with all beings.
That just sounds dumb, and non-plausible. They are attacking sailboats, not fishing rigs. Un-woke yourself and use a bit of logic instead of regurgitating the most common programming.
Easy said than done
They have no food but what they can catch just like humans or any other animal. They like us or any other animal are reacting to competition or a threat…..
@@joshkrause2977 Do you not understand the difference between a fishing vessel and a sailboat? Use a bit of deductive reasoning, not emotive feelings. Even whales can do this.
It’s crucial to hunt down these orcas if they continue.
Like most people, I'm surprised it took them this long to see us as a threat.
Why?
When have humans ever caused orcas harm?
@JJ LOL? Ever heard of Seaworld?
@@TheJustinJ you serious?
@@DarrkMane I doubt wild orcas are aware of SeaWorld 😂 Try again.
@@TheJustinJ LOL try slavery, competing for food, destroying habitat, hunting, all of the above
Biologist goes to school for 16 years, his conclusion: Whales are angry.
Me: Yeah.
The Earth is fighting back.
OH GOD I love these stupid, masturbatory 'Man is the Real Monster' comments from the faux-enlightened who get their philosophy from bumper stickers
I’m pretty sure they have been communicating to each other over the years that boats and people cause them horrific trauma. They’re not stupid and I guess some of them want us to leave them and their food sources alone
Oh you're pretty sure, are ya? Must be nice to be so sure. Are you able to produce any evidence?
That makes the most logical sense to me. We’re so arrogant. We can’t destroy everything and then be surprised when there’s some pushback by the other creatures who live here.
@@tiffanyh1274 You... are.... ridiculous. YOU might be arrogant. I'm sure others are arrogant. That doesn't mean WE'RE arrogant. And not everything is destroyed. Way to be hysterical and over-the-top. A lot of things have been protected, preserved, or restored. And a lot of people are working to protect wildlife and the environment. So maybe try getting off your hatred of humans and do something positive.
ALSO, you don't KNOW why those orcas are attacking the boats. So don't just ASSUME something just because it fits neatly within your negative narrative.
that makes total sense if they’re attacking because of the loud underwater sonar weapons many governments have been testing recently, thats why many sea animals that use sonar have been seen trying to breach onto land and end up dying. Just a thought though lol
@@jonhohensee3258 their complex form of speech that is more advanced than humans, the fact that they get killed and injured by boats, and other FACTS you need there? Maybe try school or picking up a book every once in a while
Orcas are amazing creatures. There's plenty of great videos here on the tube of Orcas displaying their supreme intelligence and advanced hunting techniques. One of the first videos that drew me to my fascination towards the orca was a video originally filmed back in the late 90s off the coast of California at the Farallon Islands. A mother and her calf attacked a white shark and ate its liver. The fascinating thing is how they did it. They rammed the side of the white shark, turning it upside down and putting it into tonic immobility. They clearly knew by flipping a white shark on its back, it would make the white shark immobile and they could have their way with it. Over the next decade, cases of white shark attacks popped up in both Australia and South Africa with the same hunting pattern. However, when hunting seals, their approach is much different. Orcas will purposely beach themselves, snatching the seal from 1 foot shallow water, and then wiggle themselves back into the open waters. Blue whales? A pod of 8-10 orcas will work together by having several Orcas take turn blocking the blow hole of the whale, while the rest work together, to keep the world from the surfing, ultimately suffocating it in open water. Not only do they have unique hunting techniques based on the marine animal they're hunting, but they have multiple options per animal. They're truly fascinating creatures.
Your comment was more interesting than the actual reporting here. 😊
Truly fascinating thank you for sharing that
They are just a nuisance to be easily gotten rid of with shotguns
@@volvo24091 i think you’re reflecting..thats you you’re talking about silly
@@drewdoumit1223 exactly 😂😂😂
Maybe they’re fed up with boats/aliens taking food from their habitat.
Great to see Jeff Corwin after so many years. I loved watching his shows when I was a kid.
For real! I didn’t know he was still on tv!
He used to be great. Imo he is way better than that Irwin guy
@@SobersRajakumar was definitely my favourite as a kid. I know most people went on about Steve Irwin(a great loss to environmentalism after his passing) but I always like Jeff.
I admire Jeff a lot. I wasn’t a kid when he had his show but I did truly enjoy it.
It doesn't take anything away from Steve Irwin to also love Jeff Corwin
This is a “Get off my lawn” moment for them and I love it.
They also have dialects between pods. I did my final on orcas (orcinus orca) and have been advocating for them ever since. Trust and believe that they remember how cruel and exploitative humanity has been to them.
That's immensely sad and a amazing awakening.
@horace sheffield . I absolutely agree. There was a viral video years ago of a pod of orcas hunting a seal on a block of ice. It showed how intelligent and orchestrated they can be. So agree, all about perspective but the fishing vessels are responsible for hurting all species of whales, the orcas are just smart enough to launch attacks.
#teamorca
@horace sheffield the difference is that orcas remain in their environment. Human activities impact the entire PLANET.
enigmaticalspiral - You did your final on them? And yet you don't know that the plural of "orca" is NOT "orca's"?
It’s been 3 years it would be nice if their was an update 🤷♀️
Orcas are incredibly intelligent porpoises. Known for their exceptional abilities to coordinate attacks, make plans, and learn. My theory is that either several boats hit the orcas accidently, are deliberately hunting them, or its the competition for food. Either way they could have a concept of injustice and personal rights, and are seeking revenge for wrongdoings done by humans.
Oh wait what.. wow they are incredibly intelligent? so you just AI repeated the video but as 'your theory' and so far 14 upvotes it lol wow.
Intriguing how your response to the video is similar to another commenter, New Thesis. May not be deliberate but it’s truly funnily interesting.
And yes, your elaboration is useful and important.
Well, they're gonna regret messing with humans. We could take out a whole pod with a nuclear submarine
@@weswolverine Going to war with sea creatures? 😂😂😂 What is this... Aquaman?
They are such wonderful creatures.
For real I can’t believe sea world is still allowed to just kidnap these majestic creatures and lock them in a cage😢😢
All creatures are wonderful. Even the ones in your burger.
@@bimfred especially the ones in my burger!
Word
@@bimfred that’s what makes them wonderful! Feeding us in n out 😋
After seeing a documentary (Animal Planet, I think) of orca packs capsizing icebergs to get seals for dinner, the thought of being attacked by them while on a boat sounds terrifying!
Completely agree
There are some videos and are terrifying, but still there is no proof that an orca killed a man, no?.
I think it can be becuase ilegal fishing in southern Spain throws to the sea a lot of fish and guts, and orcas just want their free food.
In the wild Orca attacks on humans are extremely rare to non-existent. They do not see us as food. There is no verifiable/reliable source documenting attacks on humans in the wild.
May be capsizing a boat gets them an easy meal?
An Orca has never killed a human in the wild. They have saved humans though.
It would be sad to see this long standing record end.
Dude said wonder into and shipping lanes😂😂😂like they weren’t here first
I met Jeff Corwin when I was a kid. Good to see he's still advocating for animals
I only saw him advocating for human animals. At no point did he say the orcas are right to be doing what they are doin and that we should get out of their homes and stop hurting them.
I think he married my good friend from college, but not sure. I always forget what his name is. Is his wife named Natasha? If so that's her
Which animals?
He’s literally spreading lies
They’re tired of humans BS, I don’t blame them.
THE 4TH SEAL REVERSES: "And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand." ~ Genesis 9:2
Ttue
I live in the Balearic Islands. During the COVID lockdown there were no tourist boats in the Mediterranean. Marine life returned immediately and in abundance. My guess is they want to keep it like that
Your on too something buddy
It’s b/c they saw that viral video of the seal safe from Orcas on the back of the boat
*what if someone went to your apartment building, started polluting and destroying it, murdering more and more people, and then publicly referred to you as the killers. And then you started fighting back and they start saying their researchers are debating why you’re doing this*
I agree
You couldn't have made a better point!!💯👍
Sadly to say we already do 😔😔✌✌
I would want the black man brought to justice
@@Penfold497 Sorry, but that is not possible, because Black Lives Matter
I am so saddened about what our generation of humans has done to the planet and it’s fellow inhabitants
Amen ✌👍
Don’t say our generation say everyone that’s not African/black specially white people that disrespect nature. Their coming for u
if youre a boomer than you should be disgusted with your generation
And think there are more attacks to come from it’s other inhabitants.
what generation are you talking about exactly
They are making it clear they want people to stay off their turf. Respect them
It’s the sounds of the boats ppl , the frequency of the sound hurts them
Interesting side-note. I remember reading about in the olden days when whaling was still common practice and whaling boats were all sail-driven, at some point the sperm whales figured out that they could get away by swimming upwind.
It seems that when one set of whales figured this out, they communicated it to all other sperm whales via the sperm whale grapevine, because they all adopted this tactic pretty much at the same time pretty much worldwide.
So we know for a fact that some whales have languages, they at least have a word for "upwind".
You know all these but yet talked as if the subject in the video is of whale species. Anwyays, yes, orcas may have stellar communication but they are not whales.
@@_sayan_roy_ That comment never stated that Orcas were whales.
Read it again, for comprehension.
@@khismet The comment never stated explicitly but it implied it implicitly. Read it again for comprehension especially the last sentence which implied even further that the OP thinks that Orcas are whales, not sperm whales but another sub species of whales with sperm whales given as an example, which I have seen some people already do in the comment section maybe because of the nickname given to orcas "killer whales".
But maybe you're right and I just leaned in that direction because I saw another comment calling orcas whales a few comments ago and I jumped to the conclusion.
@@_sayan_roy_ You're probably right. He wouldn't have mentioned whales if he didn't believe there was some connection to orcas.
@@_sayan_roy_ they're similar enough that it was an interesting thing to mention in context of this video. both are marine mammals in the same family and they're believed to communicate through similar methods.
The trauma event is the most likely cause of this. They only attack sailboat rudders. Not the keel or the hull, just the rudder. This is very specific as is the shape of those rudders; a long rectangular shape unique to sailboats. Since no other type of pleasure craft has had an encounter with them that has resulted in this type of behavior it rules out the unruly or rambunctious behavior theory. I think it is easy to identify the cause at this point.
It should be noted the clip of the orcas chasing the power boat they showed at the outset was not connected to these attacks but simply old footage of orcas "wake-riding" behind a power boat. Orca are a species of dolphin and just like dolphin like to do this. Orca are very reluctant to endanger humans. Even when food is at stake. There are cases where seal pups, otters, and even penguins have jumped onto boats to escape their pursuers, even just sitting barely on the transom, inches from the water, and the orca have just watched and eventually left despite being able to easily get to their prey. They chose to forgo the meal and leave it be instead of risk harming a human.
Thanks, some one with some common sense!!
The basic rule of thumb should apply the ocean as much as it does traveling to another country, Even though we evolved from fish, that doesn't mean the ocean is our home. We are merely guests in that world and as such, should respect the native creatures that live in it. Having said that, we as humans are always looking for reason in every act, Speculating and postering as if we understand but often the words that are spoken are more crucial. While I don't appreciate the start of this video, as sensationalism is easier to get people's attention, I do appreciate Jeff's explanation as most would jump to another conclusion.
@@keirgalein I agree in principle, but it is a problem; as there are reports like this that have been going out for months, since this has started, that are very misleading. They make it seem like these are widespread attacks and leave out the specific nature of the incidents. Even this report did so and it was from a reputable news organization. People can be easily misled by soundbite news reports that offer too little information.
Orca populations around the world are struggling to survive because of overfishing, destruction of fish habitat (a real issue where I live), and encroachment of humanity. The last thing they need is people treating them like sharks when they encounter them.
Yeah, keep thinking that.
@@keirgalein you understand the posturing of con man zelinsky, BLM thugs and cheer it anyway..kind of weírd
Maybe it's high time we realize that the ocean doesn't belong to us.
I just saw video footage yesterday showing orcas breaking off of the rudders from a sailboat.
The novel “Survive the Savage Sea” was about a family surviving over a month in a raft on the ocean after their boat was sunk by Orcas. I think it was written in the 70’s. Based on a true story, great photos and diagrams.
Interesting
They are smart, maybe they have seen others witness death or injury.
I’ve heard during the international Orca seas meeting that the Orca Council have decided that boats are a threat to their food supply. Orcas have declared War to boats.
Remember the bisons? The Orcas can also become extinct without too much effort
Lol
Ooo... I wanna go to this meeting! Any schedule on future Orca meetings?
@@Dkckskcjdkc you have to be able to swim deep deep waters and hold your breathe for atleast an hour. After that a train of Orcas will take you down to the bermuda triangle and then you would have to eat a live squid down there to prove you are trustworthy of being in the International Orcas Seas Council.
I'm not sure how likely but we also cannot rule out military experimentation gone wrong, orcas have a number of valuable attributes and can be trained well also but are obviously unpredictable as most intelligent mammals.
The question isn’t why, but why not? Look at all the trauma and chaos we’ve caused their oceans.
Beautiful to see marine life fighting back. They know they have been under attack for a long time. Humans are soo destructive.
Hello.... HUMAN! Are you not aware that non-human animals have been attacking humans for a long long time? Do you not that the reasons for attack can have many reasons? YOU HAVE NO CLUE what the motivation is for the orcas' attacks. Stop assuming. It only makes you look like a simple-minded fool.
Not gunna be so beautiful when they end up doing some real damage and hurt a fishermen and then humans retaliate back and show them who’s on top of the food chain.
@@Leangreen69 Only idiots would retaliate.
I’m sure if humans could, they would have already. Just a matter of time.
@@Leangreen69 you realize orcas are on the top of the food chain yet never attack humans? so for them to do something means humans did something really messed up
All animals have emotions and feelings just like us. Even bugs react in fear.
lol good one
The Orcan government has actually declared all humans as terrorists, claiming that they are the biggest threat to the Ocean Kingdom of the Orcas. However, the Liberal Orcacratic Party staunchly opposes this declaration as it is detrimental to their relations with the humans.
@@nordicblood7023 you must be realy disconected from nature or have an inability to have empathy for other creatures other than yourself. Animal interaction would teach you they are alot like us in many ways.
@@normahepburn1643 I don't think a sea sponge has many emotions, you know
Me and a spider had a moment. We both leapt back at the same time upon “meeting”. Kinda funny.
My son reminded me of a movie I watched as a kid (that he watched) called Orca and this makes me think of it. It's "old" but almost accurate to what is going on now.
I actually own a copy of the movie.
they are sick of our crap and smarter than we are
The worst kind of anthropomorphism is when humans attribute malevolence to animals who are actually being defensive.
Highly intelligent animals are capable of malevolence
@@DandyParrott There is no evidence for it. It's only what some people think. Impossible to prove one way or the other.
@Nubiamancy It doesn't surprise me they do it to anyone - animal or human. The terrorists "defending their homelands" are just as bad as the rest. I've had it with the human race. God speed the return of Jesus Christ when the wicked shall be no more.
Yes when a Bengal tiger eats a villager it was because he was defending himself, not because our territories overlap...
@@adrianlouw2499 It certainly wasn't malevolence.
Asking the dumbest question on why it’s attacking humans lol
Orcas know the boats take all their food. What did humans think what would happen if we deplete fish stocks ?
good reason.
thats what I said
Orcas are meat eaters. Go swimming with them, and see how that works out.
They are now hunting gray whales off the central Oregon Coast, in coordinated predation events (I watched one last week). I wonder if they are confusing boats for whales (that they hunt and eat). I wonder if it is because of a lack of other food sources, they are now hunting whales more (out of necessity).
@@kellyroseperry I agree.
I also consider the possibility that they see that those boats are scaring their games away and they're trying to preserve their environment.
You think not, even lesser animals are very jealous of their territories.
Maybe but you contribute to and don't change
I agree!
@unbroken1010 what are u talking about? This comment is by no means blaming anyone...they are just stating another common theory.
Lesser animals?
Those vessels were all found to have been carrying BUD LIGHT in their cargo holds.
I think it's time we listened.
Don't you?
Well I am not surprised such an intelligent creature would do such a thing if they feel threatened.