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  • Опубликовано: 10 мар 2016
  • Sperm whales can hunt in total darkness under the sea but how? Steve Backshall explains how sperm whales use sound to build up a picture of their environment as he gets up close to them.
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  • @alpha_berchermuesli5975
    @alpha_berchermuesli5975 5 лет назад +2192

    "the sound is overwhelming"
    ...directors decide to edit music over it

    • @Sir_Bucket
      @Sir_Bucket 4 года назад +156

      He means overwhelming in the sense that the sound could damage your body.
      Spermwhale have an echo-location so powerful they can talk to another of their kind hundreds of miles away, and at close range, if the whale wants to. It couls kill you with prolonged exposure

    • @lasferta
      @lasferta 4 года назад +61

      And above all that, If they make clicking noise it could paralize you. Happened to some researchers... The sound was that painfull he streched out his arm, as If to stop it. It stayed that way 4 hours 🙈

    • @CompostOracle
      @CompostOracle 3 года назад +62

      @@Sir_Bucket Except The Sperm Whale brain is about 6x the size of ours.
      Sperm Whales have a Neocortex that is also around 6x the size of ours.
      Sperm Whales also have a far larger quantity of Spindle cells than we do.
      So Sperm Whales therefore have a greater natural capacity to be humane than most of us humans do and although they could easily kill humans they are too majestic and ethical to do so.

    • @christianriddler5063
      @christianriddler5063 3 года назад +13

      @@CompostOracle Such intelligent and amazing animals.

    • @scj8863
      @scj8863 3 года назад +72

      @@CompostOracle size =/= intelligence

  • @tchy7246
    @tchy7246 3 года назад +1815

    it always freaks me out how different the sperm whale skeleton is from its body shape... and what that might mean for extinct animal reconstructions

    • @juliojonathan8348
      @juliojonathan8348 3 года назад +186

      This is a scary realization I never expected to stumble upon

    • @Megameatloaf
      @Megameatloaf 3 года назад +226

      Trust me... the people who do animal reconstruction have studied stuff like this for a long LONG time... They know what they are doing. There are methods and things they look for that obviously we don't have a clue about as people not versed in the profession. But I assure you they know their shit.

    • @tennisstar2011
      @tennisstar2011 3 года назад +144

      Because if I found that Skelton I definitely would’ve said I found a big ass alligator with no back legs 😂

    • @tchy7246
      @tchy7246 3 года назад +158

      @@Megameatloaf except that the experts themselves acknowledge that there's only so much they can do if soft tissue outlines aren't fossilised or if there aren't any closely related extant species

    • @HeadlessZombY
      @HeadlessZombY 3 года назад +43

      don't worry, we're slowly getting better and better at it, like we're now a bit more aware of what types of dinosaurs had what types of feathers when we didn't a few decades ago, but yeah some animals might be really off right now, and many animals will simply never be recreated.

  • @hamsack981
    @hamsack981 6 лет назад +1720

    The more I learn about sperm whales the more they become one of my favorite animals.

    • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
      @Gunners_Mate_Guns 6 лет назад +64

      Ditto
      They commonly dive over 3K feet down, and in extreme cases over 2 *MILES* deep, holding their breath for up to 90 minutes!
      And just think that when they get all that distance down there, they hunt and eat a living nightmare: the giant squid!
      These beasts fill me with awe on so many levels.

    • @sofakingonmynuts1438
      @sofakingonmynuts1438 6 лет назад +15

      i am really afraid of these whales, the fact that they swim deep and their look those teeth that head omg the way they sleep lol

    • @Oona707
      @Oona707 5 лет назад +2

      Me too!

    • @ferndawg10
      @ferndawg10 4 года назад +29

      A 50lb dog is more aggressive than these 20 ton gentle giants. It's the vastness in which they dwell that's intimidating & frightening to me.

    • @pyromorph6540
      @pyromorph6540 4 года назад +23

      @@sofakingonmynuts1438 Theyre extremely smart and gentle and they have never harmed humans on purpose. They are careful around us. If they wanted to, they could fry us alive lol

  • @kevaran1422
    @kevaran1422 3 года назад +515

    My brother creates that sound when asleep. Thousand decibels.

    • @juliojonathan8348
      @juliojonathan8348 3 года назад +23

      Relatable. We all have THAT one family member whose snore is an absolute killer

    • @tinashifflett1359
      @tinashifflett1359 3 года назад +16

      That can be sleep apnea. My husband died from that. Go to a sleep disorders clinic ASAP

    • @slayed301
      @slayed301 3 года назад +9

      @@tinashifflett1359 sorry for your loss

    • @tinashifflett1359
      @tinashifflett1359 3 года назад +3

      @@slayed301 anyone that snores can have it. I always tell people that. I had one friend that snored and I made her go.

    • @magnusjs3422
      @magnusjs3422 3 года назад +2

      @@tinashifflett1359 my condolences goes out to you, hope you are doing okay despite everything

  • @Krzeszny95
    @Krzeszny95 3 года назад +854

    "Sperm whales are so loud that their clicks are capable of killing a human within their vicinity"
    **diver swims right next to sperm whales**

    • @deeo4888
      @deeo4888 3 года назад +292

      They seem to be aware that we arent able to withstand such loud calls, so whenever someones diving with them, you can say that theyre careful to us, trying not to hit us with their fins or kill us with their calls
      Theyre probably aware that were a large intelligent mammal, just like them

    • @ayla5094
      @ayla5094 3 года назад +44

      Travis Ralph Interesting! So scuba diving is a no go around them? I suppose the unnatural sound of the tanks make them anxious.

    • @MagmaticCat
      @MagmaticCat 3 года назад +7

      proved wrong???

    • @rosekay5031
      @rosekay5031 3 года назад +59

      They simply choose not to. How lucky we are.

    • @Dell-ol6hb
      @Dell-ol6hb 3 года назад +43

      thankfully they seem to hold back when humans free dive with them

  • @jadenkhor3523
    @jadenkhor3523 Год назад +121

    As beautiful as this encounter was, i’d imagine it takes a whole lot of grit and courage to not only be swimming so close to these powerful giants but also diving in the open ocean depths like that.

    • @beewalk34
      @beewalk34 11 месяцев назад +2

      He's free diving. He's not that deep

    • @fr4177
      @fr4177 11 месяцев назад +11

      true, but just the thought about the ginormous amounts of water around you, filled with creatures we barely have an understanding about can be quit scary. The whales could take you out in seconds if they want, I think you need a lot of courage to want to swim so close to these beautiful giants.

    • @sheldondrake8935
      @sheldondrake8935 11 месяцев назад +4

      quick flick of the tail and you'd burst like a grape...

  • @inlustrismedia
    @inlustrismedia 3 года назад +473

    Scientists in WWII: "We have created radar!"
    Sperm whale: that's cute. I've a satellite dish in my head.

    • @ImieNazwiskoOK
      @ImieNazwiskoOK 3 года назад +25

      More like sonar

    • @supercoolmunkee
      @supercoolmunkee 3 года назад +9

      @@ImieNazwiskoOK A satellite sonar dish

    • @miufke_
      @miufke_ 3 года назад +1

      @@supercoolmunkee a trans

    • @pyroteknikk3127
      @pyroteknikk3127 2 года назад +2

      @@miufke_ a gay

    • @miufke_
      @miufke_ 2 года назад +1

      @@pyroteknikk3127 yes i ate it

  • @squiremuldoon5462
    @squiremuldoon5462 2 года назад +219

    It breaks my heart that creatures this majestic, huge, curious ,gentle and not to mention other worldly are still being hunted.

    • @OCRay1
      @OCRay1 Год назад +18

      Exactly. It angers me to no end.

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 Год назад

      You're a totally confused selfish asshole if you think it matters how "majestic" an animal appears to you. It's not worse to kill a sperm whale than it is to kill a pig.

    • @alessbritish228
      @alessbritish228 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@OCRay1 You need to hear this:
      17 We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
      The One who is and who was and who is to come,
      Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.
      18 The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come,
      ... *And should destroy those who destroy the earth.*
      Revelation 11:17-18
      Very soon Jesus Christ will come above the clouds to reign and judge over the whole earth. Give your soul to Jesus Christ every day, only in this way will you be saved by God.

    • @__taka__8200
      @__taka__8200 11 месяцев назад

      they cant be hunted, Sperm whales live very deep in the ocean and a full size Bull can scare them off to how bigger and twice its size can be. and if fishing hunters touch the head of the front or its body, it sounds can paralyze your one part of the body

    • @memeboi6017
      @memeboi6017 11 месяцев назад +6

      @@alessbritish228 As a christian : this is neither the time nor the place for evangelizing, I personally view evangelical work as something that must be done in person.

  • @Subparanon
    @Subparanon 7 лет назад +824

    I wonder if it's possible that whales don't talk to each other with just language, but with images? If they echo locate, there is a significant part of their brain that 'sees' sound like we would see light. If they see sound, could part of their communication be an abstract form of sound that projects images to the other whales? Perhaps their songs are mysterious to us because we are thinking of them as music instead of video.

    • @cerperalpurpose
      @cerperalpurpose 7 лет назад +92

      Subparanon Good idea but wrong. Their clicks are what they use to chat (in sound), and each pod has their own language and accent.

    • @firstlast-wg2on
      @firstlast-wg2on 7 лет назад +57

      Very cool idea for a part of lore in some unique universe of a story.

    • @indigodragon0613
      @indigodragon0613 7 лет назад +98

      Corporal Porpoise Don't diss the theory. They could use a combination of both language and image to communicate.

    • @user-lc9lc3my4y
      @user-lc9lc3my4y 6 лет назад +12

      Telepathy

    • @Bluenose352
      @Bluenose352 6 лет назад +94

      It was found, last year, that Orcas communicate just as you said. Not only by vocalizations, but by sending an image to other Orcas of what he/she may pick up by echolocation, or by visual.

  • @RexusEternem
    @RexusEternem 3 года назад +70

    Few people can comprehend how loud 230 decibel is. We must assume the kind animal knows how to grade it according to the situation. Otherwise most divers wouldn't survive the encounter

    • @dap777754
      @dap777754 5 месяцев назад

      Yeah, and they measured 230 decibels when, where, and by whom? Crickets...

    • @thiagosmartpc1395
      @thiagosmartpc1395 4 месяца назад +1

      140 decibels is a gun shot noise, consider also that each grade doubles the noise, so, 141 decibels is twice louder than a gun shot and so forth. Scientists have discovered that a Sperm Whale can communicate with another whale across the earth and all it's oceans.

    • @dap777754
      @dap777754 4 месяца назад

      @@thiagosmartpc1395 True to form on dis information about whales, I say massive exaggeration on what scientists say about whale communication. And what exactly are the whales saying cross-ocean, bring me back some Spanish leather boots?

    • @thiagosmartpc1395
      @thiagosmartpc1395 4 месяца назад

      @@dap777754 Considering that underwater environment conducts sounds in a much higher level than the atmospheric air, a Sperm Whale can do the inter oceanic communication with success. But, I'm not a scientist, I'm just repeating what I saw in a documentary video about this whale species. In fact they have a pretty developed sonar communication and an efficient deep underwater navigation through the same sonar structure.
      I read a comment of a Navy's sailor about the ship's sonar saying that the divers can't repair the ship's casket underwater while the sonar is activated because it can kill them due to the enormous noise propagation emitted by the sonar and sperm's whale sonar is much more louder, louder than a rocket launching explosion. I just repeating what I have researched on internet and, of course, there's a lot of disinformation being spread. I don't know if it applies entirely about the Sp Wle curiosities.

    • @SusulTatan-yp1jt
      @SusulTatan-yp1jt 2 месяца назад

      ​@@dap777754 Its usually just to say "im here" or "lets mate" dont forget that theyre social creatures just like monkeys and you dont have to be so salty towards whales...just saying

  • @paxwallacejazz
    @paxwallacejazz 6 лет назад +1164

    They can stun or kill or communicate or see with sound. They have the largest brain on our planet who knows how intelligent they might actually be.

    • @motazal-hyari692
      @motazal-hyari692 5 лет назад +161

      having a brain or size of brain =\ smart

    • @renown6386
      @renown6386 5 лет назад +212

      @@motazal-hyari692 But that doesnt change the fact they are pretty intelligent though.

    • @mrbill806
      @mrbill806 5 лет назад +152

      Littly Shippy they’re said to have parts of brain that humans have that allow speech and conscious thought 👀

    • @dmlp103
      @dmlp103 4 года назад +125

      @@mrbill806 the part of cetacean brains that control language and communication are far more developed than humans brains. Probably due to the most communication through sound thing.

    • @johnbeck2900
      @johnbeck2900 4 года назад +34

      yeah sperm whales are the smartest creature on earth even smarter than us

  • @crystalm4324
    @crystalm4324 5 лет назад +77

    What a powerful and amazing experience! To know with one loud click the whale could easily burst his ear drums, stun or even kill. A misplaced fluke or tale could also easily brake bones, and yet they are so gentle and aware of their bodies when swimming close to the divers.
    Man/men destroyed and devastated their population, likely some of those very whales were babies during that time. Still, they allow us near them. What an amazing privilege.

    • @chelseacomps829
      @chelseacomps829 10 месяцев назад

      a sperm whale purposefully using its tail to attack will turn a human body to mush

  • @paddyfletcher-dobson1689
    @paddyfletcher-dobson1689 6 лет назад +538

    My dad had a friend that went diving with whales off the coast of Kaikoura, and this massive sperm whale swam right up to him and eyeballed him before giving him this massive blast of sonar. It was so powerful it paralysed his arm for a few hours.

    • @mikkelsgulliksen8289
      @mikkelsgulliksen8289 6 лет назад +75

      I have heard the storie before

    • @JECeditz
      @JECeditz 6 лет назад +40

      Hopefully it wasn't a full grown bull, because that can take down a small house!

    • @gm836
      @gm836 6 лет назад +5

      Wth?

    • @nikolademitri731
      @nikolademitri731 5 лет назад +52

      Folks, he could be lying, or he could be telling the truth. It’s not like this has only happened to the dude in the video we’ve all seen, it’s happened to many people. There are dozens of tales of temporary paralysis from Sperm Whale sonar, after all. ✌🏼

    • @sophiemack235
      @sophiemack235 5 лет назад +5

      WOW! I would have loved that,perhaps not the paralysis of arm,though! ♥♥♥

  • @cattalkbmx
    @cattalkbmx Год назад +20

    I hope they know how much many of us love and respect them.

    • @kracken8918
      @kracken8918 8 дней назад

      it's easy to tell them. just say "OoooooooIIIILLLOOOOOVEEEEEYOUUUUUUUUUUooooooooOoOoo"
      thank you, Dory

  • @dextroamphetamemes
    @dextroamphetamemes 3 года назад +187

    It'll never astonish me how "thinking animals" (great apes, corvids, whales, elephants) have this deep-seeded trust and curiosity when they meet a human. How close the female sperm whale got to the presenter-and knowing how much sound to use-can best be described as like a person picking up a chick. Amazing stuff, truly otherworldly.

    • @SalvableRuin
      @SalvableRuin 2 года назад +8

      It is DEEP-SEATED, not "seeded." There is nothing "deep" and they don't always "trust" humans. And you just said it will "never astonish" you. I think you mean it will never CEASE to astonish you.

    • @guitar7279
      @guitar7279 2 года назад

      @@SalvableRuin shut up

    • @spidy5047
      @spidy5047 Год назад +34

      @@SalvableRuin bro the grammar general, the capitalization cadet, the spelling sergeant, the language lieutenant, the English enforcer and the proper English president.

    • @timohara7717
      @timohara7717 Год назад

      ​@@SalvableRuin corse

    • @jadedtwin
      @jadedtwin Год назад +3

      ​@@SalvableRuin You started a sentence with a preposition, dip.

  • @JimFaindel
    @JimFaindel 8 лет назад +616

    The youtube app on my phone doesn't display the entire titles of the videos when they are too long, so I was left wondering why BBC Earth uploaded a segment about "Feeling The Force of Sperm...". Great content regardless but you should get someone to check the titles before they go up.

    • @steventan2754
      @steventan2754 8 лет назад +16

      +Jaime Delfín Ha! I knew someone would take the title in a weird way the moment I saw it.

    • @TheArmedassailant
      @TheArmedassailant 5 лет назад

      Did the same in my thumbnail view

    • @busybillyb33
      @busybillyb33 5 лет назад +46

      Well, the uploader is "BBC"...

    • @TheArmedassailant
      @TheArmedassailant 5 лет назад +8

      @@busybillyb33 jajaja

    • @June-qw4mc
      @June-qw4mc 4 года назад +2

      busybillyb33 hahaha

  • @thePronto
    @thePronto 2 года назад +21

    Whale 1: "I think that's one of the creatures that used to hunt us with explosive harpoons."
    Whale 2: "Really? OK, you act all docile and let me get up behind him."
    Whale 3: "Let's do that Orca trick where they bat seals around like balls."

  • @amineaiffa
    @amineaiffa 8 месяцев назад +5

    Incredible visibility in the water. What a perfect set of circumstances.

  • @willemvandebeek
    @willemvandebeek 8 лет назад +138

    Such beautiful creatures

    • @crono3015
      @crono3015 8 лет назад +14

      Sure would suck if they went extinct.

    • @renown6386
      @renown6386 5 лет назад +5

      @@crono3015 Hope they wont ! One of the greatest (also in size too) animals to live !

  • @Dell-ol6hb
    @Dell-ol6hb 3 года назад +19

    they could literally kill you with the sound of their clicks, that is incredible

  • @lukewind13
    @lukewind13 8 лет назад +1717

    Wait, When was this Filmed?-..Is this Guy the reincarnation of our Glorious leader and overlord Steve Irwin?

    • @stephaniebaird1943
      @stephaniebaird1943 6 лет назад +244

      I was thinking the same thing. Don't let this guy near any stingrays...we must keep him safe.

    • @monicaw5036
      @monicaw5036 5 лет назад +83

      Al'yelia He does look a lot like him honestly

    • @smallforestdweller6999
      @smallforestdweller6999 5 лет назад +322

      His name is Steve Backshall, he's a bit like the British version of Steve Irwin, they were actually friends.

    • @Oona707
      @Oona707 5 лет назад +39

      @@smallforestdweller6999 wow!

    • @existinguser7788
      @existinguser7788 4 года назад +52

      t bone I watched every single one of those as a kid. I remember always wanting to do what he does when I grow up and now I’m studying marine biology, hopefully it’s possible to work with these marine animals in some sort of way

  • @tantiwahopak101
    @tantiwahopak101 6 лет назад +22

    How can a creature so big not harm a petty human when so close. Just majestic!

    • @yusufclk2381
      @yusufclk2381 Год назад

      Cus while every animal is the part of the ecosystem and does only what they've programmed by God, human beings ain't be cus they re only hurting it.

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 Год назад +9

      @@yusufclk2381
      You pretty much summed up the dumbest environmentalist perspective possible.

    • @Kyle-gu3ge
      @Kyle-gu3ge 11 месяцев назад +6

      Little late but they know how to adjust the frequency of their sounds. They are smart enough and considerate enough if they don't perceive us as a threat they will lower the frequency to where we can tolerate it.

    • @danielebrparish4271
      @danielebrparish4271 6 месяцев назад +1

      Because we don't smell very tasty. Other than orcas, whales don't eat meat unless it is seafood.

    • @dap777754
      @dap777754 2 месяца назад

      @@Kyle-gu3ge Pure speculation. Animals in the wild don't attack needlessly out of self-preservation, that's all. Whales know there's a risk of self-harm if they start bashing objects. It's not about "consideration." Nor about intelligence per se.

  • @spirit5121
    @spirit5121 7 месяцев назад +8

    God, I vastly underestimated how terrified I am of these whales. The way he describes the sound waves as "overwhelming," "highly directional," and "can be felt through his whole body," and keeping in mind they can paralyze body parts and even straight up kill you with how loud they can be, let alone bursting your eardrums!
    Mabye I have megalophobia...

    • @WOLFZLLA
      @WOLFZLLA 6 месяцев назад +2

      You don't have megalophobia. You just have common sense.

    • @dap777754
      @dap777754 5 месяцев назад +1

      You are being ridiculous. Number of humans killed by sperm whale noises = 0.

    • @kz8155
      @kz8155 2 месяца назад

      ​@@dap777754are they trying to kill human with those loud noise tho?

    • @dap777754
      @dap777754 2 месяца назад

      @@kz8155 Of course not. Sperm whales, when mad, like at men in whaling boats chasing them, butt the boats with their massive heads - that's how they "kill" if they kill at all. Killer whales have been known to drown people by holding them underwater. Again, no one ever was targeted for death by a whale with "sound". It would be like you by trying to "kill" someone by yelling at them. It's just silly.

  • @dukecoldreaver
    @dukecoldreaver 5 лет назад +25

    i 100% thought this was steve irwin when i clicked this lol

  • @jaylj0710
    @jaylj0710 6 лет назад +243

    11 months later this guy realised he has become pregnant

    • @pendagar449
      @pendagar449 3 года назад

      11?

    • @fuzzyjay
      @fuzzyjay 3 года назад

      What do you mean??????

    • @frank-ef2ws
      @frank-ef2ws 3 года назад

      @@fuzzyjay Heheeheheheee

    • @veinfish
      @veinfish 3 года назад +4

      *SPERM* whale.

    • @primarytrainer1
      @primarytrainer1 3 года назад +2

      @@pendagar449 whale pregnancies aren't 9 months

  • @Hallands.
    @Hallands. 3 года назад +72

    They're not just "scanning your surface", buddy. They see your insides as well...

    • @mikecooper8462
      @mikecooper8462 2 года назад +4

      Wonder if they could 'concuss' a human with a high decibel sonar 'ping'.

    • @Hallands.
      @Hallands. 2 года назад +5

      @@mikecooper8462 Probably. It is the most powerful sound known to be produced by any animal, and they can control both frequency, amplitude and focus - all while watching the effect on the target. So I’d guess »yes«.

    • @sarajoyous4054
      @sarajoyous4054 2 года назад +1

      They can?!

    • @Hallands.
      @Hallands. 2 года назад +6

      @@sarajoyous4054 Yes, their sonar is like ultrasound.

    • @k-dash7245
      @k-dash7245 2 года назад +5

      @@mikecooper8462 Saw another video of a diver. Said the clicking of a sperm whale felt like he was getting pelleted by giant blobs of sound. It was so intense it paralyzed a diver's hand. What's even MORE interesting is that the sperm whales seem to understand their effect on humans and are actually lowering the intensity of their clicking to avoid hurting us! These animals are intelligent AND compassionate, it's amazing!

  • @oscarbear7498
    @oscarbear7498 6 лет назад +28

    how was he able to hold his breath for so long so deep like nothing. if it were me I would be gasping for air in 20 seconds

    • @shgds
      @shgds 5 лет назад +6

      He has an air supply

  • @sleazyfellow
    @sleazyfellow 6 лет назад +55

    I'd be scared as hell being next to one.

    • @turtleme4811
      @turtleme4811 3 года назад

      Welll the sound of their click is so loud it can kill a human. Supposedly it's as loud as a volcano eruption/ rocket launch......so yeah

    • @writerconsidered
      @writerconsidered 3 года назад +7

      @@turtleme4811 This seems to be a recurring theme. They are capable of many things but what's remarkable is they are capable of not doing these things. They use their high intelligence to not hurt Man. Which makes them safer around us then any other animal.

    • @filipinowhiteboy
      @filipinowhiteboy 3 года назад +1

      @@writerconsidered Well, if they click you to death, it's not intentional. If they want to get information about the object coming towards them, it's only natural for them to call out. Too bad we just can't withstand the force of their "greeting"

    • @LKing-ue2jl
      @LKing-ue2jl Год назад

      @filipinowhiteboy no, they literally don't do that to us to avoid hurting us. Because they're intelligent, curious creatures, and understand that their loud calls can hurt other animals.
      Because they use it to hunt.

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 Год назад

      @@turtleme4811
      How many people have been killed by sound?

  • @Risky2k9
    @Risky2k9 6 лет назад +65

    He looks exactly like Steve Irwin

  • @MuhammadEgypt
    @MuhammadEgypt 8 лет назад +14

    Does Steve have the coolest job ever?

  • @NIGHTOWL-jf9zt
    @NIGHTOWL-jf9zt 2 года назад +1

    Would have been nice to not hear music over their clicking, so we could appreciate that beauty for our selves.

  • @dirdib69
    @dirdib69 Год назад +1

    Whale: Weird little thing. Doesn't seem to be a threat, so I won't kill it with my clicks.

  • @tragicrhythm
    @tragicrhythm 11 месяцев назад +3

    The difference between the actual mass of the sperm whale and its skeleton makes one think that maybe dinosaurs don’t look anything like we imagine.

  • @Karthik_I_Am_
    @Karthik_I_Am_ Год назад +8

    This guy is amazing. He went towards the sperm whales like he went to their alley for a meetup. Long time no see dave!!! His approach towards those gaints is amazing.

  • @R.E.A.L.I.T.Y
    @R.E.A.L.I.T.Y Год назад +3

    They receive the sonar via their lower jaw. Hence the roll towards the diver. Their huge brains have an enormous number of spindle cells; far far more than humans. These are for socialising, rapid situational awareness, communication and problem solving cells. These ancient highly evolved mammals communicate far more than "im here".

  • @dimitristsekeris1821
    @dimitristsekeris1821 3 года назад +25

    How did this guy make such a dive with just a snorkel?

    • @JerryMetal
      @JerryMetal 3 года назад +3

      The same way the whale does it :) They just hold their breath and resurface once in a while

    • @dimitristsekeris1821
      @dimitristsekeris1821 3 года назад +4

      @@JerryMetal Yes, but the whale can hold it for 3 hours. The human can hold it for a few minutes.

    • @jgeur
      @jgeur 3 года назад +2

      it's called film editing

    • @larkermouse
      @larkermouse 3 года назад +2

      Apparently if you try to dive with scuba gear next to sperm whales, they swim away. Something about the gear freaks them out.

    • @SerenityScratch
      @SerenityScratch 3 года назад +2

      its called free diving

  • @bigmanmac9444
    @bigmanmac9444 3 года назад +7

    0:52 Steve finally shows the world his true powers

  • @sullivang8273
    @sullivang8273 4 года назад +27

    This is both frightening and fascinating.

  • @suhailio45
    @suhailio45 3 года назад +1

    You know how some game mechanics have it such that the boss can target a single player at a time? That's what giant squid feel like when a sperm whale is clicking at it.
    Imagine living in the deep ocean in complete darkness and a notification pops up on your HUD telling you the boss has locked onto your location.

  • @crashburn3292
    @crashburn3292 2 года назад +1

    Sperm whales in 1957: "I'm sensing the humans just launched a satellite into space."

  • @dennisbarrett9604
    @dennisbarrett9604 3 года назад +5

    WOW. Beautiful, but ever so humbling to see such awesome creatures.

  • @michaelcerda5514
    @michaelcerda5514 6 лет назад +29

    the sound has so much energy. that your body will warm up

  • @WintersNstuff
    @WintersNstuff 2 года назад +1

    Oh my god, a directed sound weapon. This must be the source of the extremely real Havana Syndrome

  • @danielbuxton4493
    @danielbuxton4493 5 месяцев назад

    What a legend Steve Backshall is......brave beyond words really....his crocodile encounters are mind-blowing.

  • @PoweredByFlow
    @PoweredByFlow 8 лет назад +72

    Not gonna lie, that title sure got my attention. Good video too.

  • @greatestever8976
    @greatestever8976 4 года назад +4

    This deserves so many more views.💜

  • @theastonvillaseal585
    @theastonvillaseal585 2 года назад +1

    1:20 rainbow shot in there, along with a beautiful animal diving 1000 metres.

  • @deaputri3016
    @deaputri3016 3 дня назад

    That bull was scanning you, lol. They can performed an x-ray

  • @jeusvox2878
    @jeusvox2878 3 года назад +18

    I’ve heard vibrations are the sort of key to existence, everything starts as a vibration, everything is a vibration. Don’t understand much, but thinking about makes me curious as to how powerful and intelligent those animals truly are. I get their physical presence, but imagine being in a club, with the bass turned up by 1000. That’s built into these animals. That’s insane 🤯

    • @ll2058
      @ll2058 3 года назад +1

      In another yiutube video, the lecturer said that their brains and their neocortex (responsible for speech and consciousness) is 6 times bigger than ours. It's crazy.

  • @frozeneternity93
    @frozeneternity93 8 лет назад +27

    wow I would be terrified. I know they don't eat people but they are just so huge

    • @GandalfTheTsaagan
      @GandalfTheTsaagan 8 лет назад +6

      +FrozenEternity bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales look huge when seen from up close, imagine swiming with those leviathans

    • @VilleIsTheShit
      @VilleIsTheShit 8 лет назад +8

      They could get angry tho. And u know. kill u.

    • @georgeapplegate3535
      @georgeapplegate3535 8 лет назад +24

      +FrozenEternity
      They are carnivorous. Perhaps they don't eat people because they don't often have the opportunity. If that diver was wearing a squid costume, it might have been a different story.

    • @GandalfTheTsaagan
      @GandalfTheTsaagan 8 лет назад +21

      George Applegate I don't think so
      if cetaceans can tell if someone is pregnant by their sonar, I'm pretty sure that they can tell apart a human and a squid, specially near the surface where they can see you perfectly

    • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
      @Gunners_Mate_Guns 6 лет назад +8

      There have indeed been recorded cases of Sperm whales killing people when enraged -- usually whalers themselves trying to kill the whale -- either with their flukes or by crushing them in their jaws.
      They will also fiercely defend their calves.
      They're highly intelligent and not animals to trifle with.
      They're also the largest predators in the world today, possibly the largest predators of all time.

  • @jacquimoore5967
    @jacquimoore5967 Год назад

    OMG! His summary/analogy at the end about how alike they are was....awakening. Beautiful video!

  • @3saok249
    @3saok249 2 года назад +1

    Absolutely love Steve bachshal

  • @creamofthecrop6743
    @creamofthecrop6743 4 года назад +4

    Ahab: *Breathing Intensifies*

  • @sautheartist
    @sautheartist 4 года назад +49

    How come the sounds din't blast this man's ears into oblivian?

    • @CM-ls8he
      @CM-ls8he 3 года назад +9

      I was legit wondering the same thing, and came here to see if I was the only one

    • @waleazez7851
      @waleazez7851 3 года назад +40

      The sound is lethal when the whale wants it to be, it's sort of like a gun and they can control the intensity of it, it's fortunate it doesn't see the guy as a giant squid.

    • @savannahlevy97
      @savannahlevy97 3 года назад +30

      They quiet down around humans. I don't know why, they just tend to be more gentle when they see a human.

    • @TheRR3d
      @TheRR3d 3 года назад +14

      @@savannahlevy97 they’re likely so smart they know damn well we are no threat

    • @imnotpatrick4043
      @imnotpatrick4043 3 года назад +6

      @@TheRR3d to whale we just puny creature who doesn't event understand their language lmao

  • @vkvk7113
    @vkvk7113 Год назад +1

    I heard sperm whales can give humans aneurysms and even explode their heads when emitting their powerful sonic boom waves

  • @236santi
    @236santi Год назад

    How beautiful those animals are, I am in love

  • @busybillyb33
    @busybillyb33 5 лет назад +7

    1:13 That's gotta be a whale fart coming from its tail, right?

    • @Himark89
      @Himark89 3 года назад +1

      No it is just air bubbles, but at 3:40 you can see one poop.

  • @ongtran3337
    @ongtran3337 5 лет назад +3

    I very very love all whales species

  • @83delgado
    @83delgado 3 года назад

    They can stop our heart with their call

  • @waragainstmyself1159
    @waragainstmyself1159 3 года назад +1

    They are so majestic

  • @NicoDamn
    @NicoDamn Год назад +4

    THEY ARE STUNNING. So beautiful, intelligent and gentle creatures. They could easily kill him with sound but they know that for sure so they just "scanning" his body and swim towards him to (I assume) simply get to know him. It's so incredible. Damn, I would love to swim with them. I guess it's my dream now. XD

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 Год назад

      Citation needed.

    • @dap777754
      @dap777754 5 месяцев назад

      I call BS. No human ever died from whale noises. Whales derive no evolutionary benefit from stunning prey with loud noise; it's not what they do. They make noise to echolocate and have little interest or reason to make insanely loud noise because it serves no purpose. I otherwise agree they are beautiful, intelligent and gentle creatures.

  • @MiPiKeTe392
    @MiPiKeTe392 5 лет назад +9

    Incredible watching this video made me think about our planet and just how truly amazing it is and the fact that I was born and able to live on this earth is awesome

  • @francoisleclerc521
    @francoisleclerc521 11 месяцев назад

    Always glad to see how passionate people interested in the natural world share their enthusiasm like him or sir Attenborough !

  • @indigneouschupacabra43
    @indigneouschupacabra43 4 года назад

    That tingling sound they make dam......

  • @nonchalantree6604
    @nonchalantree6604 5 лет назад +5

    And I thought my mother was loud

  • @Meeminator
    @Meeminator 3 года назад +3

    When he says 230 decibels is louder than a jet, it's really about 10^4 or 10 thousand times louder. Comparing the energy in a sperm whale click to the sound of a jet taking off is doing a disservice to the sperm whale click.

  • @bicknell67
    @bicknell67 4 года назад +1

    Such beautiful animals

  • @sophiemack235
    @sophiemack235 5 лет назад +1

    My favorite mammal MACROCEPALUS PHYSTER!
    AWESOME ♥♥♥♥

  • @ChronoSquare
    @ChronoSquare 3 года назад +24

    just the fact that first mammals had to evolve and then go back into the sea to evolve until whales... freaking life, you're insane

    • @DuchessofEarlGrey
      @DuchessofEarlGrey 2 года назад +7

      They crawled onto land and then thought, "fuck this shit, I'm out" and crawled back.

    • @jaredschmidt8013
      @jaredschmidt8013 2 года назад +2

      Yup. They used to be little deer running around swamp marshes.

    • @Illness.og.
      @Illness.og. 2 года назад

      Evolution is a joke

    • @ChronoSquare
      @ChronoSquare 10 месяцев назад

      @@Luke_MoonWalker Probably the truth is out there somewhere in the middle. By somewhere in the middle, I mean anywhere from the big bang was God and he's been hands off the rest of the time to humans are an alien genetic experiment
      Watching a giraffe autopsy video is kinda what did it for me. There's this really weird nerve that goes down from the brain, wraps AROUND the heart, then goes back UP through the neck. Off the top of my head I don't remember what it does but seeing how giraffe had that whole design flaw going through that insane neck instead of directly from the brain to the destination elsewhere in the head? That speaks to me that evolution ain't just a theory.
      Look at what humans have done with food. Evolution and guided design can be both true at the same time.

  • @shadeie6395
    @shadeie6395 5 лет назад +3

    I straight up thought he was an older Steve Irwine

  • @tchea186
    @tchea186 6 лет назад +1

    Steve is my favorite animal expert, no fear.

  • @joewatkins1667
    @joewatkins1667 3 года назад

    steve backshall does it again

  • @faithhannah4830
    @faithhannah4830 3 года назад +4

    Oh my bf makes that kind of sound too when he's asleep

  • @arizonacolour8793
    @arizonacolour8793 8 лет назад +15

    Just UTTERLY FASCINATING

  • @billotto602
    @billotto602 3 месяца назад

    That experience must be so incredibly awesome that I find it hard to believe that you found words to describe it. I so wish I could experience that. Thank you so much !

  • @Lola-qw1ih
    @Lola-qw1ih 3 года назад

    This is just beautiful...

  • @215510634
    @215510634 8 лет назад +10

    Can someone help me find long audio clips of sperm whales communicating for an art project?

    • @jippee1
      @jippee1 5 лет назад

      David Fry Hey there it would be interesting to #what you have done. I also had used whale sound for a film I made on the Whaling industry. I can show you what I've done too

  • @officially-ROB
    @officially-ROB 4 года назад +4

    When this video ended I realized I was smiling from ear to ear today for me is a bad day but this for a short while made me so happy

    • @jasondashney
      @jasondashney 3 года назад

      I hope your day got better and better after watching this.

  • @hazonvegemite1924
    @hazonvegemite1924 4 года назад

    R.I.P You bloody legend

  • @nomenclator4339
    @nomenclator4339 Год назад

    These videos fill my soul

  • @briattnybrittany6843
    @briattnybrittany6843 11 месяцев назад +3

    which now makes [scientific] sense to me 🤦🏾‍♀️i always wondered how an animal that large, could quickly see their entire surroundings, with eyes that small. it all makes sense now 💙

  • @Billdarwin2
    @Billdarwin2 8 лет назад +7

    Physeter macrocephalus - wonderful animal!

  • @kahfre3694
    @kahfre3694 Год назад +1

    They are so awesome. All whales are so cool to me.

  • @its_3bdullah82
    @its_3bdullah82 2 года назад

    ✨They are so peaceful ✨

  • @Emiliapocalypse
    @Emiliapocalypse 3 года назад +3

    “All head and no body” was how I described a whale I saw in another video, glad to know this is backed by science 🤣 🐋

  • @MaluluKeleGuiSila
    @MaluluKeleGuiSila 3 года назад +3

    Looks like a triceratops skull well almost. Makes you wonder, could the triceratops have had a different head shape? Could its plate have hidden under some blubber of fat? We’ll never know.

  • @Miamcoline
    @Miamcoline 5 лет назад

    Love Steve Backshall!

  • @Thrawnio
    @Thrawnio Год назад

    Omg, i loved this guy’s show on cbbc years ago

  • @afrobryan
    @afrobryan 3 года назад +7

    He could of literally died just from the sound alone.

    • @neo-filthyfrank1347
      @neo-filthyfrank1347 3 года назад

      stop spreading this myth, there is no instance of this ever happening

    • @neo-filthyfrank1347
      @neo-filthyfrank1347 3 года назад

      @@sloanehegedus6685 no there isn't, find a single shred of evidence documenting that, oh wait, it doesn't exist.

    • @neo-filthyfrank1347
      @neo-filthyfrank1347 3 года назад

      @@sloanehegedus6685 Because that's the way their species has evolved to communicate and use sonar, it isn't some kind of fucking sonic weapon and never has been, I swear you people think animals are pokemon

    • @David-ku9li
      @David-ku9li 2 года назад

      @@neo-filthyfrank1347 lol. www.asha.org/public/hearing/loud-noise-dangers/#dangerous
      FYI, these whales have the capability to produce lethal decibel ranges. We even made a weapon that utilized airbursts with sonic projectiles (XM25). Just because something hasn't happened doesn't mean it is impossible. (Black Holes, Flying Cars, Internet)

    • @neo-filthyfrank1347
      @neo-filthyfrank1347 2 года назад

      @@David-ku9li Wow you're dumb. You literally cite a paper saying "loud noises can be dangerous" and then act like that's proof that a sperm whale is capable of using its sonar as an offensive weapon. If whales could kill people with their sound people would be dying all the time and no one would swim with whales, you're delusional. Animals aren't pokemon.

  • @Joe_1971
    @Joe_1971 6 лет назад +3

    To put this in perspective those car audio competition vehicles that you can see videos of girls hair litterely blowing around as the bass slams are around 160 or so decibels. I can't even imagine 230 decibels in the water...it must hurt.!!

    • @jslfcs7087
      @jslfcs7087 5 лет назад

      9 ocb😙

    • @danieldavis8607
      @danieldavis8607 5 лет назад

      Keep in mind that when you go up by 10 decibels the sound intensity is doubled. So 110 decibels is twice as loud as 100, 120 is twice as loud as 110, and so on.
      A shotgun blast is 130, those competition winning car stereos are 160, the Rockets going off at Cape Canaveral are 180, I believe sonars are between 200 and 220, and look up the Vela Pulsar. It spins at 11 times per second and I think it's 325 decibels. Which is literally unimaginable.

    • @savannahlevy97
      @savannahlevy97 3 года назад

      @@danieldavis8607 I thought it was 3? Every three decibel increase is a multiplication by 2. I might be mistaken

  • @kww1966
    @kww1966 3 года назад +1

    Thank you! Great video!

  • @jakejake1231
    @jakejake1231 8 лет назад

    Steve is such a beast.

  • @doggo4918
    @doggo4918 8 лет назад +18

    This one makes up for the last one, I still feel sad for that elephant calf ;_;

    • @Intense_Friction
      @Intense_Friction 8 лет назад

      Why? Just an animal.

    • @LordRelvenous
      @LordRelvenous 8 лет назад +17

      +Intense_Friction Because most people have empathy, even for "just animals".

    • @Intense_Friction
      @Intense_Friction 8 лет назад +2

      LordRelvenous I dislike suffering, its the circle of life though. Respect mother nature. Its not like this hasnt been going on for millions of years. You guys are just weak hearted.

    • @sofakingonmynuts1438
      @sofakingonmynuts1438 6 лет назад +6

      you say this while animals die needlessly from humans, you have the luxury of not knowing what survival really is

    • @LadyJ_88
      @LadyJ_88 5 лет назад

      Intense_Friction Serial killers aren't bothered by death either.... lol

  • @w-james9277
    @w-james9277 8 лет назад +496

    Lets hope the Japanese don't find this place.

    • @theweirdguy124
      @theweirdguy124 8 лет назад +3

      kek

    • @akinamwr
      @akinamwr 8 лет назад +89

      +Leopard95
      ok but if you are going to point out japan you might as well point out norway and iceland as well.
      www.ifaw.org/united-states/our-work/whales/which-countries-are-still-whaling

    • @w-james9277
      @w-james9277 8 лет назад +83

      Akina O Im well aware of Iceland and Norway. The Japanese kill the most whales every year.

    • @bigbenji500
      @bigbenji500 8 лет назад +1

      +Leopard95 lol

    • @akinamwr
      @akinamwr 8 лет назад +9

      Leopard95 hmm, well i guess you have a point then. idk, i don't like whale hunting at all, it shouldn't be a business anywhere so, you know.

  • @mouadinemo2247
    @mouadinemo2247 3 года назад

    We miss you man

  • @wiionmii1111
    @wiionmii1111 4 года назад

    Steve Backshall is da bomb

  • @senthamizhanseemanpolitics70
    @senthamizhanseemanpolitics70 6 лет назад +3

    Sperm whales 🐳 can deep dive 1200 ft below ocean in search of their favourite food the giant squid 🐙

    • @TheStiffler03
      @TheStiffler03 6 лет назад

      you mean meters and not ft

    • @TRRyan
      @TRRyan 6 лет назад

      Islam...Satans, you're an imbecile. They can dive at least 3,000 meters, not feet, and if anyone is evil-minded and hate-filled, it's you.

  • @crono3015
    @crono3015 8 лет назад +32

    Who in the world thought it was a good idea to put "sperm" into this awesome animal's name?

    • @linkhylian1450
      @linkhylian1450 7 лет назад +6

      Crono they're also named cachalots

    • @OnlyKaerius
      @OnlyKaerius 6 лет назад +2

      They should've given the sperm whale name to the right whales. Biggest balls in the world.

    • @OfficialMuffiin
      @OfficialMuffiin 5 лет назад +2

      @@LadyJ_88 you're right, we were all a sperm one, swimming with millions of our siblings. Weird to think about.

    • @renown6386
      @renown6386 5 лет назад +2

      They thought Spermeceti is sper at the first sight. The world "Spermeceti" should mean Sperm whale if i know correctly.

    • @zieckenbritz811
      @zieckenbritz811 4 года назад +1

      In portuguese is called "Cachalote"

  • @stephen6279
    @stephen6279 3 года назад

    This video with the animations was perfectly done.

  • @cassiavalladaresbastospeix4762
    @cassiavalladaresbastospeix4762 2 года назад

    Just amazing. Magnificent.