False Killer Whale Catches Mahi Mahi

Edit 10/1/2020 Please Note I have responded to some comments claiming we had injured this fish prior to the video, but I'm just going to explain here and be done with it.
We absolutely did not interact with these mahi mahi in any way. We did not catch them and deoxygenate them. We did not spear them. We did not gaff them. The wounds on the mahi mahi are from the false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) a species of oceanic dolphin. Mahi mahi are actually the most frequently documented prey of these amazing marine mammals (Baird, 2016, "The Lives of Hawai'i's Dolphins and Whales"). These predators use pack hunting and stamina to wear the incredibly fast mahi mahi down. The fish were indeed trying to use us (and our boat) for cover, but the whales always had the upper hand. An incredible experience that we were absurdly fortunate to witness.
Encounters with various pelagic critters near Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. Video by Ian Roussopoulos and Tyler Bledsoe.

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  • @7xXSE7ENXx7
    @7xXSE7ENXx73 жыл бұрын

    imagine being hunted. then finally caught and eaten alive. then having your life flash through your fishy eyes and then you hear "OOOH YYYYEAAAH!!"

  • @joshuagarner6981

    @joshuagarner6981

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @thadz2493

    @thadz2493

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd be pissed

  • @ritsus3188

    @ritsus3188

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being a peesh

  • @rikicyborgetheanimalguy7019

    @rikicyborgetheanimalguy7019

    3 жыл бұрын

    7xXSE7ENXx7 would like but 111

  • @ExceedProduction

    @ExceedProduction

    3 жыл бұрын

    Get out, voreists

  • @fluffskunk
    @fluffskunk3 жыл бұрын

    The dolphins and pilot whales were SOOOO clearly being social. That's so neat.

  • @marksommerfeld1445

    @marksommerfeld1445

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah, I'm more interested in that than the feeding actually

  • @averyjenson

    @averyjenson

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m not sure if it’s entirely benevolent. They very well could be communicating about something, but it also could be territory disputes for food resources. Notice you don’t see the rough-toothed dolphins when the pilot whales are getting the mahi mahi. I’m not an expert on cetaceans though, and also i have no clue whether pilot whales and false killer whales are different or not lol EDIT: pilot whales and false killer whales are not the same. Who knows what they were doing with the dolphins.

  • @PeyPeySupreme

    @PeyPeySupreme

    3 жыл бұрын

    True

  • @TreDay2x4

    @TreDay2x4

    3 жыл бұрын

    3:56 if that's them being social then get me tha fuck outta there lmao

  • @spence7732

    @spence7732

    3 жыл бұрын

    they were definitely not being friendly. they were pursuing the fish. Most likely a territorial issue

  • @kimia1664
    @kimia16643 жыл бұрын

    Imagine receiving your order at a local restaurant and people outside the window yell “OHHH YEAAAH”

  • @brendanblab7508
    @brendanblab75083 жыл бұрын

    For those who keep saying it was caught and released before the recording, a message from some mahi mahi anglers and marine biologists: Mahi mahi produce a lot of heat from all their giant spastic muscles trying to break loose from the line. When combined with their inability to radiate heat, this causes them to overheat and die. The mahi mahi in the video were exhausted and injured by dolphin teeth, not humans. The reason it swam on its side is likely because it had been dragged into deep water (by dolphins) before they started recording it, so its swim bladder (the organ that keeps fish swimming upright) was busted and filling with blood and/or water. At no point in the video can you see the shine of a hook or ripples from the fishing line cutting along the water's surface.

  • @lanu1381

    @lanu1381

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fuck, that sounds terrible >_

  • @ChrisJ-mf7cj

    @ChrisJ-mf7cj

    3 жыл бұрын

    What’s it matter if they were catch and release or not? I just know they taste great grilled, and even fried.

  • @brendanblab7508

    @brendanblab7508

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ChrisJ-mf7cj Because people were saying the video was fake and that the fish was on a line or exhausted from being caught and released. I wouldn't mind trying some fried mahi mahi, only I live very far from any ocean. Good to know they taste good though.

  • @joemarinaro8033

    @joemarinaro8033

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also if someone threw a mahi back that size they are fucking stupid.

  • @brendanblab7508

    @brendanblab7508

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joemarinaro8033 Amen to that. That'd be like catching and releasing tuna.

  • @Moakmeister
    @Moakmeister3 жыл бұрын

    Good lord, they look down and it’s just an abyss beneath them... horrifying

  • @shockal7269

    @shockal7269

    3 жыл бұрын

    There's nothing colossal down there

  • @thosearentpillows5638

    @thosearentpillows5638

    3 жыл бұрын

    I swam with sharks in Hawaii. You could see them 100 feet below you. Yes, horrifying.

  • @shockal7269

    @shockal7269

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Bad Harmonics You better not say Megalodon

  • @shockal7269

    @shockal7269

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Bad Harmonics Pretty sure tiger sharks don't live in the depths.

  • @shockal7269

    @shockal7269

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Bad Harmonics Am aware. But I still wouldn't exactly call it an abyssal creature. Besides, I was thinking more like something that spent all its life at the bottom of the ocean. There's that silly "Megalodon" claim and the misleading "95% of the ocean is unknown" which tends to make some people believe there's a kraken down there or something... Don't get me started on those dumb videos claiming Mosasaurs living in the Mariana trench. I think I'm just too fed up about these stories...

  • @jeric0777
    @jeric07773 жыл бұрын

    The whale was like, "hey man, you gonna eat that? Cause if not, I'll take it."

  • @Abyssaracnis

    @Abyssaracnis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Always ask

  • @jeric0777

    @jeric0777

    3 жыл бұрын

    @1323 V In the dolphin family, but literally called False Killer Whale. Other examples: Killer Whales, Pilot Whales.

  • @jeric0777

    @jeric0777

    3 жыл бұрын

    @1323 V Despite all that, people still refer ro them as whales. If I had said "dolphin" in my original comment, most people would've been wondering what I was talking about, especially since the title of the video refers to them as whales. If you're on the spectrum, I totally understand your need to be literal, but this was just a joke. Not a lesson on ocean life. It's ok to let it go.

  • @madscient1st349

    @madscient1st349

    3 жыл бұрын

    @1323 V you are correct in that these animals are indeed technically an oceanic dolphin. They are also however colloquially known as false killer whales and such is life when it comes to common names vs scientific names. We could just just call them by their actual name Psuedorca crassidens and be done with it! 😜

  • @zebedeemadness2672

    @zebedeemadness2672

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@madscient1st349 Personally i call all members of (Delphinidae) dolphin in the common name, as only a few for some reason are called whales but all the porpoises are call porpoises. All the group known as black-fish which are the ones that don't have dolphin in there common names. Mellon headed whale-(Peponocephala electra) = Mellon headed dolphin. Killer whale-(Orcinus orca) = Killer dolphin. False killer whale-(Pseudorca crassidens) = Thick toothed dolphin. Pygmy false killer whales-(Feresa attenuata) = White lipped dolphin. Long finned pilot whale-(Globicephala melas ) = Long finned pilot dolphin. Short finned pilot whale-(Globicephala macrorhynchus) = Short finned pilot dolphin. And coz it's to close to common name of the Right whales that belongs to genus-(Eubalaena) baleen whales, i call the Northern right whale dolphin-(Lissodelphis borealis) = Northern smooth back dolphin. Southern right whale dolphin-(Lissodelphis peronii) = Southern smooth back dolphin. Smooth back due to the total lack of a dorsal fin.

  • @F1ll1nTh3Blanks
    @F1ll1nTh3Blanks4 жыл бұрын

    The Mahi Mahi was trying to use the divers as cover from capture.

  • @GenXstacker

    @GenXstacker

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. The fish was keeping close to the divers for safety. Notice the first time how the whale broke off when the fish got too close to the human.

  • @asdf111

    @asdf111

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are genius Captain Obvious.

  • @adamkhan4451

    @adamkhan4451

    3 жыл бұрын

    Read the other comments guys... the mahi mahi is stuck on a line and has to stay close to the divers. A threatened mahi mahi doesn't act that. They hooked it, therefore hurting it, saw the false whales, put it in a line, and they all jumped back in the water to watch it be eaten. Its actually kind of messed up. Not liking a video like this, its cruel

  • @burt591

    @burt591

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@adamkhan4451 It wasn't hooked you idiot, where is the line?

  • @carterfranklin4567

    @carterfranklin4567

    3 жыл бұрын

    Adam Khan why is that the other comments say it’s on a line mean it’s true? We’re both of the Mahi Mahi on the line? What happened to the other one? Did it just leave, or did it just pop up out of nowhere see it’s buddy “hooked”

  • @kungfuvirus1988
    @kungfuvirus19883 жыл бұрын

    You got to love the randomness of the beautiful oceans.

  • @ChillAssTurtle

    @ChillAssTurtle

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think youve confused randomness with the sheer terror

  • @ChillAssTurtle

    @ChillAssTurtle

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Sin Synn cthulu and or dead eye big ass fish with teeth..either way fuck all that ima stick to jacuzzis

  • @heavyweaponsscout9990

    @heavyweaponsscout9990

    3 жыл бұрын

    Y'all dumb lol, the only thing terrifying bout the ocean is the waves, not some fish who live 700m deep

  • @mohammedsanogo3627

    @mohammedsanogo3627

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is anyone gonna appreciate this master piece poem. I feel like the last two replies just brushed it off lol and I feel bad

  • @heavyweaponsscout9990

    @heavyweaponsscout9990

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mohammedsanogo3627 nay, it just a stupid thing to fear. Thalassophobia, they call it. But people be always fearing the big blue for all the wrong reasons.

  • @webmoss
    @webmoss3 жыл бұрын

    Whale: “click click” (catches mahi) Human: “Awww, Yeah!” Whale: “what the fridge!?”

  • @idie2game771
    @idie2game7713 жыл бұрын

    Mahi Mahi: "Oh no" Kool-aid man:

  • @janetlopez6763

    @janetlopez6763

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kool-aid man is my favoryte marvel character

  • @russianpooch4711

    @russianpooch4711

    3 жыл бұрын

    *OH YEAAH*

  • @josephstone4842
    @josephstone48423 жыл бұрын

    The murkiness, camera movements, and heavy breathing make this feel like a horror movie! Super cool video!

  • @moriartythethird5709

    @moriartythethird5709

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha it really does.

  • @johnbaits5286
    @johnbaits52863 жыл бұрын

    Pretty cool that the fish stayed around the divers for protection

  • @klausuhlig7141

    @klausuhlig7141

    3 жыл бұрын

    Horse shit that fish was speared and used for camera work,called clic bait,

  • @moriartythethird5709

    @moriartythethird5709

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@klausuhlig7141 little problem.... there's no spear.

  • @madscient1st349

    @madscient1st349

    3 жыл бұрын

    No spears involved, only cameras. Those are whale tooth marks.

  • @imightbearacist6613

    @imightbearacist6613

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@klausuhlig7141 Then where's the spear? Smartass

  • @greensun1334

    @greensun1334

    3 жыл бұрын

    ...yes, lookin' for help and then he get kicked away from the Diver... But he was injured - No Chance for surviving the Whale-Attack!

  • @xergiok2322
    @xergiok23223 жыл бұрын

    Those divers were really happy that the whales found lunch.

  • @damienaustin8041

    @damienaustin8041

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are you not ????

  • @louievelez5097

    @louievelez5097

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@damienaustin8041 no 😂 cause I’m not a sadistic weirdo idk how this vid even got in my recommendation it’s quite lame I mean you can barely see the pilot whale and the highlight of the vid was the guys kool laid “oh yeah” moment

  • @damienaustin8041

    @damienaustin8041

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@louievelez5097 sadistic????? So you would want them to starve ???

  • @Zankaroo

    @Zankaroo

    3 жыл бұрын

    I rather see people saying "OH YEAH!" when a predator catches a meal, than someone, normally a girl (in most videos I've seen), going "Oh no! Are they gonna kill it, do you think it will be OK?" No mother fucker its being attacked and eaten for food by a predator, no its not gonna be OK. Are the cows, pigs, fowl, we eat OK? Do we care if they die? No, because we are gonna eat them. Or in a vegan's/vegetarian's case, that plant was alive until you butchered it, it had a life and offspring, but you murdered it.

  • @damienaustin8041

    @damienaustin8041

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Zankaroo that’s person would definitely be Louie 😂

  • @DaBrute
    @DaBrute3 жыл бұрын

    Plot twist: the porpoise was actually saving the mahi from the humans

  • @vivahernando1

    @vivahernando1

    3 жыл бұрын

    DaBrute nah playa

  • @mandatethis8024

    @mandatethis8024

    3 жыл бұрын

    DaBrute evil humans....... Typical leftist sentiment..... 🤦‍♂️

  • @chrisgardner6677

    @chrisgardner6677

    3 жыл бұрын

    No more Hawaiian slings or spearguns on the divers. If they had fish catching tools like a 'speero' that mahi would be on the boat...

  • @CockatooDude

    @CockatooDude

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mandatethis8024 They could've just been making a joke you know.

  • @riot2136

    @riot2136

    3 жыл бұрын

    Duplicator nice that you automatically assumed they were serious and not making a joke, then proceeded to make it political

  • @christostryfonopouls5204
    @christostryfonopouls52043 жыл бұрын

    Love the two mahi mahi swimming around. “Harold? Harold. We are so fucked Harold.”

  • @MichaelPhillips-jw4bj

    @MichaelPhillips-jw4bj

    3 жыл бұрын

    @emi It was, For those who don't know mahi mahi travel in pairs,, When you catch one its mate will hang around and you can catch the other. They rarely get put back because they taste so good, kind sad. I put them back cause of it. Though thats the circle of life as long as regulations are follow do your thing.. Whats my is question, is what happened to its mate before hand? also eaten i guess, which lead to it hanging around i suspect

  • @Tiny_cameraman007
    @Tiny_cameraman0073 жыл бұрын

    Ladies and gentlemen, this is how one should hold their camera when taking a video of something amazing. 👏 Great shot!

  • @BloomingHeathers
    @BloomingHeathers3 жыл бұрын

    A lot of clicks and whistles, like they're cheering while this whale trying to catch the fish lol

  • @BloomingHeathers

    @BloomingHeathers

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Joseph Della Ripa yea i mean the whales I'm sorry my english is not that great

  • @emie1170

    @emie1170

    3 жыл бұрын

    you’re english was good enough for me to understand. trust yourself.

  • @roxrequiem2935
    @roxrequiem29353 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful capture, what an experience. I love how the fish was trying to use you as a shield, very cunning that one was. I also like how respectful the preadetors were of your space, several times they went like "Yo man, ya gonn eat that? No? Can I have it? Aight, thanks." A bit worried about the fish being a bit skinnier than what I normally see though, kind of worrisome.

  • @laurahess3417
    @laurahess34173 жыл бұрын

    It's really cool being able to hear the vocalizations they're making!

  • @Xaiff
    @Xaiff3 жыл бұрын

    This kind of video reminds again and again that dolphins, toothed-whales, and their gangs are terrifying predators

  • @eschwarz1003
    @eschwarz10033 жыл бұрын

    that Whale was just playin or maybe thought "you gonna take the fish? I could take the fish if you don't really want the fish. If you really want the fish please, go ahead get the fish. Hunting must be hard shaped like that and slow. You're lean; are you really hungry? Please, take the fish if you really want and need the fish. I dont totally need the fish but could use the fish; I'll get the fish only if you really don't need the fish. I guess I'll just take the fish then since your ok with that"

  • @stevenhair3250

    @stevenhair3250

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wtf?

  • @wesleyvitality8504

    @wesleyvitality8504

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@stevenhair3250 it was pretty funny to read tho

  • @GSRieza

    @GSRieza

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wesleyvitality8504 True XD

  • @hamzahclan8179

    @hamzahclan8179

    3 жыл бұрын

    your comments makes me dizzy, but I understand what you mean

  • @sebastianhernandez7434
    @sebastianhernandez74345 жыл бұрын

    I love the ominous clicks and whistles. This is some amazing footage.

  • @colonelkurtz2269
    @colonelkurtz22693 жыл бұрын

    When i eat my lunch, people often circle me in the restaurant and yell and cheer. Its weird.

  • @hughmongous9729

    @hughmongous9729

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hehehehehehehehehehehehe

  • @levijohnson3128
    @levijohnson31283 жыл бұрын

    Tyler: "Ohh Noo!!" The other guy: "Hehehe"

  • @beepbeep2446
    @beepbeep24463 жыл бұрын

    4:05 I love how it’s clicks rev up like an engine

  • @danksilence9518

    @danksilence9518

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mazda?

  • @johngomez5170

    @johngomez5170

    3 жыл бұрын

    you really love that?????? strange

  • @411bvRGiskard
    @411bvRGiskard3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the detailed explanation. You guys seem like very knowledgeable & conscientious marine life enthusiasts. Sure you love deep sea fishing as well but glad you seem to respect the ocean.

  • @Skycube100
    @Skycube1003 жыл бұрын

    Mahi Mahi: HELP ME PLEASE! HELP ME! THEY TRYNA KILL ME!!! Divers: OOOOOHH YEEAAAAAAHHH!!! WOOOOOH!!! Disclaimer: I'm only joking 😅 idk but some may see this as me insulting the divers or anything. No I'm not.

  • @ummthatminecraftguy
    @ummthatminecraftguy3 жыл бұрын

    >upload any video with animals in it, regardless of content >youtube comments: "DUDE STOP ABUSING THE ANIMALS!!" why are you people like this?

  • @Gasmaskmax

    @Gasmaskmax

    3 жыл бұрын

    >upload a video of yourself mortally wounding animals and feeding them to other animals for youtube views >youtube comments "DUDE STOP SAYING THEY"RE ABUSING THE ANIMALS!!" why are you people like this?

  • @hopelltt
    @hopelltt3 жыл бұрын

    I seen the fish in the thumbnail and it grabbed my interest, then I read the title and clicked so fast. I had no idea what a “false killer whale” was until today. The ocean is so cool! It’s like having a planet within our planet.

  • @ericspoor8175
    @ericspoor81756 ай бұрын

    So heart-warming to see social interaction between the two different species

  • @jaypunzalan6999
    @jaypunzalan69993 жыл бұрын

    Mahi mahi looks like its seeking for help from humans

  • @johnbeckwith1361

    @johnbeckwith1361

    3 жыл бұрын

    They will stick to anything in the ocean for protection....even a micro sized piece of kelp.

  • @FrostbitexP

    @FrostbitexP

    Ай бұрын

    Schooling behavior due to being actively hunted.

  • @HappiEp
    @HappiEp3 жыл бұрын

    Super cool description (loved you put the reference for the facts you were writing about)

  • @madscient1st349

    @madscient1st349

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you appreciated it! Judging by the comments, plenty of people aren't reading it, but that you for doing so! :)

  • @ThepowderbluesForum
    @ThepowderbluesForum3 жыл бұрын

    Mahi pair for life. There was 2 of them. Im guessing the other one was taken. And the 2nd one gave himself or herself up.

  • @chir0pter

    @chir0pter

    5 ай бұрын

    fake news, they don't pair for life and those both looked like males

  • @SlayerofFiction
    @SlayerofFiction3 жыл бұрын

    crazy, I went Mahi Mahi Fishing and was done in Ten Minutes, the only mask I had to wear was the one Costco required.

  • @noahsaiz7536

    @noahsaiz7536

    3 жыл бұрын

    The less extreme Mahi Mahi fishing

  • @alexchampion9395

    @alexchampion9395

    3 жыл бұрын

    No trust me, there are sharks everywhere

  • @JKelly756
    @JKelly7563 жыл бұрын

    Can’t even imagine how incredible it must have been to see this in person

  • @BMTH2296
    @BMTH22963 жыл бұрын

    That was incredible. The mahi mahi was swimming along side you guys to use your size for protection from the dolphin. That shot was priceless.

  • @EngineeringWizard11
    @EngineeringWizard113 жыл бұрын

    Fish be all like: "Are you not entertaaaaaaaiiiinnnnnned...."

  • @honesttraitorbear3527

    @honesttraitorbear3527

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, Gladiator reference. Love it

  • @MichaelSmith-vq8fi
    @MichaelSmith-vq8fi3 жыл бұрын

    Love the excitement of the divers after! Great video!

  • @victorvandyke9898
    @victorvandyke98983 жыл бұрын

    Amazing footage, thanks for sharing! Thanks to KZread, we wouldn't have these kind of gems.

  • @planktonofbikinibottom
    @planktonofbikinibottom3 жыл бұрын

    Homie: Hey bud, what are ya watching? Me: I'm watching some Tyler Vision

  • @bretthyler7680
    @bretthyler7680 Жыл бұрын

    I seen somewhere not to long ago that false killer whales and bottle nose dolphins were somewhat mates like they thought the false killers were after the dolphins but then they got in closing distance then they all started greeting each other and was thought that certain ones knew each other like they were old friends. Thought that was super weird as seeing orcas hunt dolphins but false killers and dolphins are cool. So crazy how they can hear each other and how they communicate with each other under water with clicks. The animal world is so fascinating and unknown

  • @womanofsubstance8735
    @womanofsubstance87353 жыл бұрын

    The whale just hauled the mahi mahi off by the tail. Did it eat it, or was it just pulling it away from the man?

  • @chrisgardner6677

    @chrisgardner6677

    3 жыл бұрын

    They usually take em super deep so the mahi gets bent & dies, then they eat da buggah...

  • @NickWeissMusic

    @NickWeissMusic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Let me translate for the haoles: Yep, his lunch was Mahi mahi sashimi. Whales likely dive with their prey, because fish don’t like sudden major depth changes, it damages their swim bladder, and fish get super disoriented or die when that happens. The water is also colder the deeper you go, so prey move slower.

  • @restart426

    @restart426

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also dragging it backwards will oddly enough "drown" or "suffocate" the el Dorado, which I am amazed at the precision of it grabbing it by the tail... I'd be having the same elated reactions as those divers so aptly demonstrated! Awesuuuume!

  • @edstimator1

    @edstimator1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@restart426 I think it's just "dorado".......you're thinking of John Wayne....two different things.

  • @restart426

    @restart426

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@edstimator1 lol thanks for the correction!

  • @smn475
    @smn475 Жыл бұрын

    Love how you can clearly hear the false killer honing his echolocation as he closes on the Mahi

  • @saltybrackishfresh
    @saltybrackishfresh3 жыл бұрын

    This is so sick, one of the most underrated youtube ocean moments ever

  • @parayt3230
    @parayt3230 Жыл бұрын

    WOWWWWW This footage is AMAZING, incredible!

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Mahi was clearly injured, otherwise would have been tough catch.

  • @chaotixthefox

    @chaotixthefox

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please do not underestimate the resilience of fish or the persistence of whales. Fish in general can function well despite sustaining severe injuries. These whales could have chased the Mahi for a while. It may have also been disoriented by the whale's sonar.

  • @beandrag9019

    @beandrag9019

    3 жыл бұрын

    Chaotix Fox that doesn’t mean it’s not injured lol. Plus it’s clearly underweight by like a lottt

  • @allannash380

    @allannash380

    3 жыл бұрын

    1.51 it has a fresh puncture injury I think it got speared

  • @madscient1st349

    @madscient1st349

    3 жыл бұрын

    The whales had been tiring these mahi out for a while. Not to mention biting and raking them with their teeth. Pretty gnarly to watch.

  • @cbatbh5402
    @cbatbh54023 жыл бұрын

    The mahi-mahi tilts every time the whale closes in/goes under. Is it to keep an eye on it or perhaps a posturing position to appear larger?

  • @GSRieza

    @GSRieza

    3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting thought... Maybe both?

  • @kathrynhall7021
    @kathrynhall70213 жыл бұрын

    That fish had wounds on it...so that may have been the attraction.

  • @derrecktarr7410
    @derrecktarr74103 жыл бұрын

    Almost like they were thinking that this helped you out.

  • @mikelliteras397
    @mikelliteras3973 жыл бұрын

    That’s a once in a lifetime experience, very cool. Some days just end up amazing, rarely when you’re sitting home in the couch tho👍

  • @MrLongboarder87
    @MrLongboarder873 жыл бұрын

    I’ve fished for Dorado (Mahi-mahi) a lot over the years and I’ve seen how agile they are in the water. It amazes me something as big as a false killer whale could catch one.

  • @NathanChisholm041

    @NathanChisholm041

    3 жыл бұрын

    In Australia we call them Dolphin fish! We fish for them off the Perth coast at the FADS which attracts them.

  • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
    @Gunners_Mate_Guns3 жыл бұрын

    Love hearing those locator clicks as the whale zeros in perfectly on his prey.

  • @CannabisSim
    @CannabisSim2 жыл бұрын

    Im here after that dudes Tik Tok that called them a sharks sleep paralysis

  • @AGDinCA
    @AGDinCA3 жыл бұрын

    What were the rough-toothed dolphins and the pilot whales doing together? It's really hard to tell.

  • @CleverClover2023

    @CleverClover2023

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where did you see a Rough toothed Dolphin? Those werent Pilot Whales....they are False Killer Whales.

  • @AGDinCA

    @AGDinCA

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CleverClover2023 According to the video, starting at 1:02.

  • @celebrating108
    @celebrating1083 жыл бұрын

    Wow, great video, how cool to have seen that! I see the spotted dolphins in the Bahamas hunt houndfish the same way

  • @zacharycrockett6938
    @zacharycrockett69383 жыл бұрын

    The mahi mahi was like ‘if I’m going down your going down with me’ we going near the divers

  • @possiblyadickhead6653
    @possiblyadickhead66533 жыл бұрын

    I like how you can hear the dolphin using its "sonar" to acquire the range to the target I assume.

  • @mammoth505
    @mammoth5053 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video. Fun to watch!

  • @joshporters
    @joshporters3 жыл бұрын

    The algorithm hath found you. Rejoice.

  • @jeffsavilleproductions
    @jeffsavilleproductions Жыл бұрын

    The open Ocean is one of the most beautiful yet terrifying things to me

  • @sharkbite5744
    @sharkbite57443 жыл бұрын

    The dolphins and whale interactions with each other were amazing

  • @vincenzocapasso9990

    @vincenzocapasso9990

    3 жыл бұрын

    That "whale" is closer to a dolphin than to an actual whale, since they are both toothed whales which is different from the classic whale

  • @CleverClover2023

    @CleverClover2023

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@vincenzocapasso9990 False Killer Whales are members of the dolphin family, but all cetaceans are whales. There are Baleen Whales (gray, blue, minke, humpback ect) and Toothed Whales (sperm, beaked, dolphins and porpoise). There is NO 'classic whale'. People just dont have any grasp of cetacean taxonomy and think whales and dolphins are separate when they are the same.

  • @vincenzocapasso9990

    @vincenzocapasso9990

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CleverClover2023 I know, but he was referring to the false killer whale as a mysticet, while it is an odontocet (don't know how to spell the two terms correctly since English is not my frost language). Whale is an incorrect term to refer to both odontocetes and mysticetes, just call them cetaceans

  • @ProfMannion
    @ProfMannion3 жыл бұрын

    “You guys gonna eat this?”

  • @user-nx6yw7ry5f
    @user-nx6yw7ry5f3 жыл бұрын

    how did the mahi mahi get injured

  • @8gti9
    @8gti93 жыл бұрын

    Wow great video!

  • @uwuowo4856
    @uwuowo48563 жыл бұрын

    is that the sonar?

  • @unownunown1530
    @unownunown15303 жыл бұрын

    Bro you can tell how smart these animals are just by watching them

  • @wishgodgirl1903
    @wishgodgirl19033 жыл бұрын

    A little explanation would have gone a long way...

  • @Dilopho

    @Dilopho

    3 жыл бұрын

    what do you mean?

  • @riot2136

    @riot2136

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wish god Girl ‘False Killer Whale catches Mahi Mahi’ is your explanation

  • @mediumrarechicken3074

    @mediumrarechicken3074

    3 жыл бұрын

    Someone's illiterate.

  • @MurderHornet2020
    @MurderHornet20203 жыл бұрын

    Whale be like: Mahi mahi sandwiches tonight, yo!!!

  • @edwardkaneshiro6437
    @edwardkaneshiro64373 жыл бұрын

    I didn’t know Darth Vader goes snorkeling!

  • @sophieandwayne
    @sophieandwayne3 жыл бұрын

    Aww the fish was looking for protection...

  • @silverseen8300

    @silverseen8300

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ewewwwwww

  • @rosco1pug
    @rosco1pug3 жыл бұрын

    Great footage. That pelagic didn't seem to have its A game available for this encounter. Figure it knew its time was up.

  • @madardauchiha878
    @madardauchiha878 Жыл бұрын

    The way it disappeared into the blue in the most scarry part imagine one of these things just biting yiur foot or leg and dragging you down to the deep like that.....

  • @calinionescu
    @calinionescu3 жыл бұрын

    "Yeah! Yea-ah!!!" "2 Million Views, right there!!" -- ahem... no, sadly, barely 300K in 2 years.

  • @meanmrmatt
    @meanmrmatt3 жыл бұрын

    Pauly Shore: “Free, mahi-mahi! FREE MAHI-MAHI!!!”

  • @shawnbaker4554
    @shawnbaker45543 жыл бұрын

    Dope video. But the Mahi was definitely sick or injured, those effing things are like underwater wolverines. But damn cool, vid.

  • @Zappygunshot
    @Zappygunshot3 жыл бұрын

    Man you can really see (and hear) how the whale uses focused sound waves to totally mess with the Mahi Mahi's brain, disorienting and incapacitating it.

  • @WanderingSoleTV
    @WanderingSoleTV3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, what a thing to see. And not just see, but almost become a part of!!

  • @juanpmelendez8835
    @juanpmelendez88353 жыл бұрын

    Cuando lo atrapa super cerca del buzo y se lo lleva para el fondo SÚPER EMOCIONANTE

  • @Herbie11
    @Herbie113 жыл бұрын

    Mahi pair up for years. The poor thing was coming for help. Sad

  • @MichaelPhillips-jw4bj

    @MichaelPhillips-jw4bj

    3 жыл бұрын

    correct i suspect its mate was eaten before hand, it just disappeared and its mate was waiting for it

  • @Jeanpyaka
    @Jeanpyaka3 жыл бұрын

    Didnt u put this dizzi mahi just next to you ? Sorry if im wrong Bit this Fish didint look concious to me

  • @benjaminblumchen1596
    @benjaminblumchen15962 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Video! What a luck to see this

  • @hughmongous9729
    @hughmongous97293 жыл бұрын

    Such disappointing comments "imagine being a fish.." News flash, wild animals aren't buried like humans, they're eaten by the other wild animals. Getting upset that some divers got to witness a very interesting predation with interaction AND while filming from multiple angles but folks are upset at the diver's excitement. Its just soo sad that people think with their feelings instead of their brain. I blame Disney and video games for warping children's realities

  • @SkyKingAzure
    @SkyKingAzure3 жыл бұрын

    Is it weird that I get vertigo from looking at that endless blue?

  • @Codatronic
    @Codatronic3 жыл бұрын

    I just saw “Kona” and remembered the Carwow video on the Hyundai Kona and how it translates to a “lady garden” in Portuguese.

  • @danksilence9518

    @danksilence9518

    3 жыл бұрын

    I see youre a man of culture aswell.

  • @DrVektor
    @DrVektor6 ай бұрын

    Magnificent video.

  • @urAnusFighter1
    @urAnusFighter12 жыл бұрын

    I love how you can hear the whales clicking change from slower to a more celebratory i got the fish clicking

  • @nasiaking
    @nasiaking3 жыл бұрын

    Did the whale use it high freq clicking to stunt its prey?

  • @konnosx1213
    @konnosx12133 жыл бұрын

    Am I the only one who finds this absolutely terrifying Just the vastness of the void beneath and around them

  • @georginakourt9029
    @georginakourt90293 жыл бұрын

    this video made me as stoked as the lads at the end

  • @TheDjnatronic
    @TheDjnatronic3 жыл бұрын

    I'm just glad I'm at the top of the food chain!!! Great Video!!

  • @svennoren9047

    @svennoren9047

    3 жыл бұрын

    As long as you stay on land perhaps...

  • @scottschroeder4920
    @scottschroeder49203 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Nice vid!!!

  • @thoticusmaximus3798
    @thoticusmaximus37983 жыл бұрын

    Notice how the Mahi turned on its side when the whales came in from below. That’s the Mahi trying to defend itself from being eaten by keeping its sides exposed rather than its underside because it makes it look bigger :)

  • @phillipbrewster6058
    @phillipbrewster60583 жыл бұрын

    U could hear the dolphins clicking soo cool

  • @ChillAssTurtle
    @ChillAssTurtle3 жыл бұрын

    It happens so much slower than you'd expect

  • @denmun9722
    @denmun97223 жыл бұрын

    One dude was in a serious situation there for a minute when the mahi kept trying to hover around his fins

  • @digitechs1
    @digitechs13 жыл бұрын

    2:34 Esse peixe é top! da dó saber que é fácil fisga-lo...

  • @Cornish666
    @Cornish6663 жыл бұрын

    amazing footage

  • @CP-om3mc
    @CP-om3mc3 жыл бұрын

    That dolphin was such a beautiful fish. It was heartbreaking to see the false killer whale catch it and swim away.

  • @optimusprime1634

    @optimusprime1634

    3 жыл бұрын

    It didn't eat the dolphin. They were playing. The dolphins would not have stayed around the fasle killers if they would have been dangerous to them.

  • @MichaelPhillips-jw4bj

    @MichaelPhillips-jw4bj

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@optimusprime1634 mahi mahi is also called a '''dolphin'' or dolphin fish''

  • @archiveacc3248
    @archiveacc32483 жыл бұрын

    The whale seems pretty excited about its catch 3:58

  • @GOMATOS
    @GOMATOS3 жыл бұрын

    Kool-aid man snorkeling 4:00