Killer Whale's Extraordinary Hunting Technique | Frozen Planet II | BBC Earth
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The way they peak out of the water to look at the seal is scary as hell
@FFM0594
Жыл бұрын
Peek, not peak.
@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177
Жыл бұрын
@@FFM0594 tomato tamoto
@FFM0594
Жыл бұрын
@@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177 Pines, penis.
@1q2w3e4r5t6zism
Жыл бұрын
Pure intelligence.
@chevy4x466
Жыл бұрын
The killer whales 🐳 r assholes. They torment others out of sport while hunting. My least favorite animal.
That's THE most incredible capture I've ever seen. That seal swimming for its life.
@Sherlock245
Жыл бұрын
That was not the case in the 1st part!!!!!!
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
How come it cut to a farther view you think they stitched 2 chase’s together
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
I just got a oled this is playing non stop on it I got 4K torrent
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
I’m watching snub nosed monkeys scene from seven worlds one planet it’s the coolest winter scene I’ve ever seen
@angel91485
Жыл бұрын
like who wouldn't
That seal managing to escape those orcas at the last second came in clutch, normally the seal gets killed and eaten most of the time so this was incredible to see it make it out alive.
@Sherlock245
Жыл бұрын
These seal killed penguin so i was not sure to be happy or sad.
@vincentx2850
Жыл бұрын
These are crabeater seals and they only feed on krill
@dylanchua5197
Жыл бұрын
@@Sherlock245 Those would be leopard seals not these crabeater seals
@Sherlock245
Жыл бұрын
@@dylanchua5197 killer whale eat leapord seals too. Its eats them!!
@dylanchua5197
Жыл бұрын
@@Sherlock245 True, but your earlier statement about "These seal killed penguin so I was not sure to be happy or sad." meant that you might have mistook a crabeater seal for a leopard seal, nonetheless orcas are amazing animals
Really could not believe my eyes. How the seal out swam a killer whale AND jumped on the ice flow when death seemed more plausible. Amazing. Thanks.
@obsidianfrost9514
Жыл бұрын
Another commentor pointed out one of the Orcas could of been a juvenile so it may of been a teaching moment more than a hunting one.
@miks564
Жыл бұрын
Seals are not as fast as orcas, so I suspect we can assume some kind of training go on.
@ML-hs3ld
Жыл бұрын
I thought the seal was a goner. Narrow escape.
@kewananedd969
Жыл бұрын
He barely got away. They joint was literally on his tail. Had the ice not been there he would've caught it. Poor seals.😢
@miks564
Жыл бұрын
@@kewananedd969 Top speed of an orca is about twice of a seal, that’s why I strongly believe the Orca was just playing around.
The capture and presentation of the hunt is equally as amazing as the hunt itself. Well done BBC, your nature documentaries never disappoint!
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
Curb stomped Netflix
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
Hey bbc what’s with those creepy rocks and Alleged mummified crab 🦀 eater 🦭 propped up on a rock likely someone posed it then those creepy ass things at the end I knew you were lizard 🦎 people bbc
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
David ike was right
@timmanning5357
Жыл бұрын
Without a doubt the BBC does some of the very best natural world documentaries. An enormous effort would have been required just to produce this small clip. Bravo once again 👏
@Slaktrax
Жыл бұрын
A far cry from the propaganda news they spew out. Stick to what you do best BBC because your news stinks.
Tough life for a seal out there.
@RitJ292
Жыл бұрын
Yep, just like the penguin that has to evade the seal …
@fellipedasilva99
Жыл бұрын
For hungry orcas too…
@java2894
Жыл бұрын
It’s a solid meal for them
@PChan-yt4uf
Жыл бұрын
Tough life for a chicken too.
@metamorphosisx6641
Жыл бұрын
Tough life for most living things in this planet. :(
Awesome to see how smart both animals are! The strategy of the killer whales, but also the surviving technique of the seal is just brilliant! Great video🙌🏼
@SANJUKUTTAN826
Жыл бұрын
Yes that was brilliance from the Seal too ; Coz it already planned where he needs to reach to save his life ; he spotted the ice floating not too far from his earlier resting place and just perfectly managed to outrun the ORCAS 👌😌 Never thought he will Survive !!
@christophermaccarone3157
Жыл бұрын
I'm guessing that this group of whales have learned this technique over many years of practice because watching all three of them swimming very close together and then BOOM! Grey and Humpback whales have a similar way of hunting by circling beneath a school of bait fish, emitting a bubble curtain that slowly closes around the school while the whales rise along with the bait ball. When the bait ball has been squeezed tightly together, the whales shoot straight up with their enormous mouths gaping open, swallowing tons of bait fish.
@OrdoStorm
Жыл бұрын
@@christophermaccarone3157 They have bigger brains than humans, they can plan and have concepts, also they have language they communicate. If they have tools they would build another civ.
@mojo7495
Жыл бұрын
It's God's brilliance, not the animal's, who gave each their own "brilliance".
@irgendeinname9256
Жыл бұрын
The surviving technique is pretty much just staying on the ice
Glad to see the underdog "win" from time to time.
@YAH-1
Жыл бұрын
Bingo 💯
Absolutely insane shots. That v line through the water surface! What an ending
@culvuil
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I felt it 😄
I can't get enough of watching this cat & mouse game between seal's & whale's.. It's amazing to see how whale's are soo smart in creating waves to break the thick ice to get their prey & how seal's swim for their lives to keep from being their delicious meal... 😆
@axelslegitmarineparadise5040
Жыл бұрын
Not a whale , they’re dolphins actually .
@user-iw9nw7xe9y
Жыл бұрын
@@axelslegitmarineparadise5040 а может быть касатки
@dying101666
Жыл бұрын
@@axelslegitmarineparadise5040 all dolphins are whales, but not all whales are dolphins. yes, orcas are dolphins.
This scene has more drama than a good Hollywood suspense thriller
Amazing communication and coordination between the Killer whales. Frightening to watch, gotta feel for the seals, that one at the end was a hairs breath from being dinner.
For anyone wondering why the Orca just doesn’t grab it’s tail Crab eater seals are highly ferocious . Sharp teeth,powerful jaws and even sharp claws.Orcas are highly protective of their eyes and young members. grabbing a seal from behind is a good way for it to turn like a pretzel and bite like its life depends on it. This species of seal is completely insane and orcas occasionally move on to other species of seal because its not worth the drama
@klugscheier1644
Жыл бұрын
Tbh i looks like they were just showing the calf how it‘s done. The orca could‘ve much faster than that but just didn‘t put in the effort to catch it.
@AshtonOrtega
Жыл бұрын
@@klugscheier1644 no
@obsidianfrost9514
Жыл бұрын
Klug that's a very real possibility. They cod of already eaten and was teaching the youngest of the pod what and how to do it. Orcas do occasionally kill for sport but not always
@kazikmajster5650
Жыл бұрын
Niceрфьды.
@rocket5557
Жыл бұрын
It did appear that it was the 4th Orca, the smaller one that did not participate in swamping the seals that was chasing the lone seal. I’m going with training run based in your observations. Amazing footage none the less!
Those images are truly breathtaking!! I feel pity for the seals, but I love orcas too much for the pity to last long...😅 So very happy that so much footage of this "Frozen Planet II" shows them...
Who else felt lowkey happy when the seal made it 😂
@jerryamescua
Жыл бұрын
Well they’re just gonna do the same tactic again til they get em. Cold nature
@allowedme
Жыл бұрын
We So I think I will be very happy seeing hunting down by a group of gangster and chopping you into pieces but sad to see you escape.
@allowedme
Жыл бұрын
@We I didn’t mention anything about you being consumed and I am sure a piece of dry out leather is tasting better then you. Seeing something or someone escape from harm way or death is always satisfying unless you are a cold blooded animal. I am not saying that I want the killer whale missing out on it dinner but seeing someone escaping death is more satisfying.
@angel91485
Жыл бұрын
@We for the seal's life, if you dont thats you, no need to bitch about it..
@allowedme
Жыл бұрын
@We I got a thick skin for something like that to offend me. I didn’t delete anything.
*That chase was INCREDIBLE!* I love both orcas and seals, but the latter are just cuter so I cannot help but root for them.
Almost a "Jack Pot of 3 seals" for 4 orcas. And the seal that got away could feel his/hers HEART beating in the throat as this was a race for the life itself to escape and climb on that massive ice that is difficult to be broken by mighty orcas. Amazing video. Thank you BBC Earth.
They're so smart and so efficient in their methods that I actually start rooting against them for the seal to live. Orcas are so incredible.
Incredible intelligence shown by this pod of Orcas. Truly these Killer Whales to plan and coordinate such an attack is incredible. It shows the Orcas ability to communicate amongst one another. To sustain themselves and their family. Great video as per usual. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨
The key here, is family working together! They aren’t called KILLER WHALES for nothing.
@em1osmurf
Жыл бұрын
a century or so ago, they were called Whale Killers, and justly so. there's YT vids of them killing a whale calf by drowning, just to eat its tongue.
@PKmeloa
Жыл бұрын
They're called killer whales because they kill whales, not because they have a relation to whales
Hooray!!! I was rooting for him to get away.. lol
More and more, wildlife documentaries tend to show less killings and more escapes - so that the viewers feel happy! What an era we're living in!
Nature hold so many beautiful spectacles thanks for catching this one...a beauty
So beautiful and at the same time so sad. Thank you for your videos, it's so amazing the way you capture wild life.
@dougbadass
Жыл бұрын
@DELL seal will be eaten sometime
@mattheww239
Жыл бұрын
It’s true. Nature is such a paradox. God obviously intended that.
@dane2313198
Жыл бұрын
The circle of life! It's beautiful and sad at the same but mostly it's fair
@def__luisAM95__
Жыл бұрын
@@mattheww239 God? There's no God here. It's just nature.
@mattheww239
Жыл бұрын
@@def__luisAM95__ He is nature.
You know it's good a documentary when you don't want the prey to die, but you also feel bad for the predator when it fails
@oldironsides4107
3 ай бұрын
Just wanted to see something get hurt 😞
Being a seal living in the artic must be terrifying Imagine you're just chilling with your mates on a piece of ice than out of nowhere either a polar bear rips you to shreds or Willy and his gang show up to yeet you into their jaws
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
Especially in 24 hours light or dark times of year
@nikhilthatte6167
Жыл бұрын
🤣
@davebritton7648
Жыл бұрын
Wrong. That wasn't Willy, it was his brother Walter. They do look alike though, so it was an easy mistake to make.
@gregorysaugustine5236
Жыл бұрын
This is in Antarctic though. But yes, living as a seal in both polar opposite of the globe is terrifying.
@dolevwajsbrot6356
Жыл бұрын
Really? I think been a human is more terrifying when you have Murders'\ car accidents\ plane crashes\ Terrorism\ theft \ abusing \ killing in the name of god, and don't forget the cherry of the cream=World war and Nuclear bombs/Armageddon and meteorites! , most of this list is a daily thing...😆
Man, I hope for the sake of the seal that they don’t have nightmares because we all know exactly the feeling of those dreams where we’re being chased. But for the seals, my goodness those dreams would just feel too real. That said these orcas are so magnificent.
2:02 pure genius
That last part was intense 😰
Always incredible how smart animals can be.
@fcturner
Жыл бұрын
Hm, it’s just instinct
@chrissick1351
Жыл бұрын
@@fcturner sometimed its other than that, like in this case
@mokarokas-1727
Жыл бұрын
@@fcturner - Figuring out plans like that is not instinct, it's learning. Orcas are smart enough to teach their young how to hunt.
@Henry-Barr
Жыл бұрын
I mean, if you're a predator, yes. I'm stunned by how incredibly dumb the seals are. They could've escaped to a bigger ice chunk the moment the orcas started swimming the opposite direction to make the next wave. But no, let's watch them swim away after they tried to eat us thirty seconds ago. lol
@mokarokas-1727
Жыл бұрын
@@Henry-Barr - Hey, come on, it couldn't know that would happen without prior experience. Learning, as it were.
Seal: "...we're gonna need a bigger berg."
They literally pushing that ice to a more open water. 😯😯😯 wow that's crazy
@YesItsReallyKeith
Жыл бұрын
very smart beasts !!!!
@aryanpandey8888
Жыл бұрын
Orcas does belong to dolphin family and dolphins are the 2nd smartest living creatures after humans.
@bababooeymonkey6549
Жыл бұрын
@@aryanpandey8888 I beg to differ.
@Skytv446
Жыл бұрын
Some researchers have done research on the IQ of humans and killer whales and found that the IQ of Orcas is equivalent to that of fifteen or sixteen-year-old humans
@bellzeppelin6913
Жыл бұрын
@@bababooeymonkey6549 orcas are definitely smarter than you
Love orcas, but props to that seal's bold and gnarly escape!
What a well detailed documentary about seals. Thanks BBC for the update every time
That was a close one. Homie thought he was a gonner fer sure
you can almost hear the seals say to each other well it's been nice knowing you as they await their inevitable fate.
This is amazing and yet terrifying on how intelligent orcas actually are, especially the part where they pushed the piece of ice into more open water to make the Whale wave (I just came up with that name cuz that’s basically it)
aww, aow, such a fantastic docu. i would never know or seen such Wildlife scenery and action out in the Arctis, without the mind blowing effort from all persons involved to make this footage - incredibel ! Thank you very much BBC Earth !
'You know its hard out here for a Seal, Everyone & their Orca tryin to make a meal' -Hustle and flow
Incredible footage. There was nothing like this in the 1980s.
This is how you “break the ice” and might get a meal while at it!
Oh nice, thanks BBC, I was just running out of nightmares!
Penguin: Nah nah boo boo you can't catch me!!😋😋😋
Truly amazing. In my opinion, elephants and orcas have the highest frequencies when it comes to this planet, eagles as well.
The crew who filmed it are the real lucky people on earth
They come out of a water and give a seal a death stare before attacking 💀
2:13 "coooorre conchemimare!!!... " 😂😂😂 (chilean language 🇨🇱)
That's nothing short of absolutely incredible.
The best wildlife capture i'v ever seen.
Love they way their heads slowly rise next to the ice floe with their one eye staring at the seals, 'Good evening... lunch.'
OMG do I love these orca!!!!
They are just evolving and adapting right before our eyes! Their level of intelligence is absolutely remarkable!
@salafy3789
Жыл бұрын
Evolving my foot, you must be out of your mind. They're adapting as you've started but evolving ! You must be truly out of your mind
@TheAmccoy2121
Жыл бұрын
@@salafy3789 maybe not evolving in a physical sense, but evolving in the case of intelligence. They are getting smarter. That is evolving. They are using the water as a weapon to knock the seal off the ice. Intellectual evolution.
That was intense. Beautiful caught on film. I’m glad the seal survived.
Orca the real gansta of seas even they dont scare of blue whale
Seals is like "this is farewell, love you guys"
Can't believe the Crabeater seal could swim so fast
What an escape 👍
orca are smart and they avoid attacking humans as if they know their lives will be in trouble if they mess with humans
These orcas are seal specialists (they’re the ones that know how to wave-wash seals), and especially specialize in hunting Weddell seals. They’re significantly less effective at hunting other species of seals.
@jansandman6983
8 ай бұрын
The smallest orca went after the seal. Probably they're on training session that day and not hunting for food.
@John572d4
3 ай бұрын
Plus it has to be an aging Weddell Seal to flip over, the younger ones more likely to escape
@Laodice347
Ай бұрын
@@jansandman6983Yes, we see the young throughout the video imitating the adults while remaining in the background. Like at 2:02 where the calf is behind the 2 females on the left, imitating them
@jansandman6983
Ай бұрын
@@Laodice347 Yes and during the chase the adult orcas are clearly not going for the kill. We know they can swim way much faster than this 2:06, the adults are just chilling like giving instructions. Usually when they are really going out for the prey it's the matriarch that goes for the first strike while the children just watch and waits for food service courtesy of orca grandmom. 🙂
Brutal!
What a spectacle... both the hunt & the video documentary...
cool, thanks for Sir David Attenborough...
I felt like my whole body tensed up as he swam for his life
Imagine yourself being stuck on a small piece of ice.. surrounded by great white sharks.. and every couple of min, a huge shark pops its head out to see your position so it can attack you properly!
@turkeyman100
Жыл бұрын
Those aren't sharks, besides, sharks aren't that dangerous to humans
@FireLordJohn3191
Жыл бұрын
Sharks don’t actively hunt humans. That’s hollywood lies.
@廾ₑ⁰
Жыл бұрын
Those aren't sharks
@R.A.D.2023
Жыл бұрын
ITS ORCA. ORCAAA
Seal to other seal "Yo dude, we are good up here yah?" "Hundred percent bud"
Just chilling on the ice until you see a big head popping up
I've been up close to an orca absolutely breathtaking, majestic yet terrifying.
A natureza é fantástica ,top
Questo è l' ennesimo esempio di com' è meravigliosa e crudele la natura!Animali intelligentissimi,sia le orche che le foche che lottano per la sopravvivenza 💫💯
0:17 and 0:21 Orca poking his head out of the water like: "WHAT'S UP BUDDY I SEE YOU😂" #Thestareisdeep
喜歡看BBC有關虎鯨的影片
Sometimes I wonder just how they manage to catch enough food to feed everyone in the pod so well. Seeing as how long and complicated each hunt is.
@user-vs9cz9pm1n
Жыл бұрын
This isn't long hunt. And don't forget that they're basically only doing hunting, they don't have jobs or anything to attend. So they have plenty of time. Humans are often underestimate that animals have a lot of free time. I've read a story about a man climbing on the roof of a small hut, hoping that bear will leave him alone since bear can't reach the roof. But bear wasn't going anywhere. He just sat there for 2-3 days, and the man had been nearly dead, when the tribe of Evenks luckily was passing by. Evenks saved the man's life.
Seal: Hah! Nice try...but y'all too slow.
Wow. What great photography skills. Incredible.
Thank you so much for your work videos🙏 I am amazed by this hunt from killer whales hunting the cute seals, i know - such is Nature
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
It’s the most amazing scene I’ve seen since frozen planet 1
Que increíble inteligencia la de estos animales y que aterradora huida...quién sabe como será la experiencia psíquica de la presa al escapar por tan poco de tamaña persecución....
What a video . One of the best Orca hunts I’ve ever seen. This time the seal got away. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm just glad orcas don't really bother with us. Great menaces of the ocean 😂
Should I feel happy for the seal, or sad for the whale that gets no lunch 🤔
@hernanweber3896
Жыл бұрын
Probably the orca was showing hoy it must be done to their offspring a orca is faster than a seal.. once the seal falls from the ice is GG WP
Como a natureza e linda e ao mesmo tempo cruel.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FOOTAGE!
Le phoque a eu chaud ..! Merci pour l'image
Que incrível a inteligência destas caçadoras.. 👍O mais incrível são todos vocês que fazem documentários como este.. MARAVILHA DE DEUS.. 🙏
@ShmaAdonaiEhad
Жыл бұрын
Amen
Like a horror movie for seals.
Now THAT is a close call. Wowza.
Excellent documentation!!!☺️🐋🦭
I wonder if the two other seals escaped to safer ice meanwhile
@joycemunday1889
Жыл бұрын
Lunch
How did these guys got underwater shots my goodness amazing truly amazing
@Muralidharan001
Жыл бұрын
Underwater drone camera.
@AryanMahipal
Жыл бұрын
@@Muralidharan001 don't you think the orcas would try to get down the drones 😀
@Muralidharan001
Жыл бұрын
@@AryanMahipal If people studied Orca they will know which type of objects Orca won't attack. Orcas knows their prey well and they won't attack humans without threat.
Awesome Camera Work & Edit & Audio.... Good Team Work... Thanks Guys.
What an extraordinary capture! Love the angles
You'd think Seals by now would have learned that ice isnt the best place to stop and take a rest on.
@austrobok2958
Жыл бұрын
The orcas are taking advantage of global warming and having a feast!
Graças a Deus que se salvou,estava torcendo pra o leão marinho conseguir escapar e chegar em um local seguro
@Abalvin
Жыл бұрын
Eu tmbm oh, q aflição
Poor cute little seals. 😢
That was a close one! Both tactics are crazy. Nature is beautiful & brutal at the same time.
Had no idea seals could move that fast 👍
@Sherlock245
Жыл бұрын
When your trying to stay alive that is what happen
I appreciate the BBC's sensibility to omit the gory scenes that used to be more prevalent in documentaries from the past. I could not state the same about National Geographic but I hope it changes. Mother Nature can be incredibly cruel but we do not have to be.
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
Bro this show ain’t for you wait until golden eagles 🦅 chuck goats 🐐 babies off a cliff lol😂
@cauchyschwarz3295
Жыл бұрын
Ignoring a reality does not make it go away. And deciding not to show it does not make us more humane.
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
@@cauchyschwarz3295 bro orcas break a baby whales ribs Drowned it then it tongue out.go watch some shitty KZread video lion kills 10 whatever’s.
@dannysullivan12345
Жыл бұрын
I’m watching it on my lg oled looks like a portal that’s how you watch planet earth not Arguing on KZread dorks
@DearProfessorRF
Жыл бұрын
@@cauchyschwarz3295 of course it does. That is the meaning of the word “humane”: compassion, sensibility, consideration of others.
Life's worth living to see moments like this
Essa foca merece um troféu (this seal deserves a trophy)...
im cool bro
Those seals called the whales the n word 😞
@GTFBITK
Жыл бұрын
@@jbois-fantasy5838 nibblers
@jbois-fantasy5838
Жыл бұрын
@@GTFBITK Like Futurama nibbler