Learn more about these incredible animals! Why Orcas Are Called Killer Whales → kzread.info/dash/bejne/eH2rzMehg7yxeso.html New Species of Orca → kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqJ-uKdrn7GweJM.html Why Orcas Are Sinking Ships → kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWSXqcadac-7l7w.html Orcas Caught in Bycatch → kzread.info/dash/bejne/ipipj5iDkdmwk8o.html

@murdoch9106

16 күн бұрын

Could this behavior lead to extinction of some sharks, its said there is like 2% or so of sharks remaining in our oceans? And Orca's are doing great, they got their own boats these days! xD Love the content, love Orca's but it has me worried for the Great white and other sharks, bad enough that us Humans hunt and kill them for stupid things like soup... xD

@tphvictims5101

14 күн бұрын

Absolutely amazing.

@michelob.

9 күн бұрын

I’m newly subscribed to your channel. This is the first video I watched and it is so cool and educational! ❤

@KPassionate

9 күн бұрын

Welcome in! So glad you enjoyed the video

@chrisnyasia7

7 күн бұрын

I'm watching animal shows virtually all my life. I go back to the Walt Disney True Life adventures from the '60s & '70s... I remember Marty Stouffer's Wild America series from the 70s and 80s-- not to mention the BBC's original Nature series with David Attenborough... This 9-minute snippet about the many different subsets of killer whales, along with how they predate great white by first inducing tonic immobility-- with footage included, no less, was the best spent 9 minutes in my career watching "nature" programming... Keep up the great work KP!!!!

So could clearing a swimming beach of sharks be as simple as the playing orca sounds?

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

This is low-key a brilliant idea!

@TheSolPhoenix

15 күн бұрын

​@@KPassionate Silly question, but how would making orca sounds affect the orca populations in the area?

@ravendark2422

15 күн бұрын

Would probably work on great whites but what about tiger, bull and hammerheads?

@kristianevans7184

15 күн бұрын

There has been testing done on this and miraculously the sharks appear to instinctively flee from the areas where killer whale sounds are played

@ryanhanlon1157

15 күн бұрын

Wow, great call

Ironically, the theme from _Jaws_ is what sharks hear whenever Orcas come around.

@octapusxft

5 күн бұрын

They either hear that or they hear "Rules of Nature"

I saw that video a few days ago, that was like a freight train that hit that great white. Insane. People need to understand also how SMART and how BIG Orcas are.

I love Orcas, they're hands down the most fascinating creatures on the planet. ❤

@strongdelusion9442

10 күн бұрын

If it was a planet? Enter "Critical Thinking"! Huh?

@RoachSurfs

9 күн бұрын

I agree. Sperm whales rock as well. My encounters have been awesome.

@chrisnyasia7

7 күн бұрын

​@@RoachSurfs Encounters? Please explain (no sarcasm)

@julianbock3849

11 сағат бұрын

@@strongdelusion9442 I first thought you were making a joke :D then i went on your channel Sad how people are so ignorant towards all the intelectuals from hundreds of years ago that were smarter than ppl like you will ever be combined. For me it is hard to believe anyone could think like that, if you had at least 4 years of school education. I honestly wish you the best luck to find a way out of your prison. It is just sad. Critical thinking is good but ignorance towards science is not.

Super interesting. I was really curious about the details when I heard about the liver thing, and am not disappointed to find out.

@chrisnyasia7

7 күн бұрын

Same here... This was so good, in fact, I'm gonna save this episode to the personal notes on my phone...

I just started looking up info about orcas out of curiosity and now I'm glued to your videos about killer whales

@KPassionate

13 күн бұрын

I'm glad you're enjoying them!

@CATSWITHKYLA

4 күн бұрын

They are amazing intelligent creatures!!

As always, cheers for a great video 😊🦈👍🏻🦭👍🏻🐬👍🏻🐋👍🏻

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Starboard swimming away with the shark liver like a little girl skipping down the sidewalk with an ice cream 🍦☺️

@KPassionate

13 күн бұрын

Pretty much!

KP your content is exemplary, I learned something new from this video. Didn't know that Orcas range to the Antarctic Ocean, that means that the Leopard Seal is not the apex predator of it's domain.

@metheoneandonlyraider7220

16 күн бұрын

Wolves in Alaska are preying on otters, Galveston Texas (basically Houston) has an orca pod. And the orcas have sank 2 boats (almost 3) that belong to the same company (Gladys pod, 5 sail boats sank and 3 fishing boats so far) in Spain

@metheoneandonlyraider7220

16 күн бұрын

Otters are no longer the apex predator of their domain. Wolves are tied with orcas for top predator in the marine edition 😂

@ryans8081

15 күн бұрын

Orcas may be higher than Leopard Seals on the food chain, but even so, they prefer to eat less aggressive seals like Weddell Seals when given the chance. David Attenborough documented this on an episode of the "frozen planet" series on BBC Earth; when pods of Orcas did their wave-inducing technique to break up ice floes, the Orcas would spyhop to see what kind of seal it was, and if they find certain species that are aggressive and likely to try to bite towards their eyes or mouth, they'd abandon the hunt and look for easier prey.

@robertmartinjr.4537

11 күн бұрын

​@ryans8081 any predator will weigh the risk on prey but leopard seals are on the menu too. I saw a documentary showing leopard shaking the spot when a pod of orcas rolled in.

This is the only video that actually explains the behaviour. 👍

@KPassionate

14 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful!

Amazing content!! LOVE ... LOVE your YT channel.

Kinda proud that the algorythm recommended this. ☺️

@chrisnyasia7

7 күн бұрын

Ditto...

Glued to the screen. Wow! Another great video!

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Talk about smart. How did Orcas figure all this out?

@lasko24

11 күн бұрын

There is a group of orcas that will hunt seals or sealions that are sitting on the beach they are the only group known to do it.

@drewidrie2396

10 күн бұрын

i've seen that. Amazing deductive reasoning and problem solving creativity!

@MegaVector2011

3 күн бұрын

They do specialist underwater crossword puzzles to sharpen the mind.

@info145

3 күн бұрын

@@MegaVector2011 i like it :-)

Awesome video Kp! Love your Channel

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

I was so excited to watch this! When you first mentioned it in the previous video I couldn't wait to learn more!

@KPassionate

14 күн бұрын

I hope it lived up to your expectations!

I will never NOT be blown away by the sound of the orca slamming into that shark. It literally sounds like a truck crashing into a wall.

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

That orca sure knows how to make an impression! Thanks for watching!

Really. Interesting!!! Thank you!!

I can't believe people hate a sensitivity warning. Love these orca videos, they're my favorite animal.

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Some people are so weird about it! Do you think they rage at the ratings before movies too? Hahaha

@synisterv7703

Күн бұрын

​@@KPassionateI do!!! 😆😂🤣

Fascinating information. Thank you.

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Very informative ! thanks, keep us updated with more content like this !

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it

I knew of this behavior, but only from you actually. Meanwhile again I am left with the impression that your channel needs to grow, and grow quickly because your content is so unique, interesting, and relevant. My option, but hopefully others share it. Beyond this channel alone I think you could do any documentary series regarding our eco-systems. Water or non-water really. But preferably ocean related for me.

Keep doing what you're doing. Great job, KP!

Hi KP! This is totally unrelated to the video but I’ve been wondering about your thoughts on farming kelp to combat climate change and how sea otters could fit into this.

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

I love the idea of kelp farming and sea otter reintroductions to help stabilize kelp forests. A really great organization to support is the Elakha Alliance, an organization of indigenous leaders, marine biologists, and aquariums dedicated to reintroducing sea otters into Oregon. I've done two charity fundraisers for them as well as a few videos on their efforts. www.elakhaalliance.org/

So much knowledge and very interesting and informative 👍

Another amazing video, thanks!

Thanks for another great video.

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video! Thanks!!

In terms of scary Orcas are as close to humans as one can imagine...

Thank goodness for Shark Week!!!

I have been wondering! Thank for your great content!

Thank you! Fascinating!!

Love your stuff ❤️

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Thank you!!!

Any thoughts/insight on the recent orcas spotted in the Gulf of Mexico?

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

The ones in Texas and the Northern Gulf of Mexico are generally considered "transboundary" because it is outside their usual range. Previous genetic analysis of orcas in the Gulf of Mexico (albeit from a single sample) found that they are most likely Antarctic ecotypes! You can read more about them in the paper from NOAA below. [1] media.fisheries.noaa.gov/2021-07/f2020_AtlGmexSARs_GmexKiller.pdf?null

@haggielady

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for the link.

@thezemag

16 күн бұрын

@@KPassionate thanks!

@b.a.erlebacher1139

15 күн бұрын

I wouldn't put much weight on the one and only sample showing genetic affinity to an Antarctic ecotype. Isolated groups can drift in all kinds of directions genetically, and wider sampling of both the Antarctic and Gulf of Mexico animals, as well as other groups might show a quite different pattern. Consider how those "find your genetic ancestry" companies were telling people of east Asian ancestry that they had native American ancestry, because they had a larger database of native American genotypes than Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc. Ditto for people of central and north Asian ancestry.

@valdivia1234567

14 күн бұрын

I remember them being spotted off the Chandeleur Islands multiple times many years ago.

Finally a video from a professional and not a hype surfer

Thanks KP, another informative video. It's amazing they use tonic immobility on the sharks, which look tiny in comparison to orcas. What causes doral fins to collapse?

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

There is likely a genetic variable involved in dorsal fin collapse. It is a piece of dense, fibrous connective tissue, with no bone, cartilage, or muscle to hold them up so if it is slightly weaker it has a stronger chance of collapse. Doesn’t bother the animal typically.

@karenpowell6894

16 күн бұрын

@@KPassionate Thanks for answering.

@WILD__THINGS

2 күн бұрын

​@@KPassionate I thought that only happened in captivity due to stress

@KPassionate

2 күн бұрын

Nope. That is a lie that is perpetrated by the animal rights extremists. It is more common in captivity. Possibly due to the genetic factor but also because the animals spend more time at the surface. It is not a sign of health.

@KPassionate This had the most in-depth content describing how orcas actually locate where the organ is OMG. I love this👍🏽

@KPassionate

6 күн бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

Love your videos on Orcas

That was awesome ! It shows how much u enjoy this !

Informative stuff, thanks.

My guess why no Orca has predated upon a human is because they can tell we are boney and some of us have rotting livers.

Incredible video! Both scientific and entertaining! No hype, no filler, LOVE IT!! How in the world did Orcas discover Tonic Immobilisation? I know they are incredibly intelligent and teach each other, but that is mind boggling.... Subscribed and looking forward to more!!!

@KPassionate

16 сағат бұрын

Thanks for the compliment! I appreciate the kind words.

Great video! Need more informative content like this. Thanks

Very good presentation.Great research, Thanks very much.

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great content as always, thank you! I was awed by that liver size…must be one of the largest liver to body ratios. Nature is amazing!

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

The liver may be large, but the love from viewers like you is even bigger! Thanks for tuning in and sharing your thoughts.

This was well done! I love learning about animals especially Orcas, and elephants.

Flipping them over to induce tonic immobility. They literally just figured that out all by themselves. It is frightening how smart they are.

Great video thanks

What a great video! Subscribed 👍

@KPassionate

7 күн бұрын

Welcome!

love your video so educational

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you found the video educational!

Ty for this vid. I stumbled across it n found it to b the most informative vid I've ever seen on KZread. Plz plz keep em coming. Im now a subscriber

@KPassionate

7 күн бұрын

That is an incredibly compliment, thank you! Will do!

Great presentation of fascinating knowledge! You found your calling.❤

Didn't know all of that, thanks man.

Great vid thanks ❤

@KPassionate

15 күн бұрын

No problem 👍

Sooo strong and intelligent~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

Interesting subject .. Very well put together video. Learned a bunch.

@KPassionate

7 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

FASCINATING!!! Thank you!

@KPassionate

12 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Amazing video. I learned a lot today. Thank you. 😊

Awesome tutorial on Orcas! Amazing footage and information.

@KPassionate

9 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Wow, so glad I stumbled upon this video.The content is fascinating and informative. I'm subscribing right now!❤😅

@KPassionate

6 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thank you, so glad you enjoyed the video!

I love the fact that sharks are NOT the kings of the oceans! The orcas have no natural predators besides humans.

Awesome info and video!

@KPassionate

Күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Girl, you are one smart cookie. I enjoyed this video very much. Thank You!

Well explained

KPassionate Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

Appreciate it!!

I absolutely love your videos

@KPassionate

15 күн бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that

Port and Starboard running around with their scalpels: Imma cut you up so bad, you gonna wish i didn't cut you up so bad!

Very interesting. Thanks.

This was riveting. Great video!

@KPassionate

2 сағат бұрын

Thank you!

I thought wild orcas never had collapsed dorsal fins.

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

It isn't as common in the wild but it does happen. Their dorsal fins are made of dense, fibrous connective tissue, with no bone, cartilage, or muscle to hold them up. We don't 100% know why dorsal fins collapse but there is a lot of evidence that it is genetic. In marine parks, the orcas spend more time near the surface and in shallower water where gravity probably has an impact. But they are all also pretty closely related so genetics could be a factor there as well. Ultimately, collapsed dorsal fins aren't an indicator of health or wellbeing.

@zstepohznrebrenhoirer7

16 күн бұрын

@@KPassionate Thank you for the detailed reply. I think I got the idea from the movie Blackfish and never thought to search any deeper. Apart from your videos, any good book(s) on orcas you would recommend to learn more about these beautiful animals ?

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

A really great, but sad, book is called Into Great Silence by Eva Saulitis. It is about the AT1 transient orcas who are a small, isolated population found only in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and the nearby Kenai Fjords region. They are genetically and acoustically unique-they have no connections to other transient killer whale populations and their calls are unlike any others’. Unfortunately, they were devastated by the Exxon Valdez oil spill and only 7 survived. Another good book is Spirits of the Coast by Martha Black B. which talks a lot about how important orcas are to indigenous cultures.

@zstepohznrebrenhoirer7

16 күн бұрын

@@KPassionate More thanks. Into Great Silence is the one book I picked and bought by myself on orcas. Glad to see it's also an expert's choice. Now I need to actually read it. So many books, so little time. I'll order the other one shortly. I'm quite glad I found your channel. Looks like I'm going to learn a lot thanks to you.

One of my 7 year old kids loves orcas. He will love this video! (We also live up in the PNW, and his favorite vacation so far was when we went whale watching. He also plans to be a marine biologist when he grows up.)

@KPassionate

16 күн бұрын

He sounds like a future conservationist!!! Can’t wait!

Thank you! That was a great video, I learned so much! 😎👍

@KPassionate

8 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@dbcooper030

8 күн бұрын

@@KPassionate I’m amazed there are so many different species of Orcas, so cool! I grew up in San Diego and loved going to Sea World as a kid, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium when I would visit my relatives up north. Have always loved and respected the ocean life.

The information on your channel is super interesting and helpful for all ages

@KPassionate

14 күн бұрын

Glad you think so!

Are you fing kidding me? Nature is majestic

A brainy young scientist who can speak like a everyday person and present a lot of good information about the Orcas in an enjoyable manner. Thank You.

New subscriber. Love ur videos.

@KPassionate

6 күн бұрын

Welcome in!

Outstanding video 👍 📹

@KPassionate

17 сағат бұрын

Thank you!

It's kind of funny that the Orca Echolocation sounds like a chainsaw

@KPassionate

9 күн бұрын

I never thought of that... but now that you said it, I can't unhear it!

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you.

@KPassionate

3 күн бұрын

I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

Easily some of the best 9-minute content ever done. Very interesting!

@KPassionate

10 күн бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@chrisnyasia7

7 күн бұрын

Agreed...

I LOVE your videos. Orcas are my FAVORITE mammal. I learn so much I didn't know about them. Thank you so much!!!

@KPassionate

11 күн бұрын

Glad you like them!

Nice presentation 🤙

Fascinating revelation. Thanks.

Hi beautiful KP!! I haven’t said hi in a long while, so I’m doing it now ❣️🫶🏻☀️ much love and blessed be.

Surprisingly interesting

Beyond fascinating. Great communication style.

@KPassionate

9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate your support.

Very interesting video, thank you.

I learned alot about echolocation! THANK YOU:)

@KPassionate

13 күн бұрын

I'm so glad!

Wow well done, very interesting and informative.

@KPassionate

15 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Wow, not gonna lie this video was so interesting and straight forward to understand, it’s got me wanting to learn more! 🙏

Im watching animal shows virtually all my life. I go back to the Walt Disney True Life adventures from the '60s & '70s... I remember Marty Stouffer's Wild America series from the 70s and 80s-- not to mention the BBC's original Nature series with David Attenborough... This 9-minute snippet about the many different subsets of killer whales, along with how they predate great white by first inducing tonic immobility-- with footage included, no less, was the best spent 9 minutes in my career watching "nature" programming... Keep up the great work KP!!!!

@KPassionate

7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for such an incredible compliment. I really appreciate it and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Excellent and informative video.

@KPassionate

16 сағат бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

eXCEELLENT Research here and on youtube no less - great video!!

Amazing content, love your down to earth honest delivery. I love Orca, they are so intelligent and if we can crack the language barrier they can teach us so much about the oceans. Were Port and Starbord previously captured whales? Do wild male orca get collapsed dorsal fins?

@KPassionate

14 күн бұрын

Glad you liked the video! To answer your question, no, Port and Starboard were never captured. Collapsed dorsal fins happen in the wild, too. Their dorsal fins are made of fibrous connective tissue, with no bone, cartilage, or muscle to hold them up. We don't 100% know why dorsal fins collapse but there is evidence that it is genetic. Port and Starboard are brothers, after all. In marine parks, the orcas spend more time near the surface and in shallower water where gravity probably does have an impact. But they are all also pretty closely related so genetics is likely a factor there as well. Ultimately, collapsed dorsal fins aren't an indicator of health or wellbeing.

@stevedyches4635

11 күн бұрын

@@KPassionate Do the dorsal fins of Port and Starboard flop while they are underwater too? How about the floppy dorsal fins of others that are in captivity.

There’s always something bigger and badder…

cool!

Orcas ARE the Wolfs of the Oceans! & no Predator wants to mess with a Pack of Wolfs!

Outstanding factual and still entertaining video!

@KPassionate

3 күн бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Lol, it's so funny that some people have such boring lifes they have to complain about content warnings haha🤣 Loved the video 🥰 and please do more content warnings, just to annoy the bored ones.. haha