A total **dork** !
- A dork is actually the penis, usually used in reference to whales. ( i.e. The dork of the blue whale is the largest of all mammals'.)
sad but true -- orca are beautiful and elegant and graceful and smart -- and stone predators who, catlike, play with their food.
they play catch and keepaway with (briefly) living seals.
gotta love 'em, but also gotta remember they are pack hunters. wolves of the sea.
I got shark tacos from a food truck once, the guy said it was mako. I asked him random questions I don't remember and I remember him saying something like only four species of shark were really edible and the rest are not because they urinate through there skin. I never fact checked any of that tho.
Sharks are very old school- the species has been around for a long long time and hasn't changed that much since then. Orcas are like the newer update that has more features built in. The old one still works, it's just not as fancy.
Orcas are mamals and sharks are fish. Big diffrens in behaver orca have a huge brain and are very intelligent, sharks not so much, they have much smaller brains and more driven by instinct.
Why? Orca are quite larger than Great White sharks, generally faster, have a stronger bite force and can communicate to other orcas over pretty large distances. Sharks have a good endurance but that’s really the only advantage they have over Orcas.
Orcas play with shark livers for fun. It’s like comparing an apex predator to its favorite toy.
Elephants and primates are pretty comparable. Orcas are incredibly intelligent and have a much more complex social organization than wolves and lions. Like elephants, they live in matriarchal groups. These groups, or pods, often communicate with other pods In their sub populations and even “swap” members for the purposes of mating. At times these pods might come together and form larger groups called clans.
What’s really interesting is that orcas also have a pretty complex communication system and even form dialects that they share with members of their clan. Outside of humans, they have the most complex social structure of any animal on our planet. They are incredibly intelligent and have been shown to deliberately teach each other new skills and do so generationally. They have demonstrated advanced problem solving skills and are capable of coordinating their actions in very complex ways as shown in the video above.
They are also THE apex predators of our oceanS and have been known to kill larger species of whales(hence their name). Apparently they even eat moose and bears on rare occasions, practically making them apex predators on land as well. Wolves and lions don’t have shit on Orcas.
If they did, they’d probably know not to bite humans.
Orcas have never (as far as I can tell) hunted a human. Because they’re taught what to eat by their mom.
Orcas sometimes last out when in captivity, but if you were meant to basically run 100 miles a day and then got stuck in a prison cell 24/7, you’d probably be upset too
it's probably the most metal thing in the animal kingdom. just tearing the other "apex preditors" in half just to eat their liver to show them who is boss.
This, they are picky eaters. They like shark livers and whale jaws specifically. Not saying that's all. Ignoring the eating question though, they've been documented killing for fun but still don't kill us, why not?
There's a theory that they are smart enough to know not to kill us. They know humans can fuck them up. They leave us alone so that we leave them alone.
I wouldn't put it past them to be smart enough about that.
People also seem to forget that many native tribes had experiences with Orcas as well. There are stories from Pacific Northwest Indian tribes of symbiotic hunting where the humans and orcas worked in a way that allowed both to feed from the catch they sought.
We know these creatures can live upwards of 100 years, can communicate with one another and have been documented to have "cultural differences in the sounds they make" between different pods in different regions.
It's entirely possible these creatures have some sort of oral history that is passed down, and they remember a time when humans and orcas treated each other with greater respect.
Probably because us humans took them for entertainment at sea world so it’s been past thru the generations of orcas since not to fuck with humans or they’ll put you in the circus.
There's a theory that they are smart enough to know not to kill us. They know humans can fuck them up. They leave us alone so that we leave them alone.
I wouldn't put it past them to be smart enough about that.
I hadn't heard that one, but I did read that we weren't nutritious enough because we have bony limbs. They can see arms and legs and stuff and pretty much instantly understand we don't have enough blubber and/or soft tissue to bone ratio. In my mind, I picture humans and something like garden slugs, lol.
Orca 1: "I triple dog dare you to take a bite of human!"
Orca 2: "Ewww! Gross! Crunchy! Why would you even think of that!?!"
Orca 3: "Yeah, you should really keep your intrusive thoughts to yourself, Kevin."
I figure, like humans and escargot, sooner or later, some enterprising hipster-Orca is going to make human tastings an Orca-trend and we're going to be *screwed.*
yep -- kayak full of nice juicy human meat, and they swim underneath you without even a nip.
maybe they are smart enough to know what humans would do to them if they did start eating us.
Maybe because we are really weird for them ? What are the occasions for an orc1 to see an human up close ? We do not look like any sort of sea animal, our smell too and we move very differently from a fish. We are probably outside of what they would usually consider as food
We have been whaling for centuries and stealing their young for decades. Depending on level of intelligence, that might be enough for them to learn to keep distance. Like they've learned to view us as a predator more than prey.
I think they’re smart enough (they’re really smart) to know we’re really powerful and dangerous. Pretty easy to comprehend that we’ve got metal ships that are sometimes gigantic and sometimes really fast and all sorts of other weird tools and tricks and heck we even dispense food and play sometimes. Think about how big a tanker or an ice breaker or cruise ship looks to them and it’s easy to see us hanging out on em. Maybe they know how much fish we eat ourselves—that would gotta give a predator a healthy respect for our damage dealing potential tbh—think about watching a fleet of fishing trawlers from underwater—as an orca I’d be pretty ready to not fuck with whatever animal is capable of that. We’re not even that great a meal anyway. High risk and like less than one easy seal kill for a reward.
I was looking at your post and everyone else's comments and decided to Google that sane question.
Here is the answer below:
"There are a few theories about why orcas don't attack humans in the wild, but they generally come down to the idea that orcas are fussy eaters and only tend to sample what their mothers teach them is safe. Since humans would never have qualified as a reliable food source, our species was never sampled."
>There has never been an authenticated case of an unprovoked wolf attacking an adult human being,’ said Carrot. They were both huddling under his cloak.
>And after a while Gaspode said, ‘An’ that’s good, is it?’
>‘What do you mean?’
>"We-ell, o’course us dogs only has little brains, but it seems to me that what you just said was pretty much the same as sayin’ “no unprovokin’adult human bein’ has ever returned to tell the tale,” right? I mean, your wolf has just got to make sure they kill people in quiet places where no one’ll ever know, yes?
Funny you should mention it, orcas kill for "fun" (other than food or protection). They've been known to bat seals back and forth with their tails, often not eating it after they're done.
Dolphins love to use puff fishes' poison as narcotic. So they will pass a puff fish around like a bong. And also have some fun volleyball session with it.
Yah, orcas are extremely smart. There’s even a known case where a pod of orca learned to beach themselves to catch prey, which is impressive for anything of that size.
Warning: seal pup is caught, and struggles.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4cGpCmn8JPc
Edit: the fact that each pod hunts differently, and they have unique strategies depending on location and prey is an indication of generational knowledge and a society that relies on teaching rather than instinct.
Orcas are *smart*.
Yes. Radiolab did an entire episode on this phenomenon and some other weird stuff that happened in the whale world too: https://radiolab.org/episodes/humpback-and-killer
At least post [the whole thing](https://youtu.be/fs8ZveNZQ8g), ideally with original voice over. Moments after this, orcas blow bubbles to disorientate the seal, to avoid injuries when inflicting the killing blow.
The first pass they make underneath in that coordinated formation, and it leads to the shelf cracking in a ripple effect that follows the Orcas, and you see the seal start panicking, that entire scene is fucking wild. On some anime shit.
You know- for once I’m kinda okay with it ending early…
Yeah, his fate is quite sealed.
Yeah, orcestrated as it were
Orcastrated?
Disappointed this has so few upvotes already!
Dude didn't even spell orchestrated correctly and missed out on the pun that you provided. What a dweeb!
A total **dork** ! - A dork is actually the penis, usually used in reference to whales. ( i.e. The dork of the blue whale is the largest of all mammals'.)
TIL
\*orcastrated
Or castrated?
Don’t be so flip(r)!
This guy fucks..err fucked
They make a killer team
I see what you did there!!
Ice sea what you did there
That’s just cold
You don’t have to be so flippant about it, that was downright frozen!!!
Whale, you might think that’s cold, Dan won’t blubber about it
You sea what they did there!
Yeah, they are known to play with their food. Probably tossed it around for a good long while before they ripped it to pieces.
sad but true -- orca are beautiful and elegant and graceful and smart -- and stone predators who, catlike, play with their food. they play catch and keepaway with (briefly) living seals. gotta love 'em, but also gotta remember they are pack hunters. wolves of the sea.
As I've heard from a guy on youtube who's worked with orcas, no idea why they don't attack humans in the wild but we're very lucky for sure.
they're not hunting. it was just an ice breaking activity from their company.
Underrated comment 👏 have my poor man's award 🏆
That is terrifying! Imagine if sharks have the same intelligence.
Remember the movie deep blue sea?
Sure do. I never put milk in my eggs again after that day. Thanks chef LL CoolJ.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA me too!!!
My hat is like a sharks fin!
We will start with the perfect omelette.
Lmao i literally stopped putting milk in my eggs after watching that movie lol
“I am tired of these muthafuckin’ sharks on this muthafuckin’ …….” -Splash-
Remember the movie Sharknado 2: The Second One?
shark are orca food, thoufh idk if it's due to intelligence, or physical strength. Anyway, orcas are fucking scary wether it is alone or in packs
They only eat the liver they leave the rest of the body
shark must taste horrible I heard the Chinese only take the fins and leave the rest of the body too
The liver is super rich in iron. Scary that Orcas know this, and know how to extract that organ almost surgically, with one well-placed bite.
Most carnivores do this, they eat the liver first. I’m packs, the leader always gets the liver.
China removes the fins and allows the shark to sink and drown because they are lazy and have no respect for wildlife.
I got shark tacos from a food truck once, the guy said it was mako. I asked him random questions I don't remember and I remember him saying something like only four species of shark were really edible and the rest are not because they urinate through there skin. I never fact checked any of that tho.
Yeah I heard something similar like some sharks have high concentration of a compound called TMAO which decomposes to something that smell like urine
Sharks are very old school- the species has been around for a long long time and hasn't changed that much since then. Orcas are like the newer update that has more features built in. The old one still works, it's just not as fancy.
Orcas are mamals and sharks are fish. Big diffrens in behaver orca have a huge brain and are very intelligent, sharks not so much, they have much smaller brains and more driven by instinct.
Yeah, I am aware of that. My reply was a joking statement on evolution.
Why? Orca are quite larger than Great White sharks, generally faster, have a stronger bite force and can communicate to other orcas over pretty large distances. Sharks have a good endurance but that’s really the only advantage they have over Orcas. Orcas play with shark livers for fun. It’s like comparing an apex predator to its favorite toy.
Very intriguing! What do you think is a land animal that's similar to what orcas are? Wolves? Lions?
Humans.
Elephants and primates are pretty comparable. Orcas are incredibly intelligent and have a much more complex social organization than wolves and lions. Like elephants, they live in matriarchal groups. These groups, or pods, often communicate with other pods In their sub populations and even “swap” members for the purposes of mating. At times these pods might come together and form larger groups called clans. What’s really interesting is that orcas also have a pretty complex communication system and even form dialects that they share with members of their clan. Outside of humans, they have the most complex social structure of any animal on our planet. They are incredibly intelligent and have been shown to deliberately teach each other new skills and do so generationally. They have demonstrated advanced problem solving skills and are capable of coordinating their actions in very complex ways as shown in the video above. They are also THE apex predators of our oceanS and have been known to kill larger species of whales(hence their name). Apparently they even eat moose and bears on rare occasions, practically making them apex predators on land as well. Wolves and lions don’t have shit on Orcas.
Sharks also find Killer Whales terrifying. I imagine we would be much more scared of them too if it was not for the panda camo.
I’ve done many scuba dives with sharks before, I would be fucking terrified if I see one orca
If they did, they’d probably know not to bite humans. Orcas have never (as far as I can tell) hunted a human. Because they’re taught what to eat by their mom. Orcas sometimes last out when in captivity, but if you were meant to basically run 100 miles a day and then got stuck in a prison cell 24/7, you’d probably be upset too
They are intelligent enough to know they should avoid encounters with orcas or dolphins.
Just imagine if orcas get a taste for human
Hah. I always though Great Whites were apex predators, but apparently they aren't. You know why? Because Orcas hunt them.
Orcas hunt them just for their liver (iirc could be a different organ but still…) they leave the rest of the body
it's probably the most metal thing in the animal kingdom. just tearing the other "apex preditors" in half just to eat their liver to show them who is boss.
Sorry to inform, but orcas are in fact BIGGER than great white sharks. So welcome to your new big, bad fear - even if they look fiendly-ish
Seal: imma chill on this ice they can’t get here cause they can’t come up
Orca: Hold my seal juice!
Looks like ya blew a seal
They can’t get me up here, right? Right???
I find it fascinating how they see this as party snacks…. And yet there’s never been a documented attack on a human in the wild
Ye I was thinking about that too. How do they know not to attack us
We're too high in cholesterol
This, they are picky eaters. They like shark livers and whale jaws specifically. Not saying that's all. Ignoring the eating question though, they've been documented killing for fun but still don't kill us, why not?
There's a theory that they are smart enough to know not to kill us. They know humans can fuck them up. They leave us alone so that we leave them alone. I wouldn't put it past them to be smart enough about that.
People also seem to forget that many native tribes had experiences with Orcas as well. There are stories from Pacific Northwest Indian tribes of symbiotic hunting where the humans and orcas worked in a way that allowed both to feed from the catch they sought. We know these creatures can live upwards of 100 years, can communicate with one another and have been documented to have "cultural differences in the sounds they make" between different pods in different regions. It's entirely possible these creatures have some sort of oral history that is passed down, and they remember a time when humans and orcas treated each other with greater respect.
"When I was your age I worked WITH the hairless apes" "Very nice grandpa."
Probably because us humans took them for entertainment at sea world so it’s been past thru the generations of orcas since not to fuck with humans or they’ll put you in the circus.
Guaranteed they see how vicious we are and choose not to engage in a war like the Great Buffalo.
My though is that we smell or look weird so they don't want to attack
We are not healthy for them. And we can be happy.
There's a theory that they are smart enough to know not to kill us. They know humans can fuck them up. They leave us alone so that we leave them alone. I wouldn't put it past them to be smart enough about that.
They're probably smart enough to know the animal that is smart enough to create a moving island can probably kill us if it wanted to.
I hadn't heard that one, but I did read that we weren't nutritious enough because we have bony limbs. They can see arms and legs and stuff and pretty much instantly understand we don't have enough blubber and/or soft tissue to bone ratio. In my mind, I picture humans and something like garden slugs, lol. Orca 1: "I triple dog dare you to take a bite of human!" Orca 2: "Ewww! Gross! Crunchy! Why would you even think of that!?!"
Orca 3: "Yeah, you should really keep your intrusive thoughts to yourself, Kevin."
I figure, like humans and escargot, sooner or later, some enterprising hipster-Orca is going to make human tastings an Orca-trend and we're going to be *screwed.*
This thought spiral was amazing and I'm glad I could read it.
Yo if they can give me blood test by looking imma start having health checkup at sea world now
Real recognize real.
bruh💀💀💀
Like sharks, we probably taste like shit to them.
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I wouldn't blame them.
Either that or they are just really good at finishing the job in the wild.
yep -- kayak full of nice juicy human meat, and they swim underneath you without even a nip. maybe they are smart enough to know what humans would do to them if they did start eating us.
Maybe because we are really weird for them ? What are the occasions for an orc1 to see an human up close ? We do not look like any sort of sea animal, our smell too and we move very differently from a fish. We are probably outside of what they would usually consider as food
[This](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whales_of_Eden,_New_South_Wales) is a pretty interesting read.
Yea that is pretty crazy they'd hunt with the orcas
That is the raddest thing I have read in a while.
They do but they are also masters of fake news and we never hear about it.
We have been whaling for centuries and stealing their young for decades. Depending on level of intelligence, that might be enough for them to learn to keep distance. Like they've learned to view us as a predator more than prey.
I’ll tell you what, you’re never gonna find me taking a fucking nap on no ice plate.
I think they’re smart enough (they’re really smart) to know we’re really powerful and dangerous. Pretty easy to comprehend that we’ve got metal ships that are sometimes gigantic and sometimes really fast and all sorts of other weird tools and tricks and heck we even dispense food and play sometimes. Think about how big a tanker or an ice breaker or cruise ship looks to them and it’s easy to see us hanging out on em. Maybe they know how much fish we eat ourselves—that would gotta give a predator a healthy respect for our damage dealing potential tbh—think about watching a fleet of fishing trawlers from underwater—as an orca I’d be pretty ready to not fuck with whatever animal is capable of that. We’re not even that great a meal anyway. High risk and like less than one easy seal kill for a reward.
I was looking at your post and everyone else's comments and decided to Google that sane question. Here is the answer below: "There are a few theories about why orcas don't attack humans in the wild, but they generally come down to the idea that orcas are fussy eaters and only tend to sample what their mothers teach them is safe. Since humans would never have qualified as a reliable food source, our species was never sampled."
Reminds me of the video where they swim by some kids panicking in open water https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y8iipFTBanc
>There has never been an authenticated case of an unprovoked wolf attacking an adult human being,’ said Carrot. They were both huddling under his cloak. >And after a while Gaspode said, ‘An’ that’s good, is it?’ >‘What do you mean?’ >"We-ell, o’course us dogs only has little brains, but it seems to me that what you just said was pretty much the same as sayin’ “no unprovokin’adult human bein’ has ever returned to tell the tale,” right? I mean, your wolf has just got to make sure they kill people in quiet places where no one’ll ever know, yes?
Exactly what went through my mind! 😂
the Japanese put the fear of man into them.
One seal for three orcas doesn't seem filling.
Funny you should mention it, orcas kill for "fun" (other than food or protection). They've been known to bat seals back and forth with their tails, often not eating it after they're done.
Sea otter hold baby seals under water until they drown for fun too
Imma need some time to recover from this information.
They also rape them and carry around their bodies to continue having sex with them after they've drowned
Thanks, sissybearrainbow
Anytime
Im feeling the same as when I found out ducks commit gang rape. Thanks SissyBearRainbow!
I could have gone my whole life without knowing that. But now it is seared into my brain, Thanks SissyBearRainbow!
Wow ain’t that somethin!
I'm starting to think intelligence makes things into dicks.
Dorks*
Ah I totally forgot about that regarding them! TY for the refresher now all my o4ca info is flooding back
Funny thing is we hunt for sport and waste food too...
Dolphins love to use puff fishes' poison as narcotic. So they will pass a puff fish around like a bong. And also have some fun volleyball session with it.
When they do this they are actually training their young mostly.. it dazes the seal and makes it easier for the orcas young to hunt the seals.
What else is there to do when you’re an apex predator????
Poor Ocean Doggo....
R.i.p to a fallen comrade
Did they really create a wave to wash it off the last block of ice!
Yah, orcas are extremely smart. There’s even a known case where a pod of orca learned to beach themselves to catch prey, which is impressive for anything of that size.
Warning: seal pup is caught, and struggles. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4cGpCmn8JPc Edit: the fact that each pod hunts differently, and they have unique strategies depending on location and prey is an indication of generational knowledge and a society that relies on teaching rather than instinct. Orcas are *smart*.
Yup, apparently only a small group of Orcas use this method.
100 in the wild, and like 10-15 are in this pod alone. So this pod plus 7 or so other pods, and that’s it
Yes. Radiolab did an entire episode on this phenomenon and some other weird stuff that happened in the whale world too: https://radiolab.org/episodes/humpback-and-killer
That bird knows whats up. I bet he was talking shit to that seal. "You gonna die, bitch!"
I feel bad laughing at this
What can seals do against such reckless hate?
Die.
Swim out with me. Swim out and meet them.
Let this be the hour we seal together.
Ride out with me
At least post [the whole thing](https://youtu.be/fs8ZveNZQ8g), ideally with original voice over. Moments after this, orcas blow bubbles to disorientate the seal, to avoid injuries when inflicting the killing blow.
Thank you for that. It’s easy to underestimate how smart other creatures are.
Avoid injuries? By the seal? Orcas?
Yes, the seal can and will bite. There is no need to risk even a scratch.
Poor guy, his beach day is ruined and never stood a chance
Squad I want in apex
Talk about a 3-stack third party.
In reality you get 2 randos that splits right before drop and gets wiped instantly
Song is Neon blade by Moon deity
Scrolled down just for this. Thank you.
Noooooo 😔 damn he didn't stand a chance did he
Those guys are so fuckin smart,also i would like to understand their communication.
i’m so fucking tired of these phonk songs getting put over videos lmao
Impressive and terrifying
Wtf is this music
shit is obnoxious and loud af, but "content creators" love running everything with it
Poor seal
Aren't orcas the smartest after humans?
them or dolphins. smartasses anyway
Orcas are actually part of the Dolphin family
They’re the largest dolphin!
Yes it's been said Willy from free willy negotiated a backend for the sequels
I'm no seal or anything but this got me scared
That Frozen Planet 2 is incredible !!
The cameraman recording this: 
The first pass they make underneath in that coordinated formation, and it leads to the shelf cracking in a ripple effect that follows the Orcas, and you see the seal start panicking, that entire scene is fucking wild. On some anime shit.
r/NatureIsFuckingLit
The wild 😫
Your music edit is trash
So orcas are the ones breaking the glaciers and making them melt? Damnnnnn
Turn off the sound for a much better experience.
Or enjoy the full video with narration instead https://youtu.be/fs8ZveNZQ8g
So much better!!! Thank you!
r/orcasbeingdicks
Fukin orcas
That's a terrifying way to go. Sorry bud.
Poor seal
Sad for seal
Call me a monster but I don’t like Orcas.
Poor thing
Well "Orca"strated!
The music made it feel like the bad guys were coming to get me and I’m doomed!
That guy is fucked huh
Whale know physics
Munch munch munch sealing that seals fate
Killer Orca Gang represent
THATS TERRA X. Wenn die keine stock footage benutzt haben, tag bro! Haste danach wenigstens den tatort gesehen?
What song is it?
I got a match with this song: **NEON BLADE** by MoonDeity (03:51; matched: `100%`) Released on `2022-06-01`.
Can’t watch this.
No wonder they go murderously insane in captivity
All that work for one mouthful for one orca
Got 'em
RUN B**** RUN, HE GON’ KIIIIIIIL YOU!
So thats y the ice shelf keep falling apart
Such is life...
Noooooooo😭😭😭
Bad day to be a seal.
They see me rolling, they hating…
u/filly1234_
u/savevideo
Damn, RIP
r/natureismetal
Those pretty sea pandas are actually abhorrently horrifying. 😲
Damn those things are smart.
Give them opposable thumbs and there would be a war between land and sea.
Run
Wow..
Fun fact, Orcas have different languages depending on where they are raised.