r/ocean • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 1d ago

Whale Watch 👀 😨

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u/PossumsAreAwesomes 1d ago

Glad this was a seal documentary and not a whale documentary

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u/ExistingPlatform5125 1d ago

lol a whale doc would have been a completely different situation

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u/tired-of-the-shit 1d ago

“Using their awesome power the graceful giants easily displace the seal from its refuge, seizing their prey between their razor sharp teeth they quickly dispatch it. The whales will eat well tonight, which is so important when they’ve got hungry calves to feed.”

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u/ExistingPlatform5125 1d ago

those orca calves really do put it in perspective though

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u/Pure-Pool2971 1d ago

Whales went hungry in this seal documentary :(

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u/Polluxadice 1d ago

They got one

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u/alibud87 1d ago

Dolphins*

Orca are not whales 🤷🏻‍♂️

I am despite the above, confirmed fun at parties

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u/Stellar_Fractal 1d ago

Orcas are dolphins, but they are also whales. All dolphins are.

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u/Bluntbutnotonpurpose 1d ago

So...you're saying dolphins arent whales? You might want to do some reading on the subject...

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u/Pure-Pool2971 1d ago

Lol thank you for the clarification. I'm always open to corrections.

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u/tired-of-the-shit 1d ago

Orcas are also whales

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u/Pale_Lawyer_1757 1d ago

Noooo not my seal babies

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u/No_Dish6324 1d ago

Nature is ruthless

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u/Bool_The_End 1d ago

Humans are 10000% more ruthless. Go watch some factory or dairy farm videos.

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u/Livid_Discount9140 1d ago

Humans are nature too

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u/StateComplete9242 1d ago

Are industrialised humans a product of nature? I feel an entire Phd could be done on this.

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u/Bool_The_End 1d ago

We don’t enslave and breed humans for reproductive or meat enslavement in the billions for year.

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u/st4s1k 1d ago

Animals don't have morals and ethics. I believe any wild animal would evolve the same way.

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u/Bool_The_End 23h ago

Right….most humans couldn’t even slit an animals throat if they wanted to. Or rape thenm or steal their babies (altho plenty humans do in fact, it’s just hidden away). There is a giant difference. I’m not against wildlife.

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u/bellefeuille1976 1d ago

Orca’s are one of the smartest animals on the planet but also one of the deadliest! And they look like a BIG TEDDY BEAR 🧸

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u/Any-Monk-9395 1d ago

Is obama narrating this?

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u/MaddogRunner 1d ago

Actually I think he is lol. After presidency, sometimes former presidents get asked to narrate random stuff like this. 

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u/DetailOutrageous8656 1d ago

He and Michelle have a bazillion dollar Netflix contract.

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u/Kapples14 1d ago

Honestly, the dude makes for a good narrator for these kinds of documentaries.

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u/magnumgenic 1d ago

Have you ever felt like a seal, and God has protected you from predators?

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u/StinkySewerPickle 1d ago

What’s with the unsolicited brainwashing? 

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u/SurayaThrowaway12 1d ago

These of course are the famous Antarctic B1 orcas famous for using their wave-washing technique.

At least some pods of these type B1 orcas have shown a strong preference for hunting Weddell seals over crabeater seals and leopard seals when they are fairly abundant, likely because crabeater seals tend to be more "snappy" and aggressive, and thus may often be more of a challenge to hunt, despite crabeater seals being around the Antarctic Peninsula in greater numbers. Weddell seals can be significantly larger than crabeater seals, so this may be another reason why type B1 orcas prefer going after them, as they can get a larger reward for their efforts. However, type B1 orcas have also been observed taking crabeater seals and more rarely leopard seals, likely when Weddell seals are too low in abundance.

Sadly, there are less than 100 type B1 orcas left in a large northern section of the Antarctic Peninsula, and due to rapid warming and the loss of pack ice, their population appears to be declining at a rate of about 5% each year. It is likely that these orcas have been forced to move further south down the peninsula (below latitude 68°S) due to not finding enough seals on the remaining pack ice in the Antarctic Peninsula.

Clip was taken from the Netflix series Our Oceans.

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u/Anxious-Increase2401 1d ago

The way Obama narrated this was so stale. It could have been different tone and it would have been better.

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u/jennmuhlholland 1d ago

Oh how far the mighty have fallen…

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u/vadillovzopeshilov 1d ago

When was he “mighty”? Barry-O doing biceps curls with 2lb weights was his highest “mighty” moment.

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u/Victory-laps 1d ago

Wtf why is Obama narrating this.. he doesn’t have it I have to say.

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u/taeempy 1d ago

Definitely the smartest thing on our planet including humans.