Killer Whales Antarctica

[MrNEKTAJOHNDD]

Has got to be the best way to watch these beautiful creatures in there natural surroundings and NOT in some money SCAM eg Sea world and other Zoos where they live in a tank that's half the size of a football pitch all there life ... You don't see any Orcas in the wild with a bent or sagging dorsal fin and that's for a reason ORCA+ZOO=PRISON

[rosiek1990]

they are just magnificent!

[strangegroove1985]

these are transient orcas, fish is not on there regular diet, they prefer penguins, seals exc... squid to.. they are not transitional, transitional is not a type of orca. Residents include J K L pods. Transients Dorsals are not as round but still are large

[strangegroove1985]

these are artic transient orcas not transitional

[eternalholiday]

So quiet down there, I like that...

[autumnlillyann09]

wow i hope ppl kno these are transitional orcas they do eat fish seal etc. lol that y their dorsal fin is smaller they are orcas jut not residental lol silly people

[TheNecromancer143]

Same! I call them Orca. I dislike the name "killer whale", sounds like they're ruthless and dangerous or something.

I absolutely love them!!!

[Ikus13]

they are. not that it's bad, it's their nature. but they ARE ruthless and dangerous.

[MarineLifeActivist22]

They sure can be. Top preditors of the ocean.

[WildOrcas]

Beautiful thank you for sharing..

[hoovesandkisses]

Great Video!! Thank you

[Tinnum3]

Faszinierend!

[ILOVEHorses22xx]

aww I LOVE Killer Whales, or I call them Orcas cause I don't think of them as killers.Lucky!!

[Lissical]

This is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing it. I wish I could go down there or up to Alaska to go whale watching. In my opinion, Orcas are the most beautiful animals in the ocean. :-)

[nathan190kearly]

pretty big pod of them there hahah u lucky

[loadofpoop2]

SO cute, throw them a few seals, they might be starving.

[380800]

Gosh I LOVE Orcas!! My favourite animals.

[Gaos03]

Ok this may be a stupid question but does the Antarctic freezing temperatures in the water feel cold to these whales? How come they can live in these freezing temperatures?

[Cassandra765]

I believe it's their blubber that keeps them warm when they're in this kind of cold water.

[jco1975]

This pod looks like they are all pretty young looking at their dorsal fins. They older ones were probably circling out of sight.

The water temperatures in those waters, is usually between 35 an 40' F, with the exception of ice crystals that can actually bring water temperatures below freezing without forming ice sheets. Too bad the ship born weather platform didn't have any metro conditions as well, to give you a more detailed description of the environment.

[moonstar138]

wat were they doing, spy hoping or jus blowing air from there mouth? and btw there AWSOME!

[dragonballz768]

That is really nice I wouldn't mind going out there to check out some of the Whales

[CelestialSuperDragon]

that is beautiful thank you very much for posting this, these are some of the hottest and coolest creatures in the ocean!

[savitakamath]

Its terrific

[Winedahl]

Amazing video! Couldn't take my eyes off it!

[janedoe0508]

i totally agree-5 stars!

thanks for sharing this!

[KVedd]

Not 100% sure but gonna say the pod size is too large to be transient, also, transients are not fish eaters but I believe antarctic orcas eat herring

[7ych0]

50% of all groups are above average size. ;)

[bennystropical]

AWESOME!

[penny143]

Super cool!

[kaykay20007]

AWESOME!

[adamkieslowski]

This is amazing.

I've seen one whale, when we went to Alaska, and it already made me cry.

[houltj]

What a experience that would be i mean i have seen killer whales in shows such as in sea world etc but to see them in their nature habitate up close would be amazing

[codeaires]

So cool!!!

[anniponni]

I love the video. Thank you for sharing:D

[star4560]

Wow there are a lot of um in the water there together.

[star4560]

and is a Transients like a killer whale? LOL they look exzacilly the same.

[star4560]

arnt Orcinus Glacialis the same thing as killer whales but Orcinus Glacialis is just a diffrint name for it?

[aVampireTear]

I think these are Orcinus Glacialis, a smaller subspecies of the killer whale

You can see it clearly by the eyepatch and dorsals

[M4NDUD3]

O_O woah man how much d'you get paid for going up there? and doing all that stuff?

[buffytariq]

Theyve got really small fins even the females. These are Transients.

[cetacomnews]

It is very unlikely they would attack a human in a wetsuit.

[glecky12]

i went 2 alaska and saw humpback whales. but no orcas. they were in the water though

[zenzorxed]

brilliant footage! enjoyed every minute of it.

[gzer750]

any one that wants to swim with them ever wonder if they would attack?

[cazsh]

amazing. I just had a similar experience in alaska with about 50 orcas. It was magical.

[claireheartsmatthew]

iid love to swim with an orca! not in captivity tho. just in the wild

[x3Butterflyx3]

i won't like to swim with an orca, because i would always have in my mind that they are caught and not happy!

[Alskarinna]

I just saw an orca in captivity and that made my cry, they should be free!! In their natural habitat they're something so beautiful it hurts...

[JumperGurl01]

I would LOVE to swim with them as well. There are beutifula and graceful:)

[NuGhost]

They are beautiful. I'd love to swim with them if it weren't for that adjective affixed to their name.

[bballplayer290]

sweet

[MR92D]

swim with them:| are you nuts that's not pussible because the water is to could

[SurfAlien2]

Even if the water was warm, you wouldn't catch me in there with them.

[alexisisa8]

Yeah buddy you are right.How can one swim in such a cold water.I would like to swim with them in warm water if I get a chance.I have seen many videos related to whales at splashvision . com.

[halomega3000]

my fav. featurs on them are their dorsal fins and white spots behind their eyes. they just look so majestic.

[janet928]

Really cool. Well done.

[Saladbowl]

Whales need help n o w. Their future will be decided by the end of may.

Therefore please go to

stopbloodywhaling

Take Action / Stand up & be counted

Thank you

[exoticafizz]

beautiful

[Saladbowl]

They are beautiful creatures.

[elultimodeseo]

i love the sound when thay are breathing :D

[refmuf60545]

Magnificently captured

[LotusMan82]

Its a Great Video!!!... i was in to Antarctic in last Year (2006) but i can`t wash more tah 3 o 4 K. Whales but in this video i count more than 6 or 7 K. Whales its so Beautiful video... but you wash Hunting K. Whales? ohhh I wash, this its very, very Cool, realy its fear with "Ohhh"... Ok... i hope you Upload more Video like this and... anythin more... Great Video...

[kikyokikass]

they so cool,why didnt you swim with them?!! i've learned about these orcas since i was like 2 or 3 years old.

[ErasureGun]

living submarines very cool....

[Takxukuak]

very beautiful,I wish I could be there...

[FranksClown]

that is so impressive, send it in to natgeo

[knight151]

I have spent many years travelling vancouver to alaska filming and photographing whales and this rates among the best WELL DONE>

[ArtisticBase]

Nice Video.

[Tharidra]

Wow! Definate offshores! I've never seen orcas with dorsals that small. Nice capture of them sleeping at one point!

BTW, they live in pods, not packs.