Epic scene's captured on drone of Killer Whales hunting in Port Jackson on Christmas day. This mother Orca is obviously a pro at hunting rays (Eagle Rays) in the shallows. mickey.bate... Music from Ben Sounds - Lance Conrad
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@heikeford2861 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I love how she’s passing on her skills to the little ones. That tiny one is adorable! ❤
@estebancarrasco80863 ай бұрын
No dirías lo mismo si te estuviera atacando y partiendo en 2
@danielpaiguenАй бұрын
@@estebancarrasco8086 Nunca han atacado a humanos
@ThetruemeK6 ай бұрын
I love how many behaviors were observable in this one video! The mother checking every nook and cranny in the beginning, the baby watching everything as closely as it could, the teen sorta hanging back because it's been to a few hunts before, the first two skates that got away and then at the end the teen trying to shake pieces off the prey and the baby begging for food - absolutely stunning!
@cyrusdaraii51210 ай бұрын
Thanks to drones, we learn so much in less amount of time spent. This 8 minute video has more info than 10s of hours Nature documentary of the past . We still have find out so much about Orcas and Whales. Wow, great job!
@ED-lk7il10 ай бұрын
Orcas aren't whale tho. They're closest to dolphin than whale.
@cyrusdaraii51210 ай бұрын
@@ED-lk7il I said Orcas and whales! thx
@THELASTWORKINGTOILETOFINDIA10 ай бұрын
that's the beauty of technology 😁
@sunnyd41257 ай бұрын
Superb drone video.
@thomasneal92917 ай бұрын
@@ED-lk7il Orcas are dolphins, but dolphins are a subclass OF whale. so technically they are whales.
@urban_fox465811 ай бұрын
I love how Momma kept looking back every now and then to make sure the younger one was right beside her! Then the baby suckled for a minute and Momma shook her loose to get back on track with the hunting. Majestic beings! Truly amazing!
@TheDerek1976 Жыл бұрын
that's rare footage, not too many have been that fortunate to capture, well done and fair play
@michaeld19252 ай бұрын
8 minutes and 38 seconds of pure fascination and admiration - what a grateful creature. Thanks a lot!
@Sparkles-gp2bm Жыл бұрын
Wow what a great mama you can see her gently teaching them how to hunt. Then she catches it and the first thing she does is hand it to the eldest then breaks off a piece for the baby. So smart
@rachelbarrie5359 Жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite animal ... especially after my interaction with a pod when i was a kid at Algies Bay. I am a born Kiwi and I was fishing in between the boats with my cousins. Just little sprats and then something tugged at the fishing line and it was a ray ..., we saw my mother come running down the beach and screaming at us to get back to shore. It was then I saw a dark fin, my cousins freaked thinking it was a shark but I knew it was an orca because it came up for air. They circled around our dinghy a few times, diving beneath it ... all the while I was open mouthed wanting to jump in and meet them. Like most countries there are laws about interacting with wild sea life, but not when they are the ones interacting with you. They seem to know we meant them no harm and would come back again, but in reality i knew they were after the ray. They come so close that i could have reached out to touch them and the vocalizations are just amazing. I wouldn't get another adrenaline filled moment until I went with my husband to South Africa for our pre honeymoon and a male lion was not 5 meters from us roaring. There is nothing like that. It sends shivers down your spine.
@tylerdurden372224 күн бұрын
I was on a tour bus in Namibia, we got off to look at some Zebras. We only noticed the one male and two female lions lazing together in the tall grass right next to us when the male made a moaning sound. So we swiftly but calmly got back on the bus lol. They seemed uninterested in us (or the zebras).
@KM-sr9cc6 ай бұрын
Beautiful scenery, great video, and perfect music. This is the video footage that will stay on KZfaq for years to come. Thank you
@busybillyb3310 ай бұрын
What's amazing is not just the teaching of hunting skills, but how the mother Orca ensures that the little ones get to feed and how to share the kill. After incapacitating the prey, she tosses it to her babies, and when she sees one struggling to tear it into bit sized pieces, she intervenes to rip it apart and for them. A wonderful mother and amazing parenting!
@maverick25606 ай бұрын
I believe every move was practised and intentional. The juvenile didn't struggle; they simply worked together, not just to tear the ray up, but specifically to open it the right way in order to expose the liver, which is what they're most interested in. You can see the juvenile positioning the ray before grabbing it. Other orcas are known for their surgical precision when removing the livers from great whites.
@Dude00006 ай бұрын
They hardly have the choice to leave them at home.
@pennsydude972311 ай бұрын
They swim so gracefully. Perfectly build for speed and power. The baby and junior Orca are so cute. Very nice video sir. Amazing creatures and highly intelligent.
@tuilorraine10 ай бұрын
This is a brilliant video. Thanks so much for your patience in filming it. I'm certain you spent a lot more hours to film this than what you show here. We feel involved in every moment of the hunt and you chose the music perfectly, to give a sense of suspense. Loved how you captured a couple of near misses before the final success, and the family sharing of the meal was intriguing. I think we saw the middle-sized one shaking to remove the liver and the liver floating off for mum to eat. Marine nature photography at its finest.
@MickBates-fish-hunt10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much glad you enjoyed it 🙂
@user-gl5ny1iz3r8 ай бұрын
Видео великолепно! Но, к сожалению, выживает сильнейший. От всей души болею за малыша ❤
@derricklarsen29196 ай бұрын
@@user-gl5ny1iz3rthey always share . Everybody gets to partake. It's not survival of the fittest.
@user-iv3bv1lg7m11 ай бұрын
Красивые и грациозные животные!!! ❤❤❤ Мама учит охотиться своих детей. Заботливая мамочка!!!❤❤❤❤
@Poppageno10 ай бұрын
Awesome video! The mom showed detailed knowledge of the terrain, at first I thought she was just turning side to side for fun, then after the first ray got away I realized she was using her eye to scan the bottom for food. Thanks Mick!
@Shainyc4411 ай бұрын
Great drone capture. Shows how intelligent this animal is. Scanning the area in formation like an army platoon trying to close all escape routes for the rays. Not only that...the fact that he gave his mother the liver of the ray clearly shows emotional intelligence. Fascinating!
@teeanahera89497 ай бұрын
Escape *routes. A rout is a word with a different meaning. How you get to pronounce route as rout escapes me. The rest of the world says “root” for route.
@Shainyc447 ай бұрын
@teeanahera8949 how? Because I'm Human and sometimes we do make mistakes my little spelling bee.
@markfox15457 ай бұрын
Try platoon.
@markfox15457 ай бұрын
And drone.
@Shainyc447 ай бұрын
@markfox1545 to all the spelling bees here, thanks for the English lesson, I do appreciate it.....seriously.
@EquineMetalhead Жыл бұрын
A mother whale and her two calves. One is probably about three or four and the other one is probably a year old. She’s teaching them how to hunt. How sweet.
@TheDuffman198610 ай бұрын
It’s an orca, largest member of the dolphin family and not a whale but a whale killer🫡
@EquineMetalhead10 ай бұрын
@@TheDuffman1986 yup.
@gregoryquint765310 ай бұрын
I'm not sure why it's called "killer whale", more proper would be "whale and EVERYTHING ELSE killer". True Apex, except bull sperm whale, which does bring fear to orca.
@user-hh4ec2rk6r10 ай бұрын
Looks like she gave it to him to , fir him to hold, while she ripped off and discarded his stinger.
@g6g40110 ай бұрын
@@TheDuffman1986 It is a whale. All Dolphins are also whales.
@andrewpickering816010 ай бұрын
Stunning and beautiful. An insight we have never been able to witness so amazingly. The water was ridiculously shallow and they were so in there element 🥰
@sue82377 ай бұрын
The fluid beauty of these wild creatures is astounding. It makes me mourn the death of Lolita in that miserable, filthy tank even more. Thank you for sharing this breathtaking film with us, reminding us of how things should be and what we should fight for.
@marionroffler2729 Жыл бұрын
Wow this was so interresting🥰thank you for showing this❤️yes the NZ Orcas love actually rays
@iBlingasaur Жыл бұрын
They swim so gracefully and effortlessly in their ocean! It is adorable how the calf often swims just underneath their mom, twisting and turning with her
@urban_fox465811 ай бұрын
I think the infant must have been suckling for a minute, as well, and then Momma shook her loose, like, "Ok, let's get back on track! We've got skates to catch!" ❤
@viking7000710 ай бұрын
В древности мы тоже там плавали😊
@user-zh1xj7my1h6 ай бұрын
Calf is "slip streaming" or "drafting"on mother. Takes less energy.
@wynflaeth9 ай бұрын
Gorgeous video! Orcas are my favorite mammals in the ocean kingdom! Truly amazing creatures.
@user-gz6pu3vz8j11 ай бұрын
Какая красота, такую красоту беречь надо!
@urban_fox465811 ай бұрын
I agree wholeheartedly! ❤
@hughrodgers5171 Жыл бұрын
Great footage Mick👍
@georginaott647311 ай бұрын
Love this video. A family of Orcas working together to hunt. This is the best video of Orcas.
@annettereed614611 ай бұрын
So cool! What an amazing thing to capture on film.
@carinabusegeanu433511 ай бұрын
It's unbelievable how they work as a team, from both sides, as if they planned ahead, discussed the strategy and then applied it. It is amazing, also, how the little one does not wonder off, sticking to mum. And the way she gives food to adolescent, then sharing and also involving the baby at the end...FAMILY ❤️
@milanstefanovic38548 ай бұрын
They do planned ahead. Their communication skills are far more developed than we can even imagine. The fact that we do not understand their klicks and whistles, does not change a thing. IMO. :)
@CophiL658 ай бұрын
Скорее всего это не мама, а старший брат. У самок верхний плавник загнут.
@Dude00006 ай бұрын
It’s almost like they’re born with the intuition of an Orca.
@claytonmurray500410 ай бұрын
Incredible filming, love it. The power of the drone and the power of the orca!
@irishsparrowhawk2818 Жыл бұрын
Great footage, good job !
@marieatherton2073 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant footage of the orcas hunting out their favourite delicacy!
@GeeNee2510 ай бұрын
No narration, no stupid music, just pure action! I like that!
@Retroearthling4 ай бұрын
i think your audio was off lol
@MartinJG10010 ай бұрын
6:22. Love the way the mum casually tosses it to the youngsters for a snack. Brilliant filming :).
@arishok892 ай бұрын
This is just so nice to watch. I loved how mom orca gave the stingray to her kid first, and then he went back to his mom to share. Amazing.
@Janmification3 ай бұрын
Outstanding footage. Thank you very much. Shows such an array of behaviours.
@superfastjellyfish7810 ай бұрын
Funny how the mother sometime takes a look at the drone... just a check while chasing rays... I'm 38, passionned by this kind of stuff since I was a kid... There is no way we could have these kind of images in the early 90s... We'd literally see nothing since the picture would be taken from the shore and would have last a few seconds... Drones really changed the game. Nice vid sir, hats off for the shots. Cheers from France.
@MickBates-fish-hunt10 ай бұрын
Thanks mate
@sikar196710 ай бұрын
How cool is this? Unbelievable smart animals. Thanks a lot for sharing that with us. So amazing to see.
@tdiron527710 ай бұрын
Footage is educational and very entertaining. Fades are seamless, music is well chosen and blends well with a bit of menace and playful complexity . Subjects are an intriguing animal the drone seems to be the tool hats off to the pilot ! Well done ! 😎
@anderssteinnes24144 ай бұрын
That was a fanastic piece of footage. The best I have seen. The whole hunting routine and even the teaching of the younger. Keep up the good work and thank you!
@jodieyim5963 ай бұрын
This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for capturing 🫶🥹😮💨
@michaelayers92510 ай бұрын
That was 100 kinds of fascinating! And beautiful! Thanks for creating and sharing this 😊
@sorellman11 ай бұрын
Great video! Thank you. 70 years ago you had to go on a three-week voyage to, maybe, be able to catch a glimpse of that.
@user-qb9kx2hw3g9 күн бұрын
Видео замечательное! 👍Без слов и объяснений прочитывается сценарий поведения мамы-касатки с детёнышами! Всё так классно и понятно, чем занята эта семейка!! ☺👏👏
@harisonic Жыл бұрын
Love how she separated and shared the hunt with her littles one ❤️
@mtunpleasant Жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@mandoleene10 ай бұрын
One of the most impressive things ive ever seen in my 44 years the intelligence of these whales unreal topman bro cameraman 💯✌🏿🙏🏿👍🏿
@MickBates-fish-hunt10 ай бұрын
Thanks mate 😎
@alanstewart295210 ай бұрын
That's absolutely superb footage n the music is just as good.
@carolcosta182911 ай бұрын
What an amazing footage. Just a day in the life of a mama and her two babies.
@canesfan72565 ай бұрын
Amazing footage! You can clearly see how they work together. Orcas are so interesting. I just started learning and watching documentaries on them like 2 years ago. I live on east coast of Florida so we never see them over here. An amazing animal!!!
@MermaidTreasureHunter11 ай бұрын
Really nice video, Mick.
@matthewsutphin7508Ай бұрын
Watching mother teach her daughter and niece to hunt the reefs. Then sharing the stigray. Priceless. ❤
@fionatelling8519 Жыл бұрын
Love the vid of mum teaching her children life skills
@Redvikingable11 ай бұрын
Excelente secuencia total. Felicidades Mick
@artieward389910 ай бұрын
One of the best drone clips ive ever seen, big ups to you sir
@MickBates-fish-hunt10 ай бұрын
Thanks mate 😎
@zwastiunburzy368810 ай бұрын
Always teaching and keeping her babies in sight. The way she threw the ray to her kids was amazing!
@jamesmeyer132510 ай бұрын
And she made sure the ray was dead before she gave it to them, so they wouldn't get poked by the ray's barb.
@SageRosemaryTime Жыл бұрын
Excellent drone footage. The young one is still trying to suckle milk from Mother while she gets the job done.
@duncanwallace776010 ай бұрын
Its amazing how fast they move with seemingly little effort. Great video, well done!!!
@viking7000710 ай бұрын
И это при том что, они лайтово плыли😊 без усилий...
@j-sin334410 ай бұрын
That Stingray was like BRRRRTTTT I'm outta here boys!!!
@mariarohmer237410 ай бұрын
Usually I hate music but this choice is really good. Adds to the tension. Can't believe how close to shallow waters they go. Very risky!
@artsypics_by_juan_barrientosАй бұрын
Great drone video of the Orcas feeding, really enjoyed it!
@denissokolov3876 ай бұрын
Какие красивые создания.... Какая заботливая Мама
@rosemoore473 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful ☘️☘️☘️👍
@howardkip9910 ай бұрын
wow that was amazing I loved when the two Orca tore the stingray in half. I never knew they cooperated like that, fantastic footage and a great video.
@user-wk4py9dp1n4 ай бұрын
Потрясающие кадры про маму косатку и ее косатиков. Мама косатка умница и красавица, учит своих малышей охотится и старается их накормить, чтобы не остались голодными.
@joeyanderson66603 ай бұрын
It's the skill of catching the stingray with was amazing
@Saleemsan Жыл бұрын
Interesting Mick. Our coast looks similar in parts of Cali, and we have skates and Orca. Thanks
@dangeejr9 ай бұрын
Wow, this is absolutely incredible. Great capture 👏
@thiminhducvu52010 ай бұрын
Thanks for this spectacular hunt ❤ mother is a great professor ❤❤❤
@kurtvanmelle24236 ай бұрын
Top Job Mick, A vertaling moment you see the mother stilling on her side, she is watching your drone
@dreamarouse319710 ай бұрын
Cool video and it's crazy how they find the rays that are buried on the bottom
@abeerali12459 ай бұрын
Thank you for caring to photo this beautiful mother and cubs and thank you for sharing
@jcc213310 ай бұрын
Extraordinaire, le plus beau prédateur marin . Vous avez eu une chance fabuleuse de filmer cette mère qui apprend l'art de la chasse a sa progéniture . Bien filmé et musique en adéquation ; un très grand bravo pour vôtre travail .
@tpp40076 ай бұрын
For those wondering, it only ate the liver of the sting ray
@wally278610 ай бұрын
I’m more afraid of these guys than sharks. I even think they’re way smarter. They are beautifully dangerous!!! Ok, so that was pretty cute at the end. Not for the stingray, but that baby just watching the older sibling munching away, and what a good mommy.
@RongNguoi7 ай бұрын
Wow!!! I could watch this all day...Brilliant video Mick...I have suscribed, I hope to see more videos like this in the future...
@jasonswanson980510 ай бұрын
Well made video, great footage with an excellent background rythm
@sabyasachibanerjee12410 ай бұрын
Wonderful video. Amazing up close footage.
@inmyopinion86209 ай бұрын
Everything about this video was perfect! Great job!
@joinmeonthedarkside2 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant footage and soundtrack
@bobbyb353511 ай бұрын
LOVE love them way MORE than human beings. They are the perfect FAMILY. Gently sharing food. Nothing but LOVE and CARE. Better than us humans. Congrats to the background music.From a 4 ever orca adoring fan. Mom and PRECIOUS Babies... My good God.
@Levi-em6ym7 ай бұрын
Wow you captured a true gem. I bet they know your following them.
@stonesatglasshouses34772 ай бұрын
Starting around 4:09, the baby is nursing. It’s amazing to see the change in the way the mother is swimming while baby nurses and the baby almost fully disappears underneath her. Nature is amazing.
@zmanel3jaib3 ай бұрын
the camera ( drone ) is in another level and good background music too
@jpbluecontrail11 ай бұрын
Incredible footage!! Tnx for posting.
@wizzardofpaws24209 ай бұрын
Here you can see why they get stranded on the rocks when the tide is going out. Fantastic film I love it!! Hunting for rays! Even the music fits perfectly!
@CAKS909833 ай бұрын
Love these drones!! Thank you
@sergeramos61923 ай бұрын
Magnifique ! Bravo pour ces images exceptionnelles ! From France !
@yuletak3 ай бұрын
"Now remember to share!!" Reminds me of my kids. lol
@dawnmackey418210 ай бұрын
The best video ever. Thank you.
@freddiestephens1751 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Incredible!
@freddiestephens1751 Жыл бұрын
The music for this is perfect as well lol
@joatmofa040510 ай бұрын
*WOW* ! Stunning footage! I predict over a million views before end of 2023!
@JAA93810 ай бұрын
Maravilloso video¡¡🐬🐳🐋🐬😍 Muchas Gracias por estas bellas imágenes¡¡♥♥♥
@SvetlanaIvanova2152 ай бұрын
Я никогда такого не видела! Мамаша с детками! Младший не отстаёт, под прикрытием и вниманием мамы! Как добывают еду и кушают! Я просто в шоке! Спасибо!
@user-bw8ny2ig7s7 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing our natural world. Brilliant camera work
@Hammerhead97110 ай бұрын
Majestic!, Thank you Sir for a beautiful video, The only pool they belong to is our Ocean.
@davidcheng357310 ай бұрын
not only good at hunting but also good at sharing!
@hiphiphurra53287 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that awesome Video.
@chaffimaxlife10 ай бұрын
wow, great video, loved he sound track to!
@user-iv3qj6iv6i7 ай бұрын
What an amazing video!! Thank you!
@gregoryquint765310 ай бұрын
How touching she is to share the ray, passes it off, then is handed it back. Poor little ray. Rest in peace.
@BlaneNostalgia10 ай бұрын
nature is beautiful but brutal. we dont appreciate just how lucky we are
@Rhron10 ай бұрын
Or rest in pieces in this case.
@dundeeecroc9 ай бұрын
They only eat their liver.
@warlockrav7 ай бұрын
absolutely fantastic footage
@luisdelagarza33509 ай бұрын
There was one ray that got away! That is an amazing piece of nature’s droning!
@Rick-nz5hh6 ай бұрын
thank you for the amazing video, such beautiful and intelligent creatures.