Beaked Whale Pursuit by the Bremer Canyon Orcas 

Watching this whilst thinking also about how ancient seafarers would see these pods and races with their prey. Not being able to explain what they have seen for the very first time. To see the waves and the surfacing and then the brief view of the beaked whale with a large spike at the end of its face, it’s surreal. To know now as modern history has studied and we can explain the view, but to be in absolute fear of the deep oceans. It’s the underworld and it chills me to the bone. No sense of direction or light. The video was beautiful but the haunting under tones is inescapable.

Note the breathing cycles between the Orca and the Beaked whale, one whole second longer breaths for the Orca, hence their ability to chase their prey to exhaustion. Their large round pectoral fins allow the effortless higher lifts out of the water for more endurance enabling oxygen uptake. 🐬

For Orcas, if it swims, it's on the menu!

Just like wolves on an elk. Great footage.

The clarity of the video was excellent. Now if only there was audio to accompany it. Dead Air sucks.

Why didn't the beaked whale dive?

You got some steady hands Jeff

R.I.P Beaked Whale :(((

SO MANY WHALES

It´s so fascinanting how orcas hunt.... It's not just about killing and eating. There's something else to it, for sure.

The rarity of the beaked whales makes a hunt like this especially sad to watch, once Orcas target you, you're pretty much done

I've never heard that kind of whale (beaked whale) before °○)))

💕Wow🧡💜💜🧡💜💜💜

Was this intended for the deaf

Beautiful killers.

Remember to record the audio next time 😊

What happened to the beaked whale?

Do the beaked whales ever escape? I know they can dive deeper than the Orcas but it seems like they are forced to stay on the surface because they need to re-oxygenate their blood? That's when the Orcas get them yes?

😅 that's not real, if it were it would swim like the other whales