GoPro Awards: Orca vs. Paddle Board 

When you feel your position on the food chain drop one spot.

orca: omg a seal *swims up * man:hey orca: wtf

The raw power in that creature is just incredible. The acceleration it displays with almost no effort. Wow.

That "ha ha" laugh at the end is the universal "I almost died" laugh.

I love how he just screams at the orca like “AYE” 😭😭 and the orcas like “chill I was just lookin”

Orca realised it's not a seal: *My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined*

The way the orca just effortlessly powers away , through the water.

Dude on paddle board: "I've read that orcas don't attack humans" Orca: "Yeah, I've never read that, because I'm an orca"

0:32 - The laugh of relief when you realise you're not actually about to be torn to pieces.

Orca: **ah lucky, a free lunch** Man: "I have camera" Orca: "wait Im just kidding, have a nice day sir"

I thought it was interesting that the orca was swimming upside down in the beginning. That looks like playing to me, because the orca knows he’s basically invisible from above. My guess is that the orca knew exactly what was on the surface: a human on a surfboard. I think orcas bump things just to get a sense of how solid they are - he could be playing or just curious. I like at the end when the orca decided he had orcas to see and places to go. This was just a fun little encounter for him.

The Lummi Nation refer to the local orcas as Qwe 'lhol mechen, which means 'our relatives who live under the sea' or 'the people under the waves.' Orcas live in tight-knit families. In most cases, both males and females stay in their natal pod throughout their entire lives (this is especially true for Southern and Northern Residents). Orcas are incredibly intelligent and social. Their limbic system (the part of the brain that processes emotion) is incredibly developed and complex. Each pod uses a distinctive dialect to communicate. They're the only species, besides humans, pilot whales, beluga whales and narwhals, that go through menopause. Famous Southern Resident orcas (fish eaters) : Lolita, Granny, Ocean Sun, Tahlequah (who made worldwide headlines when she was spotted carrying her dead calf for 17 days), Moby Doll, Shamu, Luna (there's a documentary about Luna called The Whale) Famous Northern Resident orcas (fish eaters) : Springer, Namu, Corky, Tsitika, Eve, Sharky, Top Notch Famous Transient orcas (mammal eaters) : Lonesome George, Fatfin, Chainsaw, Esperanza, Sidney and her three children, Raksha and her five daughters

Dude - Hey! Orca - Oh alright then...

Either way i would have shit my shorts

That must be the most amazing but yet terrifying thing you could see in the ocean.

He's pretty chill for having an apex predator come check him out. I'd faint.

Dude: Hey! Orca: excuse me, i have a boyfriend

God, look at how fast it swims away with just two pushes of it's tail. Such powerful creatures

The best anti-shark protection a human can hope to find there.

The biggest relief / nervous laugh I've ever heard 😂

I love orcas, but Id still be freaking terrified and would probably fall off the board in this situation lol

We all know Orcas don't eat humans, but it still must have been scary knowing the decision was entirely up to the Orca whether the human was going to get flung into the air like a rag doll, or left alone.

Orca: "Oooh yes a seal, yummy" Human: *looks at Orca silent in fear* Ocra: "Eww, who are you"

Orca: *Are you seal or turtle?* (chomp) Guy: HEY, NO!!! (Smacks him with a paddle) Orca: *WHOA JUST TAKE IT EASY MAN...*

Orca: have u seen seals around here? Man: No . Orca: Understandable have a great day .

I would of been like "Well I'm dead!"

At first I thought he was being a bit of a drama queen to call out, scaring it off. But I totally missed the fact that the orca was literally opening its jaws like it was about to take a bite out of his board. Orcas are the "trolls" of the ocean XD

Orca: “Is that human riding on a floaty thing? I must see dis!”

Orca:-you like SeaWorld Man:-NO Orca:-alright we cool Edit:- this is the most likes I ever got thanks everyone

Fazinating and scary at the same time!

Orcas are so brilliant. They know exactly how to swim alongside a human without knocking them over. I had an experience with orcas once in Cabo Mexico and we were on a boat and a pod of orcas was swimming along the boat at the same speed, almost as if it was a race to them and they were having fun. When the boat slowed down so did the orcas and then they surrounded the boat for a minute idk if they were trying to check it out maybe they were just curious and shortly after they submerged under water and disappeared. It almost felt like they were saying “hello”

That nervous laugh at the end "Huhuuh hu Hu" good stuff

Who else got this on their recommended after 4 years

I love how casually orcas can just go from slow to gone in the water with barely any effort!

It's like getting pulled over by the state highway patrolman, then he's like, nah I'm just fuckin with ya, have a great day!!

This has to straight up be the most terrifying experience ever

That nervous laugh at the end.

Interestingly the surfboard is black and white. The orca is also black and white. Maybe it was just curious to see something so rare in the ocean as another black and white thing. If you look closely at 0:07 the orca is actually completely sideways swimming underneath. I assume because this is the best position it can get it's small eye to look at the board. I found this behavior quite interesting as well.

That tensed up look at the end 😂😂 somebody definitely had to go change trunks 🤣

Remember everyone: There’s no recorded Orca attacks on humans, but for there to be a record there needs to be a survivor.

I can't balance on these things WITHOUT the oceans greatest predator swimming behind.

Such an intelligent mammal..... He was just toying with him, he knows that surfboard is not food and knows humans are the intelligent species of the land. I'm a fisherman from Alaska. I get to see Orcas almost every day during their migration. I would have to say they are just like dolphins but love to eat bigger things. Same playfulness . This man Lukas Reilly got to experience an encounter of a lifetime

Orca “calm down Joe, just checking out your new board, sheesh…”

Wonderful ❤️❤️❤️ what an encounter!! Watching her swimming away just precious

Now, THIS is why I stay in my safe bedroom, playing video games.

Plot twist: the Orca went to get his friends and came back to play predator vs prey with the board. Story cut short the guys dead and this was uploaded by a stranger who found the gopro.

Good Evening: Feeling so grateful that orcas find us more amusing than edible.

I’m 33 years old and orcas have been my favorite animal since free Willy and I’ve done school projects on them and everything so I I know a lot about them and I know they don’t attack or it’s not likely that they do and even knowing all that I would still be scared as hell in the situation those tings are freaking huge 😂

Orca: I have been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty.

That nervous laugh at the end...too funny. That's his "I just pooped a little" laugh.

Orca: Ok I see a silhouette up there, need to check it out to see if it’s food or not. Human: 😳 Orca: Ahh, human. Understandable, have a nice day sir. Orca later: Humans are way more trouble than they’re worth to be food.

Orca: henlo food? Man: (with accent) I'm higher on the food chain! *Smacks with paddle*

That look at the end was the classic and unmistakable “I just pooped in my board shorts but I’m trying to play it cool” face

That laugh when he realized no amount of cleaning would ever save his swimsuit.

at the end the killer whale was totally like "hey my mom just called, dinners ready, gotta go byeeeeeeee" hahahaha great vid

What an incredible experience!

Whale whale whale, what do we have here

I love how when the Orca bites the board, the guy is like "hey", and the Orca is like...oh my bad, and swims off 😆

Did you hear that nervous laugh at the end? That was his relief that his spot in the food chain was once again reclaimed!

Guy: That design looks rad! Orca: More like tasty!

Its all fun and games until she comes back with the whole family.

Plot twist: he will come back with his friends.

Getting this in my recommended now but u could say this is a KILLER video

That’s honestly adorable.

Pooped myself a little just watching this

Well that could have turned out a lot worse...O_O

The way how the orca left I mean he's fast af boiiiiii

I love it how when he says “aye” it knows to leave and he don’t wanna play

It's all fun and games until the orca went gangsta mode

orca: Hey wat u doin!? Guy: Im just... Orca: Boooring! see ja

Orca is like “gonna make you wish you wore your brown pants today” lol

I can feel the relief on that dude's laugh seeing the orca leave 😂

During this whole thing I just kept thinking of that "Hell Naw" song.

Human: _marcooooo_ Orca: *POLO MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!*

They are the coolest!! Great video

The nervous laugh at the end😂

"Hey!" Just casually yelling at the ocean's top predator like its a puppy nibbling your sandal LOL

Orcas: “do you have sometime to talk about our lord and jesus christ”

I thought the Orca would've have come back and been like "You thought"

Good thing he didn’t think you were a fish, those tail slaps would of sent you flying lol

I would have died just seeing them approaching... 😓

Whale: WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR LORD AND SAVIOR TILIKUM

So beautiful! What a gift!!!

Laughing at the end like, “Haha yay, I got to experience what it’s like being in the food chain again!”

I´m sorry.. but dat face 0:36 deserves to be a meme. Y U NO DIES?

That nervous laughter doe.

“Please be a fish-eating orca pleeeease”

that was a 'hope I packed a spare pair of shorts' moment

I have an irrational fear of swimming in pools alone bc I always think a whale or shark will eat me

Whale: "What is that awful smell? I am outta here...."

Ahhhh! That is amazing and terrifying at the same time!

What an amazing experience brother!

The classic "oh shit, I could have just died" laugh.

The orca just want to say hi

T 0:36 When you thank God you are freaking alive to actually smile. hahahaha

He's been trying to reach you about your boards extended warranty

Judging by it's size, this orca is still a baby ❤️

The next board you buy make sure it isn't the colors of an Orca in lingerie and he won't try to mate with it.😎

board: please no i dont look like a seal orca: fine i will leave you alone

Orca: hey can I eat that? Guy: hey!