Luna, a wild orca, plays with his human friend 

Luna: *loses stick* :( Man: I got another one anyway Luna: :)

She could yank the person right in if she wanted, and consciously chooses to be gentle.

He’s so gentle! He understands that his human isn’t as strong as he is. Such a beautiful animal.

0:33-0:41 is my favorite part. The pull away, side eye, and return, like a dog playing a game of tug of war😂

Man: *whistles* Luna: WTF did you just call me???

After watching the video, I decided to Google Luna to see how the Orca was doing. To my dismay, Luna was accidently killed back in 2006 by a tugboat. Apparently, Luna approached the tugboat and crew on it. Luna knew the tugboat and crew on it, since Luna and the crew would interact with one another. Unfortunately, when Luna got close to the tugboat, the tugboat's propellers with blades measuring 6 FT was extremely powerful and the suction of those propellers pulled Luna into it and Luna was killed. RIP Luna. My heart goes out to you.

Luna videos always make me sad because of what ended up happening. He was a good dude.

Protecting these creatures is a life mission.

She's genuinely making happy noises at you.

Guy: "So yesterday I was playing fetch with luna on the ocean' Date" Aw cute you taught your dog how to swim" Guy:"Yes "Dog"..."

Luna was a male Southern Resident born on September 19th, 1999 in Puget Sound, Washington. He appeared in Nootka Sound, British Columbia, in 2001. Luna was from the L pod, but for reasons unknown, he got separated from his family (Southern Residents stay with their mothers their entire lives). There's a great documentary about him called The Whale ((2011). Lolita, Miami Seaquarium's captive orca, is also a Southern Resident. She has been in captivity since 1970. She lives in the smallest orca tank in the world.

It's just mind blowing this wale is so strong yet so delicate. Us humans don't appreciate nature enough

Smart, beautiful animals. She’s playing with a piece of wood. She could sink that ship, but she’s playing with a piece of wood. (Update: Yes, I know Luna is a male. No, I won’t edit the comment. If you lack the common sense to comprehend my comment, you need to go back to school.)

Orcas are extremely social creatures. When they're separated from their pods, they look for the next best intelligent creature. Most of the time it's humans, but too much interaction with us makes it harder for them to eventually return to their pods.

This is so beautiful and sweet the way Luna has such a good relationship with this man. Orcas are such beautiful and majestic animals. I just learned that poor Luna was killed by propellers of a tug boat. As an animal lover this is very sad for me. RIP sweet Luna.

"So what did you do today, honey?" "I played with my new human friend."

for anyone wondering: luna got separated from his family and left around vancouver. he was so lonely he sought out humans like this guy and had fun with them. residents were told to say away since it would just cause luna harm. Luna went to a boat he know and was playing with the people on it but got sucked into the propeller and died

Man: “Whistle” Luna: 1:27 Man: “Understandable”

You will be forever miss Luna. Lots of love.🙏

Nice kitty

Anyone else disappointed there were no pets, rubs, and scratches going on by the human?

FACT: There is not one single recorded case of an Orca killing a human in the wild oceans. Only Sea World trainers.

God they’re smart. It’s like a human wrestling with a Kitten, they’re holding back so much of their strength just to make it more fun

I've always loved Orcas. I've touched a few in the wild. Sad that some people think that they're vicious killers just because of their name. Orcas are very very smart. They'll be able to know you're not prey or predator. As long as u don't mean no harm you'll be okay. Trust me when I say this. It is a true honor and an amazing feeling swimming with them. Also this is where Orcas belong, out in the wild not in captivity.

This ever happens to me I'm giving my wife my phone, and I am jumping in. If I die, totally my fault.

Luna is so beautiful! Rest in peace, i just read the story and tears are falling . I wish she is reunited with her family now!

I love how cute orca whales are. If I had a friendship like this with any sea creature, that would be my most cherished friendship for life. You are truly lucky to have a friend like Luna.

Orcas are such phenomenally beautiful creatures!

Orcas: one of the most deadly aquatic predator that plays around with it's food before precisely tearing their organs apart, that even great white fears Hoomans: *WHO'S THE GOODEST BOI???!!!*

I rather see killer whales out in the wild than in captivity. to make friends with a orca will be a amazing experience.

I would no longer have any worries in my life after having this interaction.

I love how orcas are some of the most ruthless, violent animals in the ocean but when they see a human in the wild they do this

"Hooman hav stick" "Fite me for stick" "Me be gentle since u bad" "Fun with hooman"

RIP Luna. There will never be another friendly, social, gentle giant like you. 😢😭❤️

This dude has a 20ft above long, weighting around a few hundred of kilograms, apex predator, shark murdering and seal mauling, massacre machine as a friend, he is protected from danger for his whole life

Whenever I’m sad I listen to this call from Luna 0:19

It never fails to amaze me that something on the entirely separate evolutionary spectrum can maintain such long lasting bonds and interactions with humans. Especially when it’s a whale or aquatic species such as this. Truly awesome stuff

0:34 the eye oh my god. That is amazing. She’s looking right at you

This is the most amazing video!! How much fun are they having with each other!! Absolutely incredible!! ❤❤❤

Tbh it’s just really nice to see them happy in the wild where they belong.

Wow you can clearly see and hear Luna having fun and intelligently playing and conversating.

Wild Orcas: playful yet gentle. With a splash of curiosity of humans Captive Orcas: bored with a twisted sense of humor

Wonderful Orca!!!

Absolutely beautiful! What a difference in happiness and the sheer joy of curiosity and play from those poor, tortured Orcas forced to “perform” in shows. This was just lovely to watch!

I cried after hearing Luna's fate. Orcas are the only ocean creature I trust to keep me safe in the water.

For those of you who don't know, Luna was near the coast of Vancouver Island because he got separated from his mother at a young age and eventually started to interact with humans who lived there, rescue attempts were made to reunite him with his old family, but they evidently failed, as Luna died at the young age of six in Mooyah Bay after he approached an idling tugboat and got sucked into the propeller. A rather sad, but inevitable end for this lonesome orca, if you look at his face in this video you can see a few scars on his face from previous accidents involving boats, it seems the possibility of interaction outweighed the risk to him I've never met him myself as I've never even been to the area he lived in, but he is a rather famous orca for his story and friendly nature, if I recall correctly there is even a monument to him at Nootka Sound.

I watch this every nite before I drift off to sleep. The simplicity of acceptance, beautiful.❤

This made my heart melt!! What a beautiful interaction between these two! If I could have that kind of relationship with an Orca I'd never leave 💕

I honestly think Orcas are intelligent and capable of passing on memories through a language of sorts. I believe that they don't attack humans because they have been told not to by their elders in the pod. They remember when humans used to routinely attack and kill other whales. They might even have their own oral traditional tales of sorts. Chapter 1 Don't fuck with humans eat seals and salmon.

The world's largest Labrador retriever.

I love you, Luna. You'll not be forgotten.

Such beautiful,majestic creatures

The cute sound it makes when he pulls out another stick 💕

Correct me if I am wrong, was this the orca up in Alaska that was always friendly, but sadly lost its pod, but died when swimming up by a large boat & the propeller killed him? Why can't they make a law that all propellers have to be caged to protect all wildlife? Manatees down here in FL get hit by them all the time, but if the props were caged, it could protect them from being cut up.

Such an amazing and beautiful creature. This video im completely speechless! Killer whale playing like a dog. They should never be in CAPTIVITY! PERIOD! Priceless video.

This is absolutely beautiful

This is a very sad story indeed, the stupid animal rights people made it illegal for people to to make contact with Luna after word got around about how friendly and social he was. Luna was very lonely with out his family so he would interact with people. The animal rights group decided that it was a bad thing for people to play with him and keep him company. Then one day Luna was chasing a big boat and was killed by the propellers.

I’m jealous of this man having a friendship with a beautiful amazing mammal.

Oh man.... Such a beautiful creature

Such a beautiful creature.

Orcas are some loyal friends, they know when they're dealing with a good heart! Thx for sharing

Luna breaks my heart into a million pieces. It’s not his fault he lost his pod. It’s not his fault he loved human interaction, but it was the tugboats fault when they killed him, they knew to be cautious in those waters, they knew he loved to surf the wake of their boats. I’m sorry guys, it has been years and I’m still broken up over this story!

"You're my friend now, we're waving soft tacos later!"

So awesome to see the interaction and how intelligent these animals are! And I am truly heartbroken to hear that this poor creature was sucked into boat propellers and killed rest in peace Luna😔

Thats not a Orca. Thats a Oceandoggy with that stick XD

Luna's story is so sad. I feel he would still be here, had they just let these people be his friend. Instead they made a law against it.

How wonderful. Smart animals.

Awwwwwwwwww look at that baby want to play and interact with you! I would have just lost it! When sailing in The Keys, we always kept small rubber balls on the boat, and the Dolphins would play catch with us for miles! They adored it and so did we!!!

He was an amazing, beautiful soul. All he wanted was a family and to just be around people. An absolutely heartbreaking end to his life but the memories while he was here. Sweet Luna ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

“Hey guys! I’m gonna go mess with the aliens”

This is so precious 🥲

Dolphins are basically just dogs… that’s the cutest thing ever🥺🥰 Rest well Luna💕

Anyone else confuse the white stops with their eyes?

I'm from Vancouver Island B.C and I've seen many killer whales. One magickal moment was when I was on a boating trip with my class. I remember the water was like glass that day. So calm and beautiful out on the open sea. An Orca approached our boat and was circling us for a while. The other kids were afraid but I started talking to her and put my hands in the water to beckon her over to me. To my amazement she came and let me pet her and give her belly scratches. The other kids seeing our interactment became intrigued and all joined me to pet her. She would then swim under the boat, come up on the other side with a glorious jump splashing us all and sounding as if she was giggling. I think she wanted to show us her playful tricks. Our teacher watched in awe but didn't dare come close. Eventually we had to go and I felt sad because I wish I could of gotten in the water with her. As silly as it sounds I wanted to go with her. I truly felt like her and I bonded in such a way no one else would understand and it pained me to leave her. I kissed her and said my thanks. We then left and she spoke as if to say "goodbye please come again sometime". I'll never forget that day.

aw theyre so innocent and playful

This made my day 🙏🏿❤️ crazy how smart orcas are..

What's cute about this is that an orca definitely has the strength to pull a human underwater. Luna wasn't playing tug-of-war, but rather just loved interacting with a human.

One of the hardest docs I have ever watched. So emotional. RIP sweet Luna. 🐬🐬🐬

How magnificent and magical to be interacting with an Orca! I love them!

This is so sweet.

Such a sweet, precious baby. 🤗

Just shows how truly intelligent these beautiful creatures are. What a lucky man to have that experience. 💯❤️

That's adorable! Even a small orca outweighs a mere human by half a ton! Whale goes out of it's way to keep the human engaged and be nice making believe the person has ANY chance of winning a tug of war with a whale! Aren'r hairless monkey's cute!

Absolutely amazing how docile these giant creatures are simply Amazing ❤️❤️

Isn't that just awe inspiring! How I envy that human. Just to see an orca in the wild in their home of the oceans.

All he wanted to do was observe us, be surrounded by us and most importantly play with us when none of his own kind would and they killed him for it, R.I.P Luna 💔

This is Pure Love.... Knows no boundaries

Their voices are so sweet 🥰

This is genuinely one of the most adorable things I've ever seen.

It's so cool to watch...I'm literally tearing up right now....

I love how you try to communicate with the orca ❤:)

So beautiful these creatures.

Orca at 1:14 “Oi, get your own fookin stick”

Amazing a wild animal like that could be so friendly to humans.

They're adorable

The Orca is so beautiful. Bless.

A friendly and peaceful interaction with an wild living animal....amazing. 😀👍

i love how the person proves that they're not just fighting over something by letting go. the orca comes back up with the thing no matter what.

I love their eyes. They're so cute.

Luna is beautiful, such an amazing creature