last night of the voyage here in Svalbard just when you thought it was
Svalbard just when you thought it was
Svalbard just when you thought it was over after all the amazing experiences
over after all the amazing experiences
over after all the amazing experiences that we had with close encounters with
that we had with close encounters with
that we had with close encounters with polar bears and walruses and going into
polar bears and walruses and going into
polar bears and walruses and going into the polar icecap and everything else
the polar icecap and everything else
the polar icecap and everything else that we did when everybody’s cameras
that we did when everybody’s cameras
that we did when everybody’s cameras were put away cards are full what do we
were put away cards are full what do we
were put away cards are full what do we find a rare sighting of killer whales in
find a rare sighting of killer whales in
find a rare sighting of killer whales in Svalbard rare sighting a high latitude
Svalbard rare sighting a high latitude
Svalbard rare sighting a high latitude of these amazing animals and they were
of these amazing animals and they were
of these amazing animals and they were attacking a minke whale approximately
attacking a minke whale approximately
attacking a minke whale approximately the minke whale might have been a range
the minke whale might have been a range
the minke whale might have been a range of about 25 feet or so and when it was
of about 25 feet or so and when it was
of about 25 feet or so and when it was next to one of the killer whales it
next to one of the killer whales it
next to one of the killer whales it appeared to be almost the same body
appeared to be almost the same body
appeared to be almost the same body length as some of the big killer whales
length as some of the big killer whales
length as some of the big killer whales it was very interesting because it
it was very interesting because it
it was very interesting because it appeared the females and the younger
appeared the females and the younger
appeared the females and the younger animals were doing most of the work and
animals were doing most of the work and
animals were doing most of the work and they were one of the two males in the
they were one of the two males in the
they were one of the two males in the periphery that were continuously
periphery that were continuously
periphery that were continuously breaching and throwing their bodies and
breaching and throwing their bodies and
breaching and throwing their bodies and making tail slaps to mark where they
making tail slaps to mark where they
making tail slaps to mark where they where maybe to keep the minke away from
where maybe to keep the minke away from
where maybe to keep the minke away from them and then there were times when the
them and then there were times when the
them and then there were times when the males came in and were holding onto the
males came in and were holding onto the
males came in and were holding onto the the whale and maybe the young ones were
the whale and maybe the young ones were
the whale and maybe the young ones were then coming
killer whales are thought to maybe be
killer whales are thought to maybe be teach their young when they’re hunting
teach their young when they’re hunting
teach their young when they’re hunting animals and to prolong the attack and to
animals and to prolong the attack and to
animals and to prolong the attack and to hold the animals so the young will come
hold the animals so the young will come
hold the animals so the young will come up and attack it whether that’s the case
up and attack it whether that’s the case
up and attack it whether that’s the case here I can’t I can’t confirm that
here I can’t I can’t confirm that
here I can’t I can’t confirm that scientifically there are some studies
scientifically there are some studies
scientifically there are some studies that show that they play with their food
that show that they play with their food
that show that they play with their food whether or not calves are present killer
whether or not calves are present killer
whether or not calves are present killer whales in trying to kill a large whale
whales in trying to kill a large whale
whales in trying to kill a large whale will try to hold it underwater and we
will try to hold it underwater and we
will try to hold it underwater and we did see a male on top of the the minke
did see a male on top of the the minke
did see a male on top of the the minke whale at one point they’ll try to drown
whale at one point they’ll try to drown
whale at one point they’ll try to drown it tiring it out drowning it keeping it
it tiring it out drowning it keeping it
it tiring it out drowning it keeping it making it have to breathe more often
making it have to breathe more often
making it have to breathe more often slowing it down disabling it injuring it
slowing it down disabling it injuring it
slowing it down disabling it injuring it along the way and little by little the
along the way and little by little the
along the way and little by little the whales not going to have a chance and
whales not going to have a chance and
whales not going to have a chance and then they come in for the final kill
and we watched the whole thing maybe
and we watched the whole thing maybe over a course of an hour and this is
over a course of an hour and this is
over a course of an hour and this is Mickey well became dinner for the killer
Mickey well became dinner for the killer
Mickey well became dinner for the killer whales
it’s incredibly exciting these animals
it’s incredibly exciting these animals have are widely distributed on the
have are widely distributed on the
have are widely distributed on the planet probably only seconds of human
planet probably only seconds of human
planet probably only seconds of human beings in terms of geographic
beings in terms of geographic
beings in terms of geographic distribution around the planet Earth
distribution around the planet Earth
distribution around the planet Earth they’re in all the oceans of the world
they’re in all the oceans of the world
they’re in all the oceans of the world they are concentrated in areas with a
they are concentrated in areas with a
they are concentrated in areas with a lot of productivity you hear about them
lot of productivity you hear about them
lot of productivity you hear about them at the high latitudes but this is the
at the high latitudes but this is the
at the high latitudes but this is the first time I believe that that art ship
first time I believe that that art ship
first time I believe that that art ship has seen killer whales up here so it’s
has seen killer whales up here so it’s
has seen killer whales up here so it’s exciting to come across this fascinating
exciting to come across this fascinating
exciting to come across this fascinating creature in a place where they’re not
creature in a place where they’re not
creature in a place where they’re not well known they’re not well studied
well known they’re not well studied
well known they’re not well studied that’s we’re pretty privileged to see
that’s we’re pretty privileged to see
that’s we’re pretty privileged to see what we saw last night it’s very
what we saw last night it’s very
what we saw last night it’s very exciting
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