jetro 5,349 Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 What a great sight. Wolves of the sea. Bet the local seals were nervous lol Atb j 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,802 Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Awesome mate I'm thrilled when I see dolphins! Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,840 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/more-fascinating-pictures-emerged-those-14768833 that same orca was spotted in north wales in 2018 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,470 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Pod of orcas spotted of the NE coast last week 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 1 hour ago, steve66 said: Pod of orcas spotted of the NE coast last week Seems to be a regular thing these days. About twelve years ago I was fishing off Flamborough Head in a kayak when the Bridlingon Belle came over and one of the crew shouted that there were five or six Orcas at the other side of the head. I thought that h was having me on but it was in the local papers the next day. Then it seemed to become an annual event. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Anyone know if their hitting the seal population yet, Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antg 1,777 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 was a pod spotted off the northumberland coast last week i believe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 5 hours ago, Balaur said: I don't know what this pod hunts but a lot of programs I've watched on killer whales they seem to be specialists, some pods only hitting small fish, others seals, some getting a taste for shark it seems. They seem to just eat the liver out of the sharks for some reason. I know a fish farm in Norway used to have a fiberglass orca anchored off its cages to scare the seals. They'd have a feast around here. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gav 1,708 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Ya can see the pod here from Tiumpan head other side of the island, they were on about numbers dwindling a few years back. We get a lot of minke here and bloody dolphin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,775 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 14 hours ago, Balaur said: I don't know what this pod hunts but a lot of programs I've watched on killer whales they seem to be specialists, some pods only hitting small fish, others seals, some getting a taste for shark it seems. Quote Scientists have revealed that there is not one but two types of killer whale living in UK waters. Each differs in its appearance and diet, with males of one type being almost two metres longer than the other..... ....Using stable isotope analysis that gives clues to the orcas' diet, the scientists found that type 1 is a generalist feeder, consuming fish and seals. Type 2, on the other hand, is a specialist feeder that scientists suspect exclusively feeds on marine mammals such as small dolphins and whales. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8440000/8440002.stm 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,775 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 I had a bit of a whale fad last year. I thought this was cool. Quote Old Tom (c. 1895 – 17 September 1930) was a killer whale (orca) known to whalers in the port of Eden on the southeast coast of Australia. Old Tom measured 22 feet (6.7 m) and weighed 6 tons, with a 1.02 m skull and teeth about 5.31 inches (13.4 cm) long. Old Tom was thought to be the leader of a pod of killer whales which helped the whalers by herding baleen whales into Twofold Bay. The whalers then allowed the killer whales to eat the tongues and lips as their share of the kill, a practice known as the "Law of the Tongue". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,775 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Sending a seal into orbit! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: What's fascinating is that there are transient and resident orcas that live in close proximity to each other but are completely different in diet and social structure. The transient orcas eat mammals whereas the residents eat fish. They do know interact with each other at all when frequenting the same spots, genetic evidence reveals they have not shared a common ancestor for at leat 750,000 years. Amazing creatures and certainly the most powerful hunter on the planet, after us of course. Edited May 19, 2020 by Greb147 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,775 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Greb147 said: What's fascinating is that there are transient and resident orcas that live in close proximity to each other but are completely different. The transient orcas eat mammals whereas the residents eat fish. They do know interact with each other at all when frequenting the same spots, genetic evidence reveals they have not shared a common ancestor for at leat 750,000 years. Amazing creatures and certainly the most powerful hunter on the planet, after us of course. I dunno, I've been well impressed with sperm whales! Orca are cool though, bunch of c**ts but cool. Talking about powerful marine predators, to me this is iconic. Ocean Ramsey and Deep Blue.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: I dunno, I've been well impressed with sperm whales! Orca are cool though, bunch of c**ts but cool. Talking about powerful marine predators, to me this is iconic. Ocean Ramsey and Deep Blue.... Yep a Sperm Whale takes some beating but the cooperation of Orcas is what sets them apart, I would love to see footage of those going at it. The Great White is the scariest looking thing ever known to man, the trouble is an Orca will kill one with ease. They are just so much more intelligent than a shark. As formidable as they are they have no chance. If the Great White could get a chomp on an Orca then it would do some serious damage but it's landing the shot that's the hard bit. I'm not sure if Orcas actually prey on Great Whites of this size? I'm sure it has been done before even if it hasn't been filmed yet. Edited May 19, 2020 by Greb147 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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