Why Orcas are MUCH Smarter than you think

The nickname 'Killer Whale' instills a sense of fear, and whilst they are feared by MANY ocean inhabitants (Including Sharks), there are 4 key reasons that make Orcas MUCH smarter than you think. Their communication, social structure, hunting techniques and their BRAIN!

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⏱️ TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction Into Orcas & Their Body
3:10 How Orcas COMMUNICATE
6:10 Orca's SOCIAL Structure & Culture
8:57 Orca's Insane HUNTING Techniques
11:52 The Brain of an Orca
13:38 Orcas Are Similar To Humans

📺 VIDEO SOURCES:

Biology of the Orca - Real Science
https://youtu.be/GimCcrwYxdE

Throwing Sea Lion - RollFocus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7WGIH35JBE&t=37s

Attacking Seal on Beach - Oswald Copperpot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWo-DalCNcI

Orca Killer Whale Chase - SlowTV Relax & Background
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpBJhbSG46A

Cora Crying in Captivity - Most Beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHIhDRk2Jvo&t=1s

Orca Following My Boat - Marco Ads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tau8up04Igo

Orca Kills Great White - DiscoveryUK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5y6lwNmLOM

Incredible Orca Hunt - BBC Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs8ZveNZQ8g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj1t0lp4llI

Diving With 50 Orcas - Subimagery Productions Sarl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKmIx5Ha1uU

Orca Leaps In The Air - The Independent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxzXDvnKOg0

Man Amongst Orca - Best Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW9mcG0rdLY&t=1252s
Top Ten Killer Whale Encounters - Say What
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxd1YjnSCnw&t=158s

Orca Special Weapon - BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SabxJ0nqKlE

Killer Whale Attacks Seal - Oswald Copperpot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWo-DalCNcI

Orca Playing With Humans - Dylan Brayshaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTIcQMwYC1o

Swimming with Orca in New Zealand - Toby Ploeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ3mDXF3bcE

Do Whales speak a language? - DW Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kbLFBcBB4A

Killer Whale Vocalisations - MCMurdo Observatory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29neQ5mLT5E

Orca Vocalisations - Christian White
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Fh7ur_OrQ

Orcasm in Norway - Tony Meyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCI7-knFnQE

Orca Giving Birth - On Demand News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW9kNWLF8Po

Overfishing - Planet Ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V4D77N3bZc

Orca Kills Great White - Steven Blackwell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOZ_iMbBh0k

Orca Hunt Dolphins - Nature on PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5kxhDYdmuU

Killer Whale Attacks Gray Whale - Monterey Bay Whale Watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuliI8IuOdk

Orca Hunt Minke Whale - Caters Clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXM2q4gHOEk

Orca Connection - Silver Shark Adventures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyX9D19qdbg

Lonely Orca - Inside Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF1gCJ1u6vE

Snorkling With Orca - Pierre Robert De Latour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3u1VkTbWtw&t=399s

📰 ARTICLE SOURCES:

When a pod loses their grandma
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/what-happens-when-endangered-whale-pod-loses-its-wise-old-grandma/

Social intelligence of Orcas
https://orcanation.org/the-social-intelligence-of-orcas

Orcas Physical Characteristics
https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/killer-whale/characteristics/

Top 10 Bites
https://www.worldatlas.com/animals/10-animals-with-the-strongest-bites.html

Average Human Bite
https://www.rosecitydentalcare.com/post/who-has-the-strongest-jaws-in-the-animal-kingdom-with-your-portland-or-family-general-dentist

Communication & Echolocation
https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/killer-whale/communication/

Resident vs Transient Orcas
https://ptmsc.org/programs/investigate/citizen-science/completed-projects/orca-project/resident-and-transient-orcas

Orcas killing sharks
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2023/03/why-are-these-orcas-killing-sharks-and-removing-their-livers

Killer Whales Under Threat
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/killer-whale

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