This is Starr, Bumper, Orion, Comet and the new baby Orca “Nebula”. What an amazing video of my favorite Orca Pod, teaching the new baby girl, how to hunt and how to attack a Gray Whale. You can see that she is already very eager to learn and she has an awesome matriarch Mother that’s teaching her. Thank you for sharing this video. It’s incredible.

7:43 - now *_that_* was completely unexpected! The level of understanding and coordination required to pull that maneuver off was remarkable. Two orca speed in towards the sea lion, flanking its position, then barrel rolling in opposite directions, slapping their tails against the sea lion at precisely the same time. Amazing creatures...

It looks like this might have been a training session to teach the calf the different techniques that they use to get this particular type of prey. Idk for sure, it just seemed that way to me. I am in awe of Orcas and their familial bonds and hunting strategies.

Wow, to see an actual open water training session for the juvenile and baby girl! What an exhausting session for the seal...poor thing. It's cool to see the juvenile actually making the direct attacks, then the Matriarch and male incapacitating the seal over and over by flanking and striking it simultaneously with their flukes! It's ah-mazing! And its definitely an only "watch and learn" session for the new baby orca who stays close to its mom's side as she's seen mimicking their moves underwater. 😊 So cool. They are so incredibly intelligent and masterful hunters! That last coordinated attack by the adult orcas was so fast and efficient!

My dad studied orca whales for 35 years together with a research team..this is a hunting skill lessons for the youngsters.

Orcas are truly THE Apex predator of the Oceans of the world. The group think and coordination they employ in their hunting algorithms is most impressive. The Sea Lion has no chance.

Awesome footage. They could have killed that seal long ago, but it appears they were teaching the youngsters. A few of the big ones could have ended it at any time, but simply passed up on it for the younger ones. Great video!

The baby orca trying to mimic the adults and missing every time is so cute

Looks like the sea lion’s back was broken. Horrific way to go.

The nature of the world is neither gentle nor kind. I understand that the orcas need to hunt to survive and to teach their young. But I always hope for some miraculous escape for the prey. Yes I'm conflicted. I can't help but admire the strategy of the whales to exhaust and cause massive internal injury to the prey while avoiding injury to themselves. Yet the seal clings to life, struggling to avoid the blows and gasp every life-giving breath. Fascinating and horrific at the same time.

Absolutely in awe with orcas . I simply can’t get enough of these beautiful videos. Highly intelligent beautiful mammals. No captivity, everyone need not go to those places . Nothing educational but entertainment. They suffer and never live long enough like when they are free.

Amazing! One of THE BEST drone videos I’ve seen of Orcas hunting. Well done!

Wow, OUTSTANDING footage! Great video!

Lots of mock charges with the calf following along. Seems like they were teaching how this hunt works, and perhaps practicing their technique. Very interesting. It's good to see a healthy looking calf in their pod too.

Penguins are watching and enjoying their fish pop corns

Probably the best video of orcas I’ve seen in years. Way to go!! Hope u show us more.

I've never, ever seen footage of an apex predator prolonging the death of its kill for as long as an orca does. Incredibly terrifying.

What happened to the sea lion after 15:20 mark? Did it sink or dove underwater or was it swallowed by one of the orcas?

The baby orca learning is fascinating

Been into orcas since I was a kid in the 70's. That said I feel for the sea lion here.

Watching the little orcas learn is amazing…humans are not the only sentient beings…clearly. Watching the sea lion at the beginning of the vid swim or lay upside down so he could see underneath him was both interesting and horrifying…he knew what was coming. #nature

Great footage, thx for sharing it !!

I know 🙈I know it's the circle of life but I feel so so sorry for that seal lion. 16 minutes of terror 😭

Estão ensinando o filhote a caçar! Magnífico!! Estou admirada com o tamanho do macho desse bando! É muito grande 😳. Orcas são magníficas!

They take playing with your food to a whole new level.

Great video! I think by the time the video starts, the sea lion already has suffered a major blow. There was little movement of the tail of the sea lion which tells that its back was already broken.

That's an awesome footage, Brilliant👍 👏 First time i see mummy Orcas teaching their little ones how to kill to survive.

Who’s birthday is it cause this seal is definitely the piñata.

I only saw 4 minutes and I had to stop the video to say: "Dawn, that sea lion is brave as fuck!"

Does the sea lion look like it has a broken spine? You don't see it using its back flippers. 5:48 The death blow.

Perché il leone marino non ha provato a fuggire verso la riva? So che sarebbe stato inutile, però un tentativo, l'istinto

Wow I know they herd them but it almost looks like they are knocking it about before they catch it properly, people fear sharks but I'd rather be munched on straight away by a shark than played with by these whales. Scary yet beautifully done by them as a team x

14:25 While understanding that this is how the ecosystem and laws of nature work, with one species typically feeding on another, or even when a species feeds on its own (as bears, crocodiles, and alligators) to enhance the likelihood its genes will propagate over others, one must still have compassion for the sea lion in this video that experienced a long and arduous death. That being said, it is amazing how much the Orca calf learned throughout this hunting episode. At 3:32 the Orcas even have the calf on the inside (versus the outside as previously observed) where it could attempt a more consequential blow. Thanks to whoever filmed and edited this video. Too many have lame and annoying music and/commentary. And finally, thanks to @TylerReynolds for posting the video for all to sea! I'm looking forward to taking in more of your content soon. ✅Subscribed! ✅Liked!

beautiful. thank you for share. this family is residents o coming from north ?

What happened underneath next? Did the huge orca swallowed it or they shared?

4:18 watch the lil baby one try and mimic the adults to the side, possibly also trying to get the attention of the Sea Lion.

If you notice the baby Orca is using it's tail like the adults. This could also be a teaching lesson for it. They don't want to risk getting a bite from the seal. So they are trying to stun/immobilize it before killing it. Or they are simply using there tails to do the killing. There are so many ways these "wolves of the ocean" operate when faced with different prey.

We know Orcas are highly intelligent and capable of emotions/feelings because we've seen them time and time again CLEARLY show their feelings for family members. It doesnt seem they have any empathy for other animals. I know they were most likely teaching the younger ones how to hunt.......but 16 mins of torture? Cruel

any idea why sea lion does not dive or swim away?

SMARTER CRIATURAS.!! 🙏♥️🙏 MAGNIFIC VIDEO TAKEN.!! Thanks to the Drom Operator, 👏👏👏💙 this is Amazing 📽️... Is beautiful to know how other Spicie interact in they're own way. They can be from Playful to Stremally Direct and Terrifying but they own way to Survive!! 🙏

This is when they teach the young how to handle a live seal in open water which is harder for them believe it or not that’s why the older ones never let the seal swim down but great footage

Realy cool Footage! You now Robert M. Lehmann?

What species of sea lion are they hunting? Californian?

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was the sea lion already stunned before filming? amazing water with the sun rays/color. great to have in 4k!

Thanks for the videos, like this videos.

Why doesn't the sea lion attempt to evade the orcas?

Tqu 4 the video

However cruel this may be, humans are still the cruelest beast on our earth, sadly. Orcas are beautiful creatures of the seas and should "always be free where they belong"!! I do feel terrible for the sealion in its long enduring suffering. 😥 Have you seen how sealions hunt?? Also, not so nice. Yes, as many said, it is a brutal part of how they teach their young to hunt. I vividly recall watching"Orca" in 1977 with Richard Harris. At 5yrs old, not age appropriate. I still remember feeling so sad for the orcas even crying at sad parts. I recall seeing The Amityville Horror in theater the following year and was upset and crying only when they left the dog behind, which they do return for.

What kind of drone did you use?

Reading the comments, it's interesting that some people were actually sympathizing with the seal. Watching predators hunt especially intelligent ones is fascinating. Respect for whoever took the time and filmed this.

Does anyone understand what is going on? The seal seems to be alive and making to effort to get to shore. Two or three times the orcas seem to attack the seal, but there is no blood, and the seal still appears uninjured and moving leisurely, and not trying to leave the area. Does ANYONE understand?

An absolutely amazing video

Does anyone think that this sea lion was hurt to begin with?

Is it leopard seal?

Training day for the younger pod members. Amazing coordination.

Do they eat it or just play with it

Los admiraba por su inteligencia; realmente son animales muy crueles... sería por lo que hay cría?

I’m obsessed with orcas!! I love watching these intelligent animals teach their young ones!! These animals are the APEX predators of the oceans yet they don’t WAR! With bigger brains and extra frontal lobe they are far superior than us!

What a beautiful hunting..I love orcas so muche.

16 minutos de puro terror🤦

Zašto nema ton!?

Are they playing with their food or did it even become food? Gory details are fine sometimes.

Barbara Channel Islands California. Filmed February 12, 2022. Tyler Reynolds

amazing video capture

Se fosse eu já tinha morrido só de medo. Coitadinho do leão marinho.🦭🐋

Не пойму почему все такие счастливые... Бедняга морской лев. Видимо больной или травма..

I wish whale and shark hunters could face the same fate as this seal, awesome footage of one of the worlds smartest and fiercest, love me some killer whales, sharks, Lions and tigers!

Seal: "YO! Drone dude...lower the grappling hook and get me out of here!"

They turn everything into a learning experience for their young I think-seems they don’t like it when their prey isn’t struggling 😮

They're not trying to kill it at teaching the young and exercise in the sounds of an animal in distress and possibly echolocation very patient and amazing animals

Don't feel bad for the seal. They have to eat and there's no vegetables in the sea. I love how the mother is training the calf!

the sea lion is mostly dead from the beginning of the video. He was tortured before the video began.

I have read quite a few of the comments and I believe all of you are pretty well on it's live or die and it's some other teaching the young how to hunt to survive without her at the same time you're always rooting for the underdog the seal is so small compared to these giant whales but how many of these orcas have we killed off there are hundreds of thousands of sea lions and very few orcas left matter of fact any whale we have hunted them all to almost extinct but it sure would be nice if you guys actually zoomed in and had some sound to it

It is cool to see them teaching the calf how to hunt. It would also be cool to see what that huge male would have done if this was a regular hunt.

Я не могу на это смотреть без слез. Сразу съешьте и всё 😢

The orca ist not a whale, it's a dolphin, the langest one!

Is anybody else wondering how that seal got in that predicament, I mean it’s by itself in the middle of nowhere

Обучают молодняк! Молодцы 👍

Sea lion very smart. Staying and waiting their attack and making it self good position.

I like how they just disappear into the water and then throw their bodies at full speed into the sea lion lol

U see them hurt it and stun it ,then leave it alone then comeback and fourth ,they know sea lions are big and powerful especially when fighting for there lives ,there just very careful

so cute watching the baby orca charging and learning

5:44 the calf with the direct hit

Coitada da foca !

Абьюзеры‼️ Не понимаю, что мешает просто съесть доступную добычу. Обязательно надо её сначала истязать⁉️

This was nature at some of its harshness. Yet at the same time you see the love and patience as the adults teach the young the skills they need to survive. I cringed at each blow to that poor seal, but this was very interesting.

Poor thing. I wonder how far they were from land.

Was this drone footage? The operator's battery must have been pushing zero! Ha. Great footage!

Greate video!!

As orcas fazem um treinamento ensina os filhotes, a presa já está sobre domínio e só uma questão de tempo pra ser devorada pela alfa. Desse modo eles estão mostrando como a liderança e importante pro grupo!!

The prey got a problem yet with his back, hard to move...... and avoid the whales attack....

Orcas waste so much energy before feeding. They tenderize the prey before eating. Sharks are more efficient. One bite and the shark prey is incapacitated, and they feed as fast as they can.

They could've been killed it but they use sea lions and seals to train young. Obviously one sea lion couldn't feed one adult orca yet a pod. If you notice the 2 adult males just watch as the juveniles attack.

I wonder if it’s the same Orca that keeps ramming the seal?

Sad to see but this is life this is death that’s the beginning of death and some were this is life brutal world we live in but it’s are great planet are great oceans and this is hard to explain to a child or a adolescent but this is life this is death that’s the beauty of it oh Mother Earth

Tadinha do bicho. Fiquei com pena pq as orcas demoraram para come-la. Que agonia em ver essa cena. Sei que é a lei da natureza. E amo as orcas. No início pensei: nossa! Essa foca pra tudo isso de orcas, não dá nem coceira nos dentes 😅 só no final que percebi que só uma comeu. Assim... Numa bocanhada só 😂😂😂 parabéns pra quem filmou issou. Um grande espetáculo.

Isto e uma verdadeira seção de tortura.

Elas estam ensinando os filhotes a caçar.

I know this is nature’s way for the adult Orcas to train their young’ns, but dang, I can’t help feeling sorry for that sea lion being a living practice dummy. Wish I could’ve gone there in a rescue boat equipped with a 50 Cal. Barrett.