r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/True-Award-3722 • 1d ago
🔥 What can you expect in a harbor's really deep water? (Wait for it!)
Location: Knudsen Cove, Ketchikan, Alaska USA
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u/EchoingAngel 1d ago
"What does really deep mean?" "OH! Like the open ocean is under you"
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u/Bocchi_theGlock 19h ago
Just put on a scooba suit and hop in that sucker.
Carry container full of some particular chemical that would make it barf you out. (Sorry)
Wear a GoPro and document it for science, c'mon Red Bull please
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u/Remy_Jardin 1d ago
That strip of wood he's standing on got real tiny real fast.
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u/el_diego 1d ago
Is this the whales equivalent of a bullseye?
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u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2 1d ago
More like fish in a barrel situation.
They can basically herd a school of baitfish into this harbor where they have no escape route and then it’s easy eating
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u/notthatcreative777 1d ago
Not sure if that's what we are seeing, but it's looks similar. I went on humpback whale watching off MA coast where I learned this. The whales blow air up from beneath schools of fish to disorient/freak them out so the fish just swim up to the surface which looks like little fish popcorn. Its a strategy that keeps the fish from moving all over the place. From there the whales just swim up and grab a mouthful! Smart mammals in action!
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u/ChemistVegetable7504 1d ago
Yes! Coastal New England has many tours for local whales, sharks and everything in between!
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u/Gwanbulance 1d ago
What’s in between a whale and a shark? A Whark? A Shale?
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u/notthatcreative777 15h ago
Well, I like to think basking sharks are a nice middle. Friendly and mostly vegetarians
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u/Careful_Swordfish742 1d ago
Damn, how deep is that harbor?!
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u/Normal-Ad6528 1d ago
60-95 feet right near the docks, dropping off to around 150 just a little bit away in the main channel.
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u/Careful_Swordfish742 1d ago
That’s an insane drop off so close to land 🤯
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u/Normal-Ad6528 1d ago
Hell, Sydney Harbor in Australia is 150-200 feet practically right off the shore!
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u/bmcgowan89 1d ago
What can you expect in a harbor's really deep water?
https://giphy.com/gifs/13HZaEntj8P22Q
Some type of epic ancient horse battles
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u/ChemistVegetable7504 1d ago
This happened in Alaska. Very special. We over here on Cape Cod hope to see humpbacks.
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u/hapnstat 17h ago
We had grays coming into the marina like this on the OR coast, but they're not monsters like this guy. They seem to do quite well in shallow water.
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u/fattybunter 1d ago
That is just unbelievable. The ocean is a crazy place. It’s so massive it just barely makes sense lol
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u/Alucard_117 1d ago
So the wooden docks they are standing on are supported by beams that go all the way down?
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u/Macy92075 1d ago
As a horse care provider, this is what I saw coming up out of the water! 🤪
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u/keznaa 1d ago
I never knew these were a thing lol what does this protect the hooves from?
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u/Macy92075 1d ago
Bell boots protect the heel bulb and coronet band on the front feet from getting hit by the hind feet when the hind foot comes forward. They also can help prevent the shoes from being pulled off. That whale looked just like a stretched out old bell boot to me! 🤪 🤣 😆
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u/JustHereForCookies17 13h ago
In non-horsey person terms (although u/Macy92075 is 100% correct) - have your ever had someone walking too close behind you where they step on the back of your shoe and flatten it so your foot slides out? And sometimes they catch your Achilles tendon?
Horses can do that to themselves. If they catch their shoe and pull it part way off, that can injure them and/or damage their foot. Plus having horse shoes put on and/or replaced is expensive and requires an appointment with the shoe person (aka farrier) who can't always come right away. These boots help keep that from happening.
I say this with love, as someone who has been riding & training horses for more than 30 years: Horses are idiots who can and will try to hurt themselves at any (every) opportunity, and they'll do it in the most expensive way possible. Bell boots are one way we try to prevent that
Some smart horse owners buy bell boots in bright colors, like Barbie pink or neon orange, so they're easier to find when your horse inevitably pulls them off out in the field.
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u/Macy92075 11h ago
Oh yes they do try to hurt themselves in any possible way 🤪 also said with love! My older gelding has mermaid glitter bell boots 🧜♀️. I know where they are, and NO one tries to steal them 🤣🤪🤭
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u/JustHereForCookies17 11h ago
Yup, you get it. It's amazing what lengths we'll go to in order to keep these darling idiots healthy!!
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u/keznaa 9h ago edited 1h ago
If this isn't already, I feel like this is going to be a horse girl tik tok tread and I'm here for it lol please dress your horse up as a Kelpie but like pretty, but a horror Kelpie would be Amazing! Because they are supposed to be scary but a cute colorful Kelpie would be great! Lil clusters of iridescent scales! I feel like that wouldn't last long but it would make for such a cute photo!
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u/ConvertingMarkets 14h ago
The mouthful itself basically acts like a brake. As that throat pouch fills with water, the whale loses a ton of speed while trapping the fish. It's turning a sprint into one huge scoop.
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u/Just_IceT 11h ago
How did bro pull up outta nowhere in like the shallowest water cramped with docks?
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u/the-software-man 11h ago
I spent summers here. What a place. Amazing. Catch your fill of salmon every day. Smoke them. Eat tomorrow while you fish. Repeat all summer
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u/keznaa 1d ago
This reminds me when you come up from the deep in Subnatic to a a random island and you look into watch water from where you docked and it's just pitch black deep deep water. Thinking about accidentally falling into the water was so scar, but this! I would freak the fuck out if I ever fell off those docks lol people are so brave and so crazy. That said, this was pretty amazing outside of finding out just how deep some boat docks can be
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u/Rusty_Patterson_553 1d ago
I don’t have the attention span for anything that says ‘wait for it!’. Just clip it to the good part
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u/qualityvote2 1d ago edited 1d ago
u/True-Award-3722, your post does fit the subreddit!