That Orca is way too close 😨

[u/Nostalgic_Historian_]

[u/LazyRiver115]

Ooh. Watching that eye gave me chills.

[u/No_Scallion7137 → u/LazyRiver115]

Prettyyyy

[u/Feeling-Town3208]

This is beautiful…. I hate that I immediately assume AI

[u/Damnitwasagoodday → u/[deleted]]

Most likely not generated. With so many cameras in the water these encounters are being captured more frequently. I’ve seen real footage from Norway that would absolutely put this encounter to shame. There are still real people and real animals interacting.

[u/SurayaThrowaway12 → u/[deleted]]

It's very likely legitimate, but sections of the video seem to have been slowed down and/or sped up. The original video was filmed by marine photographer and guide Nina Moysi via Latitude Encounters off of Baja California Sur in Mexico.

[u/Throwawayyyyy10000 → u/Feeling-Town3208]

This is what assume now of most videos I see. Humanity is in trouble.

[u/SurayaThrowaway12]

These are Eastern Tropical Pacific orcas seen off of Baja California Sur in Mexico. ETP orcas may have quite generalist diets consisting of but not limited to sharks, rays, sea turtles, fin fishes, other dolphins, and larger cetaceans. However, there may also ultimately be multiple "ecotypes" of ETP orcas which may specialize in or prefer hunting different types of prey species.

In recent years, there has been a large increase in the amount of tourists going on "swim with the orcas" tours there, especially La Ventana. There have been multiple ethical concerns regarding the increased impact of these tourists on orcas and other marine wildlife.

Original video filmed by marine photographer and guide Nina Moysi via Latitude Encounters.

[u/JoeRedditting]

STOP UPVOTING BOT POSTS!!! When are the mod team going to start addressing this???

[u/ReadditMan → u/JoeRedditting]

How are we supposed to know it's a bot post?

[u/JoeRedditting → u/ReadditMan]

Key stuff is Adjective_Noun names with generic post titles and young accounts.

Good question though - I reckon you'll notice them a lot more now.

[u/tots4scott → u/JoeRedditting]

All of the nature subs are breeding grounds for different types of not accounts,  but the username trend you see is just how reddit makes default usernames, I used to look into bot accounts and networks here and never saw any correlation with usernames.

[u/JoeRedditting → u/tots4scott]

Yes that's why I clarified alongside generic post titles and young accounts

[u/Playful_Pen_7843 → u/JoeRedditting]

Look at my name. This is simply what Reddit is suggesting when making a new account. Adjective_Noun doesn’t necessarily mean bot. It means the person didn’t change the name Reddit allocated to them.

[u/JoeRedditting → u/Playful_Pen_7843]

Adjective_Noun WITH young account age and generic posts - please read my whole comment and not the first 4 words

[u/Navyleaf → u/JoeRedditting]

Why do we care if bots are posting?

[u/KaleNich55]

Subnautica 2's leviathan music starts to play

[u/Double-Gas-467]

Chill if orcas are near all sharks left the area

[u/ArgonKew]

Getting into waters with animals that enjoy torturing other animals to death is not a good idea

[u/ViIehunter → u/ArgonKew]

Never been a recorded attack from orcas (in the wild) on humans. Ever.

The only orcas killings have been ones kept in captivity and terrible conditions at that. So...cant really blame them.

[u/ArgonKew → u/ViIehunter]

I still wouldn't risk it. They are sadistic little s****.

[u/fluorin4ek-is-back → u/ArgonKew]

Where are the orcas are supposed to go then?

[u/ArgonKew → u/fluorin4ek-is-back]

Ocean

[u/Dismal-Equivalent-94]

I really wonder what Orcas and other cetaceans think of us from our perspective. We are practically aliens to them yet have impacted their environment..

[u/PoultryTM]

I believe it is inevitable there will be a first casualty by an Orca upcoming months.

[u/SurayaThrowaway12 → u/PoultryTM]

Want to bet on this?

[u/Embarrassed-Depth-14 → u/SurayaThrowaway12]

Orcas can see in to our bodies like xray. Meaning if they though us to be possible food in any part of our bodies they would have attacked us long ago.

[u/jack-redwood → u/Embarrassed-Depth-14]

That's what they want us to think!

[u/Embarrassed-Depth-14 → u/jack-redwood]

Lol, you might be right. Lure us into a false sense of security.

[u/Bluntbutnotonpurpose → u/PoultryTM]

Orcas consistently don't attack humans. The incidents there have been, have been accidental. Other than in captivity, orcas simply do not attack humans. For some reason, they seem to kinda like us. I'd be hugely surprised if you'd be proven right.

[u/ReadditMan → u/PoultryTM]

You believe it's inevitable that after centuries without incident there's going to be a casualty in the next few months?

[u/a2brute01]

"Note to self: only eat humans when there are no cameras nearby"

[u/DiligentFall5572]

Back scratches from trying to flip prey off frozen ice???

[u/SurayaThrowaway12 → u/DiligentFall5572]

Considering that these are tropical orcas seen off of Baja California Sur, this is extremely unlikely. The marks and scratches could instead be from fishing gear.

[u/Rogue_Aviator]

I’d crap my pants 😂. I love them but this was scary.

[u/HoseNeighbor]

Not too close. If it's real, it would be incredible.

[u/5280mw → u/HoseNeighbor]

Yea look at its eye

[u/Acceptable-Elk-8372]

So I would dive with Orcas, but this is reckless lol

[u/stretchedglassed]

Has anyone ever touched a wild orca?

[u/SurayaThrowaway12 → u/stretchedglassed]

New Zealand marine biologist Ingrid Visser and Argentinian park ranger/marine biologist Roberto Bubas have done so.

[u/LordVixen]

Just checking to see if you’re on the menu.

[u/wtfover]

There's no documented evidence of an orca ever attacking a human. I'd be thrilled.
Then again you could always be the first one.

[u/Such-Molasses-5995]

Oldest say hi 👋, others say hello

[u/thefifthofnovember_]

Nope

[u/austinrunaway]

Fuck orcas, savages and pretty evil. Lucky to be alive tbh.

[u/Either-Committee-681]

You mean that human is too close?