Over 30 Killer Whales attacking 2 ADULT Gray Whales

On March 30th, 2023 we witnessed several families of orcas attempting to predated on two adult grey whales. Killer whales are typically observed predating on grey whale calves during the months of April and May as they're make their annual migration back up to the Chukchi Sea of Alaska. The orcas were observed for 6 hours by several boats before giving up and letting the grey whales escape into shallow waters.

[suzywright]

Absolutely incredible footage. Thanks for sharing. So glad the grey whales made it in the end! ❤️

[KingTriton]

Gray whales fascinate me. The fact that they can battle orca and occasionally win is just astounding!!!

[keytothegate]

The two gray whales stood so close together facing an oncoming threat

[carterbishop]

I've never before seen the "rolling action" the grey whale employed. It clearly kept the Killer Whales from getting a good grip if they tried to do that.

[tomtalker]

They aren't called "wolves of the ocean" for nothing folks.

[richardchandler]

This is absolutely incredible! Very brutal and sad but fascinating to watch. Monterey Bay has always and continues to be the best place on planet earth to go see Orcas! You just never know what your going to see from day to day. Wow!

[SHERMA.]

a lot of people commenting saying the orca's are protecting their bellies by rolling, i truly dont think thats the case
i think they are rolling to protect their fins, orcas have a track record of biting the fins off sharks and whales, we can see at 4:04 the left orca try bite/headbut the left whales fin
im certain the whales want nothing more other than to swim away but in order to swim they would have to extend their fins and risk them being chomped on
at 6:40 you can see a bite on a unfolded fin and at 6:45 you see how folding the fin helps

[MH_]

Insane footage! Nature is so violent…
Seeing the grey's take a defensive posture to protect their bellies… just fascinating.

[m.denonsens]

Thanks again for posting this; filming it couldn’t have been easy to watch. They were really trying to drown the grey, weren’t they.
Does anyone have info about the wounded greys?

[Specogecko]

Unbelievable seeing how two grey whales cooperate in defending themselves against the orcas, I wonder if this is an improvised, learned, or common behaviour

[rosco]

This is why YouTube was created, to sharing amazing moments like this!

[juliuscosta]

It’s amazing
Thank you so much for sharing!

[khaisangdantri]

Playing it in x2 speed and you got easy to understand!

[wizzardofpaws]

It's amazing how orcas are in it together as family. Stunning creatures! This is incredible footage!

[ChristianFloydLewis]

Are the grey whales rolling on their backs to protect their underside I wonder? It seems like the roll, take a breath then roll again to protect their bellys...

[KathleenTatone]

Again, Evan- thank you so much for this footage! To be at the right place at the right time! What a way for the younger orcas to learn the art of the hunt and kill with these whales. You truly see the hits and tail slaps, plus them using their noses to turn them over, as if to attempt to drown them so they can't breathe.

[kazd]

This was really sad to watch 😢I think the whale on the left was protecting the other whale more so, and the one that ended up bleeding 😢
I would find it hard to think that whale would survive the amount of punishment it recieved!
Also where did the other whale go?
And do you think they where Male & Female? Did they get bk together, what was the outcome ?

[gimigimi]

I would imagine that killer pod is tagged to make this incredible experience for us.
Thank you

[Zaya]

NOTICE how the Grey Whale lays on its side to protect its rear fin from an easy bite!! How thoughtful.

[samzasap]

This footage is absolutely unbelievable yet amazing