Killer whales hunting a Humpback whale calf and eating its tongue!!!

Amazing never before seen footage of Orcas hunting a Humpback whale calf and consuming its tongue. Shot off the Baja California peninsula, Mexico.

While fully grown Humpback whales have little to fear from Orcas, their calves are a favorite prey item for the transient Killers that frequently visit the Baja California peninsula. Orcas are such successful hunters that they can afford to be picky eaters. In the case of whale calves they will often eat only the tongue and leave the rest of the carcass to scavengers.

The hunt went on for over an hour with the mother Humpback and and an escort fighting to fend of the Killers. Eventually, as is often the case, the Orcas prevailed. We then witnessed something truly incredible! The largest male in the pod spent over an hour circling our boat holding the young whale in his mouth, almost as if showing off their prize (we try not to assign human attributes to non-humans but in cases like this it is hard not to)! The Orcas then proceeded to eat the tongue of the young whale right below us, allowing us the opportunity to capture this unique footage.

It was a bittersweet experience. We love all Cetaceans and animals and were heartbroken as well as in awe as we watched these scenes unfold.

Video production: Found at Sea - @foundatseaexplorers

[pizza]

"Their primary weapon... is Teamwork"


Meanwhile my whole team:
Gone AFK

[Cicada]

Mom: don’t be picky, millions of kids would die to have food like you

Orcas: just eat the tongues, the rest is nasty

[marmitaa]

''If you think you are too small to make a change, try sleeping with a mosquito in the room"

[eugeneabreut]

Damn that calf’s first few years literally depend on not running into a pack of orcas

[shaks]

"NATURE CAN BE BRUTAL, BUT IT HAS BALANCE" ~Thanos

[Lethal_Giggles]

Alpha Orca: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?!

[angelangel]

I didn't know cardi b was doing voice overs now

[wander]

I think the saddest part is that the mother had to witness her baby be killed right in front of her. Could you imagine? Whales are incredibly intelligent and emotional creatures. Just imagine the sorrow this caused.

[LudlowSRK]

“Great Whites are the apex of the waters.”

Orcas: “Hold my humpback.”

[brysontheghostgaming]

Orcas are like
“If we don’t attack humans they won’t convict us of our sea crimes.”

[biumkxd]

Imagine watching a child kidnapped and eaten by a group of adults while a bunch of animals record it like
"wow, extraordinary"

[TaterChip]

The tongue being the tasty part is a little ironic.

[suhaib]

“When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” - Tyrion Lannister

[ZIR]

If you think of it, most animals you see in the wild are the strongest ones. Because they didn’t die off when they were young.

[StevenBara]

"Orcas are such successful predators, they can afford to only eat the best parts and throw away the rest." ... sounds familiar, ah where do I know that from... it's like on my tongue but I can't put my finger on it!

[TheMightyN]

Orcas are definitely the humans of the ocean--complete psychos.

[sfb]

Honestly, the text at the end is so true and the message is so underappreciated - especially the part about nature being cruel but balanced.

[chris]

Qui-Gon Jinn: There’s always a bigger fish.

[jinxmaster]

Whale: "I tried to scream..but my head was underwater"

[GodwinIsaac]

Be right back, gonna go cry in the corner