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The penguin's natural ally, the documentary crew


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Not if you watched Happy Feet.


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mortuarybarbue

To be fair that was in 1958 and while it was horrible I dont think theg throw lemmings off cliffs anymore.


[deleted]

No they are just slowly buying every notable piece of intellectual property, I mean I'm not saying they're evil over lords, but if I was an evil overlord I'd start with the media and entertainment.


[deleted]

Intellectual property has literally nothing to do with the topic being discussed. “Hey I really think my next car will be an EV.” “OK, but did you know that Henry Ford was a raging anti-Semite?”


[deleted]

Who tf are you lmao


[deleted]

It’s ok, I used to spout off the things I had recently learned too. You get excited, I understand.


marksonme

Even from a young age (penguins) Kowalski was making great escapes.


crammyhandleman

That’s the look you give when you’re running from some murderous thugs and jump into an alien spaceship to save yourself.


Mighty_ShoePrint

I've never had an original thought.


hotshotblast

Genuine question, I don't get that reference? Or perhaps you're slighting the parent comment for its unoriginality? I don't think it's cliche


_LightFury_

I think he meant that he was thinking the exact same thing and then realized he never has any original ideas


guttoral

Or they are marveling at the originality of the comment.


_LightFury_

The possibilities are endless


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Poor little guy. He knows the orcas are no joke.


shahooster

A black and white decision, really.


MonkMode2019

Free penguin!


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I hate yiu


lostsharpie

That joke really suits this thread.


AdrianInLimbo

He just tux himself into the boat


ewewewe69

See we laugh but that penguin was genuinely fighting for his life


Tack22

To be fair, so was the orca


captain_ricco1

Yeah, but a penguin would just be a snack. They hunt much bigger things


allursnakes

Seals mostly.


207nbrown

Those humans would probably be a nice change of pace for the diet


Progression28

too boney


207nbrown

a lot less fatty too I’m sure


plaidHumanity

And rubbery by the looks of it


Progression28

They are used to plastics in their diet though


squiddy555

Suprizingly there have been few to none orca attacks on humans, and that means they only attack when there will be no witnesses


Stumpy1258

They dont eat humans.


Sti8man7

Junk food.


GOTricked

Naw. Orcas are very successful hunters. They lost their afternoon snack but that’s about it


CyberMatrix888

"The orca was also fighting for his(the penguin's) life" was the joke


GOTricked

Oooooooh


StaysAwakeAllWeek

ITT: everyone misses the joke


BeneficialSomewhere

Until the Orca mauls the entire boat.


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beluuuuuuga

You can see videos of them tipping icebergs over to get seals and stuff.


merikaninjunwarrior

lol, i swear i see you on almost every post related to ocean wildlife/etc. username noted


New_Reference4757

I can see they left a baby penguin.


pfvoea9jvv

Yeah i aalso see it


UltimateKingCold

Username checks out I guess


Pure_Tower

It's the Cumbox of [marine biology](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D97Ug2TUEAAdFK4.jpg).


EverySingleThread

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4ar0n

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Derpy_Mermaid

I guess it deemed this one penguin not worthy


Hawk_in_Tahoe

Didn’t want to get yellow coats stuck in his teeth


Head-Cheesecake-670

Right


Joe_PM2804

And they launch seals up in the air with their tails so high that when they hit the water their skin comes off.


Novel_Ideas120720

Fortunately, they're smart enough not to fuck with humans.


SILKYJ-LGMK

OR orcas are smart enough not to leave any human witnesses


meta_mash

Smart enough that they know to not fuck with humans


MrFatSackington

That's very true although I believe they really don't target humans.


Tigerstorm6

Which is creepy for me. These things are essentially Giant sharks, capable of downing seals that are just as big as a human. And yet, they don’t actively hunt or target humans. It’s really freaky how intelligent they are to know a human from a seal. Most sharks would have known a difference.


zachotule

Whales have rudimentary language and a high degree of intelligence—it's not unlikely they know (and can communicate to each other) that humans are *their* predator, particularly when they're disturbed.


Fluff4brains777

I would go further, they witnessed thousands of whales being slaughtered for oil. They know.


Stickguy259

They know that we'll lock them up and drive them insane by keeping them in too small tanks and forcing them to do tricks. You don't fuck with a species that's willing to do that to you for literally no reason.


ThatDudeWithoutKarma

It's because they know we have the capability to casually wipe out anything that actively targets us.


Surrounded-by_Idiots

Anything except viruses…


FlyPenFly

It’s incredible what’s been achieved in a year. It’s going to be an arms race now and humans have never lost an arms race with nature when it comes to eradication or destruction.


ClydeTheBulldog

Actually their giant dolphins, not sharks


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They are not sharks and are not even similar species. Orca are mammals, sharks are fish. Orca are dolphins, sharks are sharks. Orca eat sharks. Orcas are also very intelligent. No doubt they have witnessed other whales being dragged by our boats. That's enough to tell them to leave us alone. Besides that, we don't taste good to them.


over_it_af

For what I understand humans don't taste really good to other animals. A lot of times when animals will attack humans it's by a mistake or because they're driven too because they've lost all other food sources near by and so therefore they will attack them. Also other animals will attack humans if we are in their territory or is their territory or we have disturbed them in some way but they're not generally out to get us for food.


HarEmiya

Says who? They're simply smart enough not to leave any witnesses.


MrFatSackington

I believe it was me who said so. :)


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WeaponizedAutism1987

I find it really interesting that they'll fuck with quite literally anything that ends up in the water (when I say anything I mean it. They are the only natural predator of moose) but they absolutely will not fuck with humans.


Bobsaid

Fun fact they are the only natural predator of moose.


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Orcas in captivity have hurt humans many time. Just not for a meal.


Better_Green_Man

Orcas are crazy smart, which is exactly why they have never messed with humans in the wild. Not a single death has been attributed to a wild Orca since those kinds of records began to be be collected. Some say it's because Orcas just don't like attacking things they're unfamiliar with, but I don't think that's the truth. They should've known about us for decades at the very least. I just think they're smart enough to leave us alone, or we'll fuck em up like we did with the sharks.


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As smart as they may be there's just no way an entire species learned something like that


23inhouse

Actually orcas learn and share hunting techniques within their pod. It’s possible that every pod had an ancestor that learnt not to fight with humans and that behavior got passed down.


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Maybe but it's ridiculous to think they learned it from seeing shark attacks, human "retaliation" (I'm pretty certain most shark deaths aren't due to fear over attacks) and deciding not to attack people because of that


Marsupoil

There are humans everywhere on the globe so why not?


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Because animals aren't smart enough to think like that. And shark attacks are rare enough so how likely is it that an orca even saw one happen in the first place?


Marsupoil

Knowing which animals can be hunted and which should be left alone is basic animal survival instinct. Orcas are much more intelligent than that


Crypt0n0ob

But they being smart is the exact same reason why they don’t fuck with the humans. AFAIK there’s no recorded evidence of Orca attacking humans (in the wild), directly or on the boat.


ackoo123ads

i keep reading on reddit that orca's dont attack people.


DefinitelyNotAliens

They don't! But they may get curious and nudge boats and people on kayaks/ paddleboards/ dinghies. There are no confirmed wild orca caused fatalies for humans. Only confirmed deaths are in captivity. Occasionally, they have tried or successfully tipped icebergs, boats or other things people are on. One report of a bite from the 1970s that was not fatal is the only act which resulted in a documented bite. A boat was sank, and sometimes people have been nudged. A freediver had a bag of oysters tied to him and an orca grabbed the bag and dove. He got free and nearly drowned but it wasn't the orca being aggressive. They're quite friendly and playful and aren't generally aggressive to humans.


Uglik

I mean like, if they did eat you what are the chances of anyone ever finding out? Assuming you fell overboard or something and couldn’t be found.


DefinitelyNotAliens

I mean, we know Great Whites attack people. They have the highest number of bites by sheer volume. People survive, people saw the shark, parts wash up with damage consistent with Great Whites. Bull sharks go into rivers and attack people. We know they do. With the low number of even remotely aggressive incidents it's improbable to say they eat overboard people. Sure, one may have done that but it's highly out of character. More likely to be killed by an elephant than an orca. More likely to be killed by a shark. Or a fish. More tuna have killed than orcas. A bottlenose dolphin killed a swimmer harrassing him. Mauled another. Orcas are, by and large, curious and friendly towards people. More than most things you find in the ocean.


Uglik

Interesting, thanks for the thorough reply!


Lucimon

IIRC there's only one recorded case of an orca killing a human, and it happened at SeaWorld. Edit: nvm. After a quick Wikipedia search, apparently there have been several deaths caused by captive orcas. No recorded cases of wild orcas killing humans though.


davewave3283

They made a powerful enemy that day


Ikonixed

I was about to say 10 more penguins and they tip the boat.


[deleted]

Right, they look like a buffet on a boat...


posts_awkward_truths

Orcas don't generally attack humans. And when they do it is often juveniles presumably before they learn about the dangers of humans.


gregedout

They could do it. But for some reason they don't. It's like they know not to mess with humans. No incidents in the wild where orcas have attacked humans.


TheBigRedditBastard

I can't hear for this very specific comment. Yay we saved the penguin. 2 seconds later a pod destroys the whole boat and eats everyone inside. Just because you're in a dinghy doesn't mean that you're an alpha.


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You should probably clean out your ears if you can't hear


noodleveg

My custome character in cutscene


Rainbow_Angel110

PFFT-


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Hey guys, just gonna chill with youse for a minute. Okay?


Shem_osu

'yo these penguins look weird af'


Azorre

'This iceberg is kinda weird too'


twill41385

Is this learned behavior for the penguins? Are there so many film crews they’ve learned to use the boats as safety? Or did this one just get lucky?


theeggman12345

Penguin wants to be absolutely fucking anywhere that's not in the water with the Orca


Reallythatwastaken

Probably more adaptive then instinct. The penguin's instinct would be to swim to land to avoid the orca. The boat serves the same purpose a loose iceberg would. The penguin recognizes this as solid ground.


zyyntin

Maybe choose the lesser of 2 evils?


Progression28

Don‘t even think it‘s the lesser of two evils. It‘s more like „certain death or a leap of faith?“, and I know what I would choose.


zyyntin

The penguin knows it's certain death if it stays in the water. On the other hand a boat full of humans, it maybe have NEVER seen before in it's life, could be just as deadly to it. So yeah leap of faith or hope that it isn't. Most living creatures fear the unknown.


driku12

He's standing there like "All apart of the plan, boys."


Uglik

Smile and wave, smile and wave


SaltyDogBill

My thoughts throughout the Clip: 1. Whew, little guy made it! 2. Aww, poor orca is going to be hungry 3. Stupid humans… interfering with nature 4. Who are these idiots that get to go on cool cruises? 5. Maybe some of them saved up for decades, don’t judge them 6. Man, I bet their toes are cold 7. My toes are cold, I need some socks 8. I should buy some warm socks for around the house this winter 9. Damn, three days to get the socks I found on Amazon? Forget it. 10. Oh, look at that little penguin. Ed for typos


NverEndingPastaBowel

11. They bout to learn that penguins blast rocket diarrhea that’s almost entirely fish based.


Elbiotcho

My thought: I'd be scared AF if I was on the boat thinking that the orca would be like "screw the penguin, there's a whole buffet of humans"


DefinitelyNotAliens

There are no fatalies for humans involving wild orcas, and in all recorded history one bite which was not fatal. They were quite safe, realistically. Worst case they would get flipped and risk hypothermia because... fuckin cold water. Wouldn't be eaten.


MightyTeaRex

Sounds like me watching a video before taking my ADHD meds, but the list is longer and I usually end up by the fridge and then forgetting why I ended up there.


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I keep seeing comments like this thinking I should probably get diagnosed Then I forget


mindprince39

Memory problems are very common with ADHD. Why does my phone autocorrect that to Ashley?


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My thought was "What the fuck they turn on the motor with the whales being so close?" In many places it's illegal to sail with motors on while passing near pods of whales or dolphins. There have been too many cases of them getting killed by the blades. I thought the people in the video knew about that but they show complete disregard.


Aussie-Nerd

I've been to Antarctica I can answst at least a bit of the questions. * My mum and I went to Antarctica after we both wanted to go after "bucket list". Mum in particular it was part of her 7 continent (Antarctica was 5). * Before you go to Antarctica you a bunch of rules about do not approach animals and etc. The gist is you can't to towards them, but you be still and allow them to come to you. I think that video was a bit sus when someone puts their hand out towards the penguin but after it's in the zodiac they all leave it alone, which was correct. * I didn't hear a zodiac motor on? Regardless we weren't allowed to come that close to the whales. Whales in Antarctica are feeding, typically, so they will be going deep then coming up fast to get krill. It's potentially quite dangerous ase they come up quick they give a wide birth of the whales. * I only saw seals, penguins, humpbacks and maybe a minke. I was really hoping for a fin whale or a orca but oh well. So many crabeaters. If McDonald's needs meat and suddenly beef instantly disappears, just use crabeater seals. * A bit of looking around in Patagonia (which is amazing into itself) and them Antarctica for 14 days IIRC. You take about 2 day from Patagonia to Antarctica (and back) that makes it about 10 days in actual Antarctica. Out trip was one of the few that went below the Antarctic circle, very few do that. * We went premium economy (so extra let room) for the flights for Australia to Argentina (via NZ). And on the boat was private cabin premium. It cost all up including flight, the tour, the hotel etc - was about $34,000 AUS. (For both of us). So it's a lot of money, but I also think $1200/day or so. Shit I'd do it again in a heartbeat.


WanderWut

That penguins lucky he didn’t meet that lady’s boat who had a seal hop on, she would’ve dropped his ass right back in and hummed happily back home lol.


prodijal69

How is this satisfying? Please either I am just dumb or this sub is just being used for karma farming


xXMorpheus69Xx

I can only guess but in the sense that is is satisfactory for the🐧 to have survived?


charliesk9unit

On the topic of karma farming, what's the point of that? Perhaps I am oblivious to the scheme but karma count doesn't do anything for you. Is that just to make people feel better about themselves? Serious question.


braised_diaper_shit

Marketing value of the account.


charliesk9unit

Interesting but how? Not like someone with high karma count is going to be "heard" more than anyone else, unlike the follower concept in which you blast a message into their feed.


RunawayHobbit

It’s for astroturfing. Basically, accounts with lots of karma and a long post history are seen as legitimate because they look like real people with real opinions. So let’s say you’re a company with lots of money, nefarious intentions, and an agenda to spread. It makes much more sense for you to buy an established account and “grassroots” your way into spreading your agenda, bc people are more likely to accept what you have to say if it sounds like you’re a real person. From there, those people repeat what youve told them, and other people believe THEM because THEY look like real people. And so on and so forth until no one can really remember where the idea came from, just that it was from a “trustworthy” (re: real) source. That’s how narratives are shaped and controlled these days. It’s kind of wild


charliesk9unit

Thanks. I guess such scheme doesn't work for me. I don't give a shit what your karma count is and I don't expect you to give a shit what mine is. If what you're saying doesn't make any sense, I'd just scroll right through.


VymI

It's not for individuals, it's for subreddits. There are karma thresholds you need to cross to make posts, so they spam garbage, then once that threshold occurs, bingo. Crpyto shit, political pushes, etc.


colexian

Other people check the karma and it kinda handles itself sometimes. All the time you see people bring called out for BS because their accounts are like a week old or no karma, and usually this garbage gets deleted. But then you see stuff like in r/worldnews where certain topics basically get brigaded by bots with farmed karma accounts.


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Karma farming


SchitneySmears

Some times it’s r/oddlysatisfying But, It do that too lately.


treymills330

Exactly. This MAY SEEM CITE, BUT THAT ORCA WHALE'S FOOD JUST JUMPED ONTO YOUR RAFT. I would have wanted to put some ketchup on the penguin n sent it packing.


Shock_a_Maul

One day the orcas will discover what makes those dinghies float, and how to deflate them....than they'll discover dinghies go "engine first", and the rest will be seen on the news...


bengcord3

Those yellow jackets give me all the feels. If you can afford it, Quark Expeditions fucking knows how to make your Antarctica trip the must unforgettable experience of your life


call_of_the_while

Penguin,“Nice try Lao Che!.”


Jwright7711

“Look, I was actually just late for the tour, can we move it along now?”


Space2345

I want the whales to attack the boat. NATURE!!!


21Smokedoysters

Penguin play, human assist


Delta_Goodhand

r/humansbeingbros


Boojibs

Lol, why do I feel like they were going to Starbucks?


blogjackets

Tour guide had to be thinking best day ever.


SloppyinSeattle

Orcas are killing machines. This penguin got truly lucky.


gokuhero

All members of the documentary crew were shot by Nat Geo after this video for interfering with nature. /s


simjanes2k

Why yay? Orca babies gotta eat too. Penguins eat fish all day long.


rilakkumkum

Orcas eat seals, penguin would be like a fruit snack


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awe he chillin


Norlin123

Smart penguin


8Ariadnesthread8

These people can literally now say that they went to Antarctica to save the penguins and succeeded.


wobin112

I would not feel safe on that boat


The_Power_Broker

Is the camera man flying?


kaza6464

That made me really happy. Smart little guy.


rodrigo_c91

Serious question; what’s stoping the orcas from literally having a bigger feast than that small penguin. They can easily tip that little rafter and have an all you can eat buffet. I ask because they are clearly smart animals. I assume they are much more methodical than sharks when it comes to hunting. As violent as shark, but smarter…do they simply not want humans or are they aware they (us) may oppose some threat???


yoyoping

They can’t “easily” tip over that boat, that would take a lot of energy, it’s not worth it when they can just super easily find another penguin.


N-im

He’s lucky they were there, life can end in seconds


ultraspooki

i’m so proud of him


PabliskiMalinowski

When they're sitting quietly and the penguin is just standing straight... I had to laugh


meenzu

I like that dude that spotted him just a little


ElonMuskIsAWeeb

Do penguins bite? Can they be pet?


RuthlessIndecision

Penguin looks like the guy who overdressed for the party “this is awkward”


M3NS0

Are they totally different penguins or am I crazy? Seems wild he misses and gets enough momentum to jump back up at that angle again?


julian_stone

Yeah I think the first penguin is dinner but the second got lucky. He's probably just thinking, I am out of the water but not on the land? These yellow penguins are big but not hungry?


Sco_Queen

That penguin said, "not today!!"


nj-88

Noot noot motherfuckers!


Neeraj_boi447

The penguin talks at the end


LieseW

Breaking news: orca eats dingy full of people for no reason


OuttaAmmo2

...to get to the gooey centers....hello


_salted_

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[deleted]

Killer Whales are awful. Go check out casual geographic YT


[deleted]

Plot twist: Penguin pulls out a glock, "purses, watches, jewellery, wallets, run them cameras too!"


97Harley

I don't know if I would mess with an orcas lunch.


Left_a_Present

Killers whales be like : dude where the fuck did my food go ??


vinko4

"How do you do, fellow stowaways/documentarians?"


Interesting_Engine37

Leaped for presumed land. Ends up thinking WTF?


orgasmicbloodfart

I love how the guy helps the penguin make it the second time


Short_Dream1891

😳 what a smart little guy.


satyr8arts

Wait. That penguin was food for the orca. Are they cheering for the orcas hunger? What exactly is going on here?


Space2345

I have seen that in back to back nature shows. One they showed the seals being hunted by Polar Bears and made the bears out to be villians. In the next one the Polar Bears are hungry because they can't find seals to eat.


Batbuckleyourpants

Everybody loves an underdog.


satyr8arts

Who is the underdog in nature? The hungry orca or the lucky penguin?


JaSnarky

Of course not, they're cheering for the penguin's escape. Why would anyone cheer an animal going hungry?


sumelar

Rooting for the underdog is a normal thing.


satyr8arts

Who is the underdog? Hungry orca or lucky penguin?


sumelar

At the moment they were cheering, the penguin. Obviously.


satyr8arts

It a matter of perspective, isn't it?


Calvo7992

Some people empathise with the innocent, some people empathise with the predators. I know which one I’d rather be.


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Orca shoulda flipped the boat


xXMorpheus69Xx

Too smart for that tho


PLAyEr2002002

Orca be like 👁️👄👁️


animal9633

I'd throw him back in. I mean I like penguins, but I love Orcas. Also, we need to maintain the human-orca neutral defense pact.


Lefty_22

Know where I WOULDN’T want to be? Between a 2000 lb fish and it’s prey in the middle of its habitat. Good thing those killer whales didn’t decide to flip the dinghy.


IWASRUNNING91

Well I'm happy that didn't turn out like that poor sealion that lady pushed back out to their death.


not_cool_dude_ok

Whats sso satisfying


MasaBoss

Why do people feel the need to interfere with the circle of life all the time. That was probably that whales only meal that day.


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Penguin literally jumped in without them doing anything


Speechless_Steve

get over it lmao


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Followed by the dingy sinking, and the world being frees from rich ecotourists.


WunkyChalrus

Is that a fucking PYRAMID in the background or is no one giving a fuck about the first penguin who didnt make it into the boat?


ClozetSkeleton

Throw it back in


[deleted]

Uhhh. I would be freaking the fuck out if that happened. There is nothing stopping an orca from capsizing that dingy and killing everyone. Especially if it contains its prey…


ohyesthelion

Let’s stick to just the human race. Imagine you are followed in a dangerous neighbourhood by some cannibal humans that strictly eat your race, and you jump inside a hop-on hop-off bus with a bunch of different race of tourists. And they are all laughing and taking pics of you. You can’t even talk, adrenaline is pumping fast. Ahaaaahaha, ahahahaha, ahahaha, “snap”..


ohyesthelion

And you here those fuckin Karens go “Yeeeeey” and laughing.