Does anyone remember that comic where the girl introduces a guy to her boyfriend and he has Moby Dick PTSD and he harpoons him while shouting stuff from the book?
You see any life preservers in that vid? Meanwhile, that water looked COLD. Not hard to imagine that falling out of the boat due to an errant flipper is a life threatening experience simply due to drowning/hypothermia.
Seriously!! Doesn't matter how strong of a swimmer you are. Wear a life jacket. What if the whale knocks you over and the oar or paddleboard (or even the flipper itself) bump your head or break your leg in the swirling water? Can't swim when you're unconscious or injured.
Look, man, I know enough to not endanger myself TRYING to pet a whale..... but if one came up RIGHT THERE how the fuck am I gonna NOT reach out and touch it?!
They are gentle. They are VERY smart and understand their size. Youtube vid of one protecting a diver from a tiger shark. The whale was placing her under his pectoral flipper, lady said she was scared, but saw the shark and understood.
Did you know that freighter ships have arrived at docks with sailboat rigging caught up on their anchor lines? When you're big and busy sometimes you don't notice little things.
They 100% know in a way that I can't compare with any other animal. I had a dolphin come check me out when I was off shore fishing over water 120ft feet deep in a kayak. It saw me, swam over doing the little back arching out of the water thing dolphins do, got close and swam by sideways, we made eye contact, it turned and swam away. Not threatening even though I was nervous. It could have flipped me. It was just curious.
That's not true. Most humans would harm a shark if they *could.* They just can't do it in the water. But if they catch one on a fishing pole, I've seen countless people pull them onto the sand to let them die. I would cuss them out and put the shark back, and they'd yell how I was endangering their kids or something. People are dumb.
Voxius
Whale's like "HEY ORCAS, AM I DOIN' IT RIGHT!?"
ilovepieroginsteameddumplings
They just wanted a little pet
TheUnstoppableWampas
MrHappySmiles
“Cmere little fishy, imma pet you”. -Whale probably.
FactWino
Vamanos!
GingerImgurBinger
Right Whales for anyone wondering
ebonyfaery"
Where is this?
TwoReds
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WeAreOctopi
You’re safe, you aren’t on a billionaires yacht
jesusisherelookbusy
CarInAVet
That's scary because orcas know how to flip small icebergs to get prey off 'em.
quade
Kingstonboy
is that Toronto in the background?
eXoRainbow
What a gentlemen, salutes before going.
Kyen155
professsionalsnootbooper
HighlandViking
Zega000
I bet that rocked his Crocs
Cpthornswoggler
Were they giving a little wave at the end?
Skawomplious
Sure fuckin' looked like it.
OddlyPacific
People too dumb to farm thousands of years ago: “ Let’s kill that and eat it!”
qtRaven
Denamic
Pet the damn whale already, jesus
jargonmon
The only danger here is if the guy got accidentally flipped into that water. That water is cuh cuh cold.
ItsACrazyWorld
Whales were prob curious as to what they were. Aka... a bath toy.
Zega000
Does anyone remember that comic where the girl introduces a guy to her boyfriend and he has Moby Dick PTSD and he harpoons him while shouting stuff from the book?
Zega000
Wait, I found it and apparently there is a heavy metal song that goes with the words https://youtu.be/bpoAcXu65TM
DarkHollowDulcimers
He had a whale of a time.
Sonicschilidogs
"You got any billionaires on this boat.... Nah? You good."
hesbeginningtobelieve
… in danger of getting wet..
Sooner70
You see any life preservers in that vid? Meanwhile, that water looked COLD. Not hard to imagine that falling out of the boat due to an errant flipper is a life threatening experience simply due to drowning/hypothermia.
heathenhumanist
Seriously!! Doesn't matter how strong of a swimmer you are. Wear a life jacket. What if the whale knocks you over and the oar or paddleboard (or even the flipper itself) bump your head or break your leg in the swirling water? Can't swim when you're unconscious or injured.
bladderinfection
No danger of being eaten, but if they were to be killed, it would be a fluke.
wadatahmydamie
“Bite Me.”
LoverdeLestat
Well played.
THEmichaelscarn12
MrSnuffleupagus172
I’ve got a whale of a tale to tell you lad….
5ynic
If you are not already a dad, immediate breeding is hereby mandated
sneakinglurkingpeepingguy
johnnyxd270
No shame, I had to look this up +1.
PassionAggressive
Or drowning, the morons don’t have life jackets on. Yeah, you better step lightly with that stick there, oarsman.
OutOfMyMinds
Fargus57
Time to fly
ihavethelowground
cansersucksass
Soooo where is your lifejacket? Of cause you are in danger if you fall in this far from land ffs!
FakeFlagger
Nah, I could swim that distance *squints* here, hold my beer.
Xhristmas
He is likely sitting on it.
gingiexlt
He's sitting on a throw cushion. Not the same as a life jacket/vest. That hoodie ain't your friend neither
PurifiedInTheWatersOfLakeMinnetonka
No life vest? Yeah you’re in danger, dude.
IThinkImGettingTheBlacklungPop
That water looked cold AF
vanderzee
pfff, safety gear is overrated and for pussies /S
AusSpyder
Condoms are safety gear
vanderzee
definitely! also treated as such (unecessary)
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
My dumb ass would try to pet them
CarInAVet
Look, man, I know enough to not endanger myself TRYING to pet a whale..... but if one came up RIGHT THERE how the fuck am I gonna NOT reach out and touch it?!
Feralkyn
That's just human, man
iamgnat
The way it came within arms length screamed that it wanted scritches!
iDrawStuff
Yeeeaahh ... me to.
aloharamada
What kind of monster would you have to be to not want to pet them?!
Jbelkin
Plus all the free lice you can eat off them …
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
Those of the eldritch variety, methinks.
PUNKem733
Many people do, they are harmless, well their size could do damage, but they are fairly friendly.
Drix1942
So maybe kinda like a big dog is careful around tiny kittens? I hope so. :)
freckledkink
Mostly, yep! We're too big to eat and they're smart. But accidents happen (like, they splash and it makes the kayak flip over)
PUNKem733
They are gentle. They are VERY smart and understand their size. Youtube vid of one protecting a diver from a tiger shark. The whale was placing her under his pectoral flipper, lady said she was scared, but saw the shark and understood.
chittychittybangbanglovesustoo
What an incredible experience!! I wonder if they know you're there and being gentle?
Djinngineer
They know in Husavik
squintish
I wonder if they know we are on/in boats or if they think that the boat is part of our body.
HeadJamistan
I wonder if they remember our crimes of the past and how easily we slaughtered so many :(
NickRivieraMD
that whale, under his breath: "Ahab-lookin-ass bitches."
aintnothinbutahounddog28
How would they not know?? Do you think whales can't see?? I'm honestly confused what you're asking
chittychittybangbanglovesustoo
Did you know that freighter ships have arrived at docks with sailboat rigging caught up on their anchor lines? When you're big and busy sometimes you don't notice little things.
ToSisPoS
“Shit, he has a camera. Abort! Abort!”
DukePhelan
I think they know and they all want scratches.
ICantThinkOfAUsernameWhilePooping
They 100% know in a way that I can't compare with any other animal. I had a dolphin come check me out when I was off shore fishing over water 120ft feet deep in a kayak. It saw me, swam over doing the little back arching out of the water thing dolphins do, got close and swam by sideways, we made eye contact, it turned and swam away. Not threatening even though I was nervous. It could have flipped me. It was just curious.
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ToSisPoS
Good. We are very dangerous to sharks.
n0gal
If fire was as easy to make under water as it is up here, they'd probably be at a technological age.
LiddellSuite
They will also protect other marine animals from sharks and orcas!
PUNKem733
Humpbacks protect any willing sea life from killer whales. They HATE them and love to try to deprive them of food.
ICantThinkOfAUsernameWhilePooping
I wonder if it's instinctual because orcas kill their young.
Septcanmat
Exactly. Preventing the orcas from getting ANY meal helps drive them out of the territory.
ICantThinkOfAUsernameWhilePooping
That is the smarter take that gives whales credit for their intelligence. I like it.
TheDildoOfConsequences
That's really not necessary. Most humans won't harm a shark.
AlcoholicsAnonymousBYO
heh, good one
relsky
That's not true. Most humans would harm a shark if they *could.* They just can't do it in the water. But if they catch one on a fishing pole, I've seen countless people pull them onto the sand to let them die. I would cuss them out and put the shark back, and they'd yell how I was endangering their kids or something. People are dumb.
TheDildoOfConsequences
I so wish my flippant remark was right and you were wrong.
jrayflo
Wouldn't be surprised if like elephants they think we're cute
Ausmerica
If an elephant thought I was cute I would be so happy.
mrsdowneyjr
Tell me about wood lice. I'm an isopod fan
mrsdowneyjr
I read that that study where it's proposed elephants think we're cute was made up. I hope not
Feralkyn
It's not a study, it was some jackass's tumblr or something. It was never true.
Eucrow
This.
HOAMTH
It's unproven. That doesn't mean it's not true, not false.
ClemClone
They know
Ausmerica
They're curious.
badatediting
If they knew what we do to their planet, they wouldn't be as gentle.
DarkBusterBaron
They do know why do you think they keep wrecking boats.
pettingmycatwhileipoo