Totally cool! Killer Whales squeeze the meat part of penguins out of their skin to eat them

[Rabrrrrrr]

and they leave the feathers and the skin, still intact, behind.

I'm watching a Discovery show on Killer Whales.

Fucking cool! They showed a remnant of a penguin that had been squeezed out.

Also cool is that the parents teach the young whales how to do this.

[MrSlayer]

1. Killer Whales are cool.

I like when they throw seals with their tails like a catapult and then belly flop on them.

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. They showed clips of that, too! Fucking hilarious!

WHoooooooooosh..... about twenty feet into the air goes a little object....

then.....



CHOMP!!!

[RevolutionaryActs]

2. Um, ew.

So glad I didn't see that. :o

[lost-in-nj]

4. UUUMMMM

yuck..
I love killer whales AND penguins..

Can't we all just get along.,..... :shrug: :hi:


lost

[MissMillie]

31. I'm w/ you on this

:thumbsup:


can't really blame the whale. That's just animals doing what they do.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. i love killer whales and penguins too, and lions and deer

and i think the way predators kill in the animal world is pretty spectacular.

[THUNDER HANDS]

5. it's kinda odd

that the more developed the brain in some animals, the more they seem to derive pleasure out of killing.

[Archae]

6. This is not "deriving pleasure form killing."

These are efficient methods of procuring food. Period.

Would you like to eat a chicken that still has it's feathers on?

Would you want to try to eat something that could bite back?

[flvegan]

11. This is the most brilliant post I've seen in some time here.

Well stated!!!!!

No sarcasm, just awe.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

20. actually the post makes no sense, since killer whales are going by their instinct

to kill efficiently, so that they can survive.

its not like they are killing the penguins and putting the feather up as decoration in their apartments.

[Zuiderelle]

26. What are you in awe of? That someone believes a whale derives pleasure from killing?

Maybe the pleasure of feeding itself, but hardly pleasure at the act itself. The whale is smart enough to have figured a way around the feathers and other non-digestible parts.

I'm in awe that I even post in a forum where anyone would think that the way in which a whale cleans its food is somehow a perverted, pleasurable experience. Wow.

[jobycom]

29. It wooshed a lot of people, apparently. nt

[slj0101]

34. No, I got exactly what he meant.

How is being fascinated by the way a whale hunts "deriving pleasure from killing?" Animal instincts are amazing, interesting things. Should we mourn every time a whale eats a penguin?

[jobycom]

35. I was commenting on the post, not on the OP or on whales. nt

[slj0101]

36. Gotcha.

WHOOSH!

:thumbsup:

[Zuiderelle]

62. Wooshed? Either way you take MRs post is just ludicrous.

We as humans are (and rightly so) fascinated by the way animals live and eat and survive. So, whether he was referring to the whale deriving pleasure from the method it used in eating a seal, or a person derives pleasure in imagining it, both are just silly. The whale is surviving in the best way it can, and we are simply fascinated by its ingenuity. To say that there is some sort of odd pleasure involved is ludicrous.

[WilliamPitt]

17. Hm.

Kinda like depriving joy out of shelling a peanut?

Same thing...to a whale.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

19. this is not killing for pleasure. its efficient killing for food.

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. So you think that whales do this out of pleasure?

Kind of a whalish "HA HA!" to the penguins?

Or are you implying that *I* am deriving some kind of pleasure out of the killing? I derive no pleasure from the killing; I derive pleasure from the scientific knowledge, and from being witness to part of the cycle of life and death. Whales are meat eaters, thus they must kill. Their methods of killing are quite amazing, and natural. The penguins also kill to eat, since they eat fish, and they do it by swallowing fish whole and letting them die slowly in their gizzard or whatever the hell they have.

If your intent was to insult me, you've done a piss poor job of it.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

22. ...

:thumbsup:

[elehhhhna]

25. Hey, don't you derive pleasure from peeling a banana? No?

Didn't think so.

Oy

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. From bananas, I do, because I think of matcom.

But normally with food, no, I don't.

:hide:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

53. Orcas certainly kill for pleasure.

They most definitely deserve the name "killer."

[PVnRT]

56. Yeah, let's see some evidence for that claim

n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

57. If I told you house cats killed for pleasure...

would you need evidence for that claim?

Watch nearly any documentary on orca whales and they'll often show footage of orcas killing seals and playing with the bodies as if they were toys, and not eating everything that they kill.

Here's one particularly dramatic example of orcas killing sperm whales:

http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=0824-0469&volume=017&issue=03&page=0494

[DS1]

59. Tenderizing

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

60. Heh.

Tenderizing for pleasure.

I'm just glad there aren't any killer whales leaving sperm whale carcasses on my front porch.

[Forkboy]

72. Well they aren't getting through the cat door.

Where else would they leave it? :)

[THUNDER HANDS]

69. i'm not saying *you* are getting pleasure out of it

I'm saying that highly evolved animals, like whales, dolphins, chimpanzees, ect, seem to "enjoy" hunting and killing, moreso than say, a shark or a lion or something does. They don't "play" with the animals they're going to kill.

I didn't mean to offend you, I was just stating something I seem to notice when I watch nature shows and things like that. The closer animals get to humans, the more they seem to enjoy killing.

Do I *KNOW* they're enjoying it? no. But I'm just stating what I see and what I'm interpreting.

[Danger Mouse]

65. oh come on.

i mean, really, come on.
he just found it interesting. you know, that predators have to eat in order to survive.

[THUNDER HANDS]

70. I did say SEEM by the way

just in case you guys missed that

[Deja Q]

7. John Bobbitt should be grateful...

Obviously, and thankfully, Lorena watched Rachel Ray on the Food network slicing sausages rather than watching the whales squeeze penguin parts on the Discovery Channel...

[Forkboy]

8. Ever see how they kill a whale calf?

They separate it from the mother and then keep hounding it.Every time the calf tries to surface they swim on top of it and force him down.Once the calf runs out of oxygen and gets weak....lunch time.

[MonkeyFunk]

50. the odd part

is they only eat a bit of meat from around the jaw, and let the rest of the whale sink.

[Wetzelbill]

9. that's pretty much how I do it too nt

[MsKandice01]

10. I just saw a killer whale at a marine park on Saturday...

They are definitely amazing animals, that's for sure.

[EstimatedProphet]

12. So penguins are really like toothpaste...?

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. STOP SQUEEZING IT FROM THE MIDDLE!!!!!

:rofl:

[unpossibles]

37. or edamame n/t

[EstimatedProphet]

38. Yeah, another good example

[Deep13]

43. tarter-control, flouride rock hopper? nt

[IntravenousDemilo]

13. What a great Halloween costume that would make for a little kid! n/m

[Mojambo]

14. Everyone knows the skin is the best part. n/t

[La Lioness Priyanka]

42. skin gives you cholesterol n/t,

[Mojambo]

61. A major concern for Killer Whales I'm sure.

:P

[Matsubara]

15. Yuck. That is totally horror-show.

I realize it's a part of "the circle of life" & all, but :puke:

And poor penguins!:cry:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

23. what about the poor fish? no one cares about the tuna.

:)

[Matsubara]

27. Can a tuna tap-dance?

Didn't think so.



Penguin. Cute.



Tuna. Um.. well.. um, let's be kind and call it "shiny".

You do the math.

It shouldn't be so, but human beings are hardwired to sympathize more with "cute" animals.


AND DA WIDDLE PENGWINS ARE SOOO KYUUTE!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

32. i know....this is why i love my itty bitty kitty cat,...

but think a cow makes really good steak. yum!

[IntravenousDemilo]

47. Sorry, Charlie... n/m

[IntravenousDemilo]

46. Will someone please think of the tuna?

:7

[Jamastiene]

16. Barbarian...

I could have lived my whole life without knowing that. :puke:

[SammyWinstonJack]

76. Me too.

[realisticphish]

24. It's amazing how often

people don't understand why "Killer" is in the freakin name

[wildhorses]

28. i wish i was i a killer whale

and b*sh wuz a penguin

[Burma Jones]

39. Just like this........

[Deep13]

44. snarf

:spray:

[Squatch]

40. "It was like she knew that's what kept it alive."

Stupid AK person

"She tore apart the chest cavity, ripped out the heart and ate it," Gary said. "It was like she knew that's what kept it alive."

:eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes:

[EstimatedProphet]

41. Wow! How could that bear possibly have known that without a degree in Biology?!

Crike...

One thing, along these lines, that always gets me is the number of people who simply don't understand a predator-prey relationship, and think of predators as villains of some sort. As if all animals are supposed to form some sort of peace treaty and live together and dance in the woods. I blame Walt Disney.

[Deep13]

45. Bears are pretty good at being bears, I guess.

Pretty much my universal answer for "How does (animal of your choice) do (survival skill of your choice)?"

[skygazer]

49. Yes, I remember seeing a very neat documentary about wolves

When I was in 6th grade. And there was a bit showing a wolf pack bringing down a caribou calf. And half the class was all wide eyed and saying, "Oh, the poor little caribou!"

Well, hell, how about the poor little wolf cubs waiting at home? It's not an easy life being a predator and there's no guarantee they're going to eat on a given day. That's just the way it works.

They can't go to the grocery store and get a wrapped package of meat that they don't have to think about where it came from.

[PVnRT]

52. But, they could like, eat tofu!

n/t

[IntravenousDemilo]

48. Bears! Godless killing machines! n/m

[otherlander]

68. What?

Wouldn't she want her food to be dead as quickly as possible?

[taterguy]

51. What the hell is wrong with you people?

I can't believe this thread has 50 replies and no mention of this guy:

[underpants]

54. I am aaaaaaa RHINOCERUS!!

If you get that reference you really are a fan

[underpants]

55. an ALBATROSS!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jvFC-g-IFY

[Rabrrrrrr]

75. What flavor is it?

[Maestro]

77. Opus and Berkely Breathed are awesome!

And that is a fact!

[LaraMN]

58. Big deal. That's how I eat Combos.

[Benfea]

63. It's like penguins squeeze-pops!

Yum!

[Danger Mouse]

64. Oh noes! The poor little penguins!!

Hey, the whales gotta eat, just like the penguins.
This is nature, red in tooth and claw. We may think of baby animals as cute, but to a predator, it's lunch. It's all about surviving.
Personally, I think the thing about how killer whales eat penguins is kinda gross, but also really clever. Smart critters.

[Redstone]

66. Like eating an Italian Ice in one of those little paper cups, yes?

Redstone

[VelmaD]

67. ya know what...

this is still some funny shit

[WCGreen]

71. Penguin skin is so fattening....

[Forkboy]

73. Here's something else...In some cases Killer Whales have absorbed so much PCBs....

They when they die the corpses have to be treated as toxic waste. :(

[BreweryYardRat]

74. Penguin...hot dogs?

Like when one slides out of the bun?

Interesting in an abstract sense, but not something I'd like to see. The show on African driver ants the other night was pretty cool, though.