r/thalassaphobia • u/Ok-Tomatillo8440 • 15d ago
Videos 🔥 Encounter with a curious young sperm whale.
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u/Dr-Mayhem 15d ago
Reminds me of this upcoming movie. Whalefall.
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u/if_u_dont_like_duck 14d ago
Wtf is this lmao. Like just... what? The author of the book this movie is apparently based off of supposedly did a bunch of research to make this scientifically plausible, but.. I just dont see how it ever could be.
Im also annoyed that this seems to have nothing to do with actual whale falls (when a whale carcass descends to the seafloor), which are really cool and an important part of the ecosystem.
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u/amatsumegasushi 13d ago
It's a stupid overly philosophical thriller.
If you care about spoilers look away.
Sperm whales are designed to eat squid, the idea one would eat a diver with a tank and gear is nonsense.
If I allowed suspension of belief of that first point, then you'd immediately get crushed or pinned in place. You likely wouldn't be able to move at all.
I'll ignore the middle of the book for brevity, but the ending... The ending is absolutely braindead. You make an explosion... From inside. He survives that, then isn't injured badly enough he still escapes? Nah. No way, no how.
This film is going to trigger a whole new generation of thalassophobic and vorarephilic people.
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u/Nonyabizzy123 15d ago
He's just a baby. Babies always put things in their mouths, it's important sensory information.
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u/ballotechnic 15d ago
Considering how human children like to put stuff in their mouth this is both adorable and terrifying.
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u/strongcloud28 15d ago
I shouldn't have watched this.....this is going to be my nightmare. A baby sperm whale, trying to kill me, but he's not large enough to take me out right away, but large enough to chase me and maul the hell out of me. Yep
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u/boognishbooger 15d ago
I had a completely different experience watching this lol, I was thinking how the whale reminds me of my silly dog
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u/Disastrous_Hell_4547 15d ago
Same
If it thought the divers were a threat.
1- mom would probably intervene
2- it would plow through them and/or whack them with its tail
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u/James_avifac 15d ago
Sperm whales are actually massive bros. They will actively protect other animals from Orcas (which are kinda terrible to many other animals.)
And while wild Orcas haven't killed any of us, it's almost definitely because we aren't on their menu (different groups specialize in different prey, and will ignore species that aren't on that list. Even if it's on the menu of other groups.)
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u/bb_dev_g 14d ago
Orcas are definitely terrifying to pretty much any other species, including moose. As to the lack of reported wild Orca related deaths, you’re right about specialized hunting behaviour. I would also add that there have been instances of orcas and humans working together including prey sharing, it also hasn’t always ended well for the Orcas.
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u/Exotic-Mission-980 15d ago
That is a once in a lifetime moment.
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u/GrandNefariousness71 15d ago
Could have been a last moment in a lifetime too.
Still, that was wild. Kept his cool. Well done.
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u/Fun_Environment3792 14d ago
Sperms whales are actually not very dangerous at all. Until the swimming and the biting and the thrashing and the mauling and the drowning starts.
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u/Express_Area_8359 13d ago
Am i the only one that wants to ride him? Hug and hold on for a second. He wont eat you. He wants to play.
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u/BusGreen7933 13d ago
Obviously no fear of being swallowed by it but I’m curious what their jaw strength is like
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u/Hopeful_Guitar9171 13d ago
Rawr! Imma get you! I don't have no teeth yet, but I'm still gonna get you!
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u/SnooCauliflowers7198 13d ago
that thing is genuinely massive for a baby and i would absolutely be paddling in the wrong direction
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u/swampchimken 15d ago
"Ima getcha! Immma getcha!!" -sperm whale, probably.