Sperm Whale Surfacing w/ Giant Squid in its Mouth

https://lemmy.today/pictrs/image/57427dee-6a4d-41a6-a392-a26fb79030b2.webm

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Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 58 pts · 36d (7 replies)

Videos that end too soon

Hamartia@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 36d (5 replies)
fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net · 8 pts · 36d

There’s a little more on the source instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lud_adventure

passenger@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 36d (1 reply)

Link doesn't seem to work...

What happens?

IG doesn't want to show me either, no app

Hamartia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d

Just another few seconds of the sperm whale trying to chew and swallow its meal

athatet@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 36d (1 reply)
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Hamartia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d

A smidgen

Nomad@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 36d

Reminds me of the truck that never crashes.

bitteroldcoot@piefed.social · 55 pts · 36d (6 replies)

FYI: A sperm whale’s lower jaw (mandible) is 16 feet (5 meters) long.

So it’s really big squid.

You might even call it a giant.

grranibal@lemmy.zip · 22 pts · 36d (5 replies)

Sorry, I need a banana for scale

bitteroldcoot@piefed.social · 13 pts · 36d (4 replies)

There is one in the video already. It's wedged in between the whales teeth. You really have to look for it. It's just in front of the jaw, but you can make out the slightest hint of the yellow skin. The scale is so big it's hard to see.

grranibal@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 36d (3 replies)

Ah so stupid of me, how did I not see that

bitteroldcoot@piefed.social · 10 pts · 36d (2 replies)

No problem. It's just one of those oddities of nature that sperm whales love bananas. The whale watching boats throw them overboard to attract them for the tourist.

Also along that line alligators love marshmallows. The tour guide use them to lure the alligators to the air boats for the tourists. Big plus is marshmallows float.

Sometimes nature is just weird.

Edit: found a link about the marshmallows.
https://reptilestartup.com/alligator-diets-do-alligators-like-marshmallows/

No1@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 36d (1 reply)

You know, here in Australia, the crocodiles don't like marshmallows, so we just chuck a tourist in the water.

bitteroldcoot@piefed.social · 2 pts · 36d

I believe that. Crocodiles have a much more fearsome reputation.

And besides most tourists are obese, and probably just bob there like a noisy unhappy meal.

Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz · 14 pts · 36d

Omnomnomnom That's some pretty big krill

IWW4@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 36d

Lordy! That is a Jules Verne scene in action!

happysplinter@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 36d (2 replies)

How in the fuck was this video taken?

ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 36d

Underwater

mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 35d

my guess: cameras

Cocodapuf@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 36d (5 replies)

I bet that squid is having a bad day. How long does it take for the bends to set in?

LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 36d

I'd say the bends are the least of its problems.

Nolvamia@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d

Or, the squid is having the best day ever, getting a piggy back ride from their bestest buddy whale.

Wheeee!

UnrepentantAlgebra@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d

Squids are naturally bendy so it's not a problem for them. Humans on the other hand have many bones, and so getting the bends is much more serious.

mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 35d

depends on how much nitrogen is diffused through their bloodstream and soft tissues. for a creature living at those depths, I'd wager: not a lot.

also, nitrogen narcosis is probably not very noticeable compared to being clamped down by 20' jaws and dragged to the surface while being chewed.

explodicle@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 36d

For the squid, it's like being lifted into outer space.

Jarix@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 36d

This reminds me of the old r/videosthatendtoosoon

adam_y@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 36d (1 reply)
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glitch1985@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 36d

I didn't know you speak whale

NM_Gringo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 36d

Nom-nom-nom.

mossberg590@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 36d

Ow-ah, ehhs behing mah tonne-gue.

Etterra@discuss.online · 2 pts · 36d

Whale: I hate it when they watch me while I'm trying to enjoy my lunch.

hr_@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 36d

Check here for the full video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=67ho3OxCmmM