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Wild Ways of the Vikings

Beneath the surface,all oral communication ceases And the orca pod switchesinto hunting...

Beneath the surface,
all oral communication ceases And the orca pod switches
into hunting mode Total silence Any seal in open water
is now in peril for its life If they can hide in the kelp forest,
they may escape detection

Full Transcript

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Beneath the surface, all oral communication ceases
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And the orca pod switches into hunting mode
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Total silence
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Any seal in open water is now in peril for its life
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If they can hide in the kelp forest, they may escape detection
Duration
22 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:36
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, family

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Movie Summary

Travelling from Norway to Newfoundland just as seafarers did in A.D. 1,000 to get a sense of how the Vikings lived in the Americas; narrator Ewan MacGregor.
But like Viking raiders, the orca are ruthless, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:08
But like Viking raiders, the orca are ruthless,
Two members of the pod use tail slaps to flush out hiding seals - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:05
Two members of the pod use tail slaps to flush out hiding se...
They sight a target, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:08
They sight a target,
Straight towards the rest of the pod - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:12
Straight towards the rest of the pod
Killed by the orca bull's Thor hammer tail slap, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:07
Killed by the orca bull's Thor hammer tail slap,
After sharing the kill, the pod retreats to deeper water - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:13
After sharing the kill, the pod retreats to deeper water
Cast from towering volcanic basalt and petrified ash, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:09
Cast from towering volcanic basalt and petrified ash,
By the year 825, the Viking settlers had established a small colony here - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:06
By the year 825, the Viking settlers had established a small...
Living by subsistence farming, supplemented by one of the richest - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:11
Living by subsistence farming, supplemented by one of the ri...
In the breeding season, seabirds are a more important - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:07
In the breeding season, seabirds are a more important
Puffins are eaten most often, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:09
Puffins are eaten most often,
With bare feet, and a well-practised grip, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:08
With bare feet, and a well-practised grip,
The young gannets are the tenderest and most prized - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:09
The young gannets are the tenderest and most prized
They're protected by dagger-like bills - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:05
They're protected by dagger-like bills
But sooner or later, the adults will have to leave - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:05
But sooner or later, the adults will have to leave
Perhaps no other bird masters air and water like a gannet - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:17
Perhaps no other bird masters air and water like a gannet
But it's beneath the surface of the water that they really - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:05
But it's beneath the surface of the water that they rea...
With the Atlantic offering up such bounty, the constant fishing trips - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:09
With the Atlantic offering up such bounty, the constant fish...
The Vikings too only take what they need, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:08
The Vikings too only take what they need,
In the 9th century, gannet numbers across the northern world - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:13
In the 9th century, gannet numbers across the northern world