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Seal-hunting orca know exactly how to exploit time and tide
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Wild Ways of the Vikings

Seal-hunting orca know exactlyhow to exploit time and tide

Seal-hunting orca know exactly
how to exploit time and tide

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Seal-hunting orca know exactly how to exploit time and tide
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:16:43
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
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documentary, family

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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.
The exposed skerries may offer sanctuary for now, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:14
The exposed skerries may offer sanctuary for now,
Beneath the surface, all oral communication ceases - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:22
Beneath the surface, all oral communication ceases
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...