#spekkhogger

[respectanimalrights]

#Repost and credit ©️ 🎬 ✅ @lina.grube —— Norwegian Orca 2020 Memories of feeding orcas below your feet - munching the herring and leaving the bones and scales floating in the ocean glittering like a million stars. Since snorkelling with orcas became more popular in the past years the tourism boomed and I have doubts that our human impact is minimised on “watching”. What are your thoughts? #orca #killerwhale #underwater #cetacean #spekkhogger #orcas #diving #ocean #arctic #norway #ecotourism #tourism #humanimpact (at North Sea, Norway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpD_gRktviN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rad-is-more]

So the Norwegian word for ‘killer whale’ is ‘spekkhogger’, which is a compound word, meaning it consists of two otherwise unrelated words that have been squished together to give it a new meaning, in this case an orca. Literally, ‘spekkhogger’ translates to ‘blubber piercer’, because that’s more or less what killer whales do; however, if you head over to google translate in order to find out what these two word mean on their own, google will be less than helpful:

[respectanimalrights]

WOW Aurora underwater world. © 📷 @pxlexplorer Aurora Under the Water! We had #lightrays today!!! OH MY GOODNESS they are incredible! Stunning orange, yellow, red, even pinkish hues breaking through the dark emerald surface. I waited and waited, hoping for an #orca to come by that was snacking near the fishing boat. In the meantime I still took photos of these flickering, dancing shards of light. Then you guessed it one then two came by! The second orca came up from the depths slowly reaching the surface, his dorsal slicing through like he was opening the seas up to the heavens. It seriously was so magical and ethereal. 💙🤗 I also managed a beautiful clean shot of a humpback today so I’m extra happy! A northern humpback in emerald green waters. #bliss 💙🐋 Can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings! #whalesunderwater18 #whalesunderwater #killerwhales #orcas #wuworcas18 #orcasome #spekkhogger #shachi #kaudszarnyudelphin https://www.instagram.com/p/BqQKDorAbrg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xt9jji9fn0o2

[respectanimalrights]

A young #orca plays between us during a very special interaction on a @arctic_freediving expedition! Winter is coming & it is almost time to head back north for incredible experiences like this one 🇳🇴 want to join us? We still have roughly 4 spaces left before the end of December 🐳 footage © J de Vos 🎥 shot with @ikelite 🐙 #followmeunderwater #orcas #killerwhale #spekkhogger #blackfish #cetacean #emptythetanks #ballenaasesina #freediving #underwaterphotography #norway #ocean #oceanlife #orcacalf #expedition #arcticfreediving #ikelite #freedivewithorca © 🎬 🖋 @jdvos_com https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ws-mmjvem/?igshid=r4k0gcn9rhoo

[theincredibleorca]

Orca IMG_0117 by Tore Via Flickr: Orca or killer whale (Spekkhogger, Orcinus orca) at Nordland, Værøy, Lofoten, Norway, September 2012. A family group of 4 individuals passed the island in fabulous weather conditions with rain and sun - hence the rainbow.

[theincredibleorca]

A family of orcas follow our boat. En spekkhoggerfamilie følger båten vår. by Harald Bøhn Via Flickr: Joining whalewatching at Andenes, Vesterålen Norway.

[stumpyx163]

A family of orcas follow our boat. En spekkhoggerfamilie følger båten vår. by harald.bohn on Flickr.

[fisking]

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