A Note to Jeff -

I have been loving the Alaska shows, but the "Alaskan Survivors" episode last night was just plain embarrassing for your viewers. As a very avid Whale enthusiast - especially Orca Whales, I was very disappointed in the fake drama you tried to create making your viewers think that you would witness those particular Orcas attack the Humpback Whales you were watching. "They didn't attack because they weren't hungry" you said. NO NO NO! I am even more surprised that the Marine Biologist with you on the boat didn't point out that they were "Resident" orca - meaning fish eaters, not "Transients" - mammal eaters. I think a person with even a little bit of knowledge on Orcas could tell those were part of the Northern Residents pods which migrate in that area (Alaska), and other parts of B.C. Please learn more about these beautiful animals, so that you can teach your viewers correct facts next time!

Sincerely - Christina (San Jose, California)

I agree Christina. Corwin needs to do his homework before he opens his mouth. orcas are a close bunch of whales that stick in pods that's true. When they are hungry, they strike as a team. (If marin biology serves me correctly).

Well said, and BTW, Jeff? Do your studies dude! Get the facts straight.

Robert
British Columbia

Yeah, the Marine Biologist did seem embarrassed and looked down or away when Corwin talked. Under the same circumstances, I might over react to the enviroment, but he just seems too "genuinely enthusiastic" about what he sees. I turn the sound down and turn on the Three Tenors for background music. Never miss a show. I record them all.

It was on my boat, SCANIA, that Jeff encountered the Orcas and Humpbacks. The Orcas we ran across were a TRANSIENT pod; the same pod I had personally observed a few weeks earlier making Sea Lion burgers out of some Steller Sea Lions. However, it has been years since I have observed an attack on a Humpback, and then it was calf. Our Alaskan waters are so rich in sea life, both mammals and fish, there is an abundance of easier prey to attack.

It is also true that a female leads each pod. In the case of the pod filmed by Jeff Corwin, and his crew, the male that was filmed was indeed swimming several hundred yards ahead of the rest of the pod which consisted of females and juveniles.

While Jeff obviously introduced some improbable drama, nonetheless, I can say after spending several days with him and his crew, he is a great guy, very knowledgeable overall, and the always interested in learning more things.

Happening across the transient pod was an unexpected surprise and did not permit prior discussion to ensure that Jeff had all his facts correct.

Even Einstein made mistakes, so I say from an otherwise quite correct episode, let's give them a little slack.

"Captain Jack"