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Domenic Biagini's spyhopping orca needs no special effects

His only new upload captures a vertical rise from San Diego's waters, with an on-screen assurance that the footage is real.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

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An orca lifts its head and pale underside above the surface, hangs there for several seconds, then gently sinks beneath the waves. Domenic Biagini's "Breathing orca spyhop in San Diego!" gives the animal room to make its own entrance.

The brief clip also carries a very contemporary caption: "This is 100% real and NOT ai!" In the comments, one viewer describes initially doubting the thumbnail before recognizing whose channel it was. Others focus on the clarity of the shot and the spyhop itself, a behavior in which whales raise their heads above water to look around.

That was Biagini's only upload of the week, reaching roughly 15,000 views. The San Diego wildlife photographer and drone pilot has a busier older encounter drawing attention, too: "Orcas vs Fin Whale in San Diego: full video coming soon!" is currently his strongest daily draw, bringing in more than three times the spyhop clip's daily views. August's fin-whale breach and blue-whale outing remains active as well.

Across the catalogue, weekly views topped a million and subscribers increased modestly. Daily viewing is running about a quarter above its usual level. Among nearby animal channels, Chewy The Newfoundland and Tail Talks had substantially larger viewing weeks, while Wild Times Podcast is experiencing a particularly sharp daily lift.

For Biagini, the week's new contribution is a small, unhurried encounter: no person on screen, just a voice from the boat pointing out where to look.

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What viewers say

  • With so many fake orca vids I didn't believe it was real from the thumbnail, but then I saw it was you I realized it was just talent and great equipment. 💖 Thank you for sharing your encounters with the world! I always enjoy them.
  • I could watch orcas all day 👍👍👍👍👍
  • Oh my! This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. What a shot! ❤😮❤
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The facts
Subscribers
655,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
1,091,989
Videos published this week
1
Video published
November 2, 2026
Video views so far
15,098
Views on its first day
7,945

The numbers

Here is how Domenic Biagini's ocean encounters and audience moved this week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Tail Talks
10,755,894
Tiridan Vee
1,639,404
subscribers
655,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
406,315,628
views per day
201,744
typical day: 161,918
first-day views of each video posted this week
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Tail Talks
464,000
As of November 5, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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