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.
Breathing orca spyhop in San Diego!
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.
@RoseTeaFoxSee it on YouTubeI could watch orcas all day 👍👍👍👍👍
@BigDom61See it on YouTubeOh my! This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. What a shot! ❤😮❤
@roisum9043See it on YouTube
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Perfect Spyhopping! 😍💪🩵
@ullihaus9695See it on YouTubeGave me chills.
@dianehiggins5976See it on YouTubeLike a wonder, absolutely heart warming!
@MieldeAzahar-ye2zlSee it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
The videos drawing views on Domenic Biagini right now
- Channel
- Domenic Biagini
- 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.
💡 Test your knowledge
In which state does Domenic film the San Diego encounters featured here?
San Diego is on California's Pacific coast.




