Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a “critical moment of agony” and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning.
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2 ferries and a container ship lost to the orcas gang.
The swamp begins
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good, unless you are a scientist you have no reason to bother them to take fb/insta picture
My hunch? since it’s enjoyable.
Keep in mind that orcas are simply very large dolphins, and playing is something they do.
They’ve probably had enough of our dross.
I’m surprised it has only happened now. It’s only a matter of time before the entire species realises we’re capturing and imprisoning them in fish jars.
What would have happend if one of the Crew members jumped in the water, can they relate, since they never have attacked or eaten a Person in the oceans.
Eywa has heard you.
Orcas doing their best against tourism and attack the Yachts of Guiris 💪🏿
who had orca guerillas on a post-pandemic bingo card?
I’m with the Orcas on this one. They could sink a thousand boats and still be nowhere close to the damage humans have done to whale populations.
Man i read as “orcs has sunk 3 boats” and was wondering since when we were attacked by Mordor.
Rise Orcas rise!
Nature is healing
Mfw with the first lines I thought « orcas » was used to talk about russian saboteurs, like orcas as in orcs/goblins
Humans: what’s one more species added to the extinction list. You aren’t special your just a fat dolphin
Orca: commencing attack on civilian vessel
Planet of orcas.
Well, we’ve gone and pissed off the Orcas. Pack it up, let’s get out of the environment. /semi-serious
They’re acting with porpoise now. Ok, I know they aren’t actually porpoises…
Oh great, who fucked with them? We gotta offer them sacrifice again. We’re so fucked.
Nature is fighting back.
Ironically orcas doing more to safeguard Europe than the governments.
Should we really be surprised by this.
Orcas are highly social and very intelligent, they coordinate their hunts, they have “commands”, roles and names for specific members. And they pass on their hunting knowledge to newer generatios or members, when, where and how to strike. They’re not killing fishermen… Yet. But they could if they wanted to, I hope they don’t acquire a taste for human meat.
Damn you James Cameron