Posted on 05/18/2023 12:55:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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.
Orcas have mainly directed their efforts at sailboats, making a beeline for the rudder. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Orcas have attacked and sunk a third boat off the Iberian coast of Europe, and experts now believe the behavior is being copied by the rest of the population.
Three orcas (Orcinus orca), also known as killer whales, struck the yacht on the night of May 4 in the Strait of Gibraltar, off the coast of Spain, and pierced the rudder. "There were two smaller and one larger orca," skipper Werner Schaufelberger told the German publication Yacht(opens in new tab). "The little ones shook the rudder at the back while the big one repeatedly backed up and rammed the ship with full force from the side."
Schaufelberger said he saw the smaller orcas imitate the larger one. "The two little orcas observed the bigger one's technique and, with a slight run-up, they too slammed into the boat." Spanish coast guards rescued the crew and towed the boat to Barbate, but it sank at the port entrance.
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Yea, ya ever notice how birds seem to be doing maneuvers in front of your car as you’re driving? They’re planning something big.
Large white seals are on those boats, snacks really.
If they had thumbs we would be really screwed.
Because we’re killing them with the offshore windmills?
And so it begins.
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Just before they take over the world - it has to start somewhere. Wait until they bring in their Kraken friends from Deep.
Pigeons plot in secrecy.
I still remember the old TV show SEA HUNT calling for wiping out of all the killer whales.
Post of the day.
I just hope they don't have trigger fingers, then we're toast.
I’ve seen cows in the pasture, standing around, trying to look casual as they plot against us.
Why? Orcas never attack humans.
Thanks.
Around here it is mostly suicidal squirrells.
Not too long ago I dreamed that Jesus was down at the corral, warming up His horse and getting ready to ride.
Maybe some few animals resent what humans are bringing the world to?
Have you ever seen High Anxiety, Mel Brooks’ tribute to Hitchcock?
Cats are the ones you really have to worry about. They’re already inside our homes, watching us while we sleep...
Now don’t going spouting off about the windmill issue.
But, I see a movie in the works: “Revenge of the Orcas”, or just “Orcas”.
Very rarely, but not never.
Yes they do; ones in captivity more often, but wild ones have been recorded to have done so.
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