Wild Orcas Offer Food to Humans, Leaving Scientists Puzzled

Greek Reporter ^ | July 4, 2025 | Nisha Zahid

[nickcarraway]

Wild Orca Brings a Gift || ViralHog

And yet, I know people who will never share food, or pick up the tab.

[SunkenCiv]

They’re trying to fatten them up. No reason.

[Colt1851Navy]

The Orcas know that New Zealand and California have lousy governments and their citizens might need help.

[wally_bert]

They can be crafty.

https://youtu.be/drxd4RCmHEA?si=uY3xw5SU1-o5RYhq

[BradyLS]

“IT’S A TRAP!”

[BipolarBob]

They saw a movie once.

[Tom Tetroxide]

Give them a volleyball to play with.

[Jamestown1630]

The whales are very social animals and have lots of customs related to social bonding.

Other animals do similar things sometimes.

When you make friends with crows and feed them routinely, they often bring you little gifts.

And cats will often bring home prey for their owners. I’ve had cats bring me mice and locusts.

[RandallFlagg]

Bookmarking

[CivilWarBrewing]

Yes, trying to fatten us up so they'll want to devour us.

OR, they want us to eat their leftovers so we'll stop fishing in their sea!

[PAR35]

Bait.

[nickcarraway]

My dogs hunts, but so far she never gifted me any.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

[Mermaid Girl]

My late great cat, Frank N. Furter, was so proud when she brought me a small, live, frog. I picked her up, thanked her, praised her as a great huntress, and I swear, she sounded like a diesel generator she was purring so loudly.

Then, while she was snacking on some kibble I gave her, I picked up the shell shocked frog, pretended to eat it in front of her, then carried it outside.

She was none the wiser, and the frog hopped away into the bushes.

[Jamestown1630]

Dog psychology is different.

But she does ‘gift’ you - with her loyalty.

[Jamestown1630]

Nice story :-)

[WKUHilltopper]

“Cook this, b1tch!”

[HereInTheHeartland]

Welfare Orcas….

[bigbob]

Cats do that

[Ciaphas Cain]

My miniature dachshund, Tammy, was a few months old when one night we were outside, and she caught a grasshopper in her mouth. She caught it, then walked to the other end of the driveway and gentle let it go. That was one confused grasshopper, no doubt :-D