Orcas have been observed attacking boats by targeting rudders, causing vessels to sink, with approximately 700 incidents reported in recent years off Spain and Portugal. While some reports suggest orcas may be teaching this behavior to their young, scientists indicate these attacks are likely not revengeful but rather playful behavior by adolescent orcas who have more time to play due to abundant food sources like tuna.
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Orca's are revolting against human boats in the Strait of gilbraltar and sinking themAdded:
Oh boy, I for a while now I've been trying to research and learn about the animal world, especially the sea. I want to learn about whales. And I found out something today.
Some orcas, right? [snorts] I know you know the sea animal called orca.
They they revenge human being. They they protest. They they Well, that's ideation is an assumption, but do you know what they're doing?
They are attacking boats and sinking boats. Not canoe boats.
Big boats. They know exactly where to attack on the boat when the boat could sink. So, they're attacking the rudders of the boat and the boats will sink. Do you know why? It is said that in 2020 mom fishing boat go eat one orca called White Gladys and she was pregnant. She survived it. But after surviving it, she started attacking boats. Now, she did not just attack them, she taught her children how to attack boats. And the children now are teaching their own children how to attack them. They have attacked over 700 boats and sinked a lot of them. Now, let me show you this new news. Watch this.
This frightening video shows a pod of orcas attacking a tourist sailboat off Portugal. The so-called killer whales repeatedly ramming the vessel, eventually sinking it. Several people had to be rescued. Later that day, the same pod reportedly attacking another boat. Another one. Oh my god. It's the latest in a series of aggressive acts by orcas, which can grow as long as 30 feet and weigh up to 6 tons.
Some 700 incidents have been reported in recent years, mostly off Spain and Portugal.
In 2023, this orca ripping off a boat's rudder with its teeth.
And last year, this $128,000 yacht was taken down by a pod of orcas in the Mediterranean.
I really loud sh like bang on the back of the boat and I could feel sort of like a scraping. They carried on attacking and biting the rudder. Robert Powell and his crew were sailing to Greece when he says at least five killer whales attacked his boat. He believes the orcas, known for their intelligence, knew exactly what they were doing. They knew the weakness of the boat. They knew where to hit it. But many scientists say orcas are not targeting humans and the incidents are not meant to be aggressive. Instead, they claim it's most likely just bored teenage orcas having fun and mimicking each other. They're having fun.
>> Research suggests because tuna, orcas' main food source, is more abundant these days, orcas have more time to spend playing instead of hunting.
Okay, so basically some people think they are just playing.
They are not revenging humans. They are not attacking humans. They are just playing.
So, in between Morocco and Spain, there's a narrow passage in the sea called the Strait of Gibraltar.
a fishing boat went to hit a mother on whale gone born go start to attack boats.
Go teach children how to attack boats.
Then the children are taught other children how to attack boats. Now it's operation sink any boat.
>> You see that I don't know the animals talking passing money. Do you know that Russia trained a whale, a white whale.
They trained her.
So that will help them be guide boats and ships.
The guy went haywire.
He became He became a He rogue whale.
He ate boats.
>> [laughter] >> He used to boil and protest. He break out of the training. Start to do his own thing.
These guys are more >> [laughter] >> Long story short, if you have a boat and you see an orca coming, my brother, run. They know exactly where to hit and how to sink a boat. They are learning Now, they just did that area. That [Β __Β ] don't give a rat They used to they would teach others.
Before you know they would teach the worst the way they are beach for Lagos.
And I I don't like what I ate.
Don't be surprised when they boat now they go war result.
War orca will go and eat it. Nobody mission on our mama, oh. I just say make I tell all of them.
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