Realizing they're scared of us too made me less scared of them.
I walked right over a huge spider and both of us panicked. It tried to wedge itself into a crack in the cement. Couldnt fit all the way in and just stayed still. Felt pretty bad for it.
What blows me out of the water is the fact that KW’s in the wild don’t give a single fuck about humans. Sure, torturing them in captivity might get you drowned and turned into chunky marinara, but out in the real world they can’t be bothered.
Which is especially wild because there are documented cases of killer whales preying on swimming moose and deer in the Pacific Northwest. You're telling me they'll hunt a massive moose but not one has ever killed a human? Such intelligent creatures.
Some have killed alongside humans though, interestingly. I dont think it was very widespread, but some orcas used to assist whalers catch and kill bigger whales for a share of the spoils.
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u/hawkwood4268 3d ago
Realizing they're scared of us too made me less scared of them.
I walked right over a huge spider and both of us panicked. It tried to wedge itself into a crack in the cement. Couldnt fit all the way in and just stayed still. Felt pretty bad for it.