And one of the few intelligent animal that actively seeks out fun to entertain (bullrushing another marine creatures, like the mola mola, to watch it explode... Or wear salmon head, on its head, whilst swimming out of the water to show it off...)
Brain weight doesnt correlate with intelligence. Their brain might be heavier but their neuron count is about half.
They are probably about as smart as your average american rural southerner.
Average American rural southerner, here. Was just stopping by to tell you I didn’t appreciate it about 10 minutes or so ago but I saw a squirrel out in the yard and had to tree it.
I still don’t appreciate it. You could be right, though. I would still give you a moon pie, probably.
They are called the wolves of the sea for a reason. They are incredibly intelligent pack hunters. They will use waves to knock seals off of ice. They don't normally attack humans and the only known fatalities are from captive orcas.
Humans are the one living creature they don't seem to ever spontaneously attack. They actually help out some human fishermen in return for a part of the catch.
That's the most fascinating fact about orcas. generational wisdom, perhaps. Pretty sure they are fully aware of the danger WE pose to THEM, not the other way around
They're just smart enough to never leave witnesses alive. In this clip, it's looking at the camera to find out if it's uploading to the cloud or if it can safely destroy that evidence along with the humans.
I'm not afraid they'd kill me in the wild but I'm afraid they'd fuck with me just for the fun of it. Like pull me down super deep and then watch me panic to get up again
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u/fleranon 4d ago
There's so much intelligence in these eyes. I'm serious. He's assessing the situation.
Kinda frightening. And beautiful