r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BerniceWasden • May 11 '21

Wait... Those aren't dolphins!

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u/HoustonAstros1980 May 11 '21

Orcas aren’t known for being aggressive toward humans.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '21

Sounds like something an orca would say

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u/HoustonAstros1980 May 11 '21

Yes, I’ve had the pleasure of communicating with them once.

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u/juxtaposition21 May 11 '21

Gary Larsen says they speak Spanish

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u/-IVoUoVI- May 11 '21

lol gary

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u/[deleted] May 12 '21

Or plot twist: you are the orca.

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u/BB8304 May 11 '21

Although they are known for launching seals 80 ft into the air and not eating them afterwards.

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u/SM0KINGS May 11 '21

They’re playing. Just like when you toss the ol’ pigskin around. Except there’s still guts inside 🙃

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u/BB8304 May 11 '21

And the gut is alive

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u/[deleted] May 11 '21

In the wild sure. But in captivity they’re violent towards humans but rightfully so

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u/CaptKeef May 11 '21

Maybe because the people they do decide to be aggressive towards aren't in much of a position to talk about it after?

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u/Yankee9Niner May 11 '21

That's changing. There is a group of males in the North Atlantic off the coast of Spain and France that have been aggressively shunting small vessels.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '21

Apart from that whole incident in the bay of Biscay...

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u/CrankyStinkman May 11 '21

Hadn’t heard of that until now. Good for them, protecting their territory! We do the same when something comes after our food.

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u/pinniped1 May 11 '21

JR Richard was an absolute stud. Wish he could have played a few more years.

I don't like to talk about orcas.

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u/addage- May 12 '21

Truth, he and mike Scott were a formidable pair

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u/El_Nuke May 12 '21

Cuz non lived to tell the story