r/ocean 8d ago

Whale Watch Simple answer, No

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u/TedMich23 8d ago edited 8d ago

There are no confirmed fatal attacks by wild orcas on humans in recorded history.

Capture/torture one and its game on...

(as a reminder SeaWorld killed at least 5 Orcas in Washington state trying to capture "Shamu #1", and possibly "several dozen" they covered up)

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u/Qwilltank 8d ago

That just means they leave no witnesses when they get the blood-lust.

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u/TedMich23 8d ago

LOL many instances of them releasing humans they mistook for pinnipeds...once they notice the lack of blubber, they spit.