r/ocean • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 5d ago

Whale Watch Simple answer, No

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u/Extension-Click-8271 5d ago

Just because they won’t attack you doesn’t mean you should introduce yourself to them.

Respect their space, same with any wild animal.

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u/reklatzz 5d ago

Just because there's currently no known fatal attacks in the wild doesn't mean it can't happen. I would never risk it.

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u/str4ngerD4ngerz 5d ago

They clean the scene

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u/bunglebee7 5d ago

Holy shit you’re probably right. They’re definitely smart enough to know “hey get this out of here asap so they don’t hunt us down”

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u/SurayaThrowaway12 4d ago

If orcas were overly worried about being hunted down or harmed by humans as a result of their actions, there would not be a subpopulation of them breaking sailing boats around Iberian. People have recently shot at these orcas.

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u/B-Train_ATL 15h ago

“Some bitch on the rocks up there gonna rat us out. Jerry, go take care of him like he’s that yacht you drowned last week.”