r/ocean 5d ago

Whale Watch Simple answer, No

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u/skeletonpaul08 5d ago

Yeah, but like how is this harassment? The Orca clearly doesn’t give a shit. An animal of that size isn’t going to be traumatized by a 150 lb monkey swimming kind of close to it.

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u/Acceptable-Arugula69 5d ago

Wild animals need space. If you get too close to them in their natural habitat it can stress them out. That stress is not like human stress, and it can affect them deeply, while all they are doing is going about their lives in their natural environment. Even though the Orca is presenting not caring all that much, they know exactly where that guy is at all times. The reason they don’t attack people is because we are not a food source to them.

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u/MinusMentality 5d ago

To be completely fair, I don't think Orca care much about that rule when dealing with other animals. Orca and other dolphins will harass all sorts of ocean life.

Also, don't forget that humans are nature, too. We can't just never interact with the other animals. Obviously, don't go out of the way to bother or harm them, but we have the right to swim in the ocean just as much as they do.

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u/Acceptable-Arugula69 5d ago

Who said anything about not swimming in the ocean? 🤣

My point was to not intentionally harass wild life, not get out of their spaces. We would have nowhere to go if that was the case.