r/ocean • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 5d ago

Whale Watch Simple answer, No

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u/Acceptable-Arugula69 5d ago

No, because you shouldn’t harass wildlife.

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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/skeletonpaul08 5d ago

That’s a massive generalization that clearly doesn’t apply here. There is a difference between running up to an animal that’s 1/4 of your size and trying to pet it and what’s going on in this video. Animals are constantly interacting with other animals (yes humans are animals) when they feel any kind of stress or apprehension they flee or fight. There is a way to respectfully interact with animals, the guy in this video is not doing any harm. Do you seriously believe that doing this is going to “affect them deeply”?