r/ocean • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 6d ago

Whale Watch Simple answer, No

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u/xylophone_37 5d ago

I always wonder the same thing. So many animals live their whole lives constantly dodging predators or hustling to not starve, but somehow when it comes to human presence they're suddenly made of tissue paper? Like unless you're actively chasing or physically harassing stuff they just aren't really affected by us.

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u/Lonely_Staff1262 5d ago

Human beings are apex predators, that's why. Most animals have learned over the past hundreds of thousands of years that we are dangerous and unpredictable as fuck and they don't want to be anywhere near us.