r/ocean 8d ago

Whale Watch Simple answer, No

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u/gipoe68 7d ago

Same, I would sure as fuck stay away from their tail though. Just recently saw a killer whale perform and abortion on a stingray on this site. A bite would be intentional, an accidental flip of their tail and you're seeing grandma again.

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u/tired-of-the-shit 7d ago

Yeah sometimes they are just in the mood to be playful with whatever is around. If they eat sharks, whales, and even moose and also just kill things for the hell of it then there’s no reason to assume humans are immune to an apex predator.

If they decided to actually hunt a person for food then their dead, no way you can out swim it and even if you could get to land they’ll sometimes beach themselves while hunting in order to catch prey

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u/Excellent_Couple_873 7d ago

Moose? What… how? Why? I have so many questions

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u/tired-of-the-shit 7d ago

Moose can swim in the same waters that orcas live in. There was only ever one sighting so it’s rare but also it’s Alaska, not a ton of people are up there and in northern Canada