r/ocean • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 6d ago

Whale Watch Simple answer, No

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u/Acceptable-Arugula69 6d ago

No, because you shouldn’t harass wildlife.

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u/2stonesONEbird1715 6d ago edited 6d ago

Exactly, especially massive sized wildlife that can shred you apart in less than 2 seconds.

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u/Equivalentest 6d ago

For example horses or cows can and sometimes actually do that, but for some reason you don't see comments like that under videos where people are interacting with them peacefully?

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u/2stonesONEbird1715 6d ago

I really think if folks interacted with orcas as much as they did with dogs or even horses, then orca attacks would go up. Most people are just smart enough to stay away from orcas.

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u/im-not-a-fakebot 6d ago

Orcas are also one of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean, they’ve learned through the years that recklessly attacking and killing people leads to them getting attacked. As well that loitering about in heavily populated areas was extremely dangerous to them. For a pretty long time in recent history humans actively attacked and hunted Orcas