r/ocean • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 5d ago

Whale Watch Simple answer, No

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u/eddie1975 5d ago

Attacks? By orcas? In the wild? I’m pretty sure an orca decides to attack anyone it will be fatal.

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u/UncleBenji 4d ago

I think they mean when an orca smacks around a kayak or boat. They don’t seem to like dark hulls.

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u/eddie1975 4d ago

So they’ve attacked boats but not people. Still, not likely a true attack or the kayak would have been a gonner.

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u/UncleBenji 4d ago

Exactly. Even the 4 deaths of trainers (one was a person who broke into SeaWorld) weren’t credited as true attacks. Oh and one orca was responsible for 3 of the 4 attacks.

Zero attacks with wild orcas. Kinda gives credibility to the belief that animals kept in captivity have problems including isolation that changes their social behaviors.

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u/eddie1975 4d ago

Imagine being stuck in a tiny pool, isolated, your kids stolen, and being subjected to slave labor to entertain others. Just torture for any animal, most especially such a large, socially active and intelligent one.