When Orcas Attack Boats | Wild to Know
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- Orcas are the biggest member of the Delphinidae family, growing up to 10m long and weighing a whopping 7,000kg.
The distinctive black-and-white cetaceans are commonly known as killer whales. But are they really that dangerous?
In Spain and Portugal it certainly seemed so, after a spate of boat attacks that began in 2020.
With several boats sunk and warnings issued by the authorities, what was behind the orcas’ strange behavior?
We investigate the phenomenon and ask if the sea is safe again …
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📖 Chapters:
00:00 These are no Monsters
00:57 The Beginning
01:46 Who are those Killer Whales? Facts & Figures
02:45 Attack in Action
03:41 Where it’s all happening
04:28 The Internet reacts
04:56 The Authorities react
05:49 In the Mind of an Orca
07:59 Our shared Future
09:23 More unique Wildlife Encounters
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Perhaps one of the orcas in that pod were injured by a boat or even killed and the orcas see some boats as threats.
That was also one theory!
So using that logic: are those humans whose sailboats were sunk or damaged by Orca, entitled to injure or destroy any Killer Whales they encounter? An eye for an eye right!
They are very smart and now see humans as a threat.
That's one theory!
Then they aren't very smart. If they continue to attack boats, and even start killing people, then human beings will retaliate. If so I don't favor the Orca's chances.
And so now they are going to declare war on humans? I don't like their odds of winning.
Orcas are giant, frivolous handless people who go through social trends. This could be a flair for activism spreading throughout their communities or it could just be a running gag, it is very hard to tell with these creatures.
OMG 🙈
Full disclosure I'm on team orca.
Actually that's all I have to say. No sympathy for large shipping boats. And there's a special place in hell for any boat with a net.
We understand your point!
Good we don't want you on our team anyway.
@@charlesmartin1121
Survival of species and care about nature
Or listen to idiotic people like you
Though choice
@@charlesmartin1121Go back to seaworld bozo
Ok ghandi
tl;dr: We don't really know.
Quite a lot of species will readily fight humans. Orcas doing it just draw more attention due to their size.
And because they're also soooo smart
I think they trained by Frontex and now the failed they mission.
This must be a playful behavior. If they would want to sink a boat on purpose and because of aggression it would take them seconds to do that. Thats how powerful they are. They can even kill blue wales.
Team Orca 🖤🤍
Yeah, it makes totally sense because they're extremely playful!
Guess of an orca starts attacking thats when i start spear fishing
They disable ships, not sinks them.
Did you watch the video? 4 sailboats have been sunk.
@@charlesmartin1121 nah bro
@@Brian_fooking_Ferrythe have sunk some bro… stop spreading misinformation
@@Brian_fooking_Ferrysunk one today
i wouldnt be surprised if they are doing it on purpose. we do deserve it as a group even if the individuals dont. lets just hope they are smart enough to figure out not all of us are assholes.
We deserve it? lol, ok bud. Maybe you do because of your guilt about whatever you feel guilt about.
The revenge of the orca 🙈
@@one7decimal2eight i have no personal guilt. humanity as a whole however has done at the very least some damage to orcas. cant blame them if they were to hold a grudge. we know corvids can so wo knows
We all have a lil guilt. No one is perfect. I don't care who you are. It's what we do with that guilt that matters. Being aware such as yourself is a good first step. Unfortunately, there's people out there like the one above who just suppress it so that they can go through life thinking they do no wrong and always looking for things to validate their illusion that their sh*t don't stink
"Most importantly it's a prey that is not going to harm the offspring." Really? Are you sure about that? All it will take to put an end to this behavior, is one sailboat owner with a rifle who is not willing to have his boat sunk. I am amazed at the restraint of my own species in this matter.
the restraint is justified though, we've killed so many cetaceans and been very harmful. Also there are only 30-40 orcas with this behavior maybe it's better to just find some way to protect the rudder
@@RikerHaddon That would work. In any case, biting rudders can't be good for their teeth.
@@charlesmartin1121 haha very true, I guess we'll see what happens as time goes on
Actually, Orcas are doing those humans a favor... They are saying that their boats are too shitty and dangerous for those waters by destroying it🤣
They're just being nice! 🤩
Small sailboats are too shitty and dangerous? Or is it those are the only vessels they can hope to successfully attack, because any other ship type will laugh off anything the Orcas could do to them.
I personally see this as a business opportunity, and what's needed is a bigger and stronger ship. Usually whale/dolphin sightseeing service is a hit or miss if the animals don't show up but this Orca phenomenon will make it a guaranteed opportunity for paid customers to see Orca up close and personal.
Please no!
They just what’s to play.
They have no hands and they are intelligent. The „touch“ the boat with the teeth to get informations about materials…. They don’t do it on purpose
That's very likely too, they're quite playful!
I'm a hunter living in the arctic.
If my boat was attacked by orcas I wouldn't be in serious problems. They would.
Just saying.
How big is your boat? Not like they'd bother to try and eat you anyways, unless you're a seal posting this comment
@@natedicksonmedia
Really nothing special. 6.40 meter, Swedish made, 225 american hp.
Most important is my g u n s that I always have in the boat.
I go hunting all year round - if the sea ice allows me to. Seen a lot of Orcas, but they never bothered me, and I don't hunt them. NOT tasty as far as I've heard.
Sooner or later those Orca are going to run into a ship captain like you. And then they will learn just how dangerous we puny human beings actually are. I hope they stop before that though.
@@oneshothunter9877
Yes and you also need to be an absolute bastard to kill a cetacean on purpose.
@@charlesmartin1121r u a pyschio or what.I m qualified in treating ur type of pitty and shameless human correctly.I just hope one day i can found people like u face to face not on internet