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    Very concerning news:

    "'I've never seen or heard of attacks': scientists baffled by orcas harassing boats"

    "Reports of orcas striking sailing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar have left sailors and scientists confused. Just what is causing such unusually aggressive behaviour?"

    "In the deep: a pod of highly intelligent killer whales, or orcas. Constant harassment by boats affects their ability to hunt, and has a negative impact on their behaviour. Photograph: Rand McMeins/Getty Images"

    "Highly intelligent, social mammals, orcas are the largest of the dolphin family, and behave in a similar way. It is normal, she says, that orcas will follow close to the propeller. Even holding the rudder is not unheard of: “Sometimes they will bite the rudder, get dragged behind as a game.” But never with enough force to break it. This ramming, Espada says, indicates stress. The Straits is full of nets and long lines; perhaps a calf got caught."

    https://www.theguardian.com/envi…

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    We don't want to mess with these guys, they are the apex predator in the waters...

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    • they are the tigers of the sea, fight like no one._niko
    • Imagine a highly intelligent species of sea predators telling you "yo bro, chill with all these boating and fishing, we need to eat too!"grafician
    • not long before trump brands them terrorists or worse, radical leftists and starts a campaign of extermination._niko
    • There's beautiful beaches south of Barbate, mentioned in the article. Spanish fishermen just dump their old lines and fishing hooks on the sand.Nairn
    • ..like, right by kids playing on the beach. I love Spain, but some of the most profoundly ignorant and backwards people I've met are Andalucians.Nairn
    • The roads in the hinterland are befouled by rubbish that's just thrown out of car windows. Finished at the beach? Leave all your shit behind!Nairn
    • And then there's Gibraltar - a population of 35k people and ALL of their sewage is dumped straight into the straits, entirely untreated. Disgusting.Nairn
    • 3 years ago!i_monk
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