Bad Boys Orcas?

[ShorelineJohn]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-has-a-group-of-orcas-suddenly-started-attacking-boats/

Al through there are a couple of theories, one is it's just plain cool to mess with sailboats. They seem to be good at it, attacking the rudder, disabling it and then it goes downhill from there. It is strange behavior for an non-domesticated animal, usually about food, territory or confusion but these seem like intelligent, coordinated attacks.
I'm glad where I live they just wear salmon hats, reminds me of some of the haircut and color I've seen on the web.

[Rigadog]

Re: Bad Boys Orcas?

I read about this very interesting, I love that they call it a "fad" and that it may be because they had a bad experience with boats

[sp_clark]

Re: Bad Boys Orcas?

It is strange behavior for an non-domesticated animal, usually about food, territory or confusion but these seem like intelligent, coordinated attacks.

Creatures smart enough to recognize who it is that's dumping trash in their 'hood, messing up their gardens?

And tough enough to DO something about it?

Evolution was just the beginning, maybe other species are starting to catch up now?

[skuthorp]

Re: Bad Boys Orcas?

..and as you said also smart enough to know what they can do..and what they cannot..

some human will go out and shoot them soon……..

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

Re: Bad Boys Orcas?

They are a protected species and it’s not easy to carry a high powered rifle on a yacht in European waters.

I think that to take out an adult orca you would want one of these:

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

Re: Bad Boys Orcas?

I have read that the chief culprit is an adult female.

Since male orcas are Mummy’s boys who never learn to hunt and who depend on Mummy for all their (human length) adult lives, and since she has been and is teaching yacht destruction to the rest of the pod, I’d welcome a jail sentence for her.

[ron ll]

Re: Bad Boys Orcas?

Certainly a live/hate relationship with those critters. Around here they are a real delight to see from a distance. Although I’m not sure it would hurt my feelings if they started attacking the radio dispatched high speed whale watching boats that crowd around a pod.