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An attack on a strap-toothed whale. Orcas (or killer whales) are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive orcas. [1] In captivity, there have been several non-fatal and four fatal attacks on humans since the ...
The rate of orca-boat interactions and their dispersal prompted the formation in August 2020 of a working group for the issue, the Atlantic Orca Working Group (Grupo de Trabajo Orca Atlántica; GTOA). [1] A Facebook group, Orca Attack Reports, was created to facilitate the sharing of information about the interactions. [24]
A New Zealand man is making waves for jumping from a boat and 'body slamming' a killer whale. Daily Mail shared the video on Tuesday, May 21st, and it's leaving people outraged over the man's ...
British sailor April Boyes captured the moment a group of killer whales attacked her vessel off the coast of southern Spain on Wednesday 24 May, in one of dozens of similar orca attacks recorded ...
On one of his recent fishing trips, Merianda’s boat was followed by a pod of orcas, an experience he described as terrifying. Yet when asked if that risk made orcas his enemy, Merianda shook his ...
The killer whale (Orcinus orca) is a documented predator of this species, and has been recorded chasing, attacking and killing a solitary adult strap-toothed whale approximately 50 km offshore of Bremer Bay in south-western Australia. [19] The main prey of the strap-tooth beaked whale is considered to be oceanic squid species.
A New Zealand man has been fined over a social media video in which he tries to “body slam” an orca swimming next to his boat. Man is fined for trying to 'body slam' killer whale Skip to main ...
On the leeward side of Essex, Chase's whaleboat harpooned a whale, but its tail struck the boat and opened up a seam, forcing the crew to cut the harpoon line and return to Essex for repairs. Two miles away off the windward side, Pollard's and Joy's boats each harpooned a whale and were dragged towards the horizon away from Essex. [19]