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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 ...
Tourists on a boat in Australia were left stunned as they watched a pod of orcas chase and attack a group of sperm whales. A rare video shows the “titans of the ocean” battling.
Tilikum was the largest orca in captivity. [8] He measured 22.5 feet (6.9 m) in length and weighed about 12,500 pounds (5,700 kg). [9] His pectoral fins were 7 feet (2.1 m) long, his fluke curled under, and his 6.5-foot-tall (2.0 m) dorsal fin was collapsed completely to his left side.
Of the very few confirmed attacks on humans by wild orcas, none have been fatal. [189] In one instance, orcas tried to tip ice floes on which a dog team and photographer of the Terra Nova Expedition were standing. [190] The sled dogs' barking is speculated to have sounded enough like seal calls to trigger the orca's hunting curiosity.
“Impressive to see the orcas, beautiful animals, but also a dangerous moment.” Sailors see group of orcas approaching them — then things got ‘dangerous,’ video shows Skip to main content
A biologist thinks these attacks could be due to one orca's trauma. Orcas near the Iberian coast sank a third boat earlier this month. A biologist thinks these attacks could be due to one orca's ...
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]
In May, it emerged that orcas were responsible for attacking and sinking three boats in southern Europe. Encounters between orcas and humans have been increasing since 2020, researchers say , but ...