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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 Iberian orca subpopulation lives in the coastal waters of the Iberian Peninsula and is genetically distinct from other orca populations in the Northeast Atlantic. [1] The orcas follow the seasonal migration of Atlantic bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus ), their primary food source, gathering in the early spring in the Strait of Gibraltar .
Iberian orca attacks; R. Dougal Robertson; T. Tilikum (orca) This page was last edited on 13 December 2024, at 06:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Why Iberian orcas are attacking ships in the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the world’s busiest waterways, has quickly become one of the terrifying mysteries of the sea.
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 ...
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Iberian orca attacks: The 50-foot (15 m) yacht was attacked by one or more orcas, breaching her hull. She was abandoned by the two people on board, who were rescued by a tanker. She consequently sank near the Straits of Gibraltar. [58]
More than 250 boats have been damaged by orcas since 2020, with 15 of Iberia’s orcas believed to be responsible Orca boat rammings in the Mediterranean are ‘just playful fad’ scientists say ...