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Aren't seals mammals? And in captivity, killer whales have a killed a few humans, dunno the total count. So I guess they just don't find humans that appetizing
by tekkk 7y ago
Aren't seals mammals? And in captivity, killer whales have a killed a few humans, dunno the total count. So I guess they just don't find humans that appetizing in the wild, or just haven't had the chance to try them out. I'm not sure how common it's for humans to swim in the same waters as killer whales. And isn't it quite rare for sharks to attack humans too?
- Semiapies 7y agoI wonder if it's a matter of looking at humans and going, "Wow, that weird little critter has such a hard time moving around." and some protective instinct for injured or sick pod members kicking in. Or maybe we're just ugly-cute to them.
- kevingadd 7y agoI would assume it overlaps with whatever instinct or learned behavior inspires them to kill sharks - if you're not going to kill a shark directly, why not deprive it of a meal?
- puranjay 7y agoThe captivity killings can be explained by the psychosis brought about by keeping an intelligent, social animal in isolation inside a pool
- ceejayoz 7y agoAnd revenge for mistreatment, potentially.