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There was that recent BBC nature documentary that showed hunting behaviour by Orcas in Antarctica using self created waves to knock seals off ice floes and into
by Tiktaalik 4y ago
There was that recent BBC nature documentary that showed hunting behaviour by Orcas in Antarctica using self created waves to knock seals off ice floes and into the water that also had a "behind the scenes" part after that disturbingly seemed to suggest that the Orcas had a go at the same technique to try to knock the camera crew off their zodiac and into the water.
- throwaway67743 4y agoIt's possible that they're capable of recognising intelligence in another species, like we are, so that may just be play... Or they think you might be a seal in a human costume
- ironmagma 4y agoOr they might be trying to kill. It's not unheard of for nature to attack humans.
- throwaway67743 4y agoNot usually out of desire, dolphins are a little rapey but they think it's a game, orca are more intelligent than dolphins and do not attack unprovoked and even then have proved they will avoid human casualties
- ironmagma 4y agoFalse. Killer whales have bitten surfers and generally attacked humans plenty, it’s just that in the wild there hasn’t been any (recorded) fatality. And you can anthropomorphize dolphins all you want but there’s no way to know what an animal’s intentions or understanding are.
- throwaway67743 4y agoDownvotes on recognising something other than human as intelligent says it all - may as well be on reddit, you unenlightened troglodytes.