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Sounds like a pretty relaxed lifestyle that is in harmony with nature. Do they need to be exploiting each other to be smart or something?

• bmitc 3y ago
  This is a great point that I also called out elsewhere. The orca lifestyle, despite their intelligence and their physical prowess, really speaks to a certain level of social and emotional intelligence that humans don't simply possess. I think it's interesting that orcas and other intelligent animals possess an ability to be contented. Humans are decidedly discontented and crave.
  • throwway120385 3y ago
    If you've ever seen one hunt a seal you'll also see exactly how human-like they are when they play with their food by throwing it up in the air and catching it.
    • bmitc 3y ago
      A brutal practice for sure, but several animals will play with their food. Have you considered that human violence exceeds playing with food by many, many orders of magnitude?
  • andbberger 3y ago
    i mean they don't have thumbs what else are they going to do