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Previously people whose boats were attacked by orca were likely to have reacted forcefully. Killing might not be required even, just enough force to communicate
by h2odragon 3y ago
Previously people whose boats were attacked by orca were likely to have reacted forcefully. Killing might not be required even, just enough force to communicate "these creatures bite back."
Human societies tend to lose those lessons after 3 or 4 generations, too. Then someone has to learn again the hard way.
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- DrThunder 3y agoI agree... in the past they would have gotten harpooned and quickly communicated to others that going near human boats was a bad idea. I think coming up with some non-lethal way of deterring them might be a good idea. A killer whale taser of some sort. Just sitting there watching it tear your boat to shreds seems like a bad idea.
- h2odragon 3y agoseems to me we otter be able to come up with an underwater siren or some such that they find intolerable but not actually injurious
- DrThunder 3y agoYeah that might work as well. A taser isn't going to injure them, but yes it would be painful initially.
- quesera 3y agoCan you (effectively, safely) Tase things which are swimming in salty ocean water?
- DrThunder 3y agoNot sure with something that big but biologists electrocute smaller fish in rivers/lakes all the time so they can tag them. Mammals are different, but you're not trying to knock it out, only dissuade it from coming closer.
- jacquesm 3y ago> Human societies tend to lose those lessons after 3 or 4 generations, too. Then someone has to learn again the hard way. Human societies usually lose all lessons after exactly 1 generation.
- spiderfarmer 3y agoHence the wolves debate.
- pjmlp 3y agoAs we can see all across Europe, as apparently the younger generations have no idea what many of the goverments looked like until the late 70's.
- jacquesm 3y agoNor how fascism took root.