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I wonder if we accidental scare or chase their predators away. Or, hmm. Orca are pack animals I believe. If we killed a competing family of Orca (even by acc

by b112 1y ago

I wonder if we accidental scare or chase their predators away. Or, hmm. Orca are pack animals I believe. If we killed a competing family of Orca (even by accident), maybe the gift is a thanks for the perception of "siding with my family".

rkomorn 1y ago
What preys on orcas? It seems like a bad idea.
nkrisc 1y ago
I don’t think there’s much that will predate orcas, at least adults, other than perhaps humans or hypothetically other orcas. They are apex predators, they don’t have natural predators.
- kamarg 1y ago
  Humpback whales have been known to defend other animals from Orcas. The food of my enemy is my friend type of thing I guess.
  - rkomorn 1y ago
    The humpback whale and orca beef is kind of hilarious. Orcas are kind of assholes and it seems other animals care.