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1. www.cbc.ca › radio › thecurrentOrcas are ramming into boats, but experts warn against ...

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   Jul 3, 2023 · A strange new phenomenon involving sea mammals has captured the public's imagination — and theories that orcas are intentionally targeting humans as an act of revenge have swarmed social media.

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     Why Orcas are ATTACKING Human Boats

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     Killer whales attack yacht off the coast of Morocco

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     Killer whale attacks on the rise, baffling researchers

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4. www.nbcnews.com › science › science-newsWhat drove killer whales' dramatic behavior this year? - NBC News

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   Killer whales garnered attention this year as they hunted great white sharks and appeared to “attack” boats off the coast of Europe. What drove their behavior?

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5. www.usatoday.com › story › graphicsOrcas are attacking boats and even sinking them. Here's why.

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   Jul 8, 2023 · After four years and hundreds of incidents, researchers remain puzzled why orcas, also known as killer whales, continue to ram boats – sinking a few of them – along the Iberian Peninsula. The...

6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › extraHave rogue orcas really been attacking boats in the Atlantic?

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   Some 60 killer whales live in these waters today, that dipped to just 39 back in 2011, a decline that the Spanish conservation organisation CIRCE found was driven by a crash in bluefin tuna...

7. www.independent.co.uk › news › worldGladis the killer whale and her gang of orcas out for revenge

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   May 29, 2023 · A British sailor’s boat was the latest victim in a spate of orca attacks on vessels near Gibraltar, as an expert suggested a “traumatised” killer whale may be inadvertently teaching others to...

8. www.newsweek.com › orca-attack-boats-spain-killerOrca Attacks on Boats May Be Fueled by Revenge - Newsweek

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   May 24, 2023 · Orcas keep slamming into boats off the Spanish coast, sinking some of them, leading researchers to believe they might be driven by a single revenge-bent female.

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   Are killer whales 'orchestrating revenge attacks'?

   • This revelation caused the headlines to kick up an anthropomorphic notch: killer whales were “orchestrating revenge attacks”, said the New York Post. The UK’s Sun newspaper reported that a “rogue pod” was attacking boats “in REVENGE”.

   Have rogue orcas really been attacking boats in the Atlantic? | BBC

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   Are Orcas targeting humans as an act of revenge?

   • Orcas are commonly known as killer whales but they are actually the largest species of dolphin. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters) A strange new phenomenon involving sea mammals has captured the public's imagination — and theories that orcas are intentionally targeting humans as an act of revenge have swarmed social media.

   Orcas are ramming into boats, but experts warn against calling it

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   Do killer whales hunt other whales?

   • "In the past, killer whales have, for example, worked in [cooperation] with humans on boats to hunt other whales during the whaling era." A file photo of two orcas hunting. Orcas are very social, and they learn behaviors from each other. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS

   Orca Attacks on Boats May Be Fueled by Revenge - Newsweek

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   Are killer whales chasing boats?

   • GT Orca Atlántica (GTOA), which monitors killer whales in the area, recorded 207 interactions in 2022. Social media's been flooded with videos of these encounters, apparently showing the creatures chasing boats. There's even been a number of reports over the last three years of the mammals hitting and sinking vessels.

   Killer whale boat attack videos might not be what they seem

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   Are killer whales a threat to humans in a boat?

   • "Yes, they're killer whales. And yes, their job is to be predators in the ocean, but in normal circumstances there is absolutely zero threat to humans in a boat," Gordon said. Most of the interactions have involved sailboats, but fishing boats, semi-rigid boats and motorboats haven’t gone unscathed.

   Why are orcas attacking boats and sometimes sinking them? - USA TOD…

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   Are killer whales ramming boats?

   • Perhaps the biggest orca news of the year was the string of puzzling incidents off the Iberian Peninsula, in which killer whales appeared to be ramming boats. In May, three orcas struck the rudder and a side of a sailing yacht in the region, causing it to sink.

   What drove killer whales' dramatic behavior this year? - NBC News

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10. www.bbc.co.uk › news › newsbeat-65949040Killer whale boat attack videos might not be what they seem - BBC

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    One of the main ones on social media is that the orcas are seeking revenge for White Gladis - a killer whale hit by a boat.