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1. www.bbc.com › future › articleWhy are orcas suddenly ramming boats? - BBC

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   Jun 27, 2023 · A group of Iberian orcas have a risky new hobby: chasing sailboats and breaking their rudders. Now scientists are finding out what's really behind the fad.

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

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   The UK’s Sun newspaper reported that a “rogue pod” was attacking boats “in REVENGE”. On social media, amid gifs and jokes about the ocean fighting back, there were comments suggesting ...

3. www.nbcnews.com › news › worldWhy are killer whale attacks on the rise? These scientists ...

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   Attacks by orcas, or killer whales, on boats in the Strait of Gibraltar are increasing. But why are these seemingly peaceful creatures becoming dangerous.

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   • Author: Josh Lederman,Michael Fiorentino

4. 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...

5. www.independent.co.uk › news › worldOrcas sink yacht in Strait of Gibraltar in latest incident of ...

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   May 14, 2024 · A pod of orcas has sunk a sailing yacht near the Strait of Gibraltar in the latest incident of killer whales attacking boats in these waters. The orcas reportedly started attacking the yacht,...

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   • Author: Maroosha Muzaffar

6. www.iol.co.za › news › environmentRevenge of the orcas? Killer whales have sunk 3 boats in ...

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   May 22, 2023 · Scientists say hundreds of ‘disruptive’ interactions off the Iberian coast may have been triggered by a traumatic incident between a killer whale and a boat.

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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”.

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   Are killer whales targeting sailing boats?

   • The encounter is one of at least 40 similar incidents in the area. During the summer of 2020, the strangest of summers for so many of us, a group of killer whales off the coast of Spain and Portugal began to act very strangely indeed. Accounts of the incidents suggested that the animals were deliberately targeting sailing boats.

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   Is a 'traumatised' killer whale teaching others to target them?

   • Gladis the killer whale, out for revenge on the yachts of Gibraltar | The Independent 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 target them.

   Why are orcas attacking boats? Gladis the killer whale, out for revenge

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   Did a killer whale break a boat?

   • A killer whale broke the surface at the side of the boat and he says that for 45 minutes, the animals bashed and chewed at the rudder, spinning the boat around. “It’s getting worse and worse,” says Dr Renaud de Stephanis, another biologist involved in the investigation.

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   Are killer whales endangered?

   • In 2010, international regulators slashed the annual catch that was permitted in the Mediterranean Sea. And, as the bluefin gradually recovered, so did the killer whales. Their survival remains precarious. This specific population of orcas is listed as critically endangered and protected by law.

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   Was overfishing a driver for killer whales to develop a new predatory culture?

   • It is very likely that overfishing was a driver for these culturally conservative killer whales to develop a whole new predatory culture: seeking out lines to take fish from. But has our overfishing pushed the younger orcas towards playing with boats?

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8. www.good.is › young-killer-whales-have-beenYoung killer whales have been sinking rich people's yachts ...

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   Jun 11, 2024 · A report by Zerbini and a working group from the Spanish and Portuguese governments documents hundreds of cases since the summer of 2020, where Iberian killer whales, known as gladis, tampered...