Pod of orcas sink 50-foot yacht in Moroccan waters

[@kansasgoldilocks]

Orcanized crime.

[@johnhammond9962]

nice one

[@Seriouslydave]

You did it charlie!

[@Harlem.Harlemz]

I'm kryinnnnnnn 😂

[@michaelscot4816]

Nicccce...😂

[@mizzury54]

Finally a funny original comment.

[@jamesn1943]

For those saying the Orcas aren't deliberately sinking boats, you're wrong. Its all done on porpoise.

[@CaptainGibz]

There’s a porpoise to everything

[@gracebohler4380]

Whale that's just your opinion 🐋

[@mbc9290]

What a whale of a tale.

[@bossfrog1512]

Ohh the puns.... Can't...... Breath 😂

[@mbc9290]

Killer story bro!

[@pedrodurty47]

Orcas have seen boats fishing from their food supply and they take out the competition. These “experts” know that

[@pointe3347]

Then why aren’t they attacking the humans at all

[@itsgryme1081]

@@pointe3347 cuz they see the boat as the threat

[@cantforgetyou]

@@pointe3347 How can the attack humans, they are on the boat. I think when the people jump off the boat the orca's attack them.

[@daedaemxnty4231]

@@pointe3347they dnt eat humans

[@mew19forever]

Orcas are extremely intelligent, they are not playing they know exactly what they are doing.

[@nightlightabcd]

Then they are criminals, one one should have the right to defend ones self and ones boat!

[@Kekuahiwi]

@@nightlightabcdhow about just staying the fkuc away?

[@alanbaeth5542]

​@@nightlightabcd I would say that's what the Orcas think since they were here first!

[@woodstream6137]

Playing and knowing what they're doing aren't mutually exclusive

[@donaldvonglitchenberger4108]

@@nightlightabcdhow you gonna defend yourself from 30 six ton whales lol

[@Brb559]

They have had enough of our nonsense

[@charlesmartin1121]

When does some boat owner have enough of their nonsense?

[@sky.the.infinite]

⁠@@charlesmartin1121a yacht is not a boat.

[@charlesmartin1121]

@@sky.the.infinite Only sailboats have been sunk. And they are 'boats.'

[@craigbrowne777]

@@sky.the.infiniteit’s the same mf thing

[@lorenzoblum868]

If they could, orcas would sink the big ships...

[@rayperez5918]

“Or maybe stay away” is probably the smartest advice given in here.

[@sharonmiller7213]

Okay

[@Shiny101]

Weird, I thought you people didn't like victim blaming?

[@MehItzMe]

lol saying we’re the victims after we as a species have made it harder for the earth itself is hilarious

[@Slime_threezus]

@@Shiny101 typical racist mma fan

[@lemondrop7305]

@@Shiny101oh no we’re on the side of the victims, the orcas

[@cgaspara]

The message is clear. They don’t want boats in that area.

[@jennyfromdablock1735]

​@jameshoward9081- if the orcas are being that specific of only attacking yachts. Maybe someone on a yacht was hurting/hunting them.

[@rachelharmon6489]

@@jennyfromdablock1735you make a great point!!! ❤ I would like more information on this idea

[@MikeHunt-pu5cm]

Turn off your depth sounders and they will not attack your boat. The ultrasonic noise is deafening to them. They are defending themselves.

[@Observer-p7u]

Interesting.

[@Turbrewski]

Wow maybe someone with some sense.

[@sammi723]

I’m surprised these experts don’t figure that out. Very interesting.

[@Kinobambino]

Super interesting

[@WoodgemanX]

​@@sammi723Supposedly naval submarine sonars cause whales to beach themselves.

[@ari7610]

Crazy how quick they all are to dismiss this behavior as play. These people have no respect for these creatures. Utterly thoughtless!

[@kylezo]

The type of humans that own yachts are not the type of humans that care about boundaries.

[@sosweetbaby4]

Orcas found out about sea world through that orca released after serving 50 years....they ain't happy about it.

[@snake698]

It's not a dismissal, it's been (and being) studied. The fact that you don't inform yourself of how much thought is put into that claim doesn't mean there's none, that's very arrogant on your part

[@ThatGuyMyers]

@@snake698 I don't expect an IQ aboove 50 in most of these comments, you're giving these people to much credit

[@NaturalCupcake]

​@@ThatGuyMyers Yup! 😆 👏 👏

[@suzetteperkins1089]

I am not surprised, I am surprised it’s taken them so long to do this

[@aedsy]

When I read the first part of your comment I noted that it appeared you were not surprised. Imagine my surprise when I read the second part of your comment, to discover you actually were in a state of surprise the whole time, albeit for a different reason. What a plot twist!

[@Sixfuta]

I find it interesting that certain people see animals repeatedly doing complex, coordinated behaviors and assume that the animals are not intelligent enough to plan and execute complex, coordinated behavior. I question those people’s intelligence, but the Orca’s intelligence is pretty clean and obvious.

[@monicarenee7949]

Yeah I don’t get why humans think we are the only intelligent beings on earth. Animals are intelligent for the design and purpose they have on earth

[@Iuckylukey]

That scientist is a tree hugging zealot

[@jayshaft3179]

Human superiority, gotta love it! Orcas won't talk to us because they don't have a thing to say except "Leave us alone". "Go away humans!" I understand it because I'm human.

[@elgoog7830]

Just think, if intelligent animals had hands/thumbs..... they'd probably overthrow humanity.

[@Cardel34]

Because humans believe god only meant to create them. Everything else is just decoration

[@ChlorophilG]

Experts: It's not an attack. Sailors: What is it then? Experts: We don't know.

[@tmacdagreattv]

Experts usually aren’t experts 😂

[@DedesFewscres]

I'd say it's an insurance claim. Rich people needed a new yatch and heard they can use orca attack as excuse to sink the old boat.

[@dougaltolan3017]

You see a furry animal with horns. Experts: It's not a dog. Trolls: what is it then? Experts: we don't know. Is it a dog? NO. Are the experts right? YES.

[@sharonmiller7213]

​@@dougaltolan3017 cute story

[@sharonmiller7213]

​@dougaltolan3017 we're analyzing responsive behavior, not horns.

[@johnhopkins6731]

Maybe the Orcas saw tuna being hauled up into a boat and decided to take out their food competition.

[@sweettexast2894]

Nope

[@AKay-nu5xh]

Yeah!

[@a-indefinite6804]

There have been many recent Orca attacks, definitely intentional.

[@JosephWallace-xo8sg]

​@sweettexast2894 they come back for tuna...People fish tuna. Could of been a bad encounter one time, like a while getting hit by a propeller or hooked. It's isolated to 1 pod and only in that area. They travel the globe and don't do it elsewhere.

[@lynnjr.1842]

@@JosephWallace-xo8sgI agree. I think it’s either playful behavior because they are very playful; all dolphins are. Or, they’re upset about an incident involving their food source. It could definitely be either one. I do wonder what would happen if a vessel did punish them for it; like an electrical shock of some sort. Would they get angrier, or would they leave the yachts alone? I wonder if they’re doing this to sailboats as well?

[@lovevideos1699]

The fact these animals can spot and target the rudder of different boats is amazing.

[@justiceforrevina]

Not at all, they are the top.of the food chain in the waters. They are extremely 8ntelligent & sentient. If they could talk, we could learn from them I mean, they have built in sonar.

[@myview5840]

They have eyes and logic

[@cedriceric9730]

They hunt whales, there is a similarity but jts still a concerning development especially as jt appears they see boats quite accurately as competition

[@Areaninetyone]

They're not using either for that decision ​@@myview5840

[@Areaninetyone]

My guy humans have been hunting whales and dolphins since boats existed,Japan still does and even announced a new whale they're hunting,Whales specifically know how to attack a boat and orcas are bully dolphins on steroids these boats don't stand a chance

[@0-Elias-0]

Whale #1: " _What if all of our fun & games are going to do some real damage_ ?" Whale #2: " _Nah, don't worry about it... ...they've got Pacific Life Insurance_ "

[@videowilliams]

Staying clear of the area, I'd say, is precisely what the orcas want. At least a season has been set aside for them.

[@jessH090]

I agree, I don’t think it’s play. I believe it’s either food source reasons, sonar or emotional reason like boats hurt their pod.

[@graciliraptor3990]

I agree

[@nelsonx5326]

It's the Strait's of Gibraltar, the only way from the Atlantic Ocean to Mediterranean sea. Kinda impossible to stay away.

[@videowilliams]

​@@nelsonx5326 Which is why the compromise mentioned in the report sounded to me like a yachting season being suggested. These orcas move around themselves so will hopefully work out over time that the authorities have opened up a quieter time in the area for nature including orcas during one part of the year, while the sailing lanes get busier in another. This makes sense to me after visiting Devil's Tower in Wyoming where there's a climbing season for those who want to scramble all over the thing and another when the indigenous can use it for their ceremonies and such when climbing's forbidden for some months. Seems like the best deal that the orcas can really hope for in that section of the Med.

[@uaintseememaaan8901]

Those orcas know exactly what they’re doing. People underestimate animals. “Oh, he don’t bite”

[@r3d5ive87]

They got teeth don’t they?

[@brandylynn2977]

😂 Those are the ones that always bite.!

[@thomaslatth665]

People underestimate people as well 08[

[@BuddyBoy-ne1nw]

As the creature glares back with a wide toothy grin, "I fuqin dare ya to pet me."

[@jacktrevino1108]

Aaayyyyyoooo! SHEEEEEEEEEIIIT

[@laurenferrell6013]

“We do not believe the orcas are going after any sort of revenge” HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@traildoggy]

It's probably them literally saying this is our space to hunt and you're ruing it, get out of here and don't come back.

[@pashastignei3618]

Yes perfect answer.

[@michaelcareyruo4724]

Animals are not Stupid. They are smarter than mos people. They are doing their damndest to adjust to and survive the catastrophic damage we humans we humans inflict on this planet.

[@DougStuart-n6p]

Ruining

[@arkansastravelour]

No one thinks about it enough to come to this conclusion. Or they don’t want to confront it 🤷‍♂️

[@timothyrepp4259]

@@michaelcareyruo4724One thing is for certain. They surely are smarter than the op and yourself.

[@chiemekaa]

People seem to forget boats make noise creating a disturbance especially if around a food source.

[@hughbryant898]

Same thinking. The noise pollution from ships could have disrupts sonar waves from whales & dolphins to communicate and hunt.

[@KDSaRaHeru]

They also use boats/ships to kidnap baby killer whales, they ain't dumb they gone start sinking ships 🚫🚢

[@johndeleonardo9133]

But sail boats don't really make noise!

[@chiemekaa]

@@johndeleonardo9133 True, but when you're used to boats that make noise in the water, anything else that looks like it you'd consider a threat.

[@Teetee554]

I was thinking the same thing, loud noise from a boat scaring off their food.

[@missmay77-]

I don't want anyone to get hurt but its about time someone stands up to us.

[@J.G.Wentworth69420]

I know. You're a monster!

[@Tracker947]

You realize if they'd gone any further than sinking the boat, and were actually killing people, this pod would be hunted and killed right?

[@lemondrop7305]

@@J.G.Wentworth69420that includes u too bucko

[@thomasprislacjr.4063]

​@@Tracker947And then all the orcas will become an enemy to humanity. And they rule the sea.

[@Commander23c]

I do sincerely hope any expeditions that allow humanity to explore the galaxy in the future will filter out people like you who would sell us out to any aliens you came across.

[@Theortricesiii]

Orcas was like, "That's the yacht that harmed my cousin. They retaliated. " orcas know darn well what they're doing, they ain't playing.

[@charlesmartin1121]

No sailboats harmed those Orcas. A fishing trawler might have run into one once. But guess what...they can't do squat to steel hulled trawlers.

[@andrewaddison6270]

​@@charlesmartin1121 You know this how?? Were you even there? It's their sea and home. Many humans have been going out of their way to harm these precious mammals for no reason.

[@JustTiisLeague]

0:57 learn to finish a news report. 3 minutes too much for you? Being reactive reveals your lack of faculties.

[@charlesmartin1121]

@@andrewaddison6270 Calm down. I know things because I read and listen.

[@andrewaddison6270]

@@charlesmartin1121 Doesn't prove what you are saying to me right now.

[@Damone7653]

6 tons and living 90 years... reminds me of my mother-in-law.

[@jameskemp8287]

They're eating migrants. The boats from Senegal rarely make it to their destination. The influx of human casualties at sea are becoming a new food source for them.

[@Heavilymoderated]

😂

[@kelleywyskiel3478]

Hahaaa

[@CATSWITHKYLA]

​@jameskemp8287 who said they're eating anything?

[@kailashpatel1706]

class...

[@mattmiotke175]

I hypothesis that this is deliberate. The sonar, depth finding and other high frequency equipment affects the Orcas in a negative way. They don't like it. They also process what they see humans and other mammals/fish are doing. The other thing about Orcas is that they are a "learning" mammals. Meaning they teach each other and their next generation things. Their ability to learn and retain has been well documented for decades.

[@poizaz]

Sailors need stronger chemical sound sources that will scare orcas and other attackers away. Such generator may consist of a metal capsule filled with a chemical compound that is capable of rapid decomposition into volatile products with the release of about of 500 kJ of energy. This is the language orcs and orcas understand the best.

[@jayd6083]

This isn't "play". The orcas don't have enough to eat, and recognize the boats as competition.

[@chiquita683]

Orcas are smart, if a few are harpooned by captains they will leave boats alone

[@selalewow]

@@chiquita683 Or it will escalate

[@citadelgrad87]

OK, Jacques Cousteau.

[@apacheworrier3776]

Says the weirdo about the big fat whales.

[@ashleylala4293]

Don’t you think it’s kind of strange that there’s a shortage of fish in the sea? Fish are very prolific, given how many eggs they lay. There’s got to be more to this problem than simple overfishing.

[@mrfroghello]

I imagine them saying "FOR SHAMU!!" before they attack the boats😂

[@moonshoes11]

For the Ocean!

[@mrfroghello]

@@moonshoes11 FOR NARNIA!!!!

[@CATSWITHKYLA]

For Tilikum!

[@Rosegardingfromstar20]

For big peru SHAMU BLOOD

[@kenyettascott4001]

Free Willy 4 Ever!!!!!

[@gabeg2434]

Leave it to the modern biologist to call orcas sinking boats “playfulness.”

[@Slay_No_More]

She probably defends criminals robbing people too.

[@austinwagner3897]

Nah, she said it was one hypothesis. She never claimed that was the reason why.

[@peanutButterJe11y]

Probably because we're basically ruining everything.

[@Runner8617]

Because they witness fishing boats stealing all THEIR fish, and they now associate all boats as fishing boats. I honestly don't they they are just being "playful", they know what they are doing. Humans need to stop stealing all their food!!

[@keithb6717]

@@Runner8617 They’re not attacking fishing boats, honey.

[@chriskelly6559]

Orcas say, "We don't swim in your toilet, don't crap in our pool."

[@joshuaa1605]

​@@chriskelly6559 yea, let's just ban everyone from boating because fish live there....

[@jbusta8548]

Ditto

[@scottable4475]

They're sick of us..

[@chrismccoy6481]

Can't blame em, so am I.

[@fredgervinm.p.3315]

And rightfully so...

[@soonerfrac4611]

Send in the Japanese or the Faroe Islanders, probably get solved quickly.

[@Truth17John17]

You forgot "... AND I DON'T BLAME THEM!"

[@kitt7477]

Finally, they’re taking back their natural habitat. Can you imagine the deafening noise of all these boat/ship motors underneath the ocean?

[@Amphitera]

don't forget oil drills, offshore power plants and underwater construction/exploitation sites. And marine animals can't cover their ears.

[@WessyD123]

One of them must have gotten hit by a boat in the recent past...

[@Epiphany_nz]

It's actually worse than that, the fishing fleet looked like they wanted to destroy the orcas going after their catch in some documentary

[@yuzon0224]

@@Epiphany_nzoh no they i worry for the orcas

[@CATSWITHKYLA]

​@@SusanKay-Orca's aren't fish! They're mammals!

[@Lisser81]

@@CATSWITHKYLAblack fish

[@sharersale6480]

must *have

[@rocksalittle]

They are upset because the fishing boats are devastating their food supply. They don’t know the difference in the boats.

[@raclark2730]

Chinese fishing, Civilized nations use catch quotas based on scientific studies of the target species.

[@satunnainenkatselija4478]

@@realitywave I suppose professional vessels have such expensive rudders that orcas cannot do anything about. Recreational boats are built more cheaply.

[@mastermariner490]

Do you know what an Orca eats? Maybe check it out And this wasnt a fishing boat

[@OIllllO]

@realitywave LOL victims. If a human walked into a lions den would you call that human a victim? With that mentality I bet you would.

[@ladyred5468]

i doubt a yacht it out here depleting their food supply. i’m generally curious when the last time you’ve heard on the news of an orca starving to death because there was a lack of fish in the sea for it to feed on? or do people in the comments just pull these facts out of their arses? I won’t say that these boats don’t affect the animals and I definitely don’t agree with how they treat them but I doubt THIS boat is a problem.

[@patriciasantos-yi3ym]

Orcas had enough of us…we need to leave 😂

[@BrunoDeMarques]

Boat owner: “I’ve been attacked by orca-pirates!” Insurance guy: ah… okay. Was it a single orca-pirate? Boat owner: No. I think it was an Orca-strated attack

[@Myresha100]

😅😅😅😅

[@SolitaryCroneWiccan]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nnglnd]

😅😅😅

[@C.C.Sophia528]

It was Orcanized crime!

[@soldierboyUSA26]

🤙🤙🤙

[@AdrianSalomo]

From what I've heard, and I'm not sure whether it's being deliberately omitted, this only started after a baby orca of the same pod got killed by a boat that rammed into it

[@dougaltolan3017]

Unconnected. When the people that know, and study these animals say it isn't an attack, it ISN'T AN ATTACK.

[@jhowardsupporter]

@@dougaltolan3017 Hey not so loud the people that know might hear

[@Peter-w4s1e]

Unless , u know, the experts are LYING, to protect orcas from human revenge. Maybe SeaWorld is illegally catching orcas again ​@@dougaltolan3017

[@jessekittrell2946]

U have seen to many Disney movies 😂

[@kylezo]

@@dougaltolan3017and if you actually watch the report, you'll see that experts are saying they don't know if it's an attack, rather than saying they do know it's not an attack like you're saying. You're a non expert who ignores experts in order to tell people to listen to experts and you still got it wrong lol

[@orange_octopus_oo]

They just like playing with boat rudders for a fourth year in a row 😂😂

[@khaniesue]

"Everything is funny until it happens to you." -Dave Chappelle ....and I don't have a yacht!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

well dream bigger and work harder !!

[@nielsk85]

Smarter not harder

[@khaniesue]

"Boats are wack" -The Orca Pod

[@nickkorkodylas5005]

@@___Anakin.Skywalker Rhymes with okay boomer.

[@in_moetion8569]

And I never gonna have one :-D

[@MrZwapp]

Mother nature always wins.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

Jesus wins ;)

[@SheksgemWhepdo]

It really doesn't. Once we decide it's enough they'll end up in endangered species list. Just like the sharks after sinking of Indianapolis in WWII.

[@larswillsen]

Growing up in the northernmost parts of Greenland we could sit in my dads boat listening to them below us - There have never been incidents there, but it has been observed that young killerwhales can be stressed by submarines, and a lot of traffic in the waters.

[@bighomieJ5X]

They’re literally saying don’t come over here , 🤦🏾. Ppl are so stupid.. 5 boats sank 😂😂😂that’s what u get.

[@KDSaRaHeru]

They preventing anymore of they young being taking away from them

[@denisek292]

No, it’s not cute or funny. They have put human lives in danger, and someone is going to get killed. Have some compassion for your fellow human.

[@bighomieJ5X]

@@denisek292 humans live on land, wales leave in the ocean , don’t go in areas where u don’t belong. Why is that so hard to comprehend.

[@starlitshadows]

​@@bighomieJ5Xyou expect people to stop going in the water as a solution? 😂 Everybody ground all their boats because an Orca broke a rudder. Come on now.

[@bighomieJ5X]

@@starlitshadows no, but be aware that if u get attacked , that’s your fault not the orcas.

[@sig9girl]

They want us out of their house!!

[@Runner8617]

They want humans to stop stealing their food!!

[@joshuaa1605]

And ants want us off their land. We should just leave right?

[@charlesmartin1121]

Let me see their deed of ownership.

[@Uncertain_Illumination]

Our house *

[@nightlightabcd]

It's not their house!

[@Lin10uson]

I don't see a problem with this whatsoever. I also find it funny that people are going-'out of their'-way to claim that these orcas are not trying to attack when it seems quite evident that they have realized that there is a problem with humans and are fixing it.

[@garyowen9044]

And Charlton Heston thought it was going to be monkeys.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Apes, not monkeys

[@kelleywyskiel3478]

lol

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Careful, you are showing your age , but great comment 😂😂👍👍👍

[@tessdurberville711]

​@@arthurbrumagem3844 It was not Planet of the Monkeys.

[@suki757]

“So long and thanks for all the fish”. Oh wait, that was dolphins.

[@edwardroche2480]

These are not dumb animals. They recognize boats as competition for their food source. They may be trying to drive the boat away from a school of fish that they know are there that the humans don't know are there and the humans are interfering with the whales long-term plans. Whales are smart they do have long-term plans on what they're eating for dinner the next day or they wouldn't be migrating.

[@Crimea_River]

Then why is it only one pod doing this behavior?

[@rayRay-pw6gz]

More likely they are retaliating against boats because of the many times they are hit by boats . As the population of both groups increase, whale strikes will become more common. Whales are not happy.

[@CATSWITHKYLA]

​@@Crimea_RiverThere is a Maine Biologists that Believes a boat killed one of their family member and I think that makes the most sensez

[@The_Prince_Of_Crows]

​@@Crimea_RiverBecause they are the pod under direct threat and who have learned how to sink a boat consistently and efficiently.

[@edwardroche2480]

@@Crimea_River the whales following a migrating school of fish travel the same path again and again

[@luv5ic]

They aren't dumb. Someone or multiple ppl have done something and they haven't forgotten.

[@michellepollock9804]

Take the sea back, orcas! Take it back!

[@VitalityMassage]

Yes!

[@michellepollock9804]

@@user-f44hil126ylI effects me on my super yacht in the Med?

[@redx1106]

Ra's al Ghul and the league of assassins are here

[@dorotak1728]

My thoughts exactly 😂

[@charlesmartin1121]

If that is how you feel, don't ever make use of anything that involves the ocean. No more seafood, no more overseas packages and no more festive cruises.

[@dmperri]

they've had enough of the noise

[@etorepugatti9196]

Sonar?

[@krykryinfinitive2452]

bout time animals take some revenge, go orcas!! lol

[@hmartinspliff]

*_"Orcas, together, STRONG!"_*

[@milesjohnson5487]

The Orcas are prolly mad about those teens throwing trash overboard in Florida. Word spreads.

[@francismarion6400]

True de don't like dem demokrats

[@cheeseburgers82]

What teens and they aren't by Florida their by Spain so whatever their doing has something to do with someone in those areas not anything to do with Florida otherwise they'd be by coat of Florida

[@milesjohnson5487]

@@cheeseburgers82 Sad you took my comment literally.

[@chiquita683]

​@@cheeseburgers82 These people watch a Marvel movie about Aquaman and then fish are communicating across the world. Nuts

[@ArianaRosalia]

​@@francismarion6400Democrats are the only party that cares about wildlife conservation and the environment. So you very much have it twisted.

[@williamwaits]

So happy the experts chime in with all their wisdom.

[@pgithens1]

It's amazing how much wisdom people gain from sitting behind their keyboard looking at stuff on social media isn't it? It's like we don't even need scientists anymore. 😀

[@FawxDaddy]

I support these orcas 🤷🏼‍♂️ Humans can stay off the water and leave these creatures alone.

[@eschwarz1003]

As people who study and work with orcas would attest; do not underestimate their intelligence. They do have a sort of culture and fads that are taught in spread amongst members but here seems like eliminating competition for food sources. At least take it as an intelligent harbinger of environmental damage and pressure

[@SheilaPatterson]

So you’re saying these are TikTok Orcas

[@fredbugden6935]

The sailboats aren't competition for their food source and there's no proof that is their reasoning behind their actions.

[@stephiegee5416]

They are so cool and incredibly smart! I saw a story about how some orcas started wearing a dead fish on their head like a hat for no obvious reason, and then a ton of them were doing it, like a fashion trend!

[@pixiemixie267]

Sure there’s no proof that it’s eliminating competition for food sources. But as someone who lives in gibraltar I can attest that our fish communities are radically decreasing due to spanish overfishing . Especially our tuna’s. Also a lot of the yachts in that area are there precisely to line fish the tuna during the open season for tuna fishing. So yeah, I’m gonna go with that they are eliminating competition because there are much much less tuna than there were.

[@saammahakala]

1:00 Are you sure they're not taking out their competitors for food? As in, that's how they view the boats?

[@skepticalmaiden]

Makes total sense to me.

[@edwardroche2480]

New Yorkers have long-term plans when they are hunting food which is every day. The orcas will follow and will Corral a school of fish. The boats might be heading for the school of fish that the orcas are stalking and they are trying to push the boat onto another course or stop them from interfering with their dinner. Orcas plan ahead they know what they're eating in 3 days from now do you

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

No. These boats, sailboats, are NOT taking fish. Or only rarely. And in this area NO one is dragging a fishing line. Fishing boats are different. If the orcas are smart enough to bite off rudders and do other damage to the sailboats, they are smart enough to know the difference between fishing boats and sailboats. Sailboats don't travel very fast. Running their engines (engines) may get them to 6 or 7 knots. A fast catamaran or trimaran (a cruiser, not a racer) may get to 10 - 12 knots while sailing. Fishing boats will travel 15 knots and higher. These sailboats are being targeted by this ONE pod for some reason. But not for fishing competition.

[@charlesmartin1121]

@@rickkwitkoski1976 At last a voice of reason among these Orca sycophants.

[@TheRealWinser]

No because they are attacking sailing boats and yachts. Not commercial fishing vessels.

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

100% on purpose. You're telling me the creatures who discovered that holding a shark upside down makes it catatonic cant figure out that we are the main users of boats?

[@YodaMan-420]

orcas play with their food and teach each other how to hunt better. theyre learning is what theyre doing.

[@Runner8617]

They're STARVING because humans are overfishing and stealing their food supply.

[@charlesmartin1121]

All they are doing is destroying their teeth, and setting up the day they run into a singular sailboat owner who isn't gonna play.

[@jayshaft3179]

"How do we get the humans out of the giant floating can? Hmmm... Rudder damage and hole in giant can. Instant snack." They are literally starving, so they might start eating the next available food source.

[@forsport3]

they are not playing.

[@janitorizamped]

Thank you for your fact based, authoritative input.

[@forsport3]

@@janitorizamped my pleasure

[@thimsile]

I love that nobody believes the "scientists" lies that are fueled by the ulterior motives

[@Slay_No_More]

​@@janitorizampedbeats listening to Karen claiming they're playing.

[@dustinherk8124]

Japan: Fuh-Q whale! and fuh-Q Dolphin!

[@adrianbatts4498]

Their doing that because one of those yachts years ago almost killed their grandmother orca and severely hurt her so now they have it out for those boats

[@charlesmartin1121]

It wasn't a yacht, it was a fishing trawler. The name of the Orca was Gladys. And the reason those Orcas don't mess with trawlers is they are made of metal, and their occupants don't mess around.

[@Rennyteam359]

Not all Orcas are doing this. Only a specific family of Orcas seem to attack boats.

[@cullenreynolds745]

What would we do without you reiterating what we've already been told

[@jondoe4807]

“Maybe stay away” great advice from the news anchor

[@xevious2501]

Is it not ironic that these Orcas started doing this shortly after some countries lifted long standing whale hunting bans. And there's a entire fleet of Chinese fishing vessels traversing many oceans and poaching in other nations waters.

[@kinikinrd]

They are headed to the coast of Morocco.........

[@gregoryh4601]

Sorry sir you’re wrong , China or Japanese never hunt Killer Whales.

[@SheksgemWhepdo]

Orcas are not whales.

[@xevious2501]

@@SheksgemWhepdo Technically they are the largest of Dolphins but as such they categorized as whales.

[@willymaykit1482]

Orcas don't come into your house. Stay out of theirs.

[@LisaJohnson-dx1dp]

The planet belongs to all. Humans first, then animals.

[@willymaykit1482]

@@LisaJohnson-dx1dp you got that backwards.

[@LisaJohnson-dx1dp]

@@willymaykit1482 Nope

[@willymaykit1482]

@@LisaJohnson-dx1dp Animals are much more important than any human.

[@SecureHandle]

@@willymaykit1482They would enter our “house” if they could lol. Saying orcas own that is like saying humans truly own land. Ownership is only relevant to their own species and it doesn’t apply to something strong enough to force it out or too weak to avoid being forced out.

[@bluebull2006]

Orcas are the king of the ocean they can take on anything except super big cruise boats

[@CL-333]

Maybe military ships

[@rachelharmon6489]

@@CL-333the military also uses sonar that impacts on how they communicate… I believe sonar is a possible reason for beached whales 😢

[@Bringos76]

They are going to need a bigger boat

[@Joeybago12]

Shamu drives the boat chief

[@briank.3539]

Classic!

[@charlesmartin1121]

Wrong chief. Those Orca's don't want a bigger boat to play with, because they could not do squat to it.

[@lorenzoblum868]

Probably because the cannot sink the bigger ships doing the real damages that they go after the smaller ones? Very intense traffic in this part of the Mediterranean sea / Atlantic ocean...

[@Epiphany_nz]

It started from the orca and big FISHING ships war somewhere near Spain. I saw a documentary about it which has disappeared from KZbin.

[@22steve5150]

They are like great big aquatic housecats doing the nautical version of pushing cups off the table.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

And we thought an iceberg sunk the titanic 😂

[@cheeseburgers82]

The Titanic was a hit there was a lot of powerful rich people onboard that night and one of the crew men who was below deck about to go to sleep when he heard an explosion 💥 which sound like a bomb he said c4 or dynamite he also said if the ship hit a iceberg it wouldn't make an explosion 💥 sound it'd sound more like a crushing sound and Erie sounds from the ice rubbing against the steel as it went through a iceberg none of the sounds sounded like an iceberg he said it was definitely an explosion 💥

[@Melior_Traiano]

@@cheeseburgers82 Of course there would be some luna*ic, who would post a completely ridiculous story about Titanic's demise. Are you sure it wasn't space lasers?

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

@@cheeseburgers82 it was humor, we all know what sunk the titanic

[@ashleyvinson1516]

Ha!

[@estfatul744]

@@cheeseburgers82 grow up

[@williamcarter9066]

I Love it !! Because nature couldn’t give a crap any boat or human !! The orcas are basically saying you are invading my house 😂😂😂😂😂

[@angelasiomina7332]

They enjoy their skills. Showing to the people that they are also very smart guys on this planet. Love them ❤

[@thenewdawn9963]

GIRLS

[@infini.tesimo]

Best part is that this is just this pod, not all the orcas you see out there are going to talk to each other.

[@kaudsiz]

You’re an expert, huh?! 🤦‍♂️

[@Orly90]

@@kaudsiz well since orcas are studied and experts have been following pods it makes sense…

[@kaudsiz]

@@Orly90 Well, Orcas, Pilot Whales and White-Sided Atlantic Dolphins, all three dolphin species, gather in the area around Portugal to breed. All the pods will meet there and mate with the other pods. This is to prevent inbreeding. I’m sure the communicate with one another, even between the species

[@DRichards705]

Hopefully this is an isolationist pod and they don't spread their anti-boat ideology among the general population! :)

[@antaquar5928]

Rise of the Planet of the Orca

[@dewainalexander6615]

Coming in 2025! I would so watch that!

[@totifernandez9532]

They want their sea back, and their fish too.

[@MollyXmeOut]

They don’t want them taking their food. They don’t like them in their territory you can see that clearly

[@croiners4166]

They are finally getting even❤

[@chandleredwards]

They are telling us that we do not listen.

[@charlesmartin1121]

Really Dr. Doolittle? Tell me more.

[@mickijay9728]

I think we should give these orcas credit for understanding that these boats and humans are poisoning their environment with garbage and more. I think it’s a retaliation. They know very well that it doesn’t help them to have humans on the waters surface so I give the credit to the orcas and they tooare revolting against our environmental negligence

[@justiceforrevina]

👏👏👍🙏💯🫶 Though, I don't see it as a retaliation, they are not vengeful, like tigers; rather communication. One alone is very powerful, but a pod - they could rip the yacht to shreds amd eat the humans, if they truly wanted to.. No, they are trying to tell us what you just outlined.

[@SecureHandle]

I think it’s something no that affects them more directly like it being in their hunting grounds

[@Queenbrieee]

"Yeah, maybe stay away." I'm no expert but she may be on to something 😁

[@Hiphobbit]

This is the same thing as walking straight up to a wild bee hive, taking a bunch of honey then complaining that you got stung looool

[@blacklotus008800]

Right on

[@lluviassalvaje4731]

These orcas are supremely intelligent they are just sick and tired of both traffic in their home. So many whales of different species are killed by both strikes. The ocean belongs to them not to boaters. The orcas are demanding their respect.

[@ganbramor]

The extremely bright and useful desk anchor asked why this is happening here right after the video said they don’t know exactly why. Reminds me of desk anchors during a vehicle pursuit thinking they have to say random things “boy he’s going fast, they almost hit that car” instead of just letting us watch it in silence. It’s like they’ll feel irrelevant if they don’t say something every five seconds.

[@gracedv]

The anchor is Jenna Bush, daughter of George W. And Laura.

[@ganbramor]

@@gracedv​​⁠Thanks for that info. I had no idea since I don’t watch these types of shows. That honestly makes a lot of sense to me now because her father was known for verbal slip-ups at times.

[@JaneJones-lg3bd]

People who seek careers in front of a camera have enormous egos, and if the camera isn't on them then they MUST use their mouth to get attention. Marlon Brando summed it up perfectly .."An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening." That goes for all of 'em!

[@Bishdork]

An orca was probably injured by a boat and now they out here holding grudges. This is nature saying she's had enough

[@madatu]

This is what I was thinking. A keel might have injured an Orca, and they are defending themselves.

[@Castaway.....]

Look at the rudders, they look like inverted orca dorsal fins. I think the orcas are trying to "right'' an overturned orca.

[@AlexanderGreat-qb5lx]

Yup. Maybe the whales they hunt just aren't there and now they are desperate and perhaps like someone above said...orcas naybe had luck with the migrant and pirate boats 🍴

[@fatcizzle]

Leave them alone. Stay out there way.

[@ronaldolamont]

I can't believe that they're doing this for no reason other than to just play with boats! I think they're intelligence is being underestimated!!

[@user-sw2wv1zx1t]

It’s not. They’ve been kidnapped and other harmed by ships.

[@charlesmartin1121]

Or maybe it isn't.

[@dav0n]

They’re FED UP!

[@susanKWithAnE]

Playful? I dare that biologist to jump in with those playful orcas when they are in their playful mood.

[@jayshaft3179]

I want to see someone from an "animal park" try to ride one of those orcas. Wouldn't be a long ride. Not jumping through any hoops today!

[@michellebogle5428]

I think a baby in this pod was injured by a boat -i don't care what the authorities say....this is deliberate for a reason. Maybe they lost a member to one of the sea parks.

[@Purpose_Porpoise]

Figure out their sonar language and then ask them lol

[@Rebander1549]

Orcas are incredibly intelligent and know exactly what they are doing! It seems like they are not toying with the boats at all! But it still begs the question of why they are doing this! It sinks ships but it is not for food! 😮

[@oliverheaviside2539]

Retaliation for an orca that was injured or killed by a similar boat. A couple of years ago there was an article that identified a specific incident between a boat and an orca.

[@JaneJones-lg3bd]

Oh? I think it's only a matter of time.

[@kellyvenseni1250]

Yes the orca named White Gladys. She was injured there by a boat

[@oliverheaviside2539]

@@kellyvenseni1250 Thanks! I couldn’t remember the details.

[@kayakexcursions5570]

They dont know the boat will sink, not all boats they mess with end up sinking. Theyre just playing around.

[@markgallagher1376]

I wonder if they had their depth sounder on and generators and engines running. Sam Holmes on YuoTube went through their last summer on a 28 ft sailboat and he turned off all his electronics and and anything else that would make noise in the water. His theory was the sonar from depth sounders could be irritating them. He didn’t see a single Orca. Maybe just coincidence, but something to think about.

[@sebastienl2140]

plotter is always wiring with deepth sounder as instruments, powering off deepth sounder is the key

[@fredbugden6935]

WAG , no scientist data to support this idea.

[@purplemicrodot58]

Orcas be all, "Get off my lawn!"

[@rollyherrera623]

Theyre learning....

[@charlesmartin1121]

...what?

[@Wilson82668]

And people told me I could not train wild Orcas. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW🤣

[@DRichards705]

First the coast of Gibraltar, then, the world! You just gotta figure out how they can travel on land. Details, details. A minor hiccup.

[@AthelstanEngland]

Well known that it's the electronic equipment causing the issues. Rader, depth sounders (especially), fish finders plus probably the general hum from AIS/SatNav/Fridges etc.

[@dancutter8197]

In that same area 1,000 of dolphins were killed, Why? Man....

[@DolphinsPlayingInAquaMoonlight]

Are you sure? This is interesting. Where can I read more about this?

[@feelincrispy7053]

Pfft they definitely know what they are doing. We know absolutely nothing about the true extent of mammal intelligence

[@thimsile]

Yes, the scientists have their own agenda and that is why they are lying to the public

[@svdagoat7972]

Wait until the Orca's find out about Sea World...

[@MsAdventure531]

They know

[@svdagoat7972]

Not yet because if they did they'd do more than flip those sailboats imagine them tossing humans around like they would a seal lol@@MsAdventure531

[@pkz420]

Orcas are friendly intelligent and social. If they are attacking boats, they are retaliating against aggression and abuse from Spanish and Moroccan sailors. I have lived and sailed around orcas my whole life. I have pet them when they pulled up alongside a small fishing boat. They are not aggressive, and have even been known to save people from drowning. Only abused captive orcas have ever turned into human-killers. Investigate the sailors and the local sailing community. They are the problem, not the orcas.

[@eddyGuerrero94]

Rise of the planet of the orcas

[@Alteori]

I have a feeling one of them got clipped or had a bad experience with one. They are super intelligent. It isn't jus play. They are capable of revenge. But we shouldn't hurt them