When Orcas Attack Boats | Wild to Know

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Orcas are the biggest member of the Delphinidae family, growing up to 10m long and weighing a whopping 7,000kg.
The distinctive black-and-white cetaceans are commonly known as killer whales. But are they really that dangerous?
In Spain and Portugal it certainly seemed so, after a spate of boat attacks that began in 2020.
With several boats sunk and warnings issued by the authorities, what was behind the orcas’ strange behavior?
We investigate the phenomenon and ask if the sea is safe again …
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📖 Chapters:
00:00 These are no Monsters
00:57 The Beginning
01:46 Who are those Killer Whales? Facts & Figures
02:45 Attack in Action
03:41 Where it’s all happening
04:28 The Internet reacts
04:56 The Authorities react
05:49 In the Mind of an Orca
07:59 Our shared Future
09:23 More unique Wildlife Encounters
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🎥 Footage thanks go out to @WhaleWatchWesternAustralia and @TheRectory33!
🔗 Sources:
docs.google.com/document/d/1X...
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  • @terramater
    @terramater2 ай бұрын

    Don't forget to check out our other #WildToKnow videos: kzread.info/head/PLZ3CjNbCdQe-qL0vweacJkW6qvQpOtXYv&si=GfNssbIJo6EQ7bE9

  • @stevebennett9839
    @stevebennett98392 ай бұрын

    Perhaps one of the orcas in that pod were injured by a boat or even killed and the orcas see some boats as threats.

  • @terramater

    @terramater

    2 ай бұрын

    That was also one theory!

  • @charlesmartin1121

    @charlesmartin1121

    2 ай бұрын

    So using that logic: are those humans whose sailboats were sunk or damaged by Orca, entitled to injure or destroy any Killer Whales they encounter? An eye for an eye right!

  • @user-yy9hk9od9u
    @user-yy9hk9od9u2 ай бұрын

    They are very smart and now see humans as a threat.

  • @terramater

    @terramater

    2 ай бұрын

    That's one theory!

  • @charlesmartin1121

    @charlesmartin1121

    2 ай бұрын

    Then they aren't very smart. If they continue to attack boats, and even start killing people, then human beings will retaliate. If so I don't favor the Orca's chances.

  • @charlesmartin1121

    @charlesmartin1121

    2 ай бұрын

    And so now they are going to declare war on humans? I don't like their odds of winning.

  • @seekingabsolution1907
    @seekingabsolution19072 ай бұрын

    Orcas are giant, frivolous handless people who go through social trends. This could be a flair for activism spreading throughout their communities or it could just be a running gag, it is very hard to tell with these creatures.

  • @terramater

    @terramater

    2 ай бұрын

    OMG 🙈

  • @falsificationism
    @falsificationism2 ай бұрын

    Full disclosure I'm on team orca. Actually that's all I have to say. No sympathy for large shipping boats. And there's a special place in hell for any boat with a net.

  • @terramater

    @terramater

    2 ай бұрын

    We understand your point!

  • @charlesmartin1121

    @charlesmartin1121

    2 ай бұрын

    Good we don't want you on our team anyway.

  • @deinsilverdrac8695

    @deinsilverdrac8695

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@charlesmartin1121 Survival of species and care about nature Or listen to idiotic people like you Though choice

  • @snapslingpeavine1371

    @snapslingpeavine1371

    2 ай бұрын

    @@charlesmartin1121Go back to seaworld bozo

  • @user-qp7qs4uq7s

    @user-qp7qs4uq7s

    Ай бұрын

    Ok ghandi

  • @Pabst_Comandante_I.
    @Pabst_Comandante_I.2 ай бұрын

    This must be a playful behavior. If they would want to sink a boat on purpose and because of aggression it would take them seconds to do that. Thats how powerful they are. They can even kill blue wales. Team Orca 🖤🤍

  • @terramater

    @terramater

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah, it makes totally sense because they're extremely playful!

  • @EvgenyPakhomov
    @EvgenyPakhomov2 ай бұрын

    tl;dr: We don't really know.

  • @glory2cybertron
    @glory2cybertron2 ай бұрын

    Quite a lot of species will readily fight humans. Orcas doing it just draw more attention due to their size.

  • @terramater

    @terramater

    2 ай бұрын

    And because they're also soooo smart

  • @IK3Berlin
    @IK3Berlin16 күн бұрын

    I think they trained by Frontex and now the failed they mission.

  • @littlejohn590
    @littlejohn590Ай бұрын

    Guess of an orca starts attacking thats when i start spear fishing

  • @Brian_fooking_Ferry
    @Brian_fooking_Ferry2 ай бұрын

    They disable ships, not sinks them.

  • @charlesmartin1121

    @charlesmartin1121

    2 ай бұрын

    Did you watch the video? 4 sailboats have been sunk.

  • @Brian_fooking_Ferry

    @Brian_fooking_Ferry

    2 ай бұрын

    @@charlesmartin1121 nah bro

  • @thecritter519

    @thecritter519

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Brian_fooking_Ferrythe have sunk some bro… stop spreading misinformation

  • @rweezy6246

    @rweezy6246

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@Brian_fooking_Ferrysunk one today

  • @Arthera0
    @Arthera02 ай бұрын

    i wouldnt be surprised if they are doing it on purpose. we do deserve it as a group even if the individuals dont. lets just hope they are smart enough to figure out not all of us are assholes.

  • @one7decimal2eight

    @one7decimal2eight

    2 ай бұрын

    We deserve it? lol, ok bud. Maybe you do because of your guilt about whatever you feel guilt about.

  • @terramater

    @terramater

    2 ай бұрын

    The revenge of the orca 🙈

  • @Arthera0

    @Arthera0

    2 ай бұрын

    @@one7decimal2eight i have no personal guilt. humanity as a whole however has done at the very least some damage to orcas. cant blame them if they were to hold a grudge. we know corvids can so wo knows

  • @LateBloomerMedia

    @LateBloomerMedia

    Ай бұрын

    We all have a lil guilt. No one is perfect. I don't care who you are. It's what we do with that guilt that matters. Being aware such as yourself is a good first step. Unfortunately, there's people out there like the one above who just suppress it so that they can go through life thinking they do no wrong and always looking for things to validate their illusion that their sh*t don't stink

  • @Kiyoone
    @Kiyoone2 ай бұрын

    Actually, Orcas are doing those humans a favor... They are saying that their boats are too shitty and dangerous for those waters by destroying it🤣

  • @terramater

    @terramater

    2 ай бұрын

    They're just being nice! 🤩

  • @charlesmartin1121

    @charlesmartin1121

    2 ай бұрын

    Small sailboats are too shitty and dangerous? Or is it those are the only vessels they can hope to successfully attack, because any other ship type will laugh off anything the Orcas could do to them.

  • @charlesmartin1121
    @charlesmartin11212 ай бұрын

    "Most importantly it's a prey that is not going to harm the offspring." Really? Are you sure about that? All it will take to put an end to this behavior, is one sailboat owner with a rifle who is not willing to have his boat sunk. I am amazed at the restraint of my own species in this matter.

  • @RikerHaddon

    @RikerHaddon

    2 ай бұрын

    the restraint is justified though, we've killed so many cetaceans and been very harmful. Also there are only 30-40 orcas with this behavior maybe it's better to just find some way to protect the rudder

  • @charlesmartin1121

    @charlesmartin1121

    2 ай бұрын

    @@RikerHaddon That would work. In any case, biting rudders can't be good for their teeth.

  • @RikerHaddon

    @RikerHaddon

    2 ай бұрын

    @@charlesmartin1121 haha very true, I guess we'll see what happens as time goes on

  • @diefachfrau
    @diefachfrau2 ай бұрын

    They just what’s to play. They have no hands and they are intelligent. The „touch“ the boat with the teeth to get informations about materials…. They don’t do it on purpose

  • @terramater

    @terramater

    2 ай бұрын

    That's very likely too, they're quite playful!

  • @thewhisperingsylph8738
    @thewhisperingsylph8738Ай бұрын

    I personally see this as a business opportunity, and what's needed is a bigger and stronger ship. Usually whale/dolphin sightseeing service is a hit or miss if the animals don't show up but this Orca phenomenon will make it a guaranteed opportunity for paid customers to see Orca up close and personal.

  • @sebastianjost

    @sebastianjost

    Ай бұрын

    Please no!

  • @oneshothunter9877
    @oneshothunter98772 ай бұрын

    I'm a hunter living in the arctic. If my boat was attacked by orcas I wouldn't be in serious problems. They would. Just saying.

  • @natedicksonmedia

    @natedicksonmedia

    2 ай бұрын

    How big is your boat? Not like they'd bother to try and eat you anyways, unless you're a seal posting this comment

  • @oneshothunter9877

    @oneshothunter9877

    2 ай бұрын

    @@natedicksonmedia Really nothing special. 6.40 meter, Swedish made, 225 american hp. Most important is my g u n s that I always have in the boat. I go hunting all year round - if the sea ice allows me to. Seen a lot of Orcas, but they never bothered me, and I don't hunt them. NOT tasty as far as I've heard.

  • @charlesmartin1121

    @charlesmartin1121

    2 ай бұрын

    Sooner or later those Orca are going to run into a ship captain like you. And then they will learn just how dangerous we puny human beings actually are. I hope they stop before that though.

  • @deinsilverdrac8695

    @deinsilverdrac8695

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@oneshothunter9877 Yes and you also need to be an absolute bastard to kill a cetacean on purpose.

  • @bhumihar-fy7wt

    @bhumihar-fy7wt

    22 күн бұрын

    ​@@charlesmartin1121r u a pyschio or what.I m qualified in treating ur type of pitty and shameless human correctly.I just hope one day i can found people like u face to face not on internet

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