In recent years, a series of incidents involving orcas, also known as killer whales, attacking boats has puzzled scientists and sailors alike. These interactions, which some prefer to call ...
Killer whales or Orcas have been attacking boats off the coast near Spain and Portugal. This subpopulation is becoming known as the Iberian Orcas. The incident on the 4th of May, 2023, resulted in ...
As killer whale attacks on boats around Portugal and Spain continue, sailors are turning to some strange tactics in attempts to deter them ...
Recent incidents of orcas interacting with boats in the waters around the Strait ... behavior or a form of social learning among the whales. Others believe it could be a response to trauma or ...
In the most recent incident on October 31, a pod of killer whales brutally scuttled a Polish yacht off the coast of Morocco ...
Killer whales have been spotted engaging in ‘disruptive’ behaviour around boats, baffling experts ... caused major damage’ after attacking the boat’s steering fin for ’45 minutes’.
For years, killer whales have been attacking and sometimes capsizing boats in the waters off Spain and Portugal. Now, sailors are working together to find a way to deter the orcas, and may have ...
and - while there is no definitive evidence - speculate she may now be spurring fellow killer whales on to target vessels. Authorities noticed a steady uptick in incidents and restricted boats ...
A recent spate of killer whales sinking boats delighted online observers who ... explains the current theories why orca whales are attacking vessels off the coast of the Iberian peninsula.
As killer whales ... rock-loving whales. Unfortunately, scientists are still a long way from deducing why orcas — which feed on fish and marine mammals — are attacking boats in the first ...
Killer whales have been spotted engaging in ‘disruptive’ behaviour around boats, baffling experts ... caused major damage’ after attacking the boat’s steering fin for ’45 minutes’.
Apparently led by a female dubbed ‘White Gladis’, a marauding pod of orcas has been attacking seafarers ... taught the other killer whales to assault boats in “revenge” after being hit ...
