Black Panther 1,586 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 https://www.yahoo.com/news/pod-crazy-killer-whales-launching-142351438.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Seriously BP, Yahoo News? What are you smoking? If you want recommendations for actual news, or news that at least pretends to be based on journalistic investigation, just ask. But Yahoo news? Really? PS, I think this thread may suite the fake news section of smalltalk, rather than lowering the standard of marine talk... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,586 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Ive never heard of Yahoo news before. It sort of popped up when i turned the phone on. This phone does all aorys of shit without asking my permission Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,586 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Not so funny https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/13/the-tale-of-the-killer-whales Quote Link to post Share on other sites
armchairadmiral 411 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Wasn't the MacRobertson family who wrota book about 119 days in a raft with a dinghy after being rammed by Orca decades ago ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 399 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 117 days adrift Maurice and Maralyn Bailey-Died recently I believe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 My best mate is a marlin fisherman in Portugal (out of Faro) and he confirmed it’s a thing right now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I have heard of a couple of stories of Orca supposedly "Playing" with boats. I have no clue if they are really playing or not. Possibilities could be that they are knocking Barnacles off them, if that is a thing. Or maybe a Bull is being boisterous and thinking a Boat is a rival or threat. Maybe a Female (Is that a Cow?) is being precious of her young if there are any. They are intelligent animals for sure, but I imagine they can also misinterpret a Boat among their Pod. Playing IMV would be light bumping. In both occasions I had heard, it was more than light bumping. One had their rudder broken and the other had the boat given a good hard solid thump. Mind you, they are also pretty heavy animals. Maybe to them it is a playful bump. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 The current theory in Europe is that this behaviour is a stress reaction to declining food & populations now down to only about 50k globally. Which is a sign of fish stocks under them (ie their food source) also in decline. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,586 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Thanks for the cheerful news Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I gave up fishing years ago! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkside 61 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I was woken up this morning by Orcas having breakfast between the boat and the beach in Tryphena. They didn't attack the boat so we are all good for now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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