Orcas striking sailing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar
The "stressed" angle is interesting, and I appreciate it since these are experts discussing the matter.<p>I wonder, however, if there is something more sinister at play. Orcas are very intelligent animals. Is there a chance that they knocked a lone sailor off of a boat once and found a new food source? What if they're trying to replicate previous success? The entire pod could have learned this behavior.<p>Orcas are known to eat large terrestrial mammals. The fact that we don't have a documented case of them eating humans doesn't mean it can't or hasn't happened.<p>These are the bears and lions of the sea. Except they're even smarter.<p>I wouldn't want to be in a small boat or kayak near orcas.