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.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.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.These are the bears and lions of the sea. Except they're even smarter.I wouldn't want to be in a small boat or kayak near orcas.