Why are orcas attacking boats? Hint: It’s not a war on humans. (www.washingtonpost.com)

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This is almost certainly fad behavior that would stop if we left them alone.

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[-] MaudlinMoi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

So, is there a way to encourage this behavior? And then teach it to other large marine mammals? And then teach them to attack undersea telecom infrastructure? Asking for some fish.

[-] geoffervescent@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I mean... yes. If fact both the US Navy and Russian Navy have a documented history of marine mammal training programs.

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