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Re:Orcas striking sailing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar by formerly_proven on Sunday September 13, 2020 @11:24AM (#24461431)
> Not antagonizing entities stronger than you are is a pretty basic instinct.

See, something insects don't get.

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Re:Orcas striking sailing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar by thwarted on Sunday September 13, 2020 @11:39AM (#24461511)
Insects are stronger in number. That you kill one that is biting you or buzzing around your head doesn't matter.
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Re:Orcas striking sailing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar by formerly_proven on Sunday September 13, 2020 @12:29PM (#24461940)
Stealing food from humans and annoying them is a very easy way to get food for wasps. But if they do it for long enough, the humans might decide to find their nest and eradicate the entire colony. The suggestion in this thread is that orcas are intelligent enough to realize (on any level of consciousness) this being a possibility for them if they start to harm (or even just annoy) humans.
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