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Re:Orcas striking sailing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar by quickthrowman on Sunday September 13, 2020 @12:32PM (#24461969)
> Orcas are smart, and one of the things some pods have learned to do recently is to wash seals off ice floes by swimming together to create a wave. They are in dire straits, with fishing boats taking all the fish, and maybe they are trying desperate measures to find food.

There is footage of this technique in BBC’s Frozen Planet, if anyone is curious to see it.

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Re:Orcas striking sailing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar by bmitc on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:10PM (#24473895)
They gave a pass at the cameramen as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBRu3LGceAg

It doesn't seem as full effort as the normal ones, so they could have been training or experimenting, both of which they are known to do. They could have been play and giving a little scare as well.

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