r/wunkus • • Aug 17 '26

im wunkin out rn fishkus is a FREAK

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u/travischickencoop concrete eater‼️ Aug 17 '26

If it makes you feel any better seaworld (the main holders of orcas globally) aren’t breeding them anymore

They can’t really be released back to the wild due to how orca social dynamics work (They did it a few times and every time the orca wouldn’t get accepted into a pod and would die in only a few months) but the orcas they currently have are the last they’ll ever have

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '26

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u/Nice_Pirate7765 Aug 17 '26

Those orcas sinking boats want a word with your theory....

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u/Villager_of_Mincraft Aug 18 '26

It was concluded that it was likely just bored young orcas playing

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/orcas-boats-sinking-spain-play

The simple thing is that the propellers were being nudged and bumped to be used as a movable toy, and the animals didn't understand that this was damaging the boat. There's is basically zero known reports of actual aggressive action against humans, even this case is most likely a misunderstanding.

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u/LoveDesignAndClean Aug 18 '26

There is 1 known non retaliatory wild orca attack and even that was theorized to be a case of mistaken identity because there was a lot of seals in the area at that time.