Comment on Orcas sink sailing yacht in Strait of Gibraltar
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 5 months agoWhy? I haven’t even heard of attacks on humans other than from orcas in captivity
Comment on Orcas sink sailing yacht in Strait of Gibraltar
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 5 months agoWhy? I haven’t even heard of attacks on humans other than from orcas in captivity
Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
I think it is that when you are diving you could be mistaken for a slow awkward seal.
Killer whales don’t attack humans in swimming settings because we are obviously not their food but when divers are underwater mistakes could happen and if you are not close to the surface anything that happens that messes with your regulator or tanks means death.
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Interesting. I know I’d be terrified, those things truly are apex predators.
Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Giant pacific octopus would be the worry I would have.
Octopus are strong and curious, if they lived longer than a few years they would be next to us or higher on the intelligence scale. They can pull off your regulator or mask just out of curiosity.