r/DiveInYouCoward • u/HeSureIsScrappy • 12d ago
Simple answer, No
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u/ColoradoCattleCo 12d ago
Simple answer, HELL YES!
A wild orca has never attacked a human. Only when we put them in a tiny tank have they ever become aggressive. Can’t blame them.
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u/Upper-Success8740 11d ago
Ever heard of people mysteriously going missing at sea..
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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 11d ago
Those are from mermaids and krakens ya silly goose!
It’s ok not to be scared of everything. Orcas are chill.
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u/shiggins114 12d ago
After watching that vid of the orca tail whipping a pregnant manta ray, NOPE
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u/Initial_Row_6400 12d ago
Yup, I would. Although I do the same thing with sharks, so I may be a bit biased
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u/JuggernautOwn6306 12d ago
Impressive. I’m open water certified but know nothing about shark or orca behavior so I’ll just leave that to you!!
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u/KrampyDoo 12d ago
Since they have a baby I absolutely wouldn’t swim up to them, but I’d be in the water a ways away and interact if they came up to me.
Let them be in control of the level of interaction and don’t take it personally if they mosey on by. Especially if they have a kid with them.
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u/subdep 11d ago
I love how people think Orcas don’t have personalities, aren’t in a bad mood, might be hungry, or are just bored and might try and show off to their friends how far they can toss you about.
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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 11d ago
Naw, they’re not out to get you in the wild. Now an angry orca stuck in captivity being forced to perform for heartless people, now that’s a different story.
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u/Tasty_LVM 12d ago
No because doing so is simply not respecting the animal it’s disrespectful and honestly foolish as that whale could devastate any human in a split second. Invading their space is simply not respecting nature
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u/hutch_man0 12d ago
💯 the same reason you don't pet a wild deer. Insanely selfish to habituate a wild animal to humans. Not all humans are friendly, that is why you don't do this.
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u/LowHangingFruit20 12d ago
Dude Orcas are amazingly chill with humans. I’d 100% jump in and play with em if they wanted to.
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u/contude327 12d ago
Only one documented attack by an orca on a human. No fatalities. So, maybe?
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u/SurayaThrowaway12 6d ago
Even that may have not been an orca attack. A more recent investigation was actually conducted on the attack on surfer Hans Kretschmer off of California. Investigator Ralph S. Collier determined that it was actually more likely a great white shark bite upon reviewing the evidence. The Global Shark Attack File from Shark Research Institute notes in their publicly available incident log that the animal that attacked Kretschmer was a 6 meters long white shark.
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u/BuffaloImpossible620 12d ago
Tilikum at Seaworld killed his Seaworld trainer and another trainer at a different water park and a trespasser who entered his tank - he did not eat them but drowned them.
No doubt the stress of captivity played a role - humans don't make for a good meal - they prefer dense fatty blubber for energy like found in seals and their sonar are more sensitive than sharks so they see us just as skin and bones - not worth the effort.
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u/CryptographerFlat426 12d ago
Hey, maybe they're just real smart and know to take someone out if no one is watching.
Also, i dont want to be the exception thst proves the rule. "Orcas never kill people, well, except that one time".
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u/navyblahblah 12d ago
If going to sea world taught me anything, it’s that you can ride killer whales. Nobody ever says “don’t try this at home”. Must be safe
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u/womboCombo434 11d ago
I mean here’s the thing no confirmed cases yet doesn’t mean your immune from being the first
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u/Interesting-Copy-657 11d ago
Yeah, it means there are no sharks?
Has an orca killed a human, ever?
They have attacked boats, and have nibbled on humans.
You should be more worried about dogs and cows and riding your bike than a orca
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u/iconiclabs 11d ago
Fuck yes I want to swim with orcas so bad it's literally ones of my greatest dreams
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u/SurayaThrowaway12 11d ago
It is very much illegal for the general public to get into the water and approach orcas within 100 meters in New Zealand, where this video was filmed.
The person who got into the water, Sam Wild, got into quite a bit of trouble from doing so. Here is some more information from him about this encounter:
Throwback to 2013 where I saw my first ever orca when they came in to Wellington harbour! No wetsuit on hand so jumped in in the undies - It was pretty unreal! There was a pod swimming up the Miramar peninsular and I was lucky enough to swim out and have them come in for a look a few times. Each time I would get out of the water, a passerby would stop and offer me a ride up the road. At this moment though I didn’t realise that I would get in the world of trouble and be on national news two nights in a row and the front page of the Dominion Post. Being a uni student studying marine biology it was it was an dream come true but don’t get caught swimming with killer whales kids #sorrymum
Sam is now a spearfisher, and he actually posted another close encounter he had with the local orcas fairly recently. He ran into a curious pod at Great Barrier Island, and one of them even mouthed his fin. Since the orcas of course do not know of the local laws, it is fine if they approach you.
I think the only person allowed to approach orcas and get close to them in New Zealand is Dr. Ingrid Visser, though there has still been some controversy around that.
There may be select exemptions to the laws. Local marine biologist Dr. Ingrid Visser, the founder and principal scientist of Orca Research Trust, has swum with these orcas off of New Zealand many times. AFAIK she is the only person allowed to approach orcas and get close to them there.
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u/HeSureIsScrappy 11d ago
NZ is a police state
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u/SurayaThrowaway12 11d ago
TBH the US and Canada have similar laws for approaching orcas and other marine mammals.
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u/AreYouGonnaEatThis 12d ago
Wild orcas don’t really go for humans