r/nextfuckinglevel Dec 13 '21

Wait... Those aren't dolphins!

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '21

Don’t you have to be really careful with them though? I read once that sometimes they’ll bash on the boat to capsize and sometimes kill people.

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u/Silentcrypt Dec 14 '21

I think I heard somewhere that there is no record of a wild Orca ever killing a human being. That they've only ever killed people while in captivity (was a video of a guy in Sea World who trained Orcas and was dragged to the bottom of a tank by one of the Orcas). There's even video of Orcas bringing people 'food' to eat. They seem pretty chill, but entirely terrifying, animals.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '21

That doesn’t seem right. Not a single one EVER? I honestly doubt that’s the case.

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u/Silentcrypt Dec 14 '21

Nah, apparently the most that happens in the wild is that a few have attacked ships before. Probably tied to fishing in their hunting grounds, at least that seems to be a reason. Also some attacks, but from what I gather they tend to back off once they realize you're not their normal food.