Having a whale of a time

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
01/04/2019 at 14:33 • Filed to: whaleoppolink

So lets think about this a little, an Orca is a predator with teeth...

DISCUSSION (25)

Just Jeepin' > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
01/04/2019 at 14:38

There’s never been a confirmed attack from a wild orca.

CB > Just Jeepin'
01/04/2019 at 14:48

That just proves that there have never been survivors.

For Sweden > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
01/04/2019 at 14:48

MY president would protect us from the whale menace

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KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Just Jeepin'
01/04/2019 at 14:48

...yet

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Just Jeepin'
01/04/2019 at 14:48

I guess that’s a good thing. Sharks on the other hand....

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB
01/04/2019 at 14:50

came here to say that.

facw > Just Jeepin'
01/04/2019 at 14:54

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale_attack

Regardless, they obviously don’t generally see people as food, though they would be quite dangerous if they did (or just made a mistake).

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > For Sweden
01/04/2019 at 14:55

The fuck did I just read?

Kinja'd!!!

And I didn’t even click on the link

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > For Sweden
01/04/2019 at 14:57

Gizmodo really upping the content game.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > facw
01/04/2019 at 14:57

Serious question: Why do we think that is? Is it because humans generally appear too bon y with not enough flesh and blubber to be tasty and worth eating?

Just Jeepin' > facw
01/04/2019 at 14:59

Your link reinforces what I said. Only captive whales are confirmed to have attacked people.

facw > Just Jeepin'
01/04/2019 at 15:02

Except for the wild ones. Unless you consider those unconfirmed? Including they guy who went to the hospital with an Orca bite? Human interactions with wild Orcas are pretty limited, and generally in places with not a lot of people, so if you are requiring video confirmation or something, of course your not going to find much, especially considering that negative interactions are exceedingly rare .

facw > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
01/04/2019 at 15:12

Animals don’t like eating weird stuff. There’s both some sort of evolutionary measure there, and especially in the case of a fairly intelligent species like Orcas, a learned component (many Orcas are actually quite picky about what they eat, specializing in different foods and hunting techniques , and it’s still unclear if that indicates some sort of sub- speciation, or a learned group-dynamic). In any event, trying to hunt or kill an unknown animal carries the risk that it has defenses (natural like poison, teeth, or claws, and unnatural like guns, etc.). So there’s a natural wariness built in to avoid those potential and unknown risks unless the animal is desperate . In the case of something like man-eating tigers, when they are tracked down and killed, they are almost always found to have sustained some injury that decreased their hunting ability and forced them to take risks a healthy tiger wouldn’t bother with.

Humans are probably nutritious enough to be worth Orca’s time, they eat plenty of fish and birds where the bones to meat ratio is much worse. “ Playing” them in the wild is probably not a good thing either, in that it decreases whatever concern they might have about us. This dynamic exists with plenty of land mammals, and I don’t see much reason it would apply to Orcas either.

Just Jeepin' > facw
01/04/2019 at 15:12

Kretschmer i s the only bite victim, and it seems reasonable to assume he was mistaken for a seal. All of the other “ attacks” were indirect at best.

I’m just saying that I’d feel safer swimming with orcas than driving on a busy highway.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > facw
01/04/2019 at 15:14

Yeah, good point about the unfamiliar/poisonous thing. The weird ‘shroom that I saw in the hills can now rest easy knowing that I’m not interested in eating it.

facw > Just Jeepin'
01/04/2019 at 15:15

Yeah, that seems likely (I would assume the other attacks were also probably mistakes as well). But of course we still call it a shark attack when a shark mistakes someone for a seal.

Anyway, r egardless of the actual count, it’s pretty clear that Orcas are not a significant risk.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Just Jeepin'
01/04/2019 at 15:16

No confirmed bigfoot attacks either......Just saying.....

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Future next gen S2000 owner
01/04/2019 at 15:17

First you have to have a confirmed bigfoot sighting.....

TheRealBicycleBuck > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
01/04/2019 at 15:18

Kinja'd!!!

Sharks have been known to attack surfers. They think it’s because surfers look like sea lions from underneath.

I’m guessing that kneeboarders look similar.

Ergo, it’s probably not a good idea to look like a sea lion while orca are around.

Kinja'd!!!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Just Jeepin'
01/04/2019 at 15:20

The cool thing about this video is the wale appears to be playful with the guy in the water, when he took off on the rope I thought the wale might want to play a bit more.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
01/04/2019 at 15:21

That’s the beauty of it. Maybe we have, maybe we haven’t. Maybe they eat children, maybe they are a fictional character passed down through lore and cave drawings . Maybe I’m just a weird crazy guy that talks to my shoe. The world is full of crazy strange stuff.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Future next gen S2000 owner
01/04/2019 at 15:28

B ig foot does not exist:

1. T here is no archeological evidence, we have evidence of saber tooth tigers but not big foot.

2. They exist only in my th and legend like dragons and unicorns.

3. We have found numerous externally rare land based animals and have never found big foot.

4. I should get back to work.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
01/04/2019 at 15:37

1. https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/finding-bigfoot/videos/bigfoot-cave-paintings

2. [insert shruggie emoji]

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantopithecus

4. Lol never!

Bigfoot probably doesn’t exist, but I will prevent you from getting any work done.