Since 2020, orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar have been bumping and biting boats in dozens of incidents that have frightened mariners and confounded scientists.
On Oct. 31, a pod of killer whales swarmed a Polish yacht sailing in the Strait of Gibraltar. For 45 minutes, the orcas hit the vessel’s rudder and damaged the boat, according to the company that operated it. Despite rescue efforts, the yacht never made it back to shore, sinking near the entrance of the Moroccan port of Tanger Med.
“We urge the media and public to avoid projecting narratives onto these animals,” a group of more than 30 scientistsin an open letter this summer. “In the absence of further evidence, people should not assume they understand the animals’ motivations.”What we do know is that orcas are highly intelligent marine mammals that appear to learn from one another.
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