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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years ago

Orcas sink another boat in Europe after a nearly hour-long attack

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Orcas sink another boat in Europe after a nearly hour-long attack

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years ago
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For the fourth time in two years, a group of unusually brazen orcas in southwestern Europe have sunk a sailing boat after relentlessly attacking it for almost an hour on Halloween.
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    They are also killing sharks in South Africa. So it’s not just humans they are pissed off at. Wonder why they are so angry.

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      They always kill sharks though. That’s totally apples & oranges.

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        Oh, the article mentioned it like it was a big deal.

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          Fun fact: Orcas are absolute dicks. They are one of a very small list of animals that will kill for fun and not food. They are the top of the list and most heavily documented exhibiting this behavior.

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            If Orcas are absolute dicks then what does that make humans?

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              One of the few species that can conceptualize what being a dick is?

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                Try again

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                  Sorry bud, its true

                  Edit: If you think humans suck, the animal kingdom does far more heinous shit than the average human CONSTANTLY

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                    You are fooling yourself if you think humans are any better

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              Im14andthisisdeep

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          Probably an attempt at juxtaposition, as rich people are frequently referred to as sharks.

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          IIRC it is a big deal because the orcas have taken to driving out the native South African population of great whites, which isn’t normal. (insert clever apartheid joke here)

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      They’re ornery cause they got all them teeth but no toothbrush

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      They’ve been killing sharks since forever, that is not news

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      We keep taking their habitat away for urban sprawl.

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        Yeah we need to stop building our cities in the ocean!

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          SeaQuest DSV intensifies

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