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Since 2017, there have been regular attacks on boats in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Orcas have been ramming themselves into boats to the point that they actually sunk at least four boats.
One boat off the Strait of Gibraltar wassunkjust this past May.
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Especially during COVID lockdown, it was hard to not interpret the orca incidents as killer whales protesting humanity.
Imagine being an extra bored teen that’s going through a growth spurt to weigh 16 tons.
They don’t have Play Stations underwater so what’s a young orca to do?
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As a result, there’s been extra free-time for developing some hobbies.
As one of the smartest creatures on the planet, this curious bunch needs some mental stimulation.
All of the orcas are either juveniles or adolescents, and overwhelmingly they’re male.
Once one cool orca started bumping rudders, all the others started modeling his behavior.
The problem is they’ve all been getting much bigger, leading to the unintended mayhem.
Apparently, just like humans, killer whales are susceptible to being influenced by trendsetters.
In the 1980s, one hipster orca in the Puget Sound was spotted wearing a fish as a hat.
Then, within two months, orcas from three neighboring pods were sporting fish hats.
Then they stopped suddenly, as if the dead fish were no longer considered chic.
Another group of male orcas like to move fishermen’s prawn and crab traps around.
Scientists are fairly certain this is purely in fun as they don’t typically eat crabs or prawn.
