Orcas (or killer whales) are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common …

Although popularly seen as one of the most deadly of the ocean’s creatures, the fact is that killer whales, or more correctly, Orcas, have been implicated in very few attacks on humans. In fact, …

2022年8月20日 · While there have no recorded orca killings of humans in the wild, there have been a small handful of very rare incidents where killer whales have come into contact with …

2023年10月15日 · Killer whales are surprisingly gentle in the wild when interacting with humans — though it's sometimes a different story with orcas in captivity.

2024年2月21日 · Human bystanders have observed multiple instances of dozens of orcas orchestrating successful attacks against their prey, in some cases even killing whales up to 70 …

2010年2月25日 · After an experienced trainer was pulled in and killed by an orca at SeaWorld, a wildlife biologist who studies the species explains how a killer whale's natural behavior might …

2023年7月12日 · Captive orca tricks that involve swimming with humans, like an animal balancing a trainer on its nose, are now banned in the United States. But those acts never came close to …

2010年2月24日 · News of a trainer being killed by a killer whale at SeaWorld Orlando today doesn't change the fact that these giants, while deadly predators, do not kill humans at sea. …

6 天之前 · Orcas are often called killer whales, even though they almost never attack humans. They live in every ocean around the world, from the warm waters near the equator to the icy …

2013年12月20日 · In 1820, a giant sperm whale, apparently 85 feet long (the average is 50ft) attacked a whaleship named the Essex, causing her to sink. Her crew were left adrift in three …