Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2017/10/24/watch-delighted-swimmers-flee.html
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Three observations:
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I think she says “you guys are crazy!”
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I would probably run/swim/waterhop away from an orca despite knowing full well that they don’t attack people.
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I am disturbed that the word cameraperson, when hyphenated, becomes cameraper son.
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Marauder of the seas right there. I guess there are not recorded attacks on humans in the wild, but that is a very deadly animal. I don’t suppose I would have waited to be the first.
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East Coast Bias: When I see a big fin I’m out!
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That Orca just wanted a lunch date.
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Chicago is the best coastal city. Zero shark attacks.
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But Da’ Bearz!
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They’ve killed (and maimed) enough people in captivity that I can’t blame anyone for choosing not to take any chances.
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That’s just because they are smart enough to cover their tracks.
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Yup. I’d get out of the water too…
“curious” just make me wonder if he is thinking “I wonder what THESE creatures taste like?”
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Yeah - ‘curious killer whale’
as in ‘I wonder what those splashy swimless creatures taste like’
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“Killer whales don’t attack people in the wild.”
Yeah, well, something that big might hurt you not meaning too.
Also, you can’t prove a negative. This could be a Hipster Whale who thinks eating humans makes him cool and edgy.
“Most Orcas don’t like the way humans taste, but I’ve developed a refined palette and they can be quite enjoyable if you know which ones to eat.”
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To steal a great joke…
If they are such a deadly animal, why didn’t somebody give them a name to warn us that they are so dangerous?
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I’d like to point out that Michigan has 3,288 miles of coastline, and not a single shark attack. Ever.
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I wonder why they aren’t called “snuggle whales?”
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“I ate humans before it was cool”
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There’s also not much unpolluted water along those shores either; just sayin’.
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/about/media/chemical-pollution-great-lakes.html
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So I guess the takeaway is that pollution is the best defense against shark attacks. SCIENCE!
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