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Beachcomber posted:Nonononono. I do not trust dolphins. This would be like turning the corner and running into a hippo. I mean don't trust dolphins, but that's a lot worse than a dolphin.
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Killer whale, on the prowl.
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Aramoro posted:I mean don't trust dolphins, but that's a lot worse than a dolphin. You don't hear more about dolphins because they don't leave witnesses.
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Feb 9, 2021 11:49
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Aren't orcas huge motherfuckers? Like kill baby whales and leave the mother completely alone and bereft levels of motherfucker?
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Feb 9, 2021 14:56
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“Curious” they say, as the paddle boarder is gently hunted.
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Feb 9, 2021 15:08
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I got freaked out the last time I did that and saw a huge snapping turtle. I would have legit poo poo my pants if that happened.
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Feb 9, 2021 15:14
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"Killer Whales" is their common name but Orcas are the largest species of dolphin
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null_pointer posted:Aren't orcas huge motherfuckers? Like kill baby whales and leave the mother completely alone and bereft levels of motherfucker? They like to torture seals to death by taking them to do water and smacking then through the air with their tails over and over.
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Feb 9, 2021 15:23
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If a drat Orca started following me on a paddle board, my rear end would make a bee line to the nearest land and pray the entire way.
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Not a GIF but since we're talking about orcas interacting with people, this is incredible footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTIcQMwYC1o
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I also find this orca footage really touching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02VJXEz6M5c
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Orcas are very unlikely to attack a human, but the danger lies in their curiosity and bulk. They may want to play with the person, but end up smashing them unintentionally. Or they may want to show the person their underwater kingdom, and then gently take the person in their mouth and take them down 200 feet. Most deaths of humans from Orcas have been because the person drowned while the orca played with them, rather than a direct attack.
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Feb 9, 2021 18:24
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Xarbala posted:I thought the exact opposite was true Beavers are technically fish because the local bishops got tired of French-Canadian furtrappers either starving themselves during Lent because there was gently caress all fish around them or sinning constantly. It's the same reason you can eat capybaras and gator.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Orcas are very unlikely to attack a human, but the danger lies in their curiosity and bulk. They may want to play with the person, but end up smashing them unintentionally. Or they may want to show the person their underwater kingdom, and then gently take the person in their mouth and take them down 200 feet. I thought all fatal orca incidents happened in captivity. I might be wrong though.
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Solice Kirsk posted:I thought all fatal orca incidents happened in captivity. I might be wrong though. Correct, according to this. There is only one recorded instance of a killer whale actually biting a human, and it was not fatal. All the other incidents are mischief getting a little out of hand but no one has ever died to a wild killer whale.
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Well yeah why do you think they're called killer whales, it's because they're really good at hiding the evidence otherwise they would get caught and couldn't kill any more.
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I used to have some really old Life photojournals, from before orcas were studied or held in captivity. The photographer describes orcas popping through the arctic ice "in an attempt to savage and kill he and his fellow travellers". When clearly the orcas were just spy-hopping, to check out what those silly two-legged ice walkers were up to. There's also a section that describes the author's enjoyment of studying sharks, but that in the end, they should probably all be wiped out for the safety of mankind.
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'Killer Whale' is actually a case of poor translation of old-fashioned names. The more accurate would be 'Whale killer'.
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I agree. Sharks as a concept are played out. They've been around for how long now? Like two hundred years? About time we get an upgrade.
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Are Orcas smooth though?
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mobby_6kl posted:Are Orcas smooth though? No it’s sharks that are super smooth. Here’s a closeup of Orca skin: 
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Cartoon Man posted:No it’s sharks that are super smooth. Here’s a closeup of Orca skin: Apparently, the whole drat thing is made of teeth.
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"Orca" is derived from the Latin word "orthrocra" which means many teeth, so that makes sense.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Orcas are very unlikely to attack a human, but the danger lies in their curiosity and bulk. They may want to play with the person, but end up smashing them unintentionally. Or they may want to show the person their underwater kingdom, and then gently take the person in their mouth and take them down 200 feet. I choose to believe they know exactly what they're doing as they "play"
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Halman posted:I choose to believe they know exactly what they're doing as they "play" Maybe, but if they did want to kill you, they could easily just chomp your rear end in one bite. Think of all the effort they go through to chase a fish, or beach themselves at the small chance to get seal. Humans would be like fast food for them, if they truly wanted to hunt us. Just imagine this fucker coming at you while you sunbathed in the shallows. "Oh what, the water is 4 inches deep and I weigh 3000 pounds? gently caress YOU, DON'T CARE." 
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Or they may want to show the person their underwater kingdom, and then gently take the person in their mouth and take them down 200 feet. The idea of an orca seeing a human and thinking “HOLY poo poo FELLOW MAMMAL YOU HAVE GOT TO SEE THIS poo poo COME CHECK THIS OUT” and accidentally drowning them is equal parts  and 
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MrYenko posted:The idea of an orca seeing a human and thinking “HOLY poo poo FELLOW MAMMAL YOU HAVE GOT TO SEE THIS poo poo COME CHECK THIS OUT” and accidentally drowning them is equal parts It's happened before. There was actually a famous case a while back caught on film. A lady and a pilot whale were swimming around together, perfectly pleasant. The pilot whale seemed very curious with the women, but was very placid. Then all of a sudden it lunged at the woman, grabbing her leg. It seems like an attack, but from what I recall the woman had no puncture wounds at all, so the despite the roughness the whale was clearly not trying to harm her. It let her go, but then shortly after it grabbed her again, and then dove down. It went down about 25-50 feet, and then at some point seemed to realize the woman was having none of it, and took her back to the surface, all with her leg in it's mouth the whole time, with no puncture wounds. Who know what the whale was thinking, but it seemed just like rough play, considering it could have torn her apart if it chose to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D47wdwwYo94&t=367s
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mobby_6kl posted:Are Orcas smooth though? Smooth as heck, plus they can blow raspberries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtpgzumBi_M
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BOOTY-ADE posted:Smooth as heck, plus they can blow raspberries Luna was depressed as gently caress, and while "imitating" a boat noise, got sucked into a boat propeller and killed theyself. It was a tugboat too, and they're engines are so powerful that apparently they Polytron'd her, and there was nothing left to recover at all.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Luna was depressed as gently caress, and while "imitating" a boat noise, got sucked into a boat propeller and killed theyself. Dolphinately not the way I want to go
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Jabberlock posted:Dolphinately not the way I want to go You did that on porpoise
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Sharks; smooth as hell Orcas; rough as hell. Ouch
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:It's happened before. There was actually a famous case a while back caught on film. A lady and a pilot whale were swimming around together, perfectly pleasant. The pilot whale seemed very curious with the women, but was very placid. Then all of a sudden it lunged at the woman, grabbing her leg. It seems like an attack, but from what I recall the woman had no puncture wounds at all, so the despite the roughness the whale was clearly not trying to harm her. It let her go, but then shortly after it grabbed her again, and then dove down. It went down about 25-50 feet, and then at some point seemed to realize the woman was having none of it, and took her back to the surface, all with her leg in it's mouth the whole time, with no puncture wounds. Who know what the whale was thinking, but it seemed just like rough play, considering it could have torn her apart if it chose to. That’s some Of Mice and Men poo poo right there
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I would probably have enjoyed that book more if lenny was a large whale, rest of the plot remains unchanged.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:It was a tugboat too, and they're engines are so powerful that apparently they Polytron'd her, and there was nothing left to recover at all. Good verbing of a noun there. 
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Solice Kirsk posted:I agree. Sharks as a concept are played out. They've been around for how long now? Like two hundred years? About time we get an upgrade. Are you sure about that? 
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Radio Paranoia posted:Are you sure about that? The classic "give them legs but no way to breathe on land" prank
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gently caress You And Diebold posted:The classic "give them legs but no way to breathe on land" prank Arachnids breathe passively, through something called "book lungs", which are open slits along the abdomen, as well as through things called spiracles, which are just more holes
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ante posted:Arachnids breathe passively, through something called "book lungs", which are open slits along the abdomen, as well as through things called spiracles, which are just more holes Yeah that poo poo don't work once you get more than like a foot in size, it would be as effective as the gills
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