An unknown number of orcas have sunk a sailing yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain’s maritime rescue service said on Monday, a new attack in what has become a trend in the past four years.

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  • awwwyissss@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Interesting. I know I’d be terrified, those things truly are apex predators.

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      6 months ago

      Giant pacific octopus would be the worry I would have.

      Octopus are strong and curious, if they lived longer than a few years they would be next to us or higher on the intelligence scale. They can pull off your regulator or mask just out of curiosity.