A group of orcas severely damaged a yacht off the coast of southern Spain. One theory is that the killer whales may be finally organizing to exact their revenge. What are these encounters about? And are they spreading? From The Guardian, I'm Madeline Finley and this is Science Weekly.
Since 2020, orcas off the coast of Spain and Portugal have been ramming boats, biting rudders and, in a few cases, sinking entire vessels. Now it has been reported that a similar encounter has happened off Shetland. Madeleine Finlay speaks to marine biologist and orca expert Hanne Strager about what might be behind these incidents and where our fascination with orcas comes from This podcast was amended on 27 June 2023. An earlier version contained audio of the calls of a humpback whale, not an orca. This audio has now been removed.. Help support our independent journalism at
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