Deliberate attacks by killer whales are really rare, basically only occurring in cases where killer whales are kept in captivity to the point of mental breakdown, but even in the wild, killer whales can be driven crazy by humans.
Deliberate attacks by killer whales
Killer whales have been indiscriminately attacking ships in the Strait of Gibraltar since July 2020.
Killer whales sometimes prank ships, biting the balance rudder and slipping away; But these killer whales in Gibraltar will send out groups to hit and bite ships, which is not a playful act without control, because these attacks can last for more than an hour and cause great damage to ships, but no ships have sunk at present, and the crew is not very injured, after all, killer whales are only fighting with their flesh.
According to several crew members who were attacked, the killer whales also communicated with each other in a way that felt "completely orchestrated" through sounds similar to loud whistles. Crazy crashing into ships would have made loud noises, and killer whales would occasionally "whistle" and communicate with each other, noises that left the crew with only a roaring conversation.
What is it that makes Gibraltar's endangered group of 50 killer whales "crazy"?
Killer whales of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar, the confluence of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, is a narrow passageway for killer whales to prey on tuna, but they must be shared with tourist, merchant and fishing vessels. The large number of boats in the water is inherently destructive, generating a lot of noise to disrupt the normal hunting behavior of killer whales. When killer whales find tuna, fishing boats usually intercept them because fishing boats see killer whales and know that precious fish are nearby. Fishermen using bait hooks not only cut killer whales, but also rob them of their food.
Killer whales can do it, they have to eat it, right? Occasionally, they eat food from fishing boats' nets, but this infuriates fishermen who seem to be prenatal, and although killer whales are protected, fishermen retaliate cruelly, with unconfirmed rumors that fishermen use harpoons and machetes to attack killer whales, killer whales just want to feed, fishermen want their lives.
Supposedly, the killer whale should have resisted long ago? Why start now?
If I hadn't seen the light
The reason has something to do with the COVID-19 pandemic. The oppression of killer whales in this region has always been, but with the development of human society, it has slowly increased, and the feeling of boiling frogs in warm water has made the killer whales passively accept.
But the outbreak of the epidemic gave killer whales months to enjoy the days without human life. They suddenly realized what kind of life they had lived before! They begin to understand that they are not unlucky, but have been taken over by humans.
So they started attacking ships, essentially as a means of resisting injustice. They now understand that they are being threatened and abused, and they are taking countermeasures.
Do killer whales have such an IQ that I don't need to prove more, right?
Killer whales can react adversely to stress stimuli, as shown by captive killer whale attacks. Their advanced brain and mind processing makes them vulnerable to mental health issues and stress, which causes these powerful and dangerous animals to violently fight back against the hostility of their invaders.
So how do you mitigate killer whale attacks? WDC and ORCA, two charities that are constantly fighting for better protection of killer whales, have recommended that the Strait of Gibraltar be returned to the killer whales, allowing them to return to a better hunting lifestyle.
But they also know that it is impossible, and all they can do now is to publicize these things and get the attention of people around the world.