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Brains over Braun Beringia Apr 2019 #1
An Orca has both. sonewhere out there is the video or an Orca cutting a Great White in half Blue_true Apr 2019 #35
I know how dangerous orcas can be Beringia Apr 2019 #40
Orcas do not fare well in captivity... JHan Apr 2019 #54
I agree Beringia Apr 2019 #55
yup, blackfish was really eye opening for me too. JHan Apr 2019 #56
Ummm, you need to watch the documentary Blackfish.. Volaris Apr 2019 #44
Wow. Use us as tongue cleansers for their Great White dinner. Blue_true Apr 2019 #50
I've seen it. they can and do kill when given the chance Kurt V. Apr 2019 #51
Orcas are the assholes of the ocean. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2019 #2
They're not vegans jberryhill Apr 2019 #4
Lol THIS made me laugh today! Volaris Apr 2019 #45
They also play with their carcasses like a ball. Baitball Blogger Apr 2019 #9
My dog informs me that this is normal celebratory behavior after a kill. milestogo Apr 2019 #61
Humans are bizarre. defacto7 Apr 2019 #11
Great post malaise Apr 2019 #22
I respect Orcas as I respect Wolves. hunter Apr 2019 #30
No need to look on the dark net to see brutal atrocities and human suffering IronLionZion Apr 2019 #39
Agreed. That's bad enough. defacto7 Apr 2019 #41
What a bizarre statement BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #12
I'm being semi-sarcastic. nt Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2019 #15
I didnt catch that and I am usually skeptical of anything that might meet Poes Law. tymorial Apr 2019 #27
They're predators - they're doing what they evolved to do . . . hatrack Apr 2019 #13
And humans Corgigal Apr 2019 #3
Again, watch the documentary Blackfish. Volaris Apr 2019 #46
What,.. our livers are tasty ? magicarpet Apr 2019 #53
Now, to duplicate whatever originates a fear response (instinctually now due to the attacks) Chin music Apr 2019 #5
they already have been doing that jcgoldie Apr 2019 #8
Wow. Chin music Apr 2019 #19
As I understand it, it's the scent of shark blood...they get the hell away from it... Volaris Apr 2019 #47
Orcas ordering a nice chianti to go with it. NT Ilsa Apr 2019 #6
They forgot the fava beans, tymorial Apr 2019 #28
Beat me to it. I posted it anyway because hell yes. Volaris Apr 2019 #48
I saw a show on this on Nat Geo last week jcgoldie Apr 2019 #7
That chemical is blood! A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #14
I suspect humans taste terrible, would make an Orca sick... hunter Apr 2019 #17
Until you piss one off that is held in captivity. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #18
And they used Tillikum's semen to produce 21 offspring TexasBushwhacker Apr 2019 #23
What's bad? hunter Apr 2019 #36
I don't like Sea World either TexasBushwhacker Apr 2019 #37
This raises thesis level questions abiut both evolutions for me..m Volaris Apr 2019 #49
Fascinating! Damn! That photo is scary! lunatica Apr 2019 #10
Not Bull Sharks they don't! GulfCoast66 Apr 2019 #16
I meant groups of dolphins lunatica Apr 2019 #20
Thanks but I was never in any danger. GulfCoast66 Apr 2019 #25
Bull sharks are the worst threat to humans IronLionZion Apr 2019 #24
They are really the only thing I truly fear when in the water in Florida. GulfCoast66 Apr 2019 #26
Yup RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #52
I saw a show one time about a rare instance where a group of scientists actually witnessed an Downtown Hound Apr 2019 #21
Anything that can smell a drop of blood from a mile away, Volaris Apr 2019 #43
Orca Whale vs. Great white shark Video IronLionZion Apr 2019 #29
we have orcas here in wash state..they are starving because of the low salmon population samnsara Apr 2019 #31
Or clean up our act before it's too late. defacto7 Apr 2019 #32
We should hire orcas to put sharks in their place IronLionZion Apr 2019 #38
Have known this for a while. Orcas are vicious killers that can cut a Great White Blue_true Apr 2019 #33
This is news? Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #34
Orcas are serious fuckin hunters... Volaris Apr 2019 #42
will orcas... myohmy2 Apr 2019 #57
There are no recorded incidents of wild Orca hurting humans A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #58
Never kill or eat, but there have been bites or they knock over a small boat or something IronLionZion Apr 2019 #59
I bet they are afraid of being kidnapped and taken to SeaWorld. milestogo Apr 2019 #60
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