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sanatanadharma

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23. Orcas are conscious beings

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Sep 13, 2020, 05:29 PM

Sep 2020

Orcas are conscious beings. They have awareness, communication, knowledge of their (largely unknown to humans) world.

Orcas know which species is destroying their world.

Humans need the wisdom of the wild to tame the bestiality of humans.

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Scientists baffled by orcas ramming sailing boats near Spain and Portugal [View all] marmar Sep 2020 OP

Were the boaters listening to a Trump speech? LiberalFighter Sep 2020 #1

Payback? Karma? HAB911 Sep 2020 #2

sounds like it rockfordfile Sep 2020 #17

Weird ffr Sep 2020 #3

Not just overpopulation malaise Sep 2020 #4

+1 2naSalit Sep 2020 #6

We are not monsters Loki Liesmith Sep 2020 #11

i.e., monsters CatWoman Sep 2020 #21

Sick of our garbage, pollution and plastic Golden Raisin Sep 2020 #5

Sick and tired of boats and the people in them. 2naSalit Sep 2020 #7

I guarantee they don't know that and don't care. Loki Liesmith Sep 2020 #12

Are they hearing sonar there? MoonRiver Sep 2020 #8

My guess is it's something like that Loki Liesmith Sep 2020 #13

thus proving that science education beats the creativity out of too many scientists. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #9

Lolwut Loki Liesmith Sep 2020 #14

well, then you are missing half the fun. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #15

Ahhh Shades of Moby Dick..... Take THAT you plastic POS!!!! mitch96 Sep 2020 #10

Or shades of the Essex Brother Buzz Sep 2020 #18

They've had it with humans spanone Sep 2020 #16

The sailing community will tell you it's because sailboats don't make noise Brother Buzz Sep 2020 #19

Not new to anyone who read "Survive the Savage Sea" EX500rider Sep 2020 #20

Mother Nature is Angry DSandra Sep 2020 #22

Orcas are conscious beings sanatanadharma Sep 2020 #23