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Pranks or predation? Exploring the reasons behind Orcas’ interactions with boats

Seeing a lone orca breaching the water and diving through the twin hulls of a 14-meter catamaran was initially a spectacle for Amy and her fellow crew members.

They mused that the creature acted like a scout during their journey through the Strait of Gibraltar en route to Greece.

Returning shortly with reinforcements, the lone scout was now part of a group of five or six orcas that commenced what seemed like an attack on the boat.

Despite the apparent threat, Amy recalls not being fearful at the time, as she was ignorant of the numerous similar occurrences reported . . .

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