orcinus-ocean · 1 year ago
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A story of an attack I had surely never heard of before.
In 1972, this man and his family were attacked by a pod of killer whales (he explains it as "mom, dad and baby in between"), which completely sank their 45-foot schooner.
The big bull was injured in the attack ("his head was split open" - paraphrased), and Douglas here thinks they mistook the boat for a whale they wanted to kill and eat.
Still, before the recent attacks in Gibraltar, I had never heard of killer whales sinking boats before, yet more stories keep coming of attacks in the wild.
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malbecmusings · 1 year ago
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Brend Schuil's follow up on the video he posted as part of Team JAJO's encounter with Orcas during the 2023 Ocean Race.
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importantsecret · 1 year ago
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sixbucks · 1 year ago
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belvira · 1 year ago
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naffeclipse · 5 months ago
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What would Y/N do is Orca!Eclipse was having a panic attack?
He would try to hide from your sights and deal with it on his own, panicking and struggling with the squeezing pressure in his chest that makes him wonder if his heart will simply stop and he will float belly up, dead. He can't be seen as weak. That's not attractive. That's not going to make you stay. But you would find him anyway.
You're bewildered and alarmed watching the orca siren flounder as if he were under attack, but he couldn't be. He's the apex predator of the Arctic. You finally beckon and perhaps even touch him when he thrashes beside the ice. Your gloves slide down his slick skin but you take him by the face and hold him still, speaking softly to him. You don't know what's wrong. You only know his eyes are wide and wild, darting everywhere but you.
Softly, calmly, you tell him everything is alright. He's safe. He's going to be okay. You're here. You don't want him to be scared or hurt or alone. His breaths are off-tempo and hitched like he's drowning above the sea. Your thumbs softly stroke his cheek while he slowly clings to you, his claws pressing so tight to your coat that you're afraid he's going to puncture the fabric. Instead, he slowly drags himself onto land and pulls you against his wet chest. This time, you don't fear it so much.
He curls tightly around you, clinging to you like a child. Even stranger, he's silent. He's so terribly quiet and you fear that he's gone into shock or something of that nature. You keep talking to him, telling him things about photography and other places you visit, anything to keep him grounded with your voice. You don't think you make any sense or you sound boring, but when you pause for a few seconds too long, his arms begin squeezing you. You continue, and he gradually uncoils from whatever is gripping him.
You ask if he wants to talk about it. He says no. He just wants to hold you. He begs you to stay, to not leave him. He doesn't want to be alone again.
So you stay with him in his arms until he's almost back to old himself.
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eros-cestlavie · 6 months ago
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mannyblacque · 1 year ago
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sitting-on-me-bum · 3 months ago
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“Morning attack”
“An orca attacks two seals in the morning on the beach.”
© HJ Yang
2023 Nature Conservancy photo contest
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orcinus-veterinarius · 9 months ago
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Five critically endangered northern right whales dead from boat strikes and netting entanglements, and representatives are introducing a bill to Congress to… ban aquarium belugas from breeding.
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ghost-bxrd · 11 months ago
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Prompt:
Merfolk Edition!
Jason Todd is an Orca!mer who drowned when the Joker tied him up at the bottom of the ocean.
Tim Drake, an octopus!mer, stole his place in Bruce’s pod only a short few lunar cycles after.
Jason is going to make him pay.
aka. The Titans Tower Au but instead of just beating him up Tim is in serious danger of getting eaten.
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stars-and-soda · 1 year ago
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Yasakw Yakgujanaas Designs goes hard
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remuslupinschocolat3 · 2 months ago
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I'm not a mystery y'know.. I literally never shut up.. it's really not that hard to figure out what I like
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glowylavalamps · 3 months ago
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Artfight Attacks!
Finally an end to my Artfight, I've come to post all the drawings I've made throughout it! Character: Cmyki by kate_pl_UwU
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Character: Velvetstorm by Velvetstorm
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Character: ??? by Pathea
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Character: Deathseer by EdenTheBirb
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Character: Blocks by lostlibrary
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Character: Dwarf by Velvetstorm
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Characters: Triturus by merrygoround | ☼-Salmon by Streberriez | Farrago by Lampz | Marine by Thebluefish | Trench * by JewelDragon73 | Utsuri by Ele-Drawz | Costa Rica by Kopi_is_loose | Bandit ~ Sona by Vexiziann | Seastar ❒ by evrenthedragon | Karma by Oswaldepic | Tallulah by Spotch | Thistle by NuancefulPride
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Character: cLover by HungryPistachio
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Character: Molten Lavair by MoltenLavair
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Character: Zeph by thepyrokitty
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Character: Prism by SpaceDino
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Character: Felicity by Velvetstorm
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Characters: Xanny ⭐️ by Lampz | Sugarpop by merrygoround
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Character: Keeko by Bootyqueen
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Character: Spot by WaywardSkeleton
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Artfight this year was really fun! I enjoyed attacking all these people and the process of the art. Can't wait for next year!
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themesopelagiczone · 10 months ago
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cookiecutter sharks took down nuclear submarines during the cold war!! they'd bite off chunks of the rubber around sonar domes and cause the oil to leak, blinding submarines and forcing them back for repairs. the americans thought it was some kind of secret soviet technology but actually, it was these little cat-sized, glow in the dark bitches that will bite anything that moves.
medium | business insider
photos: noaa observer project
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dutchs-blog · 2 years ago
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When they ofer you a free massage 💆‍♀️💆‍♂️💆‍♀️💆‍♂️
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