Watch how an Orca kills a sea lion, it’s frightening.
And then realize, an Orca has never killed a human...
What about the trainer girl at Seaworld? The one who got grabbed by her ponytail and dragged to the bottom in front of an audience?
Well, maybe that’s about to change:
Experts stumped after killer whales attack sailing boats near Spain:
https://nypost.com/2020/09/13/killer-whales-attack-sailing-boats-near-spain-and-portugal/
Perhaps some beaches should play some underwater orca sounds to scare away the sharks.
..an Orca has never killed a human...
There have actually been three deaths recorded. Tilikum, nicknamed Tilly, was a captive orca, who spent most of his life performing at SeaWorld Orlando. He was responsible for all three. He was captured in Iceland in 1983 at Hafnarfjörður, near Reykjavík. About a year later, he was transferred to Sealand of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia. He was subsequently transferred in 1992 to SeaWorld Orlando, Florida.
On February 20, 1991, Keltie Byrne, a 21-year-old marine biology student and competitive swimmer, slipped and fell into the pool containing Tilikum, Haida II and Nootka IV while working as a part-time Sealand of the Pacific trainer. The three orcas submerged her, dragging her around the pool and preventing her from surfacing. It was several hours before her body could be recovered from the pool.
On July 6, 1999, a 27-year-old man, Daniel P. Dukes, was found dead over Tilikum’s back in his sleeping pool. Dukes had visited SeaWorld the previous day, stayed after the park closed, and evaded security to enter the orca tank unclothed. An autopsy found numerous wounds, contusions, and abrasions covering his body that were allegedly caused by Tilikum. The autopsy concluded that Dukes’ cause of death was drowning.
On February 24, 2010, Tilikum killed Dawn Brancheau, a 40-year-old trainer. Brancheau was killed following a Dine with Shamu show. The veteran trainer was rubbing Tilikum as part of a post-show routine when the orca grabbed her by her ponytail and pulled her into the water. Some witnesses reported seeing Tilikum grab Brancheau by the arm or shoulder. Brancheau’s autopsy indicated death by drowning and blunt force trauma.
There are few instances where humans/orcas actually face up, so the possible killing of a human are infrequent. But even the animals in captivity are still animals and will react that way.
I was pushed by my kids to be part of the show at the lion area at Marine World Africa USA in Vallejo, ca, and they took me and made me king. I wore a cape and a crown. They brought in close to a 300 plus pound male lion and it sat at my right hand during the show. They asked me to leave it alone. No problem there. I did watch it, but it sat down for the whole show and never even gave me a glance. If it wanted me, I was toast. Didn’t volunteer there again to even pick up someones handkerchief. I did get even with the kids, though.
rwood