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editI'm not asking for speculation, I'm asking for information about current speculation, particularly among orca scientists: Do scientists speculate that the motive for orca attacks on boats is the orcas have figured out that humans have caused pollution to the ocean and other environmental damage to the ocean and are retaliating?Rich (talk) 13:12, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- It's a little late for April Fool's Day. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:26, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- The OP is asking a legitimate question that animal experts have been asking. It is not a joke. Yes, OP is probably off-base about the reason for the attacks, but the question is a good one. Viriditas (talk) 01:59, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
- "the orcas have figured out that humans have caused pollution to the ocean" is a joke. Unless the OP thinks they've been watching PBS specials on the subject. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:45, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
- The OP is asking a legitimate question that animal experts have been asking. It is not a joke. Yes, OP is probably off-base about the reason for the attacks, but the question is a good one. Viriditas (talk) 01:59, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
- WHAAOE! See Iberian orca attacks for some referenced speculations: hopefully this article will continue to be updated as further studies are published.
- The referenced suggestion in the Possible motivations section – "The behaviour could also be the result of a combination of factors including disturbances created by vessels, depletion of the orcas' prey and interaction with fisheries" – somewhat matches your conjecture. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.194.109.80 (talk) 15:58, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- Some idiot screened Jaws for them. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:22, 7 April 2025 (UTC)