What if an orca swam up to you?

Wild orcas don't hunt people. Your boat's rudder is another story. 🐋 Sources: • IWC / Spanish & Portuguese governments – Workshop: Interactions between Iberian killer whales and vessels, management recommendations (Madrid, Feb 2024): https://www.miteco.gob.es/content/dam/miteco/es/biodiversidad/temas/biodiversidad-marina/orcas/informe-taller-orcas-miteco-en.pdf • Live Science (28 Jul 2026) – Killer whales sink another boat off the coast of Spain — why are they still doing this after 6 years?: https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/killer-whales-sink-another-boat-off-the-coast-of-spain-why-are-they-still-doing-this-after-6-years • Live Science (15 Oct 2023) – How often do orcas attack humans?: https://www.livescience.com/animals/how-often-do-orcas-attack-humans • Marine Mammal Science (Esteban et al., 2022) – Killer whales of the Strait of Gibraltar, an endangered subpopulation showing a disruptive behavior: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12947 Images (Wikimedia Commons): • Madre hijo de orca en el Estrecho.jpg — Renauddestephanis — CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madre_hijo_de_orca_en_el_Estrecho.jpg • Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) (35353533181).jpg — Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Killer_Whales_(Orcinus_orca)_(35353533181).jpg • Orca Visit IMG 2553 (28137207440).jpg — Ronnie Robertson — CC BY-SA 2.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orca_Visit_IMG_2553_(28137207440).jpg • S2 9.2 saiboat showing keel and skeg-mounted rudder.jpg — AugusteBlanqui — CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S2_9.2_saiboat_showing_keel_and_skeg-mounted_rudder.jpg • Orca Pod Gerlache Channel Antarctica 2 (47284502042).jpg — Gary Bembridge from London, UK — CC BY 2.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orca_Pod_Gerlache_Channel_Antarctica_2_(47284502042).jpg • Capsized sailboat Henderson Bay 3118.jpg — Thorsten Lindner — CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capsized_sailboat_Henderson_Bay_3118.jpg Video: • "Woman swims with killer whales in the wild" – Fair Projects, CC BY 3.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woman_swims_with_killer_whales_in_the_wild.webm • "Killer whales swimming in the wild" – Fair Projects, CC BY 3.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Killer_whales_swimming_in_the_wild.webm Voice: generated with ElevenLabs (elevenlabs.io). Music: "Frame-Dragging" – The Grey Room / Density & Time; "Deep Space Sector 9" – Ezra Lipp (YouTube Audio Library). #shorts #funfact #notsofunfact #facts #whatif #orca #killerwhale