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Orca Attacks on Humans

Orca Attacks on Humans

Surhone, Lambert M.
Tennoe, Mariam T.
Henssonow, Susan F.

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Zoology

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ISBN10: 6136044412
ISBN13: 9786136044415
Publisher: Betascript Pub
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.33
Height: 0.23 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Orcas (killer whales) are powerful predators capable of dispatching prey much larger than humans, such as leopard seals and great white sharks. They have also been recorded preying on usually terrestrial species such as moose swimming between islands. However, wild orcas are not considered a real threat to humans, as there are few documented cases of wild orcas attacking people, and none of the recorded attacks have been fatal. There have been about two dozen cases of orcas attacking humans since the 1970s, almost exclusively perpetrated by captive animals. Experts are divided as to whether the injuries and deaths caused by captive killer whales have been accidents or deliberate attempts to cause harm.

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