Scientists explain why orcas keep ramming yachts

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Orcas — like the one seen here at Loro Parque zoo in Spain — have been bumping into boats near Portugal and Spain.
Orcas — like the one seen here at Loro Parque zoo in Spain — have been bumping into boats near Portugal and Spain.

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Sailors have created a shared heavy metal playlist on Spotify to blast at orcas threatening their boats

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Orcas — like the one seen here at Loro Parque zoo in Spain — have been bumping into boats near Portugal and Spain.
Orcas — like the one seen here at Loro Parque zoo in Spain — have been bumping into boats near Portugal and Spain.

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An orca pod has been harassing and killing porpoises for decades — but they don't eat them. Scientists still don't know why.

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tops of killer whales above water in Pacific Northwest
Killer whales near the San Juan Islands in Washington.

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Orcas in Alaska are stealing fish right from the lines — and the new behavior seems to be killing them

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The fin and head of a killer whale surface on the foreground between two fishing boats with forested mountains behind them.
An orca breaches the water between two boats in Alaska.

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