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128Gigabytes t1_j9g02sf wrote
TLDR
There have been a few documented cases of killer whales attacking and killing moose that are swimming in bodies of water, It is believed that the orcas may mistake the moose for a type of marine mammal, such as a seal or sea lion, that they would typically hunt.
However, it's important to note that these incidents are quite rare and do not represent typical orca behavior.
Uranusspinssideways OP t1_j9g0o31 wrote
Transient orca are known to eat anything they can get ahold of.
Sharkeatingmoose t1_j9g28gg wrote
Hmmm. What about the other way?
LipTrev t1_j9g4ehj wrote
Watching orcas just throw seals in the air because they could was a reminder that there are also sociopathic animals.
Orcas scare everybody, everywhere.
legendoflink3 t1_j9g52he wrote
Moose can dive 20 feet.
Wtf.
Juicebox-shakur t1_j9g64qi wrote
Killer Land Whales!
bolanrox t1_j9g6uus wrote
tanks that can swim.. shit
ElectroFlannelGore t1_j9g70rp wrote
>Orcas scare everybody, everywhere.
Especially when they wander in to town stalking moose, eh?
Snoo52682 t1_j9g8b0g wrote
Either way! Moose and orcas are both scary af. If they teamed up to fight humans just imagine.
the-magnificunt t1_j9gbnah wrote
There's a recorded case of an orca holding a great white shark upside down FOR 15 MINUTES so it would die, then just eating its liver. This happened near some islands off the coast of California. A bunch of great whites in the area fled, including a tagged great white that immediately dove to 500 meters and swam straight to Hawaii.
Sharkeatingmoose t1_j9gdvtf wrote
Never! We will fight them on the beaches!
SugarNervous t1_j9ghqe2 wrote
There is also Mose in Northern Europa!
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supfuh t1_j9gqosq wrote
Upside down shark is a dead shark?
the-magnificunt t1_j9gr2nk wrote
Yep, it puts them into this weird trance and they eventually suffocate.
Conscious-Parfait826 t1_j9gram4 wrote
I have a hard time believing that orcas don't know what their attacking as smart as they are. Like they couldn't tell the difference between a giant moose and a sea lion...
pewpewpewouch t1_j9gxqxe wrote
The most surprising thing about this, is as a Dutch person, i had no idea there is something as a Dutch shark society. Never met one as far as i can remember.
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2475014 t1_j9h2tb5 wrote
Yeah but I bet the moose would win on land
Betaworldpeach t1_j9h2z1k wrote
Dutch have their hands in a lot of pots I suppose
DanYHKim t1_j9ha6hy wrote
Hey! People do that with chickens before they chop their heads off
DanYHKim t1_j9haigd wrote
It's been hours! I can't believe I have to post this link! Are you guys all asleep?
https://www.boredpanda.com/underwater-moose-aquatic-vegetation-pet-foolery/
Uranusspinssideways OP t1_j9hcdfl wrote
Haha honestly this comic strip was what prompted me to look into thi!
Uranusspinssideways OP t1_j9hclzg wrote
Username checks out
ninjasaiyan777 t1_j9hyuke wrote
Except that with chickens all you have to do is hold them still and draw a line right in front of their eyes.
PermanentTrainDamage t1_j9i0clr wrote
Who's wasting time putting a chicken in a trance before killing it? Just snap its neck when you pick it up, quick flick of the wrist is all it takes.
Source: grew up on a farm
DanYHKim t1_j9i31n2 wrote
But you spoil the ritual when you do that!
. . . uh, so I've heard.
DroolingIguana t1_j9i3jo4 wrote
> It is believed that the orcas may mistake the moose for a type of marine mammal, such as a seal or sea lion, that they would typically hunt.
Or maybe the moose once bit its sister.
ninjasaiyan777 t1_j9i3ord wrote
It's mostly a trick for people who're still getting used to killing livestock. I don't have to use that trick anymore but I had to when I wasn't used to it.
It's also a fun party trick for entertaining city people
ZetzMemp t1_j9k5s7z wrote
Didn’t a captive orca hold a trainer under water as well?
Uranusspinssideways OP t1_j9keqmp wrote
the-magnificunt t1_j9kjv2s wrote
I don't know, but that seems fair.
ZetzMemp t1_j9kk4td wrote
Right, because the trainer captured the whale.
Justsadie519 t1_j9l8c59 wrote
That’s pretty similar to what cats do to mice. There’s never been a case of an Orca in the wild attacking and killing a human.
PA2SK t1_j9nvxs6 wrote
There's no confirmed cases of it happening. There's basically a few anecdotes from people who claimed to see it and a deer carcass was found by some scuba divers off the coast of Vancouver that looked liked a killer whale might have chewed on it. That's it, there's no hard evidence. It may happen but if it does it's very rare and is probably more a case of mistaken identity then actual intentional hunting of moose.
Djidji5739291 t1_ja1xxmm wrote
Huh? They literally ride on their nose, make them do breakdance and other tricks as if they were dogs. The whale was literally abused and took revenge on the trainer. Keeping them captive in a little @ss swimming pool and making them perform tricks while they develop depressions is as bad as capturing an Orca as far as I‘m concerned. Seaworld literally outsources the capture, but they will buy the captured animals, so if only the capture is wrong then Seaworld isn‘t doing anything wrong which is laughable. Go look at the swimming pools they keep half a dozen orcas in.
Djidji5739291 t1_ja1ypku wrote
Because they could? And cats „play“ with mice because they are psychopaths, too. That has got to be one of the most stupid and ridiculous commonly accepted ideas.
Go on, show me how you will teach a young orca or cat how to hunt without ever actually spending any time doing it. And show me how you practice and train your instincts without ever practicing and training. Thanks, bye.
I observed a cat playing with mice, it literally gave the mouse a chance every time and didn‘t bite or scratch it just let it go and recaptured it, giving it a big head start.
And as far as Orcas go, we have absolutely no clue what goes on in their head. But we know they are more emotionally intelligent than us. So maybe there‘s a good reason their hunting tactics seem intentionally cruel sometimes. And when I say maybe I mean most definitely. These animals are more (emotionally) intelligent than us, assuming they do sht not only for no reason but out of cruelty doesn‘t make sense to me at all. That sounds like your dog „knowing“ the mail man is a psychopath because he keeps coming back to your house and leaving his scent in front of your door.
Sorry for the rant. Orcas have never killed humans and will probably save you from drowning, just like dolphins (they are closely related). Magnificent creatures and they probably think we‘re cute, just like Elephants and dogs do.
ZetzMemp t1_ja2y261 wrote
I love how you are trying to justify someone being drug underwater and killed.
Djidji5739291 t1_ja3fqsw wrote
No I‘M not justifying it. The whale was justifying it, showing why she did it, literally reversing the roles of the show while killing the trainer. It was very clear it was revenge and the animal felt abused by the trainer, which is perfectly understandable unless you lack brain cells because humans turn violent when locked in cells, and the little swimming pools they keep these giant orcas in would be the equivalent of being contained in the smallest cell in the world, they get depressed quickly.
If you‘re asking why the animal did it or call it cruel that‘s just stupid, it took a number of years for the animal to flip, it gave us plenty of chances to stop abusing it for our entertainment. It‘s not surprising that an orca attacked a trainer, like I said you need to look at their little @ss swimming pool and realize orcas can and often will swim around the entire earth regularly unless noise pollution is to high. What‘s surprising is that there was only one incident of an orca flipping.
Snoo52682 t1_j9fy8r2 wrote
That would be the most terrifying creature feature of all time.