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When Whales Attack

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  1. rocketsjudoka

    rocketsjudoka Contributing Member
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    Orcas off the coast of Spain are attacking and sinking boats.

    I really can't blame them. We've been screwing up the oceans and given how intelligent and fierce Orcas are not surprised they weren't fighting back sooner.
     
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    Unfortunately.... Orcas are not whales....

    They are the Big Bad Ass of the Sea... Even Great Whites fear them...

    The scary part is they are big, fast and Highly Highly intelligent.. Once they figure out a weakness they pass it on to one another and train like a samurai to perfect it...



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    I'm all for it! Orcas need to show them who's the boss.

    Let me know when Lebron's yacht gets attacked, I would like to see that.
     
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    Time to throw Willy in jail.
     
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    Killer Whales > Sharks
    #OrcaWeek

     
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    Dang, look at the chompers on this Orca............dang!!
     
  7. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    I've seen a documentary where a man, armed only with a tiny knife and a spear, engaged a Megalodon in a fight under water and came out victorious. So I'm not worried about silly little orcas.
     
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    I'm taking the kids to SeaWorld this summer so if I see any dolphins I'll throw some bleach in their water or something. I've accepted our inevitable AI overlords, but I won't take **** from those rapey dolphins.
     
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    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    Tangentially related to OCEANS ATTACK!

    Massive hammerhead shark filmed on TikTok near Galveston Island
    The angler said it was 'unexpected.'

    May 24, 2023
    massive hammerhead shark coming close to the shores of San Luis Pass in Galveston. Jason Schilling said he's never seen a giant shark in shallow waters and near the land.


    "It's a big ol' hammerhead shark just feeding on whatever," Schilling said in the video he posted on Tuesday, May 23.

    Schilling shows the huge shark and his reaction to it in his video, which has received more than 1.3 million views and over 103,000 likes as of Wednesday, May 24. In the video, you can hear him saying, "That's crazy" and "That's insane." In his caption, he mentioned that it was "unexpected" and something he's not experienced before.

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    Many folks in the comments shared how hammerhead sharks are common in Galveston. Others also reacted strongly by calling the encounter "crazy" and "awesome." User902886 said, "Seen them chasing stingrays onto the beach outside San Luis pass before."

    "You never know what you will see in the Gulf of Mexico! I fish a lot but I see dolphins, alligators, stingrays, gar, but never a large SHARK," Sunnyshizzle said.

    In Texas waters, about 40 shark species are swimming around, according to the Coastal Fisheries Division with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. However, the following five are abundant: Atlantic sharpnose shark, Blacktip shark, Bonnethead shark, Bull shark, and spinner shark.

    You can watch the shark encounter below (please be aware of explicit language):

    TikTok video...it's about 8 feet from the shore: https://www.tiktok.com/@fishingngigging/video/7236538732654988587
     
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    What did my ex-wife do now?
     
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    Note to self, don't go on whale seeing tours.
     
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    Maybe just not around the Strait of Gibraltar? Normally they're supercool and curious and fun.

    I really wish we could ever know what set these guys off on their "**** them boats" campaign.
     
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    Yikes, yet another reason not to go into the water at San Luis pass. By far the most dangerous waters of Galveston. I hope the guy in the vid was bank fishing only.
     
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  16. Buck Turgidson

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    I can't think of 1 reason not to.
     
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    This is the first sensible thing I’ve heard all day
     
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    Post of the Day
     
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    Thanks Obama!!!!!
     
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