Matriarchy in action. The captain whose boat was twice attacking the kilnas, called the cause
Earlier, the killer only damaged the boats and then fled in an unknown direction, but now their tactics have changed - sometimes they continue to chase vessels, even when they are already damaged, Futurism writes. According to Captain Dan Kriz, he has twice collided with a flock of killer whales who are wrapped in the Gibraltar Strait. It first happened in 2020, then their ship became one of the first to attack whales. In focus. Technology has appeared its Telegram channel.
Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! The crisis recalls that they needed to overtake the yacht through the Gibraltar Strait, when their boat was surrounded by a flock of 8 kids. Kitts began pushing the boat and it lasted about an hour. Interestingly, then the sailors heard the killers communicate with each other underwater. The attack stopped when both steering wheel was broken. The story was repeated in 2023.
Crisis recalls that they felt something like a wave, but quickly realized that it was not an ocean, but a killer. This time, the killer whales did not take a long time to bring both steering wheel-it took about 15 minutes. The sailors recall that after the attack of the killer, they sailed from the boat, but one adult returned in a few minutes - the crisis with the team realized that under the boat there was a small piece of fiberglass and the harsh just wanted to finish work.
Another difference between the attack was that this time they did not say any sound-the sailors believe that in these three years, killer whales have significantly improved their tactics. It should be noted that there are many theories that explain the attack of the killer - the majority is the adult female. According to one of them, this killer was once wounded by the steering of the boat and now seems to be trying to take revenge for her injuries.
Crisis also notes that, in his opinion, this flock of whales "knows exactly what" is doing. First, in both attacks, they attacked only the steering wheel and did not touch anything else. Secondly, a flock of killer went as soon as the steering wheel was destroyed. However, the crisis captain is also not in the group of people who believe that the killer should be destroyed or expelled from this area. He notes that the main thing that people should understand: "We are in their territory.