re: Orcas are slaughtering Great Whites off South African coast

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Except humans!

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Fatalities
While orca attacks on humans are rare, as of 2013 four humans have died due to interactions with an orca, Tilikum was involved in three incidents leading to human deaths and all such incidents happened with captive orcas.[8]

First death
On February 20, 1991, Keltie Byrne, a 21-year-old marine biology student and competitive swimmer, slipped into the pool containing Tilikum, Haida II and Nootka IV while working as a part-time Sealand of the Pacific trainer. The three orcas submerged her, dragging her around the pool and preventing her from surfacing.[7] At one point, she reached the side and tried to climb out, but as horrified visitors watched from the sidelines, the orcas pulled her screaming back into the pool. Other trainers responded to her screams, throwing her a life-ring, but the orcas kept her away from it. She surfaced three times screaming before drowning, and it was several hours before her body could be recovered from the pool.[9][10][11][12][13]

Tilikum was moved to SeaWorld Orlando, Florida on January 9, 1992.[14] Sealand of the Pacific closed soon afterward.[15]

Second death
On July 6, 1999, a 27-year-old man, Daniel P. Dukes, was found dead over Tilikum's back.[16] Dukes had visited SeaWorld the previous day, stayed after the park closed, and evaded security to enter the orca tank unclothed. An autopsy found numerous wounds, contusions, and abrasions covering his body that were caused by Tilikum.[17] The autopsy concluded that Dukes' cause of death was drowning. The medical examiner reports that no drugs or alcohol were found in Dukes' system.[3][17][18][19]

Third death
Main article: Dawn Brancheau
On February 24, 2010, Tilikum killed Dawn Brancheau, a 40-year-old trainer.[20][21] Brancheau was killed following a Dine with Shamu show. The veteran trainer was rubbing Tilikum as part of a post-show routine when the orca grabbed her by her ponytail and pulled her into the water.[22][23][24] Brancheau's autopsy indicated death by drowning and blunt force trauma.[25]

It's interesting they don't eat or at least dismember the humans.

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It's interesting they don't eat or at least dismember the humans.

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Yet.

How does an Orca actually kill a great white? Beat it to death with snout, crush/drag it around etc...

You’re forgetting about Jonah

He conquered that mofo though

there's a reason they don't call them ocean ponies

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Somehow, the orcas are aware of how their actions under the surface affect things above the surface.

That is some high level thinking.

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I'm not sure that there are too many posters on this website who are that intelligent.

If this keeps up, you can expect most of the remaining sharks to migrate back to Aussie, perhaps on a more permanent basis. They could also go to Argentina, but that's big time Ocra territory.

They shall be named "John Wick" Orcas.

Obviously have a grudge to settle.