Watch: Orcas alert! Unexplained attacks off Gibraltar (ARTE)

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In 2020, a strange phenomenon was reported off the Strait of Gibraltar. Killer whales began ramming into sailing vessels and tearing off their rudders. These interactions, which terrify sailors, have only increased since. Why are Orcas, highly intelligent animals, behaving in this way?

 

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