Jared Towers was in his research vessel on two separate occasions watching killer whales off the coast of Vancouver Island when the orcas dropped their prey directly in front of
My head cannon is that orcas have a robust language and culture, and they have a religion which contains tenates about not harming humans which they developed during the Holocene after generations of mass retaliatory killing by humans.
You’re describing how pretty much every animal evolved alongside us.
Most animals leave us alone unless they feel we’re attacking them (which doesn’t always equal to what we consider attacking) or when really, really hungry.
All the animals that didn’t leave us alone died, so that’s why that characteristics was bred into almost everything around us.
One of the famous exceptions is polar bears who had virtually no exposure to humans historically, so they’ll happily kill you for fun.
My head cannon is that orcas have a robust language and culture, and they have a religion which contains tenates about not harming humans which they developed during the Holocene after generations of mass retaliatory killing by humans.
You’re describing how pretty much every animal evolved alongside us.
Most animals leave us alone unless they feel we’re attacking them (which doesn’t always equal to what we consider attacking) or when really, really hungry.
All the animals that didn’t leave us alone died, so that’s why that characteristics was bred into almost everything around us.
One of the famous exceptions is polar bears who had virtually no exposure to humans historically, so they’ll happily kill you for fun.
I think most animals are absolutely terrified of anything human
I wonder if this applies to ocean meagafauna. Were humans numerous enough along coastal areas over evolutionarily significant timespans?