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Old 13-05-2024, 21:02   #1
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More Orca Attacks and Yacht Sinkings Gibraltar Strait
A couple of links to the very recent attack and sinking of a yacht:
https://www.livescience.com/animals/...e-same-but-why

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an appallingly bad US News article with actual video shots of the 'Killer Whales':
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There was another boat sunk by orcas off Morocco a few days ago but the examples you cited are old news.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/ar...t-of-gibraltar
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