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Viral post asks why wild orcas never kill humans; replies note captive killings

Commenters argue orcas deliberately avoid humans out of calculated fear

3 Sep 19 2:50 PM · 4d ago · 3 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 4

Other replies suggest orcas' intelligence lets them foresee that killing a human would provoke violent retaliation from people, so they refrain out of self-preservation rather than taste.

“They can envision being killed. It's not hard to work out. We scare the shit out of them & they know we can & will act collectively.”

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