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Pods of orcas began toying with yachts in 2020, ramming them, spinning them, and in some cases terrifying those on board. This behaviour is gaining momentum off the southwest coast of Europe and experts believe it's being passed from orca to orca.

On orca jumps out of water in the sea near Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan. Orcas are commonly known as killer whales but they are actually the largest species of dolphin.A strange new phenomenon involving sea mammals has captured the public's imagination — and theories that orcas are intentionally targeting humans as an act of revenge have swarmed social media.

Orcas have snapped the rudders of some boats in half and caused at least three sailing vessels to sink, according to the For them, snapping off a killer rudder is not really a big deal. It'd be like us snapping a Pop-Tart in half.Like any fad, Gregg predicts the orcas will emulate this behaviour for a while, but eventually it will fizzle out. When he first clicked on one of the viral "orca attack" videos, he said he was surprised at how "not violent" the encounter was.

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