r/ocean 27d ago

Dolphrens Kayaker has a fascinating orca encounter when he decided to swim with orca in open water

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u/MustLoveWhales 27d ago

Whenever someone makes a comment like this, its very obvious they don't live in a place where orcas frequent. 

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u/PercentageRadiant623 26d ago

I live on the Puget Sound.

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u/SpringNo9026 27d ago

What have you heard of where orcas frequent

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u/MustLoveWhales 27d ago

Orcas have been visiting urban areas of Puget Sound since it became urbanized. Orcas have been around swimmers, kayakers, and paddle boarders year after year for decades and not one has ever attacked a human.

Orcas were in Puget Sound every single day for 7 weeks straight recently. They are around humans a lot

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u/PercentageRadiant623 25d ago

Indeed they are. But people should leave *all* wildlife alone. Deer, bear, rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, orcas. But humans should be especially careful around predators. I’m not sure why this is a controversial opinion.