For four years, orcas have been ramming and sinking luxury yachts, and scientists finally have an idea why. No, it's not their anticapitalist 'eat the rich' agenda, nor is it to do with territory and aggression. The truth is, well, it's child's play.
Killer whales have destroyed the rudders of more than 600 boats off the coast of Portugal, Spain and Morocco. Now researchers believe they know why the orcas are attacking.
Orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar, led by an orca named Gladis Blanca, are attacking boat rudders, but researchers attribute it to defensive actions rather than hostility
The vessel's two passengers were evacuated onto an oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar. The incident marks the fifth vessel the mammals have sunk in recent years