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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
They appear to be, however, pretty friendly towards us poor humans. I've paddled sea kayaks among the out on our Puget Sound and have never felt the least bit threatened. Or maybe I'm just not all that bright...
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AFAIK- there is no record of a wild killer whales ever doing harm to hoomans. In fact the opposite- at Eden, Australia, for years Orca herded migrating whales for the whalers. Fascinating story, the skeleton of "Old Tom" is preserved there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whales_of_Eden,_New_South_Wales
A friend and I had a large male go fully SeaWorld on us, leaping out of the water between us and belly wacking to announce his very impressive arrival, then charging around us in high speed circles, described by a 4ft tall fin, herding us. He had a lady friend with him and apparently he wanted the room. Another beautiful remote location, we climbed onto the rocks and watched them frolic. It was fantastic.