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Patrick Pester

'We completely freaked out': Orcas are attacking boats in Europe again

A photograph of an orca swimming at the surface in the Strait of Gibraltar, between the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.

Orcas along the Spanish coast are attacking boats once again, leaving destroyed rudders and stranded crews in their wake.

A small population of orcas (Orcinus orca), or killer whales, has developed a penchant for damaging boats off the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe in recent years. Researchers are still studying this behavior, but they think the orcas are likely being playful rather than aggressive.

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