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Mistaken identity?

In the January 2023 issue you covered the sinking of a yacht by orcas, the second to be sunk in 2022. I’d love to know the science behind the official guidelines, because my guess is, there isn’t any.

All you have to do is watch a few videos about natural orca behaviour to see what is going on. Orcas kill whales by repeatedly

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