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    Juvenile orcas imitate ‘White Gladis’, attacking yachts off the Iberian peninsula

    Jun 22, 2023 2 minutes

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    Juvenile orcas attacking sailing yachts could be imitating the behaviour of one individual adult orca named White Gladis, scientists believe. Orcas have now sunk three yachts off the Iberian coast in the past 18 months and have attacked more than 100 other yachts in increasingly aggressive behaviour.

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