The Riddle of the Orcas

The behavior of a group of orcas attacking sailboats off the coasts of Spain, Portugal and in the Strait of Gibraltar is puzzling and leaves room for much speculation: Is the ocean fighting back? Are killer whales avenging the death of a baby in one of the world's busiest waterways? Has a group of orcas even declared humans to be their enemy? Are they defending their habitat from fishermen who have brought their food source, bluefin tuna, to the brink of extinction? Are the orcas fighting back against being forced out of a habitat that is theirs? Or is it all perhaps just a game with an unpredictable outcome?What seems like a detail from Frank Schaetzing's novel "The Swarm" has become reality.

• Thomas, Käsbohrer
• 03.04.2023