According to cetacean expert and study lead author Alexandre Zerbini, it turns out that what looked like attacks on nearly 700 boats since 2020 was actually just a case of bored teenage orcas ...

It’s been around four years since a group of around 15 orcas ... with boats near the Strait of Gibraltar during a string of incidents that can be traced back to May of 2020.

Orcas have a language of their own ... and a team of researchers drive around the islands in an inflatable boat looking for action. When they spot whales, they slowly approach, then turn off ...