Post #3048361
2025-08-03 15:04 UTC
These whales have even been seen traveling long distances just to intervene. One report described humpbacks swimming for hours to reach a killer whale attack, only to chase the orcas off and then disappear into the deep again.
Are these acts of instinct, emotion, or something we can’t yet explain?
We don’t know. But in a world where survival often means silence, the humpback’s defiance is loud, deliberate, and extraordinary.
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@paninid@mastodon.world 2025-08-03 15:04
Via #NatGeo; Jason Bittel, “Did Humpbacks Try to Save a Seal from Orcas? See for Yourself.” 7 Sept. 2023 (6/6)
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@Soozcat@vmst.io 2025-08-03 20:28
@paninid@mastodon.world "Hey guys! Guys! Remember that Greenpeace ship from a few years back and how the humans saved our blowholes? I just got the best idea."
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@peachfront@toot.community 2025-08-03 22:31
@paninid@mastodon.world "we will swim for hours to save a baby seal but you will notice that we stand aside when the orca attacks the billionaire yachts..." -- humpback spokeswhale