Killer whales are ramming sailboats and scientists don’t know why

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Scientists are monitoring a group of killer whales that have been ramming into boats near the western coast of the Iberian Peninsula since 2020. Nearly 500 such encounters have been recorded in the last three years. There is yet to be agreement among scientists on whether the perplexing behaviour is playful or hostile.

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