[acestus5]

Yes we killed orcas like they were pests, with machine guns and depth charges. We did it for food and fishnets. https://www.sciencenews.org/archive/naval-war-declared-again...

[jimmux]

I don't believe that's the case for the orcas in the article. I used to live in Eden, and they have a legendary reputation there, going back well into pre-colonial history. Killing them would be sacrilege. That's not to say that some weren't killed, but not on that scale.

[monkeycantype]

I read that the eden whales were hunted by a Norwegian ship during ww2

[datameta]

I see, that makes sense. Perhaps primed by the article talking about interspecies cooperation I didn't imagine they would not only compete for food but steal it.