Is this loosely based on a True Story?
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d-kanon — 19 years ago(July 01, 2006 03:08 PM)
Well that's common sense. You can see it as a farm of cows. THey keep the seals there to feed upon kill to much and your foodsource will die out. So they don't want to kill to many. There are more creatures on this plannet who actually farm other animals including ants. Wether this is on inteligence or instinct, I don't know if they discovered that yet. This can be instinct because, but it is known that some creatures do learn things. Like Orang Otangs, they teach thier children what fruit blushed on what tree in what time ofthe year.
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ajcookfan — 19 years ago(July 05, 2006 05:07 PM)
Orcas will/can kill blue whales. A pod of orcas wil continually ram into one until it opens it mouth. As soon as it does so one of the orcas will swim in and rip/pull the tongue out. A blue whale cannot swim/float without it's tongue. So the whale will sink. I can't remember if the orcas eat them or not.. this was info i learnt bak whe i was obsessed with them now i'm just petrified of anything from the ocean haha.
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Creej — 19 years ago(July 19, 2006 08:55 AM)
I did see a "When Animals Attack" show where a girl was riding a captive orca and when she was getting off of it it bit her leg pretty badly. Also, they don't just kill to eat. They do attack and kill larger whales and more often than not, they don't eat them. It appears that they do it for sport. Animals do not understand sympathy folks.
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hocfocprod — 18 years ago(May 17, 2007 03:02 AM)
" It appears that they do it for sport. Animals do not understand sympathy folks."
If you believe that then where would they get their understanding of sport. I would think killing larger whales is a territorial manuever. There are plenty of fish in the seaunless some blue whale is sucking them all up. -
Creej — 18 years ago(August 04, 2007 11:17 PM)
Well your wrong because these "killer whale whale hunts" often go on for 6-8 hours, plenty of time for a big whale to get out of their territory. And blue whales don't eat fish anyway. Orcas do kill for sport and often cruelly so.
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alford-6 — 19 years ago(November 03, 2006 07:19 AM)
i bet it could be loosely based on the voyage of the whaling ship Essex; the same thing that spawned moby dick"vengeful whale sinks ship"there you go, based on a true story. Just like Texas Chainsaw is based on a "true" story
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hecklejecklelove — 19 years ago(December 15, 2006 01:55 AM)
'I heard this movie is loosely based on a true story.
From what little I have heard(a long time ago), the true story revolves around a small fishing community in Eastern Canada. Apparently a whale was killed, just like in the movie, in an attempt to capture it for an aquarium. Afterwards its mate hung about the cove and would attack any boat that came out to fish.
Can anyone confirm this, or know where I can find out about it?'
I have heard that story as well. Im not sure where or when I heard it, but never had any idea or thought that this movie was based upon it, even if only loosely.
Now, Im not saying the story is true, but I believe that the version I heard (or possibly saw) was based upon events back in the late 19th early 20th century.
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pequaboy — 19 years ago(April 03, 2007 01:53 PM)
It's been quite some time since there was any breath of life given to this thread. However, I would like to clear out any misconceptions involving the truth behind this film.
The whale and the dolphin are scientificaly regarded as the 2 most intelligent creatures on the planet. Next being the elephant and then, mankind. The reason behind this order is due to the fact is (point intended) that man is the only creature who possesses the thought process of plotting vengence, revenge and/or retaliation. Ironically, man puts himself forthright because of this intelligence.
The elephant will sometimes retaliate when it itself is abused. And being an elephants memory is unusually long and accurate, when it kills, it is termed as homicidal. Which in a way it is. But it's not premeditated It's instict!
The same applies to these oceanic mammals. Where the whale has the same intellect as the elephant, only it's in a different environment where man is less active & effective.
Considering also that the Orca is monogamous.
Where the story of "ORCA" detours of the beaten track is the revenge of a whale. It's simply not in their nature.
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