In article , DSK
wrote:

Peter Wiley wrote:
..... AFAIK, tho,
there's never been a *proven* attack by a killer whale on a human,
which means either they don't do it or they're smart enough to not get
caught. Leopard seals have attacked & killed humans. More territorial
than food, I suspect, never really looked into it.


Y'know, what would it take for an orca attack on a human to be "proven?"
A lot of folks with no incentive to lie have reported attacks by orcas.

What sort of attacks? I've read the accounts of Scott's party in
Antarctica where they thought killers were trying to get at them on the
ice - they had horses (ponies) with them at the time. Killers certainly
are curious, smart and well equipped. I'm not aware of any attacks by
killers on humans, tho, and not any where the people were in the water.
OTOH there are a lot of cases where great white sharks have taken
people for food, ditto leopard seal attacks on people in Antarctica.

No but thanks for the ref. Have you read 'Castaway on Cae Breton' by
Prenties (1780) and Burrows (1823)? A very interesting pair of
narratives, including a lot of rough weather small boat sailing.

No, haven't seen them. Might need to add them to the search list.

I'm off to dry dock this afternoon, see you guys in a week or 2. Have
fun ignoring the flonkies.

PDW