Why don't killer whales eat people?

Black whale belongs to the family Dolphinidae, and it is also the smartest dolphin. Dolphins and killer whales are not obviously aggressive to people, and even have intimate behavior.

The first reason is that animal hunting is a nature that has evolved for thousands of years. In these thousands of years, this species will have a relatively fixed "menu", but humans obviously did not participate in the "menu" evolution of killer whales thousands of years ago. In the eyes of killer whales, humans are not "prey" at all.

The second reason: killer whales and the ancestors of primitive humans have a similar relationship to humans and dogs. Although this relationship has been indifferent, it has been passed down to this day, so they still regard human beings as friends.

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About the eating habits of killer whales

Generally speaking, killer whales passing by prefer to eat seals, walruses and so on. Marine killer whales prefer sharks and resident killer whales prefer salmon. For example, Atlantic killer whales are divided into Atlantic 1 type, Atlantic 2 type and Atlantic 1-2 type. Atlantic 1-2 eats fish, Atlantic 1 eats unknown food, and type 2 prefers seals and sea lions. In some sea areas, such as Norway, Iceland and New Zealand, killer whales are not classified. Black whales living in Norway and Iceland eat herring, while killer whales living in New Zealand eat rays.

Antarctic killer whales eat minke whales and leave the Antarctic for the equator when winter comes. Type B killer whales are divided into ice floes and Zhelash killer whales. The ice floe killer whale eats seals, and the Zhelash killer whale eats penguins. Type C killer whales, also known as Ross Sea killer whales, eat fish and sometimes migrate to New Zealand for hunting.

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Baidu encyclopedia: killer whale