### 5 orcas are smart and terrifying > Once, orcas cohabitated with human fishermen in the Bering Sea without mishap; they now shake down the lines for their meals. > > Orcas are brilliant animals and exhibit highly social and coordinated behavior. > > They’ve even been known to attack great white sharks, dragging them down to the depths and holding them upside down to drown them! > > **It is not uncommon for a large pod of even forty orcas to swarm a fishing boat, ready to strip it of its cargo.** - [View Highlight](https://godownsize.com/do-animals-attack-boats?__readwiseLocation=0%2F106%2F4%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F6%2F1%3A0%2C0%2F0%2F112%2F4%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F6%2F1%3A111#:~:text=Once%2C%20orcas%20cohabitated%20with%20human%2Cstrip%20it%20of%20its%20cargo.) - [[Can Animals Attack Boats by Morten Storgaard#5 orcas are smart and terrifying|View in Vault]]