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New Zealand man filmed trying to ‘body slam’ an orca in actions described as ‘idiotic’

New Zealand man filmed trying to ‘body slam’ an orca in actions described as ‘idiotic’



Department of Conservation fines 50-year-old after seeing footage of stunt on social media, and described his behaviour as ‘a blatant example of stupidity’The actions of a New Zealand man filmed jumping off a boat in what appears to be an attempt to “body slam” an orca have been described as “shocking” and “idiotic” by the country’s Department of Conservation.In a video shared to Instagram in February, a man can be seen jumping off the edge of a boat into the sea off the coast of Devonport in Auckland, in what appears to be a deliberate effort to touch or “body slam” the orca, the department said. He leaps into the water very close to a male orca, as a calf swims nearby, while someone on board the boat films it. Others can be heard laughing and swearing in the background. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/22/orca-body-slam-new-zealand-man-killer-whale-auckland-boat-jump-ntwnfb

Author : Eva Corlett in Wellington

Publish date : 2024-05-22 01:51:06

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