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parks, intelligent, sleek orca whales. Many people believe that orcas, commonly known as killer whales, do not belong in forty foot tanks, when the have over 300 million cubic feet of ocean in the wild. Others see Sea World as an opportunity to view animals in an intimate way that would not be possible elsewhere. “A Whale of a Business: Pro-Captivity Views” offers insight on the pros of animal captivity from Jim McBain and Brad Andrews, both employees at SeaWorld. “A Whale of A Business: Anti-Captivity

pulp of the broken teeth leads to cavities which then produce inflammation and an infection. However this can only be fixed by drilling a hole into the teeth known as “Modified Pulpotomy”. This is a very uncomfortable procedure for the whale and when underway, whales are observed spitting and diving down underwater to avoid this procedure. All though this cribbing seems like an act due to boredom, it is very detrimental to a whale’s health and even worse if it goes untreated. Captive animals need this

Killer Whales are one of the most known animals to be visited in captivity all year round. They are very big and beautiful creatures but they are wild animals and belong in the wild. This topic has been resurfaced in the media after the release of the documentary “Blackfish”, which highlights the dark side of Orca Whales being in captivity at SeaWorld Theme Parks and Attractions. The film focuses on the dominate male whale Tillikum. The behaviors of these animals in captivity will be highlighted

existed. In the past decade, SeaWorld has been under scrutiny for their killer whale program and the number of incidents regarding them. Almost as big as a school bus, these animals are incredibly intelligent. Their brain’s are so much larger than humans. One may think that is because they are so massive, but body size does not determine brain size. Many animals much larger than humans have brains much smaller. Killer whales even have a center of their brain that processes emotions; humans do not have

and even do a small dance. Little did I know that the captivity of these grandiose animals is extremely harmful. Half a century ago in 1964, the first orcinus orca or killer whale was captured and put on display (Rose 1). Today, there are forty-five orcas in captivity with about half being born in confinement (“Killer Whales in Captivity”). Orcas are tremendously intelligent, socially complex, and family oriented animals. Studying them in captivity, and at the same time in the wild, we have learned

documentary follows the life of Tilikum, a captured killer whale who is forced to preform for SeaLand. The director uses different interviews from people who have worked with Tilikum or have seen him attack people during the shows. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has said that swimming with and training killer whales is not safe at all and should not be done. They believe it is a very high risk to the human working with the whale. In Blackfish, one person shows a whole different

a big whale. I always told myself when I grew up; I wanted to be a trainer for the killer whales. I figured I would have to go study marine biology and the schooling would take years. While researching I found that anyone off the streets can be a trainer for the orcas, all you need to know is how to swim. Even now, having children of my own, I took them to Sea World to see Shamu and watched them enjoy it like I did. Earlier this year I noticed a documentary on Netflix about the killer whales at Sea

of Orca Whales in Captivity A long time ago, a single, worldwide species and the ultimate omnivore, capable of preying upon any large vertebrate that swam into its vision, including fish, birds, mammals or reptiles, was discovered. It’s social behavior revolved around dominant adult males, which used their much larger size and aggressive behavior to take command of harems of females and young - rather like a lion with his pride. This mammal was the orca whale, also known as the “killer whale”. Since

SeaWorld Orlando marine park watched on in horror as she was dragged underwater by a killer whale named Tilikum. It’s safe to say that the 50 or so members of the audience saw another side of the happy theme park as the show ultimately ended in the death of Brancheau, one of SeaWorld Orlando’s most experienced trainers. Brancheau was something of a hometown star, a senior trainer of SeaWorld’s performing killer whales. As she arrived at work on the morning of February 24, Brancheau learnt she’d be handling

recently that the orca in Free Willy was released from captivity 9 years after the film came out in 1993, and it died in the wild after only a year because it was too dependant on us. We are the ones that created this mess. This mess of literal killer whales, of poor living conditions of these animals, the way we have ripped them from their natural habitat and put them up for show. SeaWorld plays a big role in this business. And SeaWorld, like all