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Kataska too

FACTS

They kill them

tilikum died?

Because people like seeing these animals

Godzila wars 2000 That’s really not a valid reason. Like maybe if they were inanimate, sure.

@@LordMegatron-qk2gz well it's also that people like the rides and the animals and with the amount of people who like the animals there is no Chritisisim and money comes flowing in

It's Ika Bitch Uh maybe because the company generates millions and millions of dollars every year. If you knew basic economics you’d know why they’re still open.

@@Ghostmanetx I think you meant to direct that to Little Bill. But the parks made even more than that in 2018, with the total revenue for the year hitting around $1.8 billion. And with less than 1% of that being spent on rescues, you best believe they had a lot of money left over to pay the executives.

Yes you definitely know how animals feel.

@@d4nkx549 I would rather be in the ocean 🌊

@@ii9368 Your opinion.

@@d4nkx549 So many of the whales have died young (36 to be exact) that I’m sure the opinion is shared. Especially for the 6 whales that died of trauma.

It's adding insult to injury

The orcas are fine these are second-generation captive-born Cetaceans. how do you assume they don't look happy because their dorsal fin give me a break do more research educate yourself they are 23% orcas in New Zealand that have flopped Dorsal fins and they're healthy. but because you think they are unhappy you want to set them freeare you blind to the ones in a while that I'm dying because they're starting suffering dealing with Sonic testing among other things

@@FeistyFins Literally only 7 of the 20 whales are second-generation. That's less than half. It would be more accurate to refer to the majority as 1st generation. And also, the orcas aren't from New Zealand, they're mostly from Iceland. Again, New Zealand whales should not be compared to Icelandic whales for accurate wild vs. captive information, it's almost like comparing a wild African forest elephant to a captive African bush elephant.

@@FeistyFins watch blackfish its on netflix

@Jay Sovie Im not saying let them go just in genral they belong in the ocean not captive in tanks. So what im saying is stop bringing more and more into captivity

i agree that orcas should not be bred in captivity bc of how much it stunts them. i will say though, the fact that theyre willing to put their tail fins in water that's too shallow for it to develop any sort of propelling force means that at the very least they trust their keepers, because for cetaceans to put their tail somewhere where they can't use it it means they do not feel as if they are in danger at all, as its the most vulnerable position a marine mammal can be in, especially when upside down due to their lack of ability to breathe in that position. so they may not realize that their life is as stunted as it is which is a little fucked up but at the very least there's no animosity towards their keepers

True it’s sad

Yes

Ikr

Its sickening!

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CeltycSparrow Orca Encounter has been at SeaWorld San Diego for 2+ years but One Ocean was recently replaced at Orlando and San Antonio. The parks have not stopped all shows but have stopped their breeding program.

CeltycSparrow yeah from what I’ve read they changed their orca shows and won’t breed anymore so once the last one passes away then then won’t have any orcas for their show but the orcas can’t be released bc they would die in the wild at this point from being in captivity for so long

@@ezrc7 They could be taught how to survive in the wild in a sanctuary before their release. Idunno how expensive that could be though.

Shockal SeaWorld has the money for it. They can afford all of the rescue operations they do and that’s less than 1% of their annual profits. They can still even make money off of a sea pen and treat it like a more natural aquarium.

Shockal unfortunately, it’s not likely they can be rehabilitated to be released into the wild. They tried it with the Orca who played Willie in the Free Willie movies and after months and months in a wild sea pen they tried to release him and he came back, he passed away a short time later. They could be released into a wild sea pen so they have the natural environment but, being able to be released into the wild is simply not possible. Their only hope is to have a comfortable retirement from performances in a wild sea pen for the remainder of their lives, how ever long that might be.

Yeah, and what do humans do when when animals take someone from our "pod" .. they kill it..🙈😳 so sad..

thats a lie actually they were all born at SW, look shit up before assume random bullshit darling

@@gachastudioforlife6458 wasn’t talking about the ones that were born there, the majority of the ones they started out with to eventually breed the ones that were born there. Don’t assume I haven’t done my research doll. Orcas like Tilikum, Shouka, Corky II, Ulisses, Kasatka (though some have passed). We’re all taken from their pods and captured in the wild, not born at sea world.

@@gachastudioforlife6458 You talk so much for a gacha pfp

And for that reason they can never go back

Can’t say better

@Blackfish Debunked propaganda 💀

@Blackfish Debunked Um- r you stupid- or what- lol. Hmm yes everyone that died from the whales are just paid actors! Propaganda!! Also you be out here likin ur own replies

It's pretty disgusting

Well how else would you show them...? I mean I'm confused because I thought people liked Orcas but then there's people like you that absolutely hate seeing them, you don't want them to be at seaworld, you don't want them to be shown on screen in the wild, It's like you don't want them to exist any longer so we should just ignore them until they become extinct because of all the problems we're causing in their natural habitat. I look at these animals and I see the reasons why we should protect them and their natural habitats by cutting back on things like overfishing and pollution.

I agree with you, but the staff member was incorrect on sourcing. Currently all new cetaceans at SeaWorld parks except for belugas are generally captive-bred. SeaWorld no longer breeds or captures Commerson’s dolphins or orcas, and it no longer captures bottlenose dolphins, belugas, Short-finned pilot whales, or Pacific white-sided dolphins. As of right now, there are 16 bottlenose dolphins, 6 belugas, 4 Short-finned pilot whales, 3 orcas, 1 Commerson’s dolphin, and 1 Pacific white-sides dolphin who are wild-sources (6 of the bottlenose dolphins, 4 of the pilot whales, and 1 of the belugas were rescues). The rest are captive-bred.

cristina Banuelos I never claimed it did, I claimed it indicated they were spending too much time at the surface, which comes with other health risks such as sunburn, boredom, and mosquito bites.

@cristina Banuelos they said that the colapsed dorsal fin dosn't do anything to there health but it is a sign of bad health or more correctly depression

Amelia valentino The fin is a sign of the logging behavior. It’s a result of damage to the collagen in the fin, which can be caused by intense heat or physical injury.

Why are you guys complaining about them doing this even though zoos and aquariums do the same thing

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Very true

How they feed them better than the homeless people living on the streets.

@@ifloridawarriorcatfan9918 homeless people aren't hold in a bathtub and being forced to have sex with their own children

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.

Glad he is suffering . sitting in a bath tub floating lifeless

@@bayleenicole2096 just like you pretty soon when I find your IP

@@alienpsychopath3590 i meant isnt****

@@alienpsychopath3590 who would ever say they'd want that

I love the exchange that happened below this it’s just so Tumblr 😂

Thank you I couldn’t agree more

Yeah, they are depressed. Like our kids that are confined in their homes where child abuse takes place just so some overpaid teacher doesn't have to do their job! Can't make this stuff up!

people really think training wild animals with these circus tricks are easy? These orcas have been abuse and not well fed. Orcas can eat anything they want and living in a pod of whales. These orcas are not hunting for food anymore. They are performing for foods and getting sunburn. So no performance then no food. Seaworld Orcas are being treated like a human having work schedule so these orcas can entertain audiences with their performance and reward with tiny fish

Ken Noneya “Just so some overpaid teacher doesn’t have to do their job” love how the ongoing pandemic wasn’t included in that list. And even then, children in abusive homes will still be abused regardless of school. Sadly their only real options are CPS or running away, and both can result in poverty or more abuse from foster parents.

Hello

True

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Either way at least they give them something to chill out, no one ever protests for the dogs that go to war

That’s good shit

Stop with the PETA propaganda

FACTS dolphins and whales all die prematurely in captivity over 5,000 have died early captivity.

Yes and it's up to us to maintain this world now since we dominate it.

@@KesumaofEO We aren’t supposed to dominate it, co-existing is a much more hands-off and less impactful goal.

We live in a society

@@KesumaofEO who tf told you we dominate the world? Someone in a building somewhere, safely protected from the elements and predators? Plop yourself in the Amazon, the safari, or the ocean with no equipment or technology or communication and see what fucking happens 💀

@@adamjohnson4975 Orcas have no natural predators, and there’s only two or three places on Earth where humans hunt orcas (none of which were the source of these whales). Unlimited fish is also untrue, the limit depends on the target weight of the orca. Keepers control every single aspect of the orcas’ lives, including social structure, pool of residence, living conditions, food, temperature, and even behavior during shows.

This is a really cool show to see. Its even better in person. When we go we like to video them also to watch again.

But SW is still hurting them They are only not allowed to swimm with them.A?l other things stayed the same and tbey sayed they do not breed anymore, but make a YT yearch about SW Japan- there you hqve all the crap thd US had. I am only waiting for the first dead trainer!! And it is so much worse than in the US, Mini bathtop's and untrained employee's!!

yes, same. childhood:(

Reality is I'm sure they're treated worse now with declining profits - just look at the stands....

They don't have to do tricks to eat. They get feed the same every day whether they perform or not. Stop lying. SeaWorld haters always spout factually inaccurate nonsense.

Cat Lawrence you can’t just release a life long captive orca. But I agree to stop the shows for ppl amusement immediately

LeBozzx8 I don’t know enough about the science behind releasing a wild animal thats been in captivity to make a comment about that, but something has got to change. The evidence to show they suffer mentally and cant survive properly like this is too vast to ignore.

cristina Banuelos how. Are. They. Your. “Friends”

cristina Banuelos You are not zoolinguistic, and the claim is absurd. I’m honestly shocked anyone takes that seriously.

@@LeBozzx8 sea sanctuaries exist...

Nicole Anderson. I 100% agree! Corky love, how is it false???

@@corkylove4ever523 nope. These orcas are trapped in tiny tank prisons with nowhere to go or explore, the chemically treated water irritates their skin and they are literally STARVED if they don’t do these unnatural tricks. If you like orcas so much then maybe it’s time to consider a new job, it’s plain animal abuse.

They aren’t preforming for they’re next meal. I don’t know where you came up with such a silly and stupid idea like that. You gotta stop listening to the media they are lying a long with animal rights. All these animals are rescinded or bred. And the reason they are bred is because it very difficult in the wild with predators for the young. So they are actually doing a great job and a favor to their species. Go look on the top comment that says rip tilikum. And look at my comment if you are really interested in. Reading the truth.

@@Evarbeaver. Which obviously isn’t what you’re talking 🙄

@@Evarbeaver. do you think that you would like to be shoved in a tank, barely big enough to do anything but swim around and around and be forced to do unnatural, horrible tricks for human entertainment? I don’t think you would. Honestly, I don’t understand how you can stand up for these horrible monsters of human beings who enslave beautiful, emotionally intelligent and complex creatures who don’t want to be enslaved like this. Surely you are smart enough to understand that they are not meant to be kept in captivity when not even a single whale in their care has died of old age or natural causes, however, every whale in their care only live to around 20 out of their 100 year lifespan and die of captivity related deaths.

No one treats the like a clown moron. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.

Go away. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.

LOLLLOL. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.

Happy Mouth 1. I don’t know if lack of health care is luxurious in your clearly entitled eyes but you contradicted yourself when you mentioned they “gave their lives.” Most SeaWorld whales die young. In fact, all but 3 have died young so far. 2. SeaWorld does not do any preservation work for wild whales. Those who study endangered populations such as the Southern residents have repeatedly stated that SeaWorld has been absolutely useless in their research (including funding). They also don’t do research outside of hormone studies and breeding (which is now banned), as they cannot reasonably study the behavior of captive whales. In their rebuttal to Blackfish, SeaWorld blatantly stated that Howard Garett and David Duffys we’re unqualified to speak about their whales’ behavior because they have only worked with wild whales. 3. The r-word is outdated. A group that thinks “boomer” is a slur should know this. But okay boomer. 4. SeaWorld does not promote the conservation of the species. They rarely mention endangered populations during shows or presentations, and the species as a whole isn’t even endangered. Bottlenose dolphins are actually at higher risk of extinction, they’re listed by the IUCN as Vulnerable. You wanna know who REALLY needs help right now? The vaquita. 5. Pollution is not a major issue for whales outside of Scotland and Washington. It usually affects small fish and marine invertebrates more than megafauna. 6. Sharks don’t attack orcas, especially since some ecotypes of orca eat sharks. 7. SeaWorld whales are not held with their families. Currently, six of the whales at SeaWorld San Diego, two at SeaWorld Orlando, and two at SeaWorld San Antonio are completely separated from their matrilineal relatives (which makes up natural pod structures in the wild). That’s 10/20. 50%. 8. Interactions with humans are just a fraction of the time whales spend. The rest of the day is spent floating at the surface to pass time. This is known as stereotypy, a repetitive behavior which serves no known purpose to the animal. Time at the surface allows heat in the tropical climates they’re held in to soften and bend the collagen in their dorsal fin. It’s also a mosquito magnet at night, with whales usually being covered in mosquito bites. Two whales, Taku and Kanduke, were actually KILLED by mosquito-borne illnesses. This behavior also leaves them prone to sunburns. 9. The 43 dead whales on SeaWorld’s kill count lived short, in enriching lives full of shows, familial separation, concrete chewing, chronic illness, aggressive behavior, injury, park to park transportation, stereotypy, artificial insemination, and dehydration as a result of the thawing of their fish for the sake of your entertainment. Hope you’re proud. 10. People DO complain about fish-keeping because the saltwater aquarium industry has single handedly pushed many small species of fish into endangerment of extinction. SeaWorld ALSO sources saltwater fish from the ocean, since most can’t be bred in captivity. 11. Dogs and cats are domesticated. It takes at least 40 generations to achieve this. Orcas are only 5 generations into captivity at most (Amaya). The comparison is also not even close for “wild living” because dogs and cats don’t have a natural habitat. And whales don’t fight rats in the streets because they are the apex predators of vast expanses of a completely different environment. 12. You would think the stress of bombs, nets, lassos, boats, and planes would have killed all of the young whales captured for display. It seems not. So how does going back where they spent millions of years evolving stress them out more than that exactly? Even worse, you don’t have ANY sources to back you up, as all whales who were released from captivity, including Keiko, survived over a year after their release at the very least. Flores, Pender, Springer, Charlie Chin, and Florencia were later observed in the wild for YEARS after their releases. Springer is still alive, and she has two calves now. 13. I’m gonna bring up Keiko again on the topic of release. His skin lesions and illnesses cleared up in a sea pen in Iceland before he was released back to that “filthy and sickly” water in 2002. Unfortunately he failed to reintegrate to a pod (since we don’t know which one was his) and he wound up seeking human attention in Norway. He died in a secluded fjord in 2003 of pneumonia, since there wasn’t much room for filtration of pathogens in there. 14. Bacteria is more concentrated in tanks than in the wild. This is why only captive saltwater fish are capable of catching serious cases of marine ich. The park in San Diego literally uses seawater in the tanks, so any bacteria out in the ocean is coming with it. Karen Pryor, retired curator of Sea Life Park Hawaii, states in her book, Lads Before the Wind, that dolphins’ immune systems are very weak. If not vaccinated within a day of capture or birth, dolphins die of disease in captivity within about a week. 15. SeaWorld Orlando was literally hit by Hurricane Irma 2 and a half years ago. All six whales survived (though one died in 2019), and they were in an open air exhibit in which the deepest point is only 45 feet. Staff were not with them at the time as it was unsafe for humans to stand with the risk of projectiles by the pools. 16. Orcas ALWAYS win fights to the death at sea. There are videos of orcas killing dolphins, porpoises, otters, belugas, seals, sea lions, moose, sharks, penguins, urchins, thousands of species of fish, and even large baleen whales in the wild. There’s even videos at SeaWorld of whales snatching pelicans, egrets, and seagulls from the sides of the pools and killing them. Captive whales have also killed 4 humans. Wild whales attacked 0 and killed 0. 17. Good eye noticing that trainers aren’t marine biologists. They’re psychologists, they know how to control these whales. Marine biologists rarely interact directly with SeaWorld’s orcas outside of vet check-ups. 18. I find it ironic that you called out “millennial-****s” for being on their cell phones when you used an electronic device to type this message and post it twice. 19. Staring at an animated phone is still better than staring at an empty blue wall for 20+ years. That is, if a whale is lucky enough to reach that age at SeaWorld. Shamu, Kilroy, Ramu, Kandu, Kona, Kandu III, Canuck, Frankie, Sandy, Winston, Kenau, Kona II, Canuck II, Kandu V, Kahana, Kotar, Shawn, Kanduke, Katerina, Samoa, Splash, Nootka IV, Taku, Nyar, Unna, Sumar, and Halyn weren’t so lucky. 20. SeaWorld does not research these whales outside of hormones. This is, again, because captive whales do not behave like wild whales. They also have different health problems than wild whales, such as constant illness, different (forced) pod structures, and excessive tooth wear. 21. SeaWorld will not make shows interactive again, as two trainers died in 2009 and 2010 as a result of SeaWorld-style shows. Both trainers were killed by whales owned by SeaWorld (Keto and Tilikum).

It's Ika Bitch spoke nothing but FACTS.

Happy Mouth Educate yourself first before you say such things.

theyretherefor safety purposes they dont swim with them no more i dont think

fr i thought it stopped after toms of people died

@@brianoliveira6826 they don’t because of the trainer that got killed

@@brianoliveira6826 they’re still dangerously close to them, when the orcas come up in the platform and the trainers hug them that is a similar way to how dawn was killed, dragged in by her arm while hugging tilikum

Why wouldn't the trainer be there with the animal they trained? I think isolating the animal even more would cause them to be even more unstable

@cristina Banuelos marine mammal center by now has rescued at least that and they are a organisation interested in seeing animals in the wild

@cristina Banuelos I am not going against them rescuing I am going against them having animals in captivity if sea world was just an amusement park we would have nothing to say against it

No it makes people recognize them as the majestic animals they are and inspires them to create a better future for them. Why are you so miserable?

@@etholus1000 it is not me who is miserable, it is the animals. There is no proof that shows that people are inspired by caged animals. I get why you think captivity is fine, because oh they get everything they want but they are are still in a cage when they would usually swim 140 miles a day. The ocean is a house and a tank is a closet. They seem fine but think of an orca in the wild and one in captivity, which provides more space, freedom, and enrichment (there is nothing in those bare bottom tanks)

@@etholus1000 It also make them recognize how majestic they are in a tank. People may think they are majestic and they are but their is no proof that goes further to helping their habitat. People especially young kids see this big wonderful animal and maybe view them as a big wonderful animal but it makes them view them as a animal that just belongs to a tank and not the wild so why would they help the wild. Have logic and think about how a ocean compares to a bare bottom tank? Is it just me who is "miserable" or is it the animals.

cristina Banuelos Name two lies in Blackfish.

cristina Banuelos I think you’re the dumbest person on the internet so far

Do your own research instead of just watching propaganda. It does wonders.

It's Ika Bitch Do some research! Simple research will show there is around 70 lies in Blackfish! While narrowing it down to two is hard, I will gladly do that for you. Lie #1: Samantha Burg, who is the “main past employee” of the film did not work for SeaWorld in over 20 years prior to the film! (while MULTIPLE others apply to that to, I will just focus on her right now). She did not work with Tillikum. She mainly worked with the dolphins. She barely saw any killer whale. She gives a lot of “expertise” without having very limited experience! Her email states she did not know any SeaWorld protocol since 1993! Absolutely no one high enough to be a “decision marker” whale trainer was in the film. Lie #2 states that there is no record of wild killer whales doing harm to humans. Simple research disagrees. There is so much more to state. But in general, the film does not have any actual credible experts on orcas, or even credible employees! The film is simply propaganda to make money. SeaWorld has given the largest private donation EVER of 10 million dollars to orca conservation. With all the money Blackfish got, they did not give any donations in benefit of marine life. SeaWorld actually rescued/rehabilitated 33,00 different animals, and has a 24/7 research rehabilitation facility. Look at everything they did for manatees! You would be amazed. I personally am not pro orcas in captivity. However, I am a marine biologist major (not claiming I am an expert) and have done countless research into this. I’d be glad to answer any other questions you have!

Aries99 blackfish is propaganda

You're crying? I REALLY hope people keep buying tickets in that case!

Girl they’re saving them they’re going to send them back to the ocean when they’re better why would you be crying about it

@@helpmereach30kwith0videos2 I don't know maybe because they are being abused?!

I only come here for the roller coasters. Not the shows 💀 Also calm down why are you crying about it.

Because unlike you we like Orcas and want to see them. We're not all privileged enough to own boats and have the freedom to go out to sea on some vacation to see them in the wild.

@@KesumaofEO chill wtf, do you even know what happens to the orcas? They are being tortured in the cadges it’s Either your heartless or don’t know the story around the Orcas in sea world literally people died because sea worlds mistreatment of the animals 🤨

@@outpointer9288 SeaWorld has changed their way of treating these animals and their staff ever since reports from 2015. In fact, there Havent been much reports on animal cruelty now. Seaworld stop breeding the orcas, and they are building new bigger tanks. Stopping to breed the orcas was the first step of project Blue World, now they are building bigger tanks that will fit in. And yes, even though it will never be deep enough, they can't be release to the wild since they have depended on SeaWorld to feed them and give them some kind of structure.

cristina Banuelos The false bottom decreased depth. It was built on top of the pool bottom. And shows are not enough to cause dorsal collapse. Whales have to be at the surface for extended periods of time for years in order to trigger collapse. This is achieved by floating at the surface when bored. Which is quite often.

cristina Banuelos I talk to my therapist like a therapist. And no they’re not into marine biology. I’m in an orchestra so they’re generally more passionate about music.

cristina Banuelos Yeah they’re generally built for electricity. That’s why it bothers me when people support dams as “renewable alternatives to fossil fuels” when they’re still damaging local environments. They cause severe deformities in geological features and destroy the habitat of all nearby freshwater fish species. There’s a big one getting built in the Amazon which will single-handedly result in the extinction of several fish species once completed.

cristina Banuelos Exactly. Windmills kill birds and dams kill fish. Solar panels hurt nothing but they do have the disadvantage of taking up a lot of space. That’s still the better than all other forms of fuel. If algae ever becomes a commercially available fuel, that’s be the absolute best option.

They’re trying to fix that not make it even worse

I remember listening to the same music at work everyday for a year they would play on the damn speakers and hated it I can’t imagine for 20+ years. Poor things.

there not doing them anymore👏🏾

@@mimicam_ yes they are. There just not breeding them

@@alanibbo2526 no there not.. I just went not too long ago and they didn’t have the shows anymore. Cause it’s killing them off , alot of killer whales died

Oh please. Maybe do a little research and read and watch just how wonderful these whales are treated by the trainers. The trainers adore these whales, and the whales love them back. They're very well fed - each one has their own diet - and they're never forced to do anything they don't wanna do. One trainer was quoted as saying "When one of the whales is making it clear that he doesn't wanna do the trick you're trying to train him to do at that moment, you have to respect that and try again later. Because you have to remember that you're working with a top predator. And these are living creatures, not robots. So they must be respected." You guys automatically think that just because they're living at Sea World, that automatically means that they're being abused and treated like circus freaks and slaves. And that's simply not true. Think about it: they don't even have to worry about hunting for their food or anything. It's given to them on a regular basis. Hell, they're treated better than most humans!

True, that's gonna be so cool!

Quit being so salty noone wants to see a robot,

@@theavastark6463 watch black fish documentary, they literally take babies from their moms and you can hear the mom crying...

@@theavastark6463 If fewer whales were being slowly killed that’d help your case.

That will be a sad day for some

Ikr like the habitat would be a lot more beautiful if it weren’t just a blue box. Rocks and whatnot are enriching, give them natural landforms!

@@itsikabitch9005 like ice

Cristina Banuelos Not ice these are Icelandic whales. There’s not much of that in the seas surrounding the island.

@@itsikabitch9005 ok well what coral

Cristina Banuelos Icelandic waters are mostly rocky landforms. SeaWorld San Diego recreated something from the Pacific Northwest which matches one of their whales who was captured in Canada (Corky). The waters are a bit cold for most corals and sessile invertebrates.

This is a really cool show to see. Its even better in person. When we go we like to video them also to watch again.

cristina Banuelos Such a selfish child. Notice again how the whales’ well-being wasn’t even briefly mentioned in that comment.

@@raffaelloo stop it

Hello

We are never leave those orcas alone I like orcas but i ro go to sea world like i was in 2014

Yeah stop let them be in the tank I love SeaWorld and I always love to see them

@@Julia-re3xq They are miserable and consistently dying young. I hope you’re proud.

This is horrible

It isnt.

@@NyYannaPlays It is 🙄🙄

@@horse-lover68 no it isnt, its beacuse the temp and gravity. Get education

@@NyYannaPlays Don't give me your SW brainwashing. I will look it up if something has changed in the last few days, but I don't believe so Barbie

Thats a great idea

Amazing idea !

cristina Banuelos Agreed, release isn’t viable for captive-bred whales with holes in their teeth. It’s not that they can’t hunt, they’ve proven they can by catching humans and birds, but they’re unlikely to do well longterm without human care because the teeth are so vulnerable to infection. Hence my support for sea pens rather than full release.

So what would happen to orcas living in sea world for more than 10 years . They would die in wild like willy

Sheldon Welch They should be retired to sea pens rather than released. It’s the best we can get. Humans are not physically capable of recreating oceanic habitats artificially, hence all of those fish that die in home aquariums. Even the very best care can not replicate such a complicated system.

cristina Banuelos Debatable.

@cristina Banuelos wow... if you think they're fine then lets lock you in a small bathroom for the rest of your life and force you to do tricks for an audience in order to get a little bit of food every day... but only enough food for you to survive on.

cristina Banuelos The fact that 40 of your other friends died in rapid succession at young ages is quite concerning. Their teeth, dorsal fins, skin, tail flukes, and severed familial ties are also quite concerning.

cristina Banuelos They have no plans on releasing the whales. That’s not a good option for them, the safest option is a sea pen in Iceland (or British Columbia for Corky and Orkid).

cristina Banuelos Honestly I don’t even know why the flukes do this, and neither does SeaWorld. I think the best example is Kyuquot, though. Did you notice how the tips of Ky’s flukes curl under? I don’t know if Tuar has this as well, yet, but most adult males have this trait. It may be related to the dorsal fin, and it may not be. No studies or theories have been given on it, yet.

Yeah and the fact people blame most trainers Trainers try to be nice and make their days better since they can't free them they at least don't want them to have mean trainers.They risk their lives for the damn public

Free palastein

Why not?

@@d4nkx549 try researching, a lot of people died because of this also its abuse in general

BEEP BEEEEEEP BEEP BEEEEEP THE TNT TRUCK IS BACKED UP TO BLOW SEAWORLD UP

Orcas and belugas aren’t endangered, but yeah, they’re best left alone. Especially the endangered Southern resident orca population that SeaWorld took so many calves from in the 60s and 70s. And the Cook Inlet belugas which have mysteriously dwindled by the thousands.

Hey I love orcas but I like to stay orca in here at seaworld NOW STOOP IT GO BACO TO NATURE AND STOP BEING VEGAN

@@gaelrodregez321 what ??

@@lyllahsanchez3765 I love to go to seaworld but I like orcas they never ever be free from the ocean now STOP IT

Sis is not because they are depressed is because of gravity orcas from seaworld pass most of time playing with trainers because they want to and ocean orcas stay more in of water and the gravity is why the dorsal fin is flopped

@@Caeluors It’s actually because they’re being held captive in a small space and end up swimming in circles because there’s not enough room for them. Plus the fact that they’re being fed an unnatural diet of fish that’s already dead. Orcas in the wild don’t have collapsed dorsal fins unless they’re injured.

Mariah Kelly I know you may want to see the orcas because they are beautiful creatures, but by going to sea world you are supporting what they are doing and giving them money. I respect you for understanding this is crue though

@cristina Banuelos not the same as watching the wild is wild and nothing can replace that

cristina Banuelos Cause 40 dead whales is so worthy of appreciation.

cristina Banuelos Do their counterparts get their heads crushed in gates or ram their heads repeatedly against tank walls? Or do their counterparts live two to five times as long as captive whales and eventually die of bodily degeneration? Disease is not a common cause of death in wild orcas, there’s usually another factor that weakened them before the disease can take them out. Captive whales in the LOWEST age bracket of death should not be at a disadvantage to illness. Wild whales rarely die between the ages of 15 and 25, and the fact that about half of the whales at SeaWorld died in this range is disturbing.

Ashley Kramer there doing it to make profit the orcas should get euthanasia so they don’t have to suffer

master Chief Or we could just retire them to a sea pen to live a natural life (and hopefully full life instead of cutting it in half in a tank).

It's Ika Bitch that isn’t really reasonable and seaworld would never agree to this, it won’t make them money.

Mercedes 48 I know, it’s more of an ideal fantasy. But you never know, there’s always a sliver of hope.

Seaworld is known for Orcas but the majority of people go there for the park rides, food, and I think they have those underground aquariums with smaller fish. But I agree with you, they hold like 3-4 shows a day and that's too much. Orcas need more freedom, and if they refuse to build an expansion sanctuary type of area, they shouldn't be allowed to have Orcas. In South Africa they have these huge expansions for captive Lions and Elephants for example. Killer Whales are HUGE and that kiddie pool is what? 10 feet high? I hate it.

death is inevitable

Pity

CeCe Reynolds A folded over dorsal fin doesn’t mean they’re sad. Orcas at SeaWorld have dorsals like that because they spend a majority of time at the surface, where they play and interact with they’re trainers and guests. When orcas fins are in the air, they break down.

cristina Banuelos Ok no, Rap Line Lover is correct in what he said. What I find hilarious is that when I said the exact same thing, that dorsal collapse is a result of time at the surface, you said “no it just grows like that.”

@@kshamenkwaves6656 you do know orcas in the wild dont spend that much time on the surface they are not built to do that it is harmful for them . Do a bit of research on it and dont get your facts from the scum that are keeping them in swimming pools.

@@itsikabitch9005 well i was thanking him because he has logic

All of you are idiots they send them back to the ocean when they’re not sick and they put them in a ginormous pool they feed them and they give them love seriously

people really think training wild animals with these circus tricks are easy? These orcas have been abuse and not well fed. Orcas can eat anything they want and living in a pod of whales. These orcas are not hunting for food anymore. They are performing for foods and getting sunburn. So no performance then no food. Seaworld Orcas are being treated like a human having work schedule so these orcas can entertain audiences with their performance and reward with tiny fish

Christian Banuelos dude you don’t care about Ocars like wyd

jack black hold I’m sorry so what’s your point then?

Because people love to see Orcas...? Why do you hate Orcas being shown to be amazing and beautiful animals

@@KesumaofEO The death toll is catastrophic, they shouldn’t be held in captivity if they can’t survive a full lifespan. Rest in peace to 36 young whales and the 37th who reached the average lifespan, Tilikum. A special note for the 7 whales (Kandu V, Nootka IV, Taima, Gudrun, Kahana, Kotar, and Samoa) who died of trauma.

Are you people are idiots they send them back to the ocean when there are better because these animals or hurt or sick

@@helpmereach30kwith0videos2 SeaWorld has never in their history released an orca. I encourage you to try and find any evidence to the contrary, but you will be disappointed, I fear.

@@helpmereach30kwith0videos2 Sea sanctuaries. Never heard of them clickbater??

Which basically means that any type and amount of suffering is completely acceptable and okay as long as it's not a human or a killer whale that is doing that suffering?

@@scottestabrooks7276???? You sound like a f.. political. We are talking about orcas and daulphins here

This is a really cool show to see. Its even better in person. When we go we like to video them also to watch again.

@@AidenAndAddy do u touch him in his stinky place?

@@horse-lover68 do you know how conscious these animals are ? Not even dogs compare, they're the closest thing to a human away from chimps and similar primates

They are seagulls looking for fish 🤣

And i noticed that you are wrong because they can fly aways. Or maybe im reaching and they can't fly

@@DEOTMBD wooooosh

@@osteopod2053 okay redditor

@@DEOTMBD do you have a problem with it?

Why you stutter in text

This is NO FISH.! It's a marine mammal with self awareness and high intelligence, their own language and so on. Just pick up. Your. Phone and look. Jesus Christ how can anybody be so uneducated in these times?? 🙄🙄

@@ambush9077 That's YT no English test, stop that BS

Tilly died three years ago. The whales in Orlando now are Katina, Malia, Makaio, Nalani, and Trua.

cristina Banuelos Yeah, she’s the oldest of the pod (43 years old). Trua is the second oldest at 14, Nalani and Malia are 13, and Makaio is 9.

cristina Banuelos nobody said Katina wasn’t alive. They are talking about Tilikum

Mercedes 48 I mean we’ll see how much longer that lasts. Apparently she was spotted with lesions, which isn’t a good sign given SeaWorld’s history with lesioned whales.

Then tell them to add rocks and sand in it and not just comment

And also tell them to make it bigger I don't see you trying to do that

It's Ika B**** My goodness, you have a lot to say about this and you are clearly very impressed with yourself, but if you do not mind my saying so, your sea pen "solution" is simply taking the whales out of one cage and putting them in another. Leave them where they are. At least they are fed, given medical care, and they have the company of other Orcas. Tilikum was the exception, not the rule.

Tess d'Urberville Are you under the impression that all of those things are not present in sea pens? Anyway, no, that’s not the full extent of it. The primary issue with their current habitats involve shallow pools (resulting in sunburns, mosquito bites, and collapsed dorsal fins), sharp edges (based on Nakai’s injuries), potential for pathogen concentration (as described by retired curator of marine mammals for Sea Life Park, Karen Pryor), and concrete walls preventing the reliable use of echolocation. All of these can be reliably eradicated in a sea pen.

cristina Banuelos “If they die they die” is quite troubling and VERY sociopathic. And no, as I’ve stated time and time again with supporting evidence from marine biologists and people who actually oversaw operations with marine mammals, filtration is much better in sea pens than concrete tanks.

cristina Banuelos How is filtration better? Have you ever heard of a tide or a current?

They get sent back to the ocean for the last time all of them were just sick or hurt so they rescued them and they’re going to send them back to the ocean when they’re better

They don't breed them anymore to what I know. SeaWorld is changing how they run their parks since 2015, with all the reports they got.

cristina Banuelos It happens in less than 1% of wild whales. It happens in 8 out of 20 SeaWorld whales (40%)

Actually out of the 20 whales in their parks 11 have straight dorsals. Corky, Amaya Kalia, orkid Shouka Makani Takara Sakari Kamea Malia Nakai That's 55% of their population that have straight dorsal fins. Also 23% of new zealand whales have dorsal fin issues, 4.7% in Norway, so that claim of less than 1% is untrue

FeistyFinsGaming Nakai’s fin is definitely not straight anymore. Shouka is also kinda debatable. Even without those corrections, that’s still 45% of the population with a collapsed fin. The 1% number comes from Iceland, you know, the place where most of these whales originate from. New Zealand is literally on the other side of the globe, so the populations aren’t going to match. Out of about 530 photo-identified living whales documented in Iceland’s North Atlantic Type 1 Resident population, 7 males and 0 females have a collapsed fin. That’s about 1.5%.

cristina Banuelos Literally no, he or she used two populations which aren’t representative of SeaWorld’s population. And her numbers still proved that the rate was much MUCH higher in SeaWorld than all populations on Earth. There’s also the mistake of confusing collapse with irregularity. New Zealand’s whales rarely exhibit collapse, however, about a quarter of them do exhibit irregular shapes involving twisting and whatnot. There’s a key difference which gets ignored.

@@FeistyFinsactually, that’s most of the females you just named in captivity. I know Makani and Nakai are males, but it’s usually the males with collapsed dorsal fins. The females get bent dorsals.

Yes, they are very intelligent, which is even more sad to see them enclosed here after they were captured for entertainment.

Mdl WG CLOSE IT NOW!!!!!

The politicians in Florida would never allow it to happen.

@@mactastic144 Tea.

It is so ridiculous having orcas and dolphins living like humans with a work schedule so trainers standing on orcas and risk of injuries

Yea I don’t care how much changes seaworld have made since blackfish. Orcas are still living in a confined place and being used for profits. These animals have a work schedule so seaworld can make money.

Christian Banuelos Changed how? Whales are still dying alarmingly young. Literally 80% of the whales that died after Blackfish came out died young.

Christian Banuelos blind eye? I don’t see no blind eye

36 orcas have died young at SeaWorld. The only whale to reach the average wild age was Tilikum, who was just 5 years past it. Corky and Ulises are the only living whales to achieve this feat. Basically, SeaWorld’s average lifespan is just half of the wild average for males and about a third that of wild females.

Not really

Not really

Not really

Your confused. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.

@@happymouth9318 are you just going to come the same thing.

Happy Mouth Um no. Most of these animals were kidnapped from the ocean or they were wrongly bred. Luxurious is what they live in the ocean when they can swim as far and as deep as they like, it’s catching live prey, such as seals and large sharks and not just having frozen fish thrown down there throats, these animals because depressed and agitated in these concrete pools hence why they do not live as long and suffer from health issues which means they are not able to be rehabilitated. Sea world drill holes in there teeth and rip them away from there parents when they are very young, they artificially inseminate these animals to reproduce much younger than they would in the wild, they paint the sunburn with chemicals and keep them in pools not even a mile long and 40 foot deep. These shows were supposed to show them in there natural habitat, there is absolutely nothing natural about what’s happening here, from them breaching themselves to chewing on the concrete. It’s inhumane and it’s torture and I do not understand why people can’t see it, although I can imagine the complete and total uproar should it be a puppy kept in a tiny cage all it’s days but no one appreciates and cares for these animals like that.

You comment doesn't make any sense. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.

@@happymouth9318 stfu

MC Hunted and killed? Alright well looks like the preacher needs to follow his own advice about research, because even Japan doesn’t kill orcas. Orcas have no natural predators, including humans. The species is generally untouchable once an adult, with only starvation and boats capable of killing an adult whale. Outside of Washington, both of these are rare. The species isn’t even endangered. 🤦‍♂️ I also posted a lengthy 21-point rebuttal to Happy Mouth’s comment on two separate comment threads. I’m not completely free on time so I didn’t copy-paste it onto every single thread like Happy Mouth did.

@MC They cannot be released because they don't have hunting and migration skills or a strong immune system. no living being on this earth hunts killer whales though, they are the apex predator of the sea.

Angelina Milillo Immune systems bothers me because it’s rarely a comment made by those who actually work with captive cetaceans. Karen Pryor was the first curator of marine mammals at Sea Life Park in Hawaii. She was in charge of immunizations for newly captured dolphins. She details in her book, Lads Before the Wind, exactly what the immune system of a cetacean is like. Cetaceans have very weak immune systems, as there’s so much open space in the ocean that pathogens are very easy to distribute in such low doses that they can’t really affect dolphins and whales. This is something we can see with things like fin rot and marine ich in aquariums, wild saltwater fish do not suffer from those illnesses as a result of heavy filtration and LOTS of space. However, if a dolphin is to catch a pathogen and fall ill, that dolphin is nearly guaranteed to die. In captivity, like I said, there’s not much space to thin out the concentration of pathogens. As a result, those dolphins which are captured or born in captivity must be immunized on the very first day. If this does not happen, according to Pryor, that animal will die by the end of the week. So no, they’re immune systems aren’t weak. They’re literally like vaccinated children in a sea of anti-vaxxers. They come into contact with illness much more often than their wild counterparts. That’s just the truth of keeping all oceanic species in captivity.

cristina Banuelos Blackfish is biased but the vast majority of information within the film is accurate.

cristina Banuelos You know they tried to reach out to SeaWorld for comment, right?

cristina Banuelos Reaching our for information is called journalism. 🤦‍♂️

cristina Banuelos Why are you “bruh”-ing that? You claimed you did the exact thing with that “podcast with a trainer” that you suddenly stopped talking about a few months ago.

cristina Banuelos for us it’s obviously not bathtub sized. But we aren’t 30 feet long and weighing 12,000 lbs

SeaWorld is directly responsible for the deaths of 36 juvenile and young adult orcas, they are directly responsible for the bottleneck of the Southern residents, they are directly responsible for the weakening of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and they are indirectly responsible for the rise of marine parks in China which caused captures in Russia that endangered local orca and beluga populations. If you want to put pressure on the fishing industry, cut fish out of your diet. Done. It’s pretty easy to do considering it costs money to get fish in the first place. Same goes for SeaWorld. As for seeing orcas, in order to see a SeaWorld orca you have to somehow end up in San Antonio, Texas, Orlando, Florida, or San Diego, California and buy a ticket worth over $100 per person, not including travel, food, and in the case you live far away, a hotel. Orcas are in Puget Sound, Washington year round, many whale watching tours are capable of nearly guaranteeing that you’ll see orcas for far less money than a SeaWorld ticket.

You can’t set free captive bred anything. They do not have the skills to survive in the wild. They would die of being attacked by others and starvation. They also don’t have properly built immune systems to handle the ocean. Releasing them would sadly be more cruel than keeping them in captivity. They definitely could use a bigger tank, be fed and cared for better, and not be used for entertainment. They have stopped their breeding programs recently, so once all the orcas have lived out their lives, there will be no more of this practice.

It seems they will be, but no promises can be made since Loro Parque is still breeding SeaWorld-owned whales.

Yea seaworld or any marine mammal park saying is for research purpose

people really think training wild animals with these circus tricks are easy? These orcas have been abuse and not well fed. Orcas can eat anything they want and living in a pod of whales. These orcas are not hunting for food anymore. They are performing for foods and getting sunburn. So no performance then no food. Seaworld Orcas are being treated like a human having work schedule so these orcas can entertain audiences with their performance and reward with tiny fish

Because the body count for SeaWorld’s orcas is at 37. All but one died young.

They should instead just release them out in the wild and have tour boats to see the orcas

They can't release the orcas they'd all die. They can't hunt for themselves given that all the current orcas have been born captive, also they stopped capturing orcas 4 decades ago and breeding a few years ago.

@@fluffymacaw933 YES

@@dakotaraptoranimationstudi1141 Don't give me that BS. What about rehabilitation centers?? Never heard of them?? That does not surprise me

@@horse-lover68 I wish all orcas in captivity could go to sea pens, but it is extremely stressful for them and they could die. Keiko almost died being transported to Oregon. And he did die when he was released in to the wild, having washed up on a beach. He never found a pod.

cristina Banuelos yes it is.

cristina Banuelos why are u defending SeaWorld..?

Katy Because SeaWorld is changing, and you anti capts need to follow up on SeaWorld

Wolf SeaWorld continues to follow the practices that have routinely dehydrated whales, resulted in chronic illness, and caused irreversible damage to their teeth. I will give them credit, though: ending breeding was an amazing step. The safety practices OSHA forced on them have been incredibly effective as there’s been no reported attacks since Brancheau died. With the end of breeding, many of the associated inhumane practices (such as mother-calf separation, inbreeding, and hybridization) have ended with it. The problem is that orcas are simply incapable of adapting to an enclosed environment. Their immune systems can’t handle illness, and it’s running rampant since an enclosed environment allows it to increase in concentration much more rapidly than in the wild.

It's Ika Bitch They literally... you know what Cristina? I can’t deal with Ika, I can’t come up with other things, all I know is Ika needs to follow up on SeaWorld

@Stupid Things How bout make me Stupid

@Stupid Things Ok first of all dorsal collapse is incredibly rare in the wild. Especially for Icelandic whales (like these ones). Second of all, there’s more to it than “no bone.” Collagen destabilizes when exposed to intense heat (such as the Florida, Texas, and California sun, which none of the whales are naturally adapted to handle). The weight of larger fins will then cause collapse once the collagen has destabilized, and a lack of water pressure (since the pools are so shallow) will not help, either.

@Stupid Things I guess SeaWorld isn’t right, either, because aside from the last sentence, that is SeaWorld’s EXACT explanation 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Stupid Things ???????

@@carterrobertson5514 They haven't been taken away from their home at all. And the ones who unfortunately where have deseased. The current ones are bred in captivity, unable to go back into the ocean due to different ecosystems.

@Stupid Things SeaWorld is a multi-billion for-profit company in the EXTREMELY capitalistic United States. Wake up, Pearl, money is number one.

@Stupid Things There are no rescued orcas at SeaWorld parks. 3 are wild-caught and 17 were born in captivity.

@Stupid Things There are 20 alive. For someone who says “educate yourself” you don’t even seem to know a single thing about the individuals who live/have lived at SeaWorld if you couldn’t even figure that out. SeaWorld has held a total of 61 non-infant whales. Of those whales, 20 are alive, 4 no longer live at SeaWorld (all 4 are now at Loro Parque in Spain), and the other 37 are dead. 36 of those whales died young. For some further demographics: Of those 61 whales, 29 are/were captures and 31 are/were born in captivity. One whale, Sandy, was rescued by Seattle Marine Aquarium. She lived at SeaWorld for four years before she died of pneumonia at the young age of 6 (unrelated to her stranding). Of those 29 captured whales, 16 were captured by SeaWorld or people hired by SeaWorld. The other 13 were purchased from other parks. Of those 31 captive-bred whales, 17 are/were hybrids and thus hold/held no conservational value. An 18th whale, Nalani, is inbred. There have been 18 failed pregnancies in orcas at SeaWorld. Orcas with more than one failure at SeaWorld include Kenau (1986 and 1991), Haida II (1994 and 2001), Takara (2012 and 2017), and Taima (2005 and 2010). Of those 18 failed pregnancies, 4 killed their mothers during labor (Samoa in 1992, Nootka IV in 1994, Gudrun in 1996, and Gudrun’s daughter Taima in 2010). I never said orcas couldn’t be classified as whales so I have no idea where that came from.

@@jetsopp Most of these animals are bred in captivity...

cristina Banuelos It happens *rarely* in the wild, usually as a result of boat strikes, stranding, or gun shot wounds.

Christian Banuelos Orcas in New Zealand don’t live at SeaWorld. And they don’t exhibit dorsal collapse, they exhibit a variety of corkscrew shapes which are believed to be hereditary.

It’s technically not incorrect as dolphins are taxonomically classified as whales, but it’s still much less specific than referring to them as dolphins, or by their scientifically accurate name: orcas.

@@itsikabitch9005 I know they are orcas

i hate sea world

@@rocket5139 LETS BURN SEAWORLD DOWN *prepard for the rp part*