Disadvantages Of Orcas At Seaworld
Ever wonder what it is like to be stuck in a bathtub your whole life? That is how the orcas at SeaWorld feel. The orcas at SeaWorld are kept in small tanks, develop health issues faster than they would in the wild, and, sadly, live shorter lives. There are multiple disadvantages of have orcas in captivity.
First, the orcas that have been captured by SeaWorld live in very small tanks. The article titled “8 Reasons Orcas Don’t Belong at SeaWorld” states, “They would need to swim 1,208 laps (around the perimeter of the tank) or 3,105 lengths (back and forth at the longest part of the tank) in the park’s largest tank to equal what they’d swim in the wild.” That really shows the size of the tanks. They swim 50-100 miles a day in the wild, not 5 miles a day in SeaWorld’s tanks. Another example is Tilikum, Seaworld’s biggest orca. His tank is 9.5 meters in length, 5.7 meters in width, and 2.1 meters in height, he is a 12,000 pound whale. Because the tanks are shallow, they have to spend time near the surface of the water. Gravity then acts on the dorsal fin and causes it to droop. The article “8 Reasons Orcas Don’t Belong at Seaworld” also states, “All captive adult male orcas have collapsed dorsal fins, …show more content…
The article titled “The Fate of Captive Orcas” states, “92% of Seaworld’s orcas did not survive past the age of 25. The average lifespan is 30 for males and 50 for females,who can live up to 80-90 years old.” That really shows something. Orcas in captivity develop diseases faster. A total of 150 orcas have been captured from the wild to SeaWorld . 127 of those orcas are now dead, and that doesn’t include the orcas who were born in SeaWorld. The same article states, “At least 163 orcas have died in captivity, not including 30 miscarried or still-born calves.” That leaves of 56 orcas still alive today. Disagreers may say that everything dies, yet with the conditions they are living in, its
First, the orcas that have been captured by SeaWorld live in very small tanks. The article titled “8 Reasons Orcas Don’t Belong at SeaWorld” states, “They would need to swim 1,208 laps (around the perimeter of the tank) or 3,105 lengths (back and forth at the longest part of the tank) in the park’s largest tank to equal what they’d swim in the wild.” That really shows the size of the tanks. They swim 50-100 miles a day in the wild, not 5 miles a day in SeaWorld’s tanks. Another example is Tilikum, Seaworld’s biggest orca. His tank is 9.5 meters in length, 5.7 meters in width, and 2.1 meters in height, he is a 12,000 pound whale. Because the tanks are shallow, they have to spend time near the surface of the water. Gravity then acts on the dorsal fin and causes it to droop. The article “8 Reasons Orcas Don’t Belong at Seaworld” also states, “All captive adult male orcas have collapsed dorsal fins, …show more content…
The article titled “The Fate of Captive Orcas” states, “92% of Seaworld’s orcas did not survive past the age of 25. The average lifespan is 30 for males and 50 for females,who can live up to 80-90 years old.” That really shows something. Orcas in captivity develop diseases faster. A total of 150 orcas have been captured from the wild to SeaWorld . 127 of those orcas are now dead, and that doesn’t include the orcas who were born in SeaWorld. The same article states, “At least 163 orcas have died in captivity, not including 30 miscarried or still-born calves.” That leaves of 56 orcas still alive today. Disagreers may say that everything dies, yet with the conditions they are living in, its