distances‚ and the water does not support visual cues over great distance. This is why whales and dolphins use primarily auditory signals. Auditory signals can travel great distances and travel four and a half times faster in water than in air (Ford‚ 1984). Killer whales or Orca (Orcinus orca) are very social dolphins and live in pods often consisting of family members from between four up to fifty for residential whales while transient pods normally are only between two and five animals (Ford‚ 1989)
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wild animals seem to be a huge contribution of our society and entertainment‚ but rarely we see incidents recently recalling killer whales at SeaWorld. Reading the article “After Seaworld‚ ‘Blackfish effect’ on circuses and zoos?” by Kelly Wallace‚ shows the viewpoint on the topic of the movie called “Blackfish.” The film is about Seaworld and the famous killer whale Tilikum. The history of him and his seaworld experience was introduced. He ended up killing his trainer Dawn Brancheau‚ and some people
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is a place where families can enjoy the thrill of roller coasters that look like a Kraken or a manatee‚ swim with stingrays in Discovery Cove‚ and learn about marine life. SeaWorld is mainly known for its whale and dolphin shows‚ which are the park’s biggest tourist attractions. The killer whale shows‚ one is called “Shamu”‚ are the most popular attractions. On stage the animals and trainers seem fine‚ but what happens backstage is what really matters. Many people believe that SeaWorld is a place
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predictor though is the sperm whales. The squids have the advantage of the long tentacles that are tipped with hundreds of powerful toothed suckers which is essential for them to hunt for food. The Giant Squids live for less than five years only because of the growth rings in their statoliths. Zombie worms live in the continental shelves and island slopes. They have no mouth‚ gut‚ and have a wormlike shape. Their source of food is the stored nutrients in whale bones. The
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Literature Reviews What this handout is about This handout will explain what a literature review is and offer insights into the form and construction of a literature review in the humanities‚ social sciences‚ and sciences. Introduction OK. You’ve got to write a literature review. You dust off a novel and a book of poetry‚ settle down in your chair‚ and get ready to issue a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" as you leaf through the pages. "Literature review" done. Right? Wrong! The "literature" of a literature
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Seaworld‚ to this day‚ has a whale who has been brutally taken from his home‚ put in two different new homes‚ and in result to this situation he has killed three people. Despite his clearly shown aggressive traits‚ he has been used as a breeding machine for seaworld’s past years‚ making 54% of the orcas at seaworld share his genes. This is why there has been a big debate since 1970 on whether or not these parks and entertainment should be allowed. These parks are making the animals sick and hurting
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of Iceland in 1983 at the age of two. 33 years later Tilikum is still being held captive in Seaworld Orlando. Over 25 orcas are being held in these facilities and 37 whales have died in the three Seaworld’s in the United States. Seaworld’s website reads “We do not capture killer whales in the wild… we haven’t collected a killer whale in the wild in 35 years” They stopped 35 years ago because 35 years ago they were exposed for taking them.
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“A killer whale gone very bad” talked about a killer whale at SeaWorld who weighs about 12‚000 pounds by the name of Tilikum. He is also the star of the movie called “Blackfish.” SeaWorld made Tilikum out to be a killer‚ but he is actually a victim of their greed. He was captured in 1983 from the wild at the age of 2 from his mother in Iceland where he was kept in a tank for about a year. Afterwards‚ he was sent to a park called Sealand of the Pacific. There he spent most of his day in a tank where
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cause an even worse problem‚” she explained. “ And so that was likely the cause of [Moe’s] death.” Untangling entanglement Moe’s story‚ unfortunately‚ isn’t uncommon. Rittmaster and Thayer collected various stranded animals‚ such as an adult sperm whale and infant dolphin‚ entangled in “ghost” fishing gear. “During the first 15 years of our study‚ I had never seen entangled dolphins—dead or alive. But in the last 10 years‚ I’ve seen at least a dozen‚ and I think it’s getting worse‚” Rittmaster
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works for Whale Watching. She has held a commercial skipper’s licence for 15 years and is considered to be a very experienced whale watching skipper. To ensure she is always at the peak of her health she has annual medical examinations‚ which are conducted by her local doctor. Last week she was booked to take a group of tourists on a whale watching cruise leaving from Byron Bay and cruising up to the Gold Coast before returning to Byron. As they were approaching a large pod of whales‚ Sue briefly
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