experiences from trainers that used to work at Sea World‚ examples of the inhumane treatment of the whales that are kept in captivity‚ and the injuries and deaths to convince people to not support Sea World by going there to view the huge attraction. People see Sea World as a happy‚ family environment because of the advertisements they put out to the public. The commercials and ads make it look like the whales are happy being kept in captivity at Sea World. In reality it is quite the opposite. The documentary
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“Blackfish” The documentary “Blackfish” is a very moving film. The documentary was directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. “Blackfish” focuses on Tilikum‚ an orca held by SeaWorld‚ and the dangers of keeping the species in captivity. The killer whale‚ Tilikum‚ was involved in the deaths of three individuals. Gabriela Cowperthwaite started the film after the death of Tilikum’s trainer Dawn Brancheau‚ a 40-year-old senior trainer at SeaWorld. Cowperthwaite used many rhetorical devices in her documentary
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the scenes. Whether it’s simply seeing animals at the zoo‚ watching the whale shows at SeaWorld‚ riding elephants‚ or swimming with dolphins; people see these as fun ways to interact with wild animals. In reality‚ these animals greatly suffer in captivity and thus should not be used for entertainment. For example‚ there are many killer whales (orcas) in captivity at SeaWorld. These animals are highly intelligent. Wild whales thrive in the ocean - being able to swim up to 100 miles a day‚ hunt and
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killer whales. There is a dramatic contrast that is exposed in the film given the fact that Orcas in the wild are majestic creatures friendly and endearing yet when they are in captivity they hold an innate ability to be savage and brutal killers. The theme of Blackfish contends that these animals should not be held captive. I strongly concur with this notion. Several emotional appeals are made many times‚ in order to exemplify the shameful and harmful effects of captivity on killer whales; footage
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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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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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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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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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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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“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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