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    Should Orcas be Kept in Captivity? In my opinion I think orcas should not be kept in captivity because they are dangerous. They will not be kept in their natural habitat. And they get stressed from being enclosed. It is to dangerous for orcas to be kept in captivity. They are to hard to understand nobody knows what can happen. What if they go wild or something. What if they can’t control themselves. I mean they are used to doing every thing on their own. What if they get taught. What can happen

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    know that when dolphins are underwater they can swim up to 260 miles without coming up to breath. Now that’s fast! Today this paper will have some facts about bottlenose dolphins‚ Leatherback sea turtles and harp seals. This paragraph will inform you about bottlenose dolphins. Did you know that when a baby bottlenose dolphin is born‚ it has to be born tail first or it will drown. Also a bottlenose dolphin can grow up to be 2.8 meters‚ and that’s really long! Bottlenose dolphins only have 2 predators

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    There is much conjecture over whether captivity is good or bad for wild animals. Many people consider it will bring negative impacts for wild animal to live in captivity. Others believe wild animals should be taken captive for both environmental and physical. I faced this controversial essay topic and fell into much contemplation. It’s undeniable that most animal zoos or such organizations really have relevant knowledge‚ offer suitable environments and rescue animals from danger. It seems animals

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    BASIC FACTS ABOUT DOLPHINS Dolphins are highly intelligent marine mammals and are part of the family of toothed whales that includes orcas and pilot whales. They are found worldwide‚ mostly in shallow seas of the continental shelves‚ and are carnivores‚ mostly eating fish and squid. Dolphin coloration varies‚ but they are generally gray in color with darker backs than the rest of their bodies. © Kristian Sekulic / iStockphoto Diet Dolphins consume a variety of prey including fish‚

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    Killer whales in captivity should be let back into the wild‚ because the whales have echolocation‚ they are causing harm to the humans taking care of them‚ and they are spacing issues at the capturing centers. These are just some of the important reasons why killer whales in captivity should be released. Presently‚ echolocation is how orca’s find their food‚ and navigate through the ocean. The orca’s make a sound and the sounds are reflected of off different objects in the ocean‚ then the orca will

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    unnerving torture. Instead of being able to live freely in their natural habitat‚ the Orca whales at SeaWorld have been forced to live in captivity. Although there may be scientific benefits to their captivity‚ SeaWorld should still be closed indefinitely given that the treatment of the Orcas is incredibly inhumane. The only advantage of the Orca’s captivity is to further observe these aquatic creatures. SeaWorld claims that conducting research in the wild is too difficult. The park states to have

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    shouldn’t be kept in zoo captivity‚ but rather be allowed to roam their natural habitat‚ Americans should consider the zoo a beneficial home because the animals receive a better diet‚ foreign exploration leads to a comfortable zoo home‚ and breeding stability in a zoo provides an enhanced genetic code of animals that can aid in medical discoveries for animals and people. A zoo has an odd way of showing freedom toward their animals while they are held in zoo captivity considering that the zoo gives

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    Here is the topic: Many people in Japan strongly believe that hunting dolphins has been a part of the culture‚ and non-Japanese cannot criticize their practice.  Their opinion is that many Westerners eat meat‚ so they are being hypocrits for criticizing Japanese for eating another kind of meat.  Do you agree with Japanese‚ or do you disagree?  What are your reasons for your opinion? I strongly disagree. * Dolphins have very high mercury levels * Mercury is a known cause of birth effects

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    Contrasting and Comparing Captivity Narratives The captivity narrative genre includes writings by or about people captured by an enemy‚ usually one who is considered by the hostage to be a foreign and uncivilized heathen‚ and was especially popular in America and England in the seventeenth through late nineteenth centuries. Documents from the time show that between 1675 and 1763‚ at least 1‚641 New Englanders were held in captivity as hostages‚ though many believe that the numbers are drastically

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    Captivity narratives are written by those captured by their enemies. They are considered enemies based on their beliefs and views to be uncivilized. The Mary Rowlandson’s Captivity narrative holds a strong importance in early American history. During this time these types of narratives are allowing us to take a look at our colonial America culture by someone who was there. There are apparent themes in this captivity narrative such as the uncertainty of life. While showing part of her life‚ through

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