as killer whales‚ have been in captivity for over fifty years. The magnificent stunts the animals are trained to do is jaw dropping. Killer whales‚ on the other hand‚ do not seem to feel the same positive regard. Infact‚ they have killed or injured more than one-hundred people during their stay in captivity. Keeping killer whales in captivity not only threatens the whales‚ but harms humans as well. Tilikum‚ who is known for making big splashes in one of SeaWorld’s segments in the killer whale shows
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Phenomenon of Killer Whales in Captivity To what extent has placing orcas in captivity influenced their aggressive behavior in comparison to those in the wild? Session: May 2014 Session Number: 0006 Word Count: 3‚749 Subject: Environmental Systems and Societies Since the release of Gabriella Cowperthwaite’s documentary Blackfish‚ there has been much controversy about the issue of placing killer whales in captivity. Through examining
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Academic English sec- 91 Killer Whales in the wild versus in captivity One may say that there are many benefits to whales being in captivity. But that to me is just not true. I think that they benefit more from being left in the wild. For example killer whales in the wild have what is called a family pod or unit that stay together their whole lives‚ but when they are caught and put into captivity they are separated from their family unit and put with other killer whales that come from different
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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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Saving Tuxedos Killer whales do not belong in captivity because they are intelligent mammals created to live a free life unchallenged in the sea. A killer whales gift in this world is not to entertain crowds from the confines of a pool‚ but rather to help sustain and control the flourishing life across vast oceans‚ and the land. They are found in all the world’s oceans‚ before captivity‚ they were described as “blood-thirsty killing machines” (Kirby‚ 2012‚ p. 3). The killer whale plays a major role
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What Good Can Come From Captivity? (Harper) Imagine being taken from your family at a very young age and held captive for the rest of your life. You are confined in a space about as big as your average bedroom and forced to eat‚ sleep‚ and play in there. Everyday you have to put on shows to entertain others with little to no rewards. You have no friends and family to relax with and no spouse to mate with. Who are you? You’re an average Killer Whale taken into captivity and forced to perform for
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Killer Whales Deserve Freedom Kimberly Hall COM 155 November 27‚ 2011 Mara Galvez Killer Whales Deserve Freedom Orcas are complex social creatures deserving freedom and respect‚ not captivity in theme parks under the guise of public education and entertainment. Aquarium staffs say captive whales are priceless educational tools. However‚ people can educate their children by bringing them to the wild instead of bringing the wild to them at the expense of the Orcas health and well-being. "The
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keeping killer whales in captivity. Although retaining these majestic creatures may provide statistics and data for scientists and present entertainment for the public‚ others have very dissimilar views on this riveting situation. Orcas have been captured and retained in captivity for over fifty years. Whether it be for entertaining the public or allowing scientific studies to be made‚ many people do not agree with this way of treatment to cetaceans. Killer whales have been withheld in captivity since
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Killer Whales One may not know that Killer Whales are the largest member of the dolphin family. They are carnivores‚ which have long round black bodies marked with whites patches near the side of the eyes and beneath their stomachs and chest. Killer whales are found in all oceans. Their scientific name is Orcinus Orca – the Roman God of dealth and the underworld‚ who is known as the punisher (Bio1). It’s believed that Orcinus is derived from Orcus which is Latin and Orca meaning
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Killer Whale Introduction The killer whale (Orcinus orca)‚ also referred to as the orca whale or orca‚ and less commonly as the blackfish‚ is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans‚ from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas. Killer whales as a species have a diverse diet‚ although individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey. Some feed exclusively on fish‚ while others hunt marine mammals such as sea
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