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    for years tried to close SeaWorld’s doors because of their treatment of the killer whales. One reason why People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is mad‚ SeaWorld’s parking lot is bigger than the killer whale habitat. On television People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has been airing commercials trying to convince people not to go to SeaWorld. SeaWorld responded with their own commercials saying that the whales are being taken care of and if they were not I would not be working here. In

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    cetaceans in captivity and wild cetaceans preservation. He also known as a famous dolphin trainer in the world‚ he used ten years to build up the multi-billion-dollar industry of dolphins‚ which create a desire of people wants to swim‚ hug and kiss the dolphins. This industry develops‚ and it creates cetaceans captivity and slaughter on the planet. Now‚ he spent his last 35 years try to tear it down due to his dolphin‚ Kathy‚ was committed suicide in his arm of the stress of being captivity. Ric and

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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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    lead to the bird being unable to carry out natural processes such as hunting prey. The bird will eventually die unless given proper treatment. Equally‚ the Killer whales have been affected strongly. Oil affects the Killer whale in many ways. The oil plugs the blowhole of the killer whale‚ rendering it unable to breathe. Secondly‚ the whale might eat fish that have swam

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    in oceans and other types live in rivers. A trainer can sometimes tell the difference between each dolphin by their back fin. The bottlenose dolphin is the type of dolphin most known. Dolphins are related to many other mammals in the ocean. The killer whale is the biggest dolphin! A dolphin’s average life span is probably 20 years or less; even though‚ dolphins have lived as long as 48 years. We can tell how old a dolphin is by looking at its teeth. Each year it grows a new layer of tissue on its

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    mistreat their animals through keeping them in dirty environments‚ not feeding them correctly and by making them live in small‚ confined spaces. Many people think zoos are okay‚ because they are educational. We think that we can study animals in captivity‚ but the truth is that we can’t. Keeping animals in small enclosures doesn’t allow them to display natural behaviors. All people can learn from zoos‚ is where the animals can be found and what they eat. There are many marine parks today‚ but

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    Hugo‚ a writer for the Los Angeles Times‚ new SeaWorld Entertainment Chief Executive Joel Manby explained that releasing the domesticated animals to the wild would do more harm than good to their health. Manby also addressed that a sea pen for the whales would be unrealistic due to the outrageous amounts of money that would have to be put into

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    These animals have lived in captivity for so long and in such brutal conditions that they would never be able to survive in the wild. They wouldn’t know how to live with their own species as it is completely unfamiliar to them. Several would not have seen another Orca in

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    but many are becoming endangered. Sharks are one of the many mysterious creatures that people need to learn more about. In the article “What do you know about sharks” it asks “What are sharks?” Sharks are cold blooded fish. The largest shark is the whale shark at 15 tons and 46 feet. The smallest shark is called the dwarf shark at 10 inches. Many people think and act like sharks are dangerous. If you really knew sharks they aren’t. 24 out of the 375 sharks are dangerous.

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    is a huge part of the diet for the Spinner Dolphins. These dolphins have no problem successfully hunting in the deeper and darker waters. They can survive from 20 to 20 years in the wild. Natural enemies of spinner dolphins are sharks‚ killer whales and pilot whales. Spinner dolphins are very social animals. They live in groups (called pods) of 100 to 1.000 animals. The average size

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