both wild and captive Killer Whales‚ data and information has been generated that adds question to the health issues associated with captivity. “The killer whale (Orcinus orca) has proven to be among the most difficult of all species to hold adequately in zoological facilities. The killer whale is a particularly large-brained and long-lived species who evidences a high degree of social complexity in the wild.” (Noonan) Their behavior and relationships with other whales within the family‚ known as
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Whale Rider By: Witi Ihimaera SUMMARY The Whangara tribe (a Maori tribe in New Zealand) is traditionally led by a male. However‚ this tradition is put under threat when first-born great grandchild‚ Kahu‚ is a girl. Koro Apirana‚ her great grandfather‚ and chief of the tribe is disappointed‚ and rejects the loving attention of Kahu. He wants a male heir to inherit the title of chief‚ the tradition since the first whale rider arrived in New Zealand. The Whangara tribe are proud of their traditions
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The film Whale Rider I about a young girl named Paikea. When Paikea was born‚ she had a twin brother‚ but unfortunately her brother died along with her mother. Whale Rider was filmed in Whangara in New Zealand. The film does not only show us one girl’s experience of growing up‚ but also tells us about the Maori culture‚ tradition how gender is treated‚ and their leadership. Firstly‚ tradition is expressed in the film when Koro was teaching the boys how to fight like warriors with a taiaha ‘The
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With a total of 23 beautiful orca whales‚ it is no surprise SeaWorld attracted 4.4 million tourists in 2014. These millions flock to watch the black and white beauties swim‚ splash‚ and wave in front of huge audiences and charismatic trainers‚ but these millions might not be so excited once they watch‚ Blackfish. In the documentary‚ Blackfish‚ filmmakers attempt to discredit the SeaWorld corporation‚ for compromising the welfare of captive orcas for a higher financial gain. Blackfish caused quite
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Whale rider The movie is about Pai‚ a 12 year old who is the only living child in the line of the tribe’s chiefly succession because of the death of her twin brother and mother during childbirth. The leader is usually a male‚ and because pai is a female‚ her grandfather‚ koro is unhappy about her birth. As pai grows up‚ she finds that living with her grandfather is not easy‚ because even though he formed sort of an affectionate bond with her ; carrying her to school every day on his bicycle‚ he
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In the movie Whale Rider‚ Paikea‚ the main character‚ overcomes her struggles with Paka‚ her grandfather‚ and becomes the new leader of the tribe. Paka repeatedly rejects her throughout the movie for her gender. He is angry because she had lived after birth‚ while her twin brother did not. He scolds her everytime she attempts to try one of the excercises the boys are doing to see who will be the chosen one. Evaluating three of Gardner’s Eight Intelligences‚ readers can see how Paikea has naturalistic
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In the video “Why do whales sing?”‚ the speaker mentions that whales sing to communicate with one another. First of all‚ due to the fact that light and smell do no travel well in the water‚ most of marine animals rely on sound‚ which can travel four times faster in water than in the air. Especially‚ whales communicate by using sound very skillfully as if they sang. According to the video‚ unlike land mammals‚ who generate sounds by exhaling air‚ whales produce sounds by using an organ called “Laryngeal
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Whale Rider is a 2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro‚ based on the novel of the same name. A contemporary story of love‚ rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to full fill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize. The film whale rider follows the story of a young girl Paikea; the lonely daughter of Porourangi. Pai’s mother died giving birth to her and her twin brother who also dies. Porourangi was heartbroken by his loss and leaves his daughter to be brought up by her grandparents
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What Is The Author Trying To Say In The Whale Rider? Let’s face it. We all have those family members. I’m talking about the annoying cousins‚ siblings‚ and (if you are a teen) parents. Embarrassing aunts and so on and so forth. The point is‚ everyone has family members that they don’t like. For example‚ in the book‚ The Whale Ride by Witi Ihimaera‚ there are lots of tensions throughout the story between family members. As I read this book‚ I think the author’s message to us‚ the readers of the
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1- Why are whales hunted? Whales were hunted mainly for these products: * lamp oil (from sperm oil) * margarine and cooking oil (from whale oil) * candles‚ soaps‚ cosmetics and perfumes (from sperm oil) * corsets and umbrellas (from sperm oil) * whale-meat for human consumption * animal feed (from meat meal) * fertilizer (from bone meal) * string for tennis rackets (from tendons) 2- What parts of the whale are used and for what purposes? The meat was used as food
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