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plunging these animals back into the oceans could likely be a death sentence.” The orcas are used to the clean regulated water of their tanks, not the polluted water of the ocean; it might take months of slowly making the water less regulated to get the whales used to ocean water before they could be released. Seaworld is also expanding the orcas’ living condition - increasing the size of the habitats, and adding more enrichment programs for the…

propaganda piece Blackfish tried to turn it’s audience against the idea of whales held in captivity, yet the film was ineffective because it utilized emotional appeal, inappropriate diction, and contained many logical fallacies thus alienating those that viewed the piece. Blackfish, commissioned by CNN Films and directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, is a response to the, amongst other things, taking whales from the wild, separating whales from their mothers, and keeping them in a miniscule…

SeaWorld is known for having killer whales perform shows for you with their brave trainers. Blackfish shows a completely different side of SeaWorld. Killer whales are known to be at SeaWorld, doing tricks and jumps as their trainer instructs them to. Whales, just like humans, don’t always response like they should. This movie is about a women whom was killed by a killer whale while performing a show. This movie is very eye-opening to the lives of killer whales in captivity…

Imagine being with your family and friends on any given day and all of a sudden someone takes you away from them. This is what parks are doing to get orcas, which is considered to be kidnapping and if it were children instead of whales it would be illegal. They are kidnapping them in the wild and making the orca their entertainment slave so they can gain a profit. What they are doing is inhumane and also not healthy for these orcas. Seaworld and other parks want to entertain people and make…

to their Killer Whales. In recent years the topic of SeaWorld holding Orcas captive for entertainment purposes has been very controversial. Orcas being captured needs to be ceased. Going back to 1970, Puget Sound, WA was when they captured the first whales for Sealand. John Crowe was the driver of the boat, according to him the way they caught them was by aircraft, spotters, speedboats and they actually had bombs that they would throw into the water to harm the Orcas. The whales were smart…

chosen to do my research paper on is the Orca Whale, also known as a killer whale. The genus or scientific name is Orcinus, also known as the killer whale. I have chosen to do my paper on this marine mammal because ever since I was young, I loved going to Sea World and watching the Shamu show. These incredible animals grow up to weigh as much as six tons and grow in length between 23 and 32 feet long, the relative size of a school bus. Orca or killer whales are easy to detect because of their…

Dog owners know that as much as it is the ‘man’s best friend’ the dog will growl if it is feeling aggressive. Whales and their trainers are the same way Chuck Tompkins describes that trainers are taught and trained to look out for behaviors in the whales and to act accordingly. He says if there is any signs of sexual behaviors, whale and whale social interactions, or tense, odd behaviors the trainers know to stay out of the water and to let the animals be animals (Tompkins,…

viscous orca whales are recognized. In this film, Blackfish, former SeaWorld trainers and employees are interviewed in order to discover and expose the truth about the astounding conditions and treatment of these well cherished killer whales. While held in captivity, the orca whales exemplify horrific and shocking behavior, that would not otherwise exist in the wild. Blackfish thoroughly illustrates why holding these beloved and majestic animals in captivity is not only detrimental to the whales…

little kid in front of his mother’s eyes.” He, like many others, learned through this tragedy that Orca whales deserve to remain with their families in the wild. Within a company that makes billions each year, its top salesperson is enslaved into a tiny glass bowl. After the release of the movie Blackfish in 2012, it revealed the abhorrent business behind the treatment and captivity of Orca whales in Seaworld. This company came under fire when the documentary delved into the inner workings of…

Dumbo Octopus The small octopus in Finding Nemo is a dumbo octopus which obtained its name from the famous Disney elephant Dumbo. Despite the fact that this octopus doesn’t live on a coral reef, but on the bottom of the ocean it also isn’t pink. They do in fact live all over the world including Australia. The dumbo octopus is not very well known, but it has amazing physical traits, behavior, and reproductive abilities. This particular octopus is much smaller compared to other species of octopi.…