The Pros And Cons Of Seaworld
"Orcas in the wild have an average life expectancy of 30 to 50 years—their estimated maximum life span is 60 to 70 years for males and 80 to more than 100 for females. The median age of orcas in captivity is only 9." SeaWorld is a USA chain of marine mammal parks, oceanariums, and animal theme parks owned by SeaWorld parks and entertainment; the locations are in San Antonio, Texas, San Diego, California and Orlando, Florida. In 1983 is when SeaWorld obtained a permit to capture 100 Alaskan orcas. SeaWorld should not be able to have whales. The reason SeaWorld should not be able to have whales is because they live in terrible conditions and are not well taken care of or, happy. If the whales are not kept well, they can become stressed, frustrated
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For example, having the whales provides convenient animal research. "SeaWorld has put considerable resources behind one profitable area of scientific research. At the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Reproductive Research Center in San Diego, scientists are developing "state-of-the-art reproductive technologies," such as insemination using cryopreserved whale sperm, to maintain the park's stock of captive animals." As this quote shows, SeaWorld is using the whales they have access to 24/7 for good research. If they are able to develop their "reproductive technologies" then they may never have to capture any wild animals again. It may take SeaWorld many years to completely develop this technology and, they would still have animals that should not be in captivity. They say the generation of whales that they have right now is their last but, if this technology is developed then they could make another generation of whales using it. If they did that, they would be going against everything they have stated about their last generation of killer whales. "However, other researchers point out, captive orcas must be trained to donate or accept sperm; no one's ever tried to impregnate a wild whale. Besides, says Rose, there isn't compelling evidence that wild orcas are having trouble reproducing: "They breed fine. It's surviving once they are born, in a degraded habitat, that is their problem." This quote is showing that even if this technology is developed there wouldn’t really be a use for it. The whales have no problem reproducing, it's surviving in a degraded habitat once they are born that is the
For example, having the whales provides convenient animal research. "SeaWorld has put considerable resources behind one profitable area of scientific research. At the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Reproductive Research Center in San Diego, scientists are developing "state-of-the-art reproductive technologies," such as insemination using cryopreserved whale sperm, to maintain the park's stock of captive animals." As this quote shows, SeaWorld is using the whales they have access to 24/7 for good research. If they are able to develop their "reproductive technologies" then they may never have to capture any wild animals again. It may take SeaWorld many years to completely develop this technology and, they would still have animals that should not be in captivity. They say the generation of whales that they have right now is their last but, if this technology is developed then they could make another generation of whales using it. If they did that, they would be going against everything they have stated about their last generation of killer whales. "However, other researchers point out, captive orcas must be trained to donate or accept sperm; no one's ever tried to impregnate a wild whale. Besides, says Rose, there isn't compelling evidence that wild orcas are having trouble reproducing: "They breed fine. It's surviving once they are born, in a degraded habitat, that is their problem." This quote is showing that even if this technology is developed there wouldn’t really be a use for it. The whales have no problem reproducing, it's surviving in a degraded habitat once they are born that is the