Verjine Tarkhanian English 101 Prof. Hamalian November 12‚ 2014 Essay: Blackfish The documentary film Blackfish which we saw in our class‚ was very interesting and scary. The documentary was based on a true story of a killer whale killing its trainer of many years. Till this day no know will ever know what clicked in that mammals head to turn against its trainer the way that it did. When looking at the film‚ it shows mostly the dangerous side of the mammal and how it was captured at such a
Premium Human Whale Killer whale
hurt the marine animals or not. Whales are the most common marine animal that gets hurt by this object. It truly hurts to hear that their doing this to these poor animals. Especially‚ a whale because it’s my favorite animal! In the passage‚ "What to do about Underwater Noise‚" it talked about the harm that the Underwater Noise does to them and how they communicated with each other. These Underwater Noise objects as it says in the passage have caused the whales to lose their ability to hear and
Premium Whale Killer whale Beached whale
through underwater calls. A pod may work together to hunt. Despite their name‚ killer whales are actually dolphins; they are the largest kind of dolphin. They have not been known to attack people in the wild. Orcas are up to 30 feet long‚ they weigh up to 10 tons‚ they have shiny black backs‚ and they are white underneath. Orcas feed on a wide variety of animals. They hunt salmon and other fish‚ seals‚ dolphins‚ and whales. Orcas are large ocean animals; they live in all the oceans‚ especially in cold
Premium Whale Killer whale Beached whale
What could they be seeing under the sea. What was this monstrous animal. Could it be a squid‚ a submarine‚ a giant whale? Let us go down in the deep waters of the earth and see which one it is. “If it was a whale‚ it surpassed in size all those hitherto classified in science.” (the book) Could this animal be a giant squid? “Taking into consideration the mean of observations made at diver’s times- rejecting the timid estimate of those who assigned to this object a length of two hundred feet‚ equally
Premium Whale Killer whale Fish
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 2013
Premium Whale Killer whale Beached whale
In 1983‚ a male killer whale was captured in the North Atlantic‚ at the age of 2‚ he was already 11.5 feet long. They named him Tilikum. Tilikum was first introduced at Sealand‚ at night they stored the whales in a “module”‚ a dark‚ metal 20 x 30 feet box for two-thirds of their lives. During the winter the orcas would be locked in from 5 pm to 7 am. February‚ 1991‚ Kelty Burn falls into the water‚ then Tilikum brings her down‚ and drowns her. In the newspapers it claimed that it was an accidental
Premium Whale Killer whale Beached whale
disappointing. It did not just fail; it crashed and burned. “Blackfish” is a documentary that shows the psychological and physical harm Sea World is doing to their Killer whales by keeping them in a confined space. The Documentary also demonstrates the danger Sea World is putting their trainers in by having them work with their killer whales. In response Sea World published‚ on their website‚ an article titled "Truth about Blackfish". The beginning of their article starts out strong making valid arguments
Premium Killer whale Whale Logic
Imagine you are in a boat right off the shores of Greece. You happen to look up and out of the corner of your eye you see something. As your gaze adjusts‚ you notice it’s a killer whale‚ being torn away from his home. A large net encloses in in‚ attached to a large ship. Now‚ imagine you are sitting in the stands at SeaWorld‚ surrounded by hundreds of people‚ people waiting so eagerly to lay eyes on this year’s rendition of “Shamu”. When you look into the cement “pool”‚ you see him. You see the majestic
Premium Whale Beached whale Killer whale
Blackfish: Why Orcas Should Not Be Held in Captivity There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Seaworld’s treatment of captive orcas recently. A documentary called Blackfish was released in 2013 that highlighted the abuse of killer whales at Seaworld. It also showed how the aggression of orcas in captivity has resulted in the death of trainers. Though Seaworld has denied inadequate treatment of their orcas‚ they have clearly been in distress. Orcas‚ and animals in general‚ should not be kept
Premium Whale Killer whale Beached whale
251 cases where more than half of marine mammal workers have been injured by these animals (Farinato 35). Some incidents that are notable include the infamous death of Dawn Brancheau‚ A Seaworld orca trainer‚ who was pulled into a tank by a killer whale named Tilikum during a Seaworld show; it is still considered controversial if Tilikum was playing or he was frustrated with being captive (Harmon 1). It’s most likely that he was attacking due to frustration because orcas in the wild rarely attack
Premium Whale Killer whale Beached whale