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    Seaworld‚ to this day‚ has a whale who has been brutally taken from his home‚ put in two different new homes‚ and in result to this situation he has killed three people. Despite his clearly shown aggressive traits‚ he has been used as a breeding machine for seaworld’s past years‚ making 54% of the orcas at seaworld share his genes. This is why there has been a big debate since 1970 on whether or not these parks and entertainment should be allowed. These parks are making the animals sick and hurting

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    captive killer whale named Keiko. Keiko also starred in parts of this film and sequels‚ until he became very sick and despite everyone ’ help and concern he eventually died. This is a touching story about a boy and his killer whale. This was directed by Dwight H. Little. I intend to prove through this film‚ shot‚ music‚ sound‚ directing acting‚ storytelling etc.‚ that humans and non-humans can form a strong bond of love and loyalty. In this case a killer whale.

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    states killer whales should not be kept in seaworld cages and for the incidents have been reported from sea world caused by killer whales. Tilikum was the main topic in Blackfish because Tilikum caused most of the incidents happened at seaworld for the bad treatment he had received when he was first brought into seaworld in Canada. In my opinion‚ killer whales should not be kept at seaworld in cages because that causes them to be aggressive towards the trainers. I state that killer whales should

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    whole life? Killer whales stuck in seaworlds bathtub-like tank have to suffer with this for their whole life. In the documentary Blackfish‚ Seaworld’s cruiety to these beautiful creatures is exposed to the public hoping to stop people from visiting the theme park. It has convinced me for sure. Killer whales swim up to 100 miles a day in the wild. At seaworld‚ they can only swim in circles over and over during the day. It gets worse after 5 p.m. when the shows end. At this time the whales are placed

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    in the ocean then all of a sudden a killer whale starts chasing Flippy. Flippy thinks the killer whale is trying to eat him‚ so Flippy keeps on swimming away. Soon the killer whale cornered Flippy and Flippy says to the killer whale‚” Please don’t eat me.” The killer whale asked Flippy‚” Why not!” Flippy tells the killer whale‚ under his breath‚” It is hard for me to breath right now so can I go up to the surface and take a little breather.” The killer whale says to Flippy‚” But I’m hungry now.”

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    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

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    trainers that used to work at Sea World‚ examples of the inhumane treatment of the whales that are kept in captivity‚ and the injuries and deaths to convince people to not support Sea World by going there to view the huge attraction. People see Sea World as a happy‚ family environment because of the advertisements they put out to the public. The commercials and ads make it look like the whales are happy being kept in captivity at Sea World. In reality it is quite the opposite. The documentary features

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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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    Using Table 1‚ which of the three trials produced the highest carrying capacity for both the whales and the seals? Why do you think this trial had the best outcome for the whale and seal populations? 2.Using Table 2 and 3‚ explain how the birth rates of the seals and the death rates of the whales affected the carrying capacity for both whales and seals. 3.For the second trial in Part 1‚ we doubled the whale population and reduced the seal population by half. However‚ the carrying capacity for the

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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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