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
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Marine Biology What is a Marine Biologist? When most think about becoming a marine biologist‚ they think about training dolphins. Others think about managing a marine wildlife sanctuary. A Marine Biologist is basically someone who studies‚ observes‚ protects‚ or manages marine organisms. In all honesty‚ I used to think Marine Biologists got to play with dolphins in shows. At least that is what the movie “Dolphin Tale” taught me. Little did I know that you could do so much more‚ but with a few more
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like to be stuck in a bathtub your whole life? That is how the orcas at SeaWorld feel. The orcas at SeaWorld are kept in small tanks‚ develop health issues faster than they would in the wild‚ and‚ sadly‚ live shorter lives. There are multiple disadvantages of have orcas in captivity. First‚ the orcas that have been captured by SeaWorld live in very small tanks. The article titled “8 Reasons Orcas Don’t Belong at SeaWorld” states‚ “They would need to swim 1‚208 laps (around the perimeter of the
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SeaWorld is not the family friendly amusement park it portrays itself to be. We need to be aware of what is being done to the animals at Seaworld and raise awareness. Seaworld is a family and entertainment company spanning across the United States with a total of eleven locations. Seaworld mistreats their animals. They over work‚ force to live in small areas‚ and will even kill to retrieve the animals they want. If Seaworld is to continue with these actions and brings in more animals from the wild
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huge contribution of our society and entertainment‚ but rarely we see incidents recently recalling killer whales at SeaWorld. Reading the article “After Seaworld‚ ‘Blackfish effect’ on circuses and zoos?” by Kelly Wallace‚ shows the viewpoint on the topic of the movie called “Blackfish.” The film is about Seaworld and the famous killer whale Tilikum. The history of him and his seaworld experience was introduced. He ended up killing his trainer Dawn Brancheau‚ and some people even blamed her for it
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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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thriving off of almost anything to get what they believe is obtainable. Within the human endeavor to acquire currency some actions taken by SeaWorld are morally wrong and discerning. The ethical dilemma of the exploitation of wild orcas at SeaWorld has become a controversial topic with the idea of freeing the orcas to be the most morally understood solution. SeaWorld has repeatedly displaced orcas from mothers for different attractions or to ship to other parks. This occurrence is followed by the mother
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WHY I THINK SEAWORLD SHOULD CLOSE DOWN Seaworld may seem like a great‚happy‚ and fun place. When you actually get to go and interact with the Sea animals you might get a chance to swim with the dolphins or touch the small sharks and stingray. The first Seaworld was called Sealand. The aquarium opened in 1969‚ housing an orca named Haida which had been captured in 1968‚ then they started to buy Orcas from other countries and have the shipped to Sealand. The first dozen Orcas dies on the way to Sealand
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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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DARBEY TANTICO ANALYSIS TWO 12 MARCH 2014 Introduction: Sea World is a place for people to get a splash of happiness and amusement watching whales do intricate tricks but is the fact that the Orcas are held in captivity and unhappy worth that splash of amusment. The case of “Blackfish” deals with the captivity of Orca Whales in Sea World and the bill being put up in California to ban the captivity and breeding of Orcas called the California Captive Orca Welfare and Safety Act (Sanchez‚ 2014)
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