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
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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
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Orcas Detailed Information Killer whales Orcas‚ also known as ‘killer whales’ are toothed whales that belong to the dolphin family. They got their fierce sounding name not because they kill humans‚ but because they will kill other large whales and animals. Killer whales hunt in packs which also gets them the reputation of being ‘the wolves of the sea’. Their packs‚ known as ‘pods’ are made of 5 – 30 whales that are commonly lead by a female orca. Habitat Orcas can be seen in all major oceans around
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Monomaniac In the novel‚ A Moby Dick‚ Ahab is obsessed with killing a white whale named Moby Dick. This deep obsession over one thing is called a monomania. Ahab’s monomania is all focused around Moby Dick because Ahab had previously lost his leg to the jaws of this white whale. Ahab has never been quite the same ever since; he goes from being a respected ship captain and a family man to being a psychopath determined to kill one whale in an entire ocean. I found this aspect of the novel particularly interesting
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Orca Whales: Captive or Free? Sheena Anderson ENC1101-09 Professor Cooper 7 November 2011 Anderson 1 Orca Whales: Captive or Free? For many years‚ people have gone to places like SeaWorld in either Orlando‚ California‚ or Texas to marvel at and to be entertained by the creatures known as Orcinus orca. For those people not familiar with the scientific term‚ they are also called Orca whales. These powerful‚ magnificent‚ intelligent creatures have become the trademarks of the parks where
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Stacy Rodenbough ENGL 1010 October 1‚ 2012 Orca- Greek God of the Underworld There are very few animals that can compare to the top mammal of marine animals. The Orca or killer whale is the largest of the dolphin family; with the full name of Orcinus Orca; meaning Greek god of the underworld. They are whales with distinct black and white coloring and have teeth that can be up to 4 inches in length. Not only they one of the largest of the sea they are also the fastest of marine animals and
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awareness for the captivity of Killer whales in general‚ and in the Sea-world industry. Their documentary is based on a dreary story of the killer whale Tilikum‚ and through the cases that result in the life of these whales‚ this film reminds us on how limited knowledge we have on these animals‚ and how personal relationship takes place according to its purpose. In addition‚ this documentary film provides many evidence of witnesses of casualty with he killer whales‚ perspectives‚ opinions‚ and a collection
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known as killer whales‚ can grow up to twenty to thirty feet on average and swim up to 100 miles a day‚ keeping their body healthy and fit. Aside from their large and strong body structure‚ Orcas are highly intelligent and social animals that work together in pods when hunting while even being capable of swimming as deep as thirty feet. So why in captivity‚ are Orcas being kept in pools that range from eighteen to twenty-eight feet deep? The average lifespan of a killer whale ranges from thirty
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trip left me a fantastic memory. I favor the vacation to Alaska. We had a chance to watch the whales in the ocean. I had desired to watch the whales in Juneau. I was so excited that I almost dropped my telescope into the deep‚ blue water. I could see a whale flipping in the water. It splashed the waves with its huge‚ flat tail and dived into the water. The captain drove the boat closer to the whales. One of them jumped out in a curved position. As it dived into the water‚ its tails waved back and
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Using killer whales as entertainment is unfair/inhumane‚ and not appropriate for others enjoyment because in the film‚ “Blackfish‚” dates back to 1983‚ where a man is interviewed on capturing Tilikum‚ who showed emotion while telling his story. Tilikum was taken away from the wild‚ his mother‚ and family as a baby whale. As the men were trying to capture Tilikum‚ the mother and rest of the family were around the boat‚ calling for each other‚ and trying to help Tilikum to get away. It is such a sad
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