abnormal behaviors such as pacing‚ rocking and swaying‚ self-mutilation‚ over-grooming‚ and vomiting. These mindless behaviors serve as a coping mechanism. I’ve been to Marineland many times‚ and I can remember looking through the exhibits‚ seeing whales‚ bears and many other animals displaying
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It has now been eight years since the Oscar-winning film ‘The Cove’ sent the small‚ isolated community of Taiji into the midst of an ever-growing controversial debate surrounding the slaughter of 2047 dolphins and the captivity of 58 dolphins for human entertainment over the past year. The cove‚ surrounded by rocky shoreline was once the perfect hiding spot to keep prying eyes away‚ but it could only stay hidden for so long as people started to wonder why during the months of September through February
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Hugo‚ a writer for the Los Angeles Times‚ new SeaWorld Entertainment Chief Executive Joel Manby explained that releasing the domesticated animals to the wild would do more harm than good to their health. Manby also addressed that a sea pen for the whales would be unrealistic due to the outrageous amounts of money that would have to be put into
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Andrea Nanos College Writing 112 John Gallagher 27 November 2012 Dolphins in Captivity Introduction Most people are fascinated with dolphins and crave to see them in Sea World‚ or another aquarium‚ and even enjoy seeing them perform in shows. However‚ most people do not think about the harm that dolphins go through in order for the public to see them. Dolphins go through an immense amount of physical and mental harm solely for our entertainment. I never thought about the harm they go through
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circumference of SeaWorld’s main pool 1‚900 times in ONE day to replicate the 100 miles they swim everyday in the vast oceans (“8 Reasons Orcas Don’t Belong at SeaWorld”). Due to such a small habitat‚ orcas are forced to live and perform next to other whales either equal if not bigger than them. This results in anxiety and tension between the orcas which causes them to fight. A factor such as fighting can lead to early‚ unexpected deaths in parks and zoos. Animals die prematurely in zoos. African elephants
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to boats and taken to the warehouse to be cut up. The fishermen’s work is hidden from the outside by heavy shutters‚ and barely anyone in the world knows about it. Not only are the dolphins slaughtered illegally‚ but their meat is sold disguised as whale meat‚ which is a delicacy in Japan. Dolphins contain dangerously high levels of mercury‚ which is a chemical that when consumed‚ can cause a disease that slowly kills you.
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Name: _______________________ Great White Sharks by Erin Ryan The great white shark is one of the most recognizable sharks in the world. The only shark larger than a great white is the whale shark. Great white sharks have been found in each of the world’s oceans. Even though they have been spotted in waters as shallow as three feet (one meter) deep‚ these sharks spend most of their time in deep coastal waters. The great white shark is related to the prehistoric Megalodon shark‚ which grew to
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naive people. Throughout the documentary the audience is also positioned to feel that killer whales should not be kept in captivity. The standard of their living was emphasized in interviews with trainers and fishermen saying who admit to feeling guilty and embarrassed of past treatment of the whales. This provokes a strong emotional response from the audience. Archival footage is then shown from when the whales are first captured. There are many close up shots on man-made objects such as knives and
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horrifying and the gruesome images that were shown in the film made me want to run out of the auditorium. Dolphins herded into tiny harbors in Japanese coastal towns to be injured‚ beaten‚ and eventually killed for meat that is labeled as “whale meat”. And the whale hunting is a whole different story… Now‚ I know that sometimes groups and organizations‚ in an effort to support their own cause or agenda will seek out the information that best supports their viewpoint. However‚ even if the footage
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there are parts about hunting whales and either keeping them in captivity or killing them. In these selections there are explanations to go along with what both of the people think as to what they’re going to do when they capture the whales. One similarity in Moby Dick and Blackfish is that in both of these there are people trying to catch whales. For example‚ in Moby Dick it states‚ “The narrator becomes a sailor on Captain Ahab’s ship and joins the hunt for the whale that bit off one of Ahab’s legs
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