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speaking of Kasatka wailing for Takara, that didn't happen. none of the trainers from the film worked at that park at the time. SeaWorld never brought the senior research officer in to analyse the vocals. and what the film doesn't mention is that Takara was nearly 13 when she was separated. that's an age where, in the wild, females with calves will split away from their mothers to form sub-pods. Takara had her own calf with her when she moved. and Kasatka is the mother whale in the video. the little calf with her is named Makani. we can only learn what is already known from the internet. Makani has participated in over 20 research studies, including, but not limited to: calf growth. (so scientists can estimate the age of an orca in the wild) food intake. (so it's known if the wild pods don't have enough food) weaning age and milk/fish intake ratio during the weaning (again, same point as above) mental capacities (to see just how intelligent they are) and now that Kasatka has passed away (rest in peace) studies are going on to see how Makani and the rest of the pod adjusts to losing not only a member, but a crucial mother (she sired 3 of the 10 whales, not including herself, at San Diego) and the matriarch. the way the pod reshuffles itself, as well as tensions, how family members interact, how a new matriarch is chosen and potential scuffles over that position. Makani is incredibly important here, as staff, veterinarians and scientists are studying how the pod takes care of this young whale. it has been observed that Corky 2 (53) has become a surrogate mother to Makani and Kalia, as she has with Ikaika, Keet, Orkid, Sumar, Splash, Shouka, and others I can't remember right now. various vocalisations have been studied. for example, Shouka has been noted "speaking" bottlenose dolphin. some people say, that would just be like a human speaking french, since whales are dolphins. but that's like a chimpanzee learning to speak human, or vice versa. we've also learnt that orca pods have varying vocalisations, differing from pod to pod. but the whales can quite easily learn to understand other pods. THIS can be compared to a human knowing spanish and german, as well as English. food intake, as well as growth and internal health are being constantly studied on the older whales. Corky 2, being 53, is at the very top of the average age in the wild. so she is being studied to see if internal organs and bodily functions start to shut down. Corky is already blind in one eye, and this is believed to be because of her old age, though it is unknown if that is actually the case. and if you where intrigued by blackfish, i recommend you check out "The Cove" which talks about the dolphin slaughter in Japan, as well as a quick google search on some of the following topics: Faroe Island Pilot whale hunt The Moskvarium in Russia Chimelong Orca Kingdom the Miami Seaquarium Mundo Marino Marineland Ontario Russian and Japanese orca/dolphin/porpoise captured Japanese whaling, as well as worldwide whaling. the plight of the Southern Resident orcas. if you care about these animals, all of those are worth researching.