Question: How do you, or anyone else, know that this encounter with an Orca didn't inspire these kids to grow up and be conservationists? If I didn't have the interactions I did with Shamu when I was a kid I wouldn't have the respect and admiration I do now. Yes, there are very good reasons to not have them in captivity but to inspire the imagination of a child is something you can't foresee.
Watching a highly intelligent, far ranging marine mammal that thrives with its own kind, swim completely alone and seemingly bored inside a barren tank, shouldn't inspire anyone to keep these animals there. If anything, it should inspire to ensure others don't suffer the same fate.
1Kantjil so sad!! I tell my son zooz are prison for animals..... I wish the government would shut down sea world grab a huge truck and realise those whale back in the ocean! I call bs on what they say u can't release captive animals! they will always be wild!
1Kantjil these are social beings, it's against the law to leave her alone. God, seeing these animals captive, in tiny tanks, alone, or no social stimulation makes me angry, and sick to my stomach. I'm just sick and do not support, or will I ever go to any zoo or theme park with captive animals like this.
Skylar Jameson Zoos are not prisons. If it wasn't for zoos, many species would be extinct. For example the California Condor, they were close to extinction and a captive breeding program was set up to save them. Zoos are important for us to learn about animals and to help save them.
+Barry Cooper sadly if they let these whales into the water it may not live because they have been with humans for a while but maybe if they a made a larger place and not put them in shows you never know
You can find, deep within the Asian communities like China Town in San Francisco killer whale soup if you know the right people. It’s actually quite delicious. Very expensive though!
I'm pretty sure this is Ikaika. He was not well cared for at this one park, often separated from Kiska who still lives there alone and not receiving the attention he needed. He is still at SeaWorld San Diego today, certainly much happier than he was here.
Ikaika was born at SeaWorld Orlando, then transported to SeaWorld San Diego in his teens, this is at Marine Land, not one of the SeaWorld parks, so this is Kiska.
So sad..orca's love to play and there is nothing in that tiny tank.. Hope the orca is in better conditions now.. He is saying HELP ME GET OUT OF HERE PLEASE!!!
Kosta Danicic look up more videos of killer whales and you will see them eating birds and whatever they can get their mouths on in a pool so imagine if you turn them loose they would go after fish and everything else like they're supposed to their Instinct will never be taken out of them there wild animals even though they've been bred in captivity
Kosta Danicic when was he released I thought he was a danger to himself and the public he's killed to my knowledge 5 people if this is the same killer well I'm talking about in Florida
You could try being a good parent and not teaching them that this is ok. Not to mention she's not "talking" to your children. That is a threat display, they were irritating the crap out of him...
And what are you teaching your kids? Judging from your channel, that it's okay for mommy and daddy to dress up scarcely in leather and whip and torture each other? I'd rather see a parent teach their kids about wonderful animals...
@@spacebug30 their not teaching them about wonderful animals if they thought orcas are so wonderful why are they supporting the park keeping this intelligent social creature trapped alone in a tiny enclosure?
worse than being locked in a bedroom. It's like being locked in a 100% empty room. No furniture, no decor, nothing for you to interact with...just walls... And then occasionally strange creatures come along to harass you from the windows.
I see why they have whales on display and as cool as it is it's cruel too. Who puts a mammal with nobody to keep him company. I'm never going to marine land again. This species lives in pods, here he just floats like its dead. Poor whale:(
I was thinking the whale is lonely and asking them for help to set him free. It is nice to see the cetaceans up close in this manner...but totally wrong to enslave and to enclose them. Have you seen what happens to the whales and dolphins rounded up that are not sent to captivity?
Not to mention, hunting is a very strong instinct in orca. Like cats, it's something they NEED to do. Captive orca are NEVER given anything to hunt. They don't even have toys in there! Pet goldfish are given more to look at than captive orca are.
Frida Nyberg I guarantee you Frida,if you or your kids were in that pool or an ocean and you a 12,000 pound apex predator opening it's mouth you damned well wouldn't think it was playing. Agression is a common language in ALL species. It's not jaw popping and opening it's mouth to say "howdy" to the kids.
@@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349 Jesus Christ. Not only is my comment 3 years old but you're literally pulling words that I never said out of your ass to prove a point I already believe in. When, at any point, did I say "oh this is slightly sad?" Never. Did I say I thought that aquariums such as this one were ethically sound? No. I never did. Not only are you making shit up, but you're assuming that I think trapping and showing off whales is something to be proud of. Get out of here with that bullshit.
I bet that was a great experience for your children. I have heard though that the "jaw" popping is an aggressive stand saying "I am the king here", but he seem to calm down after as though he realized the children were no threat...
It's begging for help …this poor whale needs to be in a sanctuary not a chemical filled bathtub. This place needs to shut down and John Holer is a despicable man who would be in jail.
MMONGOROCKS dude that tank doesn't have anything its just water and its big the orca is active and healthy the show water and the aquarium r filled with chemicals so u can see better
+SonjaSmith Sorry but YOU are misinformed. Perhaps you should try re-watching Blackfish. These beautiful creatures don't belong in a pool, they belong in the ocean with hundreds of miles of open water. In case you missed it in the film, when whales turn on their trainers it's because they are unhappy, certainly not because they are vicious. Whales in their natural habitat are the most gentle of creatures. Marineland and every other place like this needs to be shut down. It's time for these whales, dolphins, sea lions etc to be moved to a sanctuary because sadly captivity has ruined their chances of survival in their natural habitat. At least in a sanctuary they could live out the rest of their lives without having to perform to entertain the most disgusting of creatures....HUMANS.
Ikaika! At least now, he's with his family in San Diego. Poor Lolita in Miami Seaquarium and Kshamenk in Argentina are alone in their tanks. I'd think anyone that cares about these animals would leave SeaWorld alone and worry more about the isolation that those killer whales have to endure, and therefore encourage them to be moved to SeaWorld and have companions. What's worse than captivity? Solitary confinement!
Okay, how would you feel if you never got to socialize with other humans? You're kept in a starkly empty, TINY room, with NOTHING to do, and occasionally throughout the day, a dog or two will wander in and play around with you for a couple hours and leave again. ...and you ENTIRE LIFE is spent this way. You would literally go insane.
I would prefer they have bigger pools for them and other orcas to socialize with, but they do take that into consideration when caring for them. Most sociable animals are able to accept other creatures, including humans, as the members of their group, in this case, the whale's pod. I'm sure there are different biologists that think differently about it, but birds, great apes, and many others are species have demonstrated the ability to substitute humans as members and socialize with them.
in the wild they would not just lay there like that like their dead..........nothing to do in that damn fishbowl; and nowhere to swim !!!!! life of HELL FREE THEM ALL
That is a crime. Do they know, it is against the laws and regulations, to keep a social animal alone. By law, she must have at least one companion. I'm a Canadian, in Ontario... but I would never again go to Marineland, or any other park, that supports and participates in cruel and unnatural containment and exploitation of animals for entertainment and money. Becoming rich on this cruelty is sickening.
Take them on a whale watch and teach them how these mammals communicate ... they are in constant distress due to the sounds bouncing off the walls of their tank.
Since whales don't talk, looks more like jaw clapping. the kids could be too close, and jaw clapping, as mild as this is, is to ask for a little distance. orcas are territorial.
the size of that tank -- that's how big it actually is. If parents are going to spend this kind of money on an amusement park, go one more step and show them the real way these animals should live IN THE OCEAN. Did the uploader read the article to his children about how all these animals are sick now at the park?
First of all, that is the most depressed orca I have ever seen. So sad. And Second, why on earth would you go to a horribly abusive, disgusting dump like MarineLand? Please, please, please don't support that hell-hole.
Briaubin no not the most abused orca that would be Tilikum.....rip But yeah these parks and spectators are disgusting Orcas belong in the Ocean not Tanks........KARMA
I think it's incredibly sad how people keep breeding dogs to be the size of rats with eyes popping almost out of their sockets, but you don't seem to have a problem with that.
This breaks my heart.... How can you go there and support the people that put these beautifull mamals in tiny tanks for their own entertainment . These animals belong in the wild where they can be free and damn all the people that support whale captivity
@@josephfrye8750 please cetacean intelligence research. MRIs show Orcas are more emotionally developed than us. They have larger brain lobes for emotion. They have emotional intelligence. They, just like us developed culture, language, matrilineal pods and social parties. But above all they can put differences aside and be altruistic and are friendly too. THEY CANT BE KEPT IN CAPTIVITY ALONE.
Yeah that's a really convenient way out of having to go to the trouble of actually addressing what someone else says. I forgot this is youtube though, these sorts of things can be expected.
Yeah! After a big part of her life getting food easily, with a veterinary care, seeing humans as part of her faimily and being in a controlled water she just want a complete change of life to a place where she has to figh to survive having no idea about how to do that... sure...
This is Ikaika. He was moved back to the SeaWorld parks chain(where he was born in Orlando) after SeaWorld filed a claim that he was under poor health at MarineLand. He was at MarineLand to breed with Kiska after he was sexual mature against his inbred newborn sister(at the time) when he was only 4 years old. He was moved to SeaWorld San Diego for training to sustain this, however he wasn't reunited with his mother at SeaWorld Orlando. Katina(Ikaika's mother), Nalani(his younger inbred sister), Makaio(born after Nalani), and Ikaika himself are all still alive to this day.
@leito193 What do we do? Shall we close all zoo in the world? We been to toronto zoo today with them, they kow that they are not in real nature. Like the cat and fish we have at home. Do we need to ban people for having animals at home?
Orcas swim thousands of kilometers a day in the wild, those tanks are like a bathtub in comparison to what they are used to to, no wonder this beautiful creature is in agony
That poor thing i want to cry knowing just how smart she is and how bord she looks so sad just floating is not what they do in wild .my heart akes dont forget to tell the kids this is crule
She goes from logging to jaw popping..... I understand that it looks like she's being friendly by interacting with the kids, but, well, I think you've seen most of the other comments explaining what it meant.
Jaw popping is also used during play and at the start when she first approached the kids and rubbed her melon on the glass, showed that she is indeed, being friendly.
The behavior is a sign of aggression. I recommend seeing the documentary Blackfish and stop going to Sea World. If you want more information on orcas (killer whales) behavior in the wild contra in captivity I recommend looking up Ric O'barry or seach FB for Free The Cetaceans.
How is Ikaika being aggressive in any way, shape or form? Are you a killer whale expert and know all of this whale's behavior patterns? He is obviously just interested in the children at the glass. Whales use their mouths to interact since they don't have hands. They are very tactical animals. He interacts with his pod mates using his mouth, so he would obviously do it when interacting with any other creatures. He wasn't making any aggressive moves towards the children at all. Also, Ric O'barry is not a reliable source. He released two dolphins into the ocean illegally, and one of them died from it, the other brought close to death. Is that someone you really want to have around cetaceans ever again?
To begin with I would recommend you to look up some research on Orcas. First of all you will find that Orcas are the larges of all DOLPHINS! belonging to the cetaceans family. You are absolutely correct that orcas, as well as whales, use their body to communicate but in this case the orca does not say "hi how are you, would you like to play?" aggression is a form of communication so I will not argue with you on that part. Regarding Ric O'barry I would recommend you to look up the transcripts of the accidents and deaths i Seaworld (trainers and orcas alike) Then please tell me how Seaworld has saved these animals life and how they are contributing to theis wellbeing compared to Ric O'barry. Finally: how would you like to spend your life? 60 years in a bathtub forced to make tricks to get food, or 10 years out of the tub deciding your own destiny? All the best Rebecca (Orca enthusiast - studying both pro and con captivity reseach)
I know full well that orcas are the largest species in the dolphin family. When I used the term "whales" I was referring to killer whales, since that is one of their titles. Once again, explain how this whale is acting aggressively. How do you know he (Or she, I'm not 100% sure if this is Kiska or Ikaika, but I believe it is Ikaika since the dorsal fin is quite tall for a cow) isn't saying "hi how are you, would you like to play?" Please explain all behaviors that are aggressive. He is slowly opening and closing his mouth and paying close attention to the children, examining them. He isn't making any quick movements and he isn't jaw popping. This video shows no aggression, just curiosity. Most interactions at the glass with whales involve exactly the same thing. The whale will come over and observe a person, usually opening and closing their mouths. Sometimes whales will also mimic people's movements or follow around an interaction toy they brought with them to the glass. This isn't just for orcas either, the same goes for all cetaceans. I know about every death that has occurred at SeaWorld. Only 1 was a trainer, her name was Dawn. The only other trainer death was a man named Alexis, and that was at a park called Loro Parque. SeaWorld did not save the lives of orcas. SeaWorld ripped orca calves from their families. It was gruesome and terrible. It is something that should have never, ever been done. I do not agree with it. No one who works at SeaWorld now agrees with it. I wish it hadn't happened. But the whales are in their care now, and there is nothing we can do about that. They no longer do wild captures. Only 4 of their 22 whales were captured from the wild. SeaWorld has rescued over 29,000 animals, more than any other facility. They have rehabilitated and released many, many animals, including dolphins. The only time they don't release an animal is when the government decided that the animal cannot be released. SeaWorld takes special care when rehabilitating animals, and they never get the animals used to human contact. Ric O'Barry literally dumped two dolphins who were not in any way, shape, or form suitable for release into the ocean. One of the dolphins died. Is that a person you want to stand for? No orca has spent 60 years in captivity. The oldest orcas in captivity are around 53- Corky and Lolita. The whales are not 'forced to make tricks to get food.' SeaWorld only uses operate conditioning, meaning they give the whale a reward when it does something correct and if it does something undesirable, they simply ignore it. If a whale doesn't preform or does a behavior (they are called behaviors, not tricks) wrong, it still receives all of the food it needs. You can find countless examples of this on RUclips. I have personally been to a show where the whales refused to preform and guess what happened? Nothing. The trainers came out and spoke about what was going on, and eventually the whales decided to start participating again. I would rather be a captive whale than a wild one. You don't have to hunt for food and you never miss a meal. You are constantly stimulated every single day with new things to do. You don't have to worry about getting hit by a boat, or eating something poisonous. And you don't have to worry about pollution. (If you weren't aware, killer whales are the most polluted animal on the planet.) Whales die from the PCBs in their blubber all the time. I accept the fact that in the past SeaWorld has made mistakes. Capturing whales and dolphins was a disgusting practice, but they stopped doing it over 35 years ago. Now SeaWorld is doing amazing, amazing things for the environment, and they take excellent care of the whales in their charge.
Oh my god, I am amazed that you would rather be a captive orca than a free one. And of cause I know that no Orca has lived 60 years in captivity but I'm referring to the difference through at human lifespan. No captive orca has ever reached the average lifespan of wild orcas. I have to say that I think several Orcas would disagree and prefer life in the wild. Take Hugo who died from repeatedly banging his head agains the concert walls of the tank. Buy the way, when I refer to accidents I am not just referring to deaths but also near death accidents and aggressive behaviour towards both trainers and audience. You and I will never see eye to eye, through your page I see several captivity friendly pages. I know that you will never see the truth about the conditions of the dolphins. It is so obviously that the animals have stereotypic behaviour and behavior that has never been seen in the wild, like laying still ind the water for long periods of time. You wanting this destiny if you were a orca seems only sad to me. To think that the orcas (and other dolphins) have a good life in captivity is ignorance. I do not wish to go into further arguing with you but only hope that you one day will se that your money has contributed to cruelty towards these beautiful and intelligent animals and from that day on will stop your contribution to this industry. All the best from Denmark
Killer whale and human lifespan can not be compared. We are totally different species. And many killer whales have reached the average lifespans of wild killer whales. The average for males is around 30 years and the average for females if around 50 years. 100 years is NOT the average lifespan. It is the longest lifespan that a whale could live. A dog can live for 29 years, but that doesn't mean every dog does, and it doesn't mean that every dog should. I agree that SeaWorld has problems. I agree that the whales do display stereotypical behaviors and SeaWorld always should be trying to improve their environment by giving them more mental stimulation. That does not mean captivity is all bad, and that does not mean that they suffer. I will never stop supporting SeaWorld and other accredited marine parks unless I have a valid reason to. Thank you for the wonderful conversation.
+Mikkel Bach Kristensen Just went. Sorry. But they should not be freed, they have lived in captivity ALL their life, it would be rude to let them go. SeaWorld is their home, except for Tillikum and Corky. If they free them, they won't survive much longer.
agree they belong in the wild all the whales in marine parks like this are unfortunately born in captivity and wouldn't be able to survive in the wild.
WELL DONE! you took your kids to support the cruel captive industry... you should be teaching respect as these are more intelliget than what we are, people say oh but they do help animals... how is helping them keeping them hungry so they will perform tricks.. take your kids to see them in the wild it's amazing! and stop supporting seaworld because by supporting seaworld you actually support Japan's Dolphin slaughter :(
At the start you see the whale idly laying in the water, I am no expert but they are my favourite animal and I know a bit about them , but laying idly is NOT normal, and no , the whale is not sleeping, the orca is bored and depressed of its life in a little tank. If they could be released into sea pens the world would be better
@@spacebug30 so its worse to do it to a human? these animals are very intelligent and social just like us and swim miles everyday yet we keep them in tiny tanks the fact that you think this is acceptable is pathetic
To all of you saying "omg so sad", no the animal was showing aggression to the kids. It wanted to eat them. Well....think want you want i guess. I cannot control your lack of information. Thats on you guys.
If I'm right and this is Ikaika, it's a male. A young one. Dorsals aren't grown enough to collapse on males until they're like 10+ years old. His fin is completely bent by now.
Lorna, are you sure in your analysis? There was definitely some communication go in on here but it does not look aggressive to me. These whales are usually taught to interact with their keepers by contact with their mouth, the keepers putting things in their mouth, and what I see here is this whale trying to interact in the only way that he/she knows, using her mouth to try anf sense contact with these two humans. Dolphins also also open their mouths and laugh when intetacting with humans. Behaviour between them and is does not always have to be aggressive.
it seems so cute and loving but if you study just a little about orcas behaviour you'd know that orca is bored out of its mind, it's depressed and its tank is obviously too little. Please people search even just a two mins video of wild orcas. they live in pods with their family for all their life, swim for thousand miles and live way longer in nature(80years) than in captivity(30years), they are so intelligent and sensible, let's don't be cruel to them, let's them live happy
The good thing about capitivity, is that it inspired thousands of new cientists and marine biologists to fight against capitivity and study them so we could even save those animals from threats on their own natural environment, like ship noises, diet etc etc. Those who only think about the rational emotion of how bad it is for them to stay like this, don´t take in count, how that helped create measures to save them in the wild.
with all due respect a number of water parks still capture orcas and just because they might have been born in captivity it doesn't make them domesticated they never will be ok? this very thought of not being able to be domesticated answers a slew of questions.
Orcinus Orca are not endangered at all, only a few ecotypes/local resident populations are, such as the Southern Resident population; captivity is not a reason for orca extinction, then again extinction at all. Populations are threatened due to pollution, depletion of prey species, conflicts with fishing activities and vessels, habitat loss and whaling. Get your facts right first my darling!
lol, they are becoming extinct from pollution, which causes them to get more and more infertile and have problems during pregnancies. Also because people want to have fresh, wild caught fish on their plates.
Most whales in captivity have been bred in captivity! I dont think its right to keep such mighty and beautiful animals in a tank but if they were released now they would die, think of Keiko from the Free Willy Movies, they released him, and he had been in captivity so he didnt survive, he was very young to die in the wild
@KillerWhaleResearch many animal heros got their start by visiting zoos and aquariums like this instance i was only stating that these children recieved a once in a lifetime moment that im sure they will never forget
Question: How do you, or anyone else, know that this encounter with an Orca didn't inspire these kids to grow up and be conservationists? If I didn't have the interactions I did with Shamu when I was a kid I wouldn't have the respect and admiration I do now. Yes, there are very good reasons to not have them in captivity but to inspire the imagination of a child is something you can't foresee.
Watching a highly intelligent, far ranging marine mammal that thrives with its own kind, swim completely alone and seemingly bored inside a barren tank, shouldn't inspire anyone to keep these animals there. If anything, it should inspire to ensure others don't suffer the same fate.
@@brittneyhernandez1083 Tell that to a 5 year old.
@@MrBoDiggety , a parent should. Because they should know better.
I'd rather never let my kids know about orcas than have them see them in captivity.
@@morganistrue I don't often give out this award(twice before I think) but you take the 'Most Idiotic Comment of the Month' award. Congrats.
The tank is too small and WHY THE FUCK IS IT COMPLETELY EMPTY? there is nothing in it for the animal. It's like solitary confinement
Tankmates have died.
1Kantjil so sad!! I tell my son zooz are prison for animals..... I wish the government would shut down sea world grab a huge truck and realise those whale back in the ocean! I call bs on what they say u can't release captive animals! they will always be wild!
1Kantjil these are social beings, it's against the law to leave her alone. God, seeing these animals captive, in tiny tanks, alone, or no social stimulation makes me angry, and sick to my stomach. I'm just sick and do not support, or will I ever go to any zoo or theme park with captive animals like this.
Skylar Jameson Zoos are not prisons. If it wasn't for zoos, many species would be extinct. For example the California Condor, they were close to extinction and a captive breeding program was set up to save them. Zoos are important for us to learn about animals and to help save them.
+Orlando Orca but come on we need an alligator in a space smaller then a house
These whales should be in the ocean and humans are wrong for paying money for this.
+Barry Cooper sadly if they let these whales into the water it may not live because they have been with humans for a while but maybe if they a made a larger place and not put them in shows you never know
+silver ghost SeaWorld is planning a large expansion in at least one of their parks.
People, teach your kids NOT TO TAP THE GLASS! IT HURTS THE WHALE!
+msmissjordan1 , how about "Teach your kids that it's WRONG to keep cetaceans in captivity".
msmissjordan1 are the children actully hurting it get a grip 😂😂😂
yes, the whale is saying "please kids, I'm miserable, get me out of here..."
Chris Johnson no it is saying get away from my tank please.
She is just playing with the kids
So that's why this particular animal has lived 39 healthy years in captivity, right?
39 years..yes..healthy years no.
@@tursiopss she is not....
Completely disgusting. SHAME on Marineland.
You can find, deep within the Asian communities like China Town in San Francisco killer whale soup if you know the right people. It’s actually quite delicious. Very expensive though!
@@MrChuckDeez *PRESS X TO DOUBT*
I'm pretty sure this is Ikaika. He was not well cared for at this one park, often separated from Kiska who still lives there alone and not receiving the attention he needed. He is still at SeaWorld San Diego today, certainly much happier than he was here.
🚨 nah it’s kiska
Ikaika was born at SeaWorld Orlando, then transported to SeaWorld San Diego in his teens, this is at Marine Land, not one of the SeaWorld parks, so this is Kiska.
@@kahlyn3864 this is definitely Ikaika. he spent some time at marineland and was brought back to seaworld due to improper care
@@philorcinus5869 oh, sorry if I upset you a little there, I was unaware that he lived there.
@@kahlyn3864 nah dw I'm not upset
I'm so sad about these beutiful creatures....
It's all good
I got more of a melancholy vibe from this=/
look at him..liveless in the water.Total bored!!Thanks for contributing to captivity
poor orca ..
So sad..orca's love to play and there is nothing in that tiny tank.. Hope the orca is in better conditions now.. He is saying HELP ME GET OUT OF HERE PLEASE!!!
Barbara Kockh you should see the back tank there its smaller so if i were you shut up
+Barbara Kock at first the orca get toys. Ar Second: he couldn't survived in the sea.
Kosta Danicic look up more videos of killer whales and you will see them eating birds and whatever they can get their mouths on in a pool so imagine if you turn them loose they would go after fish and everything else like they're supposed to their Instinct will never be taken out of them there wild animals even though they've been bred in captivity
+Elizabeth Hodge After Keiko was released, he followed boats and bagged for food.
Kosta Danicic when was he released I thought he was a danger to himself and the public he's killed to my knowledge 5 people if this is the same killer well I'm talking about in Florida
You could try being a good parent and not teaching them that this is ok. Not to mention she's not "talking" to your children. That is a threat display, they were irritating the crap out of him...
+iikaikaMLOi this IS okay!
iikaikaMLOi The park is a joke!!! I wish it would close down. Animals should live in the ocean not in a tank... So sad...
You could fuck off too
And what are you teaching your kids? Judging from your channel, that it's okay for mommy and daddy to dress up scarcely in leather and whip and torture each other? I'd rather see a parent teach their kids about wonderful animals...
@@spacebug30 their not teaching them about wonderful animals if they thought orcas are so wonderful why are they supporting the park keeping this intelligent social creature trapped alone in a tiny enclosure?
Kiska, the worlds loneliest orca. Please dont buy a ticket.
That isn't Kiska.
Lmao it’s Ikaika
worse than being locked in a bedroom. It's like being locked in a 100% empty room. No furniture, no decor, nothing for you to interact with...just walls... And then occasionally strange creatures come along to harass you from the windows.
Whale: iiiieeeeeiiiieeeeeiiiieeeee
Kid: what?
Whale: IIEEEEIEIIEEEEEIIEEEEE
Kid: WHAT??
Whale: Fuck you!
Imagine living your life in a bathtub. That's what this is. Disgusting.
Max Brehsan I think they have water filters or conditioner for the tank to keep it clean. IDK maybe you are right.
@@jordynlennox6838 he meant the size not the quality of the water you cant keep an intelligent social animal alone in a tiny pool
@@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349 That's right. One could only imagine the stress that these beings felt on a daily bases.
I see why they have whales on display and as cool as it is it's cruel too. Who puts a mammal with nobody to keep him company. I'm never going to marine land again. This species lives in pods, here he just floats like its dead. Poor whale:(
I was thinking the whale is lonely and asking them for help to set him free. It is nice to see the cetaceans up close in this manner...but totally wrong to enslave and to enclose them. Have you seen what happens to the whales and dolphins rounded up that are not sent to captivity?
Not to mention, hunting is a very strong instinct in orca. Like cats, it's something they NEED to do. Captive orca are NEVER given anything to hunt. They don't even have toys in there! Pet goldfish are given more to look at than captive orca are.
Orca: adopt me click click. Drop me off at the beach.whistle pop. I was kidnapped. I'm slowly dying. Sigh!!
That is a sign of aggression it is called jaw popping
No it isn't, it's called being curious.
+Frida Nyberg When a orca opens it's jaw repeatedly it is a sign of aggression it is not being curious.
Frida Nyberg I guarantee you Frida,if you or your kids were in that pool or an ocean and you a 12,000 pound apex predator opening it's mouth you damned well wouldn't think it was playing. Agression is a common language in ALL species. It's not jaw popping and opening it's mouth to say "howdy" to the kids.
You would be too if you lock in fish tank. Those animals swim 💯 miles a day.
Jaw-popping is a rapid mouth movement, where the jaws snap shut fast. Ikaika is just being curious, and you see this A LOT with orcas his age
Despair sadness trying to reach out to communicate and ask why it is kept so alone my heart breaks for these Animals
+Justina Ragsdale Actually, it's a sign of aggression.
+Derpified still sad and may I ask where you get your information from do you study whales?
Justina Ragsdale Slightly.
@@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349 Jesus Christ. Not only is my comment 3 years old but you're literally pulling words that I never said out of your ass to prove a point I already believe in. When, at any point, did I say "oh this is slightly sad?" Never. Did I say I thought that aquariums such as this one were ethically sound? No. I never did. Not only are you making shit up, but you're assuming that I think trapping and showing off whales is something to be proud of. Get out of here with that bullshit.
Kinda expected comments like this... seriously people, it’s a small video of a family enjoying their time....
She's saying Why TF am I locked up in this paddling pool?
I bet that was a great experience for your children. I have heard though that the "jaw" popping is an aggressive stand saying "I am the king here", but he seem to calm down after as though he realized the children were no threat...
It's begging for help …this poor whale needs to be in a sanctuary not a chemical filled bathtub. This place needs to shut down and John Holer is a despicable man who would be in jail.
MMONGOROCKS dude that tank doesn't have anything its just water and its big the orca is active and healthy the show water and the aquarium r filled with chemicals so u can see better
+Char Char Sorry. You are terribly misinformed. Please see the movies Blackfish and The Cove.
+SonjaSmith Sorry but YOU are misinformed. Perhaps you should try re-watching Blackfish. These beautiful creatures don't belong in a pool, they belong in the ocean with hundreds of miles of open water. In case you missed it in the film, when whales turn on their trainers it's because they are unhappy, certainly not because they are vicious. Whales in their natural habitat are the most gentle of creatures. Marineland and every other place like this needs to be shut down. It's time for these whales, dolphins, sea lions etc to be moved to a sanctuary because sadly captivity has ruined their chances of survival in their natural habitat. At least in a sanctuary they could live out the rest of their lives without having to perform to entertain the most disgusting of creatures....HUMANS.
MMONGOROCKS Dude, I totally agree with you. My comment was to Char Char.
+SonjaSmith My apologies SonjaSmith. Saw the comment and jumped the gun on that one. Glad we share the same views.
Do you not see the despair in its eyes?
Nope... her eyes are like every orca eyes :v
Nope, eyes are eyes. When you look at any orca's eyes, they look exactly the same.
I see the despair and it's teeth!
you need help...It wanted to eat them.
Ikaika! At least now, he's with his family in San Diego. Poor Lolita in Miami Seaquarium and Kshamenk in Argentina are alone in their tanks. I'd think anyone that cares about these animals would leave SeaWorld alone and worry more about the isolation that those killer whales have to endure, and therefore encourage them to be moved to SeaWorld and have companions. What's worse than captivity? Solitary confinement!
orcas aren't actually whales at all they are members of the dolphin family.
Heather Christie true but they do kill whales in the wild
Okay, how would you feel if you never got to socialize with other humans? You're kept in a starkly empty, TINY room, with NOTHING to do, and occasionally throughout the day, a dog or two will wander in and play around with you for a couple hours and leave again. ...and you ENTIRE LIFE is spent this way. You would literally go insane.
I would prefer they have bigger pools for them and other orcas to socialize with, but they do take that into consideration when caring for them. Most sociable animals are able to accept other creatures, including humans, as the members of their group, in this case, the whale's pod. I'm sure there are different biologists that think differently about it, but birds, great apes, and many others are species have demonstrated the ability to substitute humans as members and socialize with them.
in the wild they would not just lay there like that like their dead..........nothing to do in that damn fishbowl; and nowhere to swim !!!!! life of HELL FREE THEM ALL
That is a crime. Do they know, it is against the laws and regulations, to keep a social animal alone. By law, she must have at least one companion. I'm a Canadian, in Ontario... but I would never again go to Marineland, or any other park, that supports and participates in cruel and unnatural containment and exploitation of animals for entertainment and money. Becoming rich on this cruelty is sickening.
sadly kiskas still alone.
Take them on a whale watch and teach them how these mammals communicate ... they are in constant distress due to the sounds bouncing off the walls of their tank.
Since whales don't talk, looks more like jaw clapping. the kids could be too close, and jaw clapping, as mild as this is, is to ask for a little distance. orcas are territorial.
You dont know shit
Whale can talk English he love play time and play with kids I'm sure killer whale can talk is so cute
*Watches video*
Me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
The whale was probably thinking “ they’re with their families, why can I be with mine?
The way the orca lays still in the water is a sign he dont belong in a tank
This is not at all just a friendly conversation, she's jaw popping, a sign of aggression.
This is Ikaika, not Kiska. Secondly, he’s not jawpopping. Jawpopping is where an orca moves it’s mouth very fastly. He’s just curious.
"Miniature humans are crunchy and delicious!"
the size of that tank -- that's how big it actually is. If parents are going to spend this kind of money on an amusement park, go one more step and show them the real way these animals should live IN THE OCEAN. Did the uploader read the article to his children about how all these animals are sick now at the park?
SAVE ORCA!!!!!!
And he's happy to be one! :-) Have a nice day...
the whale is clearly depressed though
@Caleb Extreme gaming fingers and thumbs
You have to wonder if they are genuinely curious, aggressive, or they're just trained to face the outside of the tank.
Orcas are as smart as humans so probably both
Who all got this in your recommendation 10 years later?
First of all, that is the most depressed orca I have ever seen. So sad. And Second, why on earth would you go to a horribly abusive, disgusting dump like MarineLand? Please, please, please don't support that hell-hole.
Briaubin no not the most abused orca that would be Tilikum.....rip
But yeah these parks and spectators are disgusting Orcas belong in the Ocean not Tanks........KARMA
A prison for whales
Aaaawwwee that was soooooo gorgeous....... I think the whale wanted the children to be
In the water with him :-)
So incredibly sad.
+Debbie Ebbiebobebbie no, it isn't :-D
SeaWorld will make some changes.
I think it's incredibly sad how people keep breeding dogs to be the size of rats with eyes popping almost out of their sockets, but you don't seem to have a problem with that.
@@kotorandcorvid4968 im assuming your trolling and are not actually that dumb right?
@@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349 nope, that's ym opinion
Disturbing to see such an intelligent animal rot in such a small tank. When will people stop bring their children to see this.
Lucky kids! Ikaika is so sweet.
"Only if this glass weren't here I'd show you how "CUTE" I can be, humans!"
This breaks my heart.... How can you go there and support the people that put these beautifull mamals in tiny tanks for their own entertainment . These animals belong in the wild where they can be free and damn all the people that support whale captivity
Uh...Because there is no abuse. Have you done any more detailed research? Cause your being radical.
@@josephfrye8750 please cetacean intelligence research. MRIs show Orcas are more emotionally developed than us. They have larger brain lobes for emotion. They have emotional intelligence. They, just like us developed culture, language, matrilineal pods and social parties. But above all they can put differences aside and be altruistic and are friendly too. THEY CANT BE KEPT IN CAPTIVITY ALONE.
@@josephfrye8750 Just please READ the necropsy reports kept by the Orca Project Corp.
They have to keep the whales on stress medication and antidepressants to keep them there
@@josephfrye8750 also here's the easiest reason. Orcas swim upto 140 miles in a day. The tank is like veing locked up in a tiny bathtub. ALONEEEEW
Yeah that's a really convenient way out of having to go to the trouble of actually addressing what someone else says. I forgot this is youtube though, these sorts of things can be expected.
orca: im so bored I want to be free
Yeah! After a big part of her life getting food easily, with a veterinary care, seeing humans as part of her faimily and being in a controlled water she just want a complete change of life to a place where she has to figh to survive having no idea about how to do that... sure...
SHUT THESE SEAL WORLD'S DOWN!!!!! I TELL MY SON ZOOS ARE PRISON FOR ANIMALS!!
Wait,then how do we see them if these parks are shut down? I’ve always wanted to go to sea world
This is Ikaika. He was moved back to the SeaWorld parks chain(where he was born in Orlando) after SeaWorld filed a claim that he was under poor health at MarineLand. He was at MarineLand to breed with Kiska after he was sexual mature against his inbred newborn sister(at the time) when he was only 4 years old. He was moved to SeaWorld San Diego for training to sustain this, however he wasn't reunited with his mother at SeaWorld Orlando. Katina(Ikaika's mother), Nalani(his younger inbred sister), Makaio(born after Nalani), and Ikaika himself are all still alive to this day.
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Also: Name change for winter? 🥺💕
@@ulisesmarvels its not permanently but yes:)
@@KatStudios :)
@leito193 What do we do? Shall we close all zoo in the world? We been to toronto zoo today with them, they kow that they are not in real nature. Like the cat and fish we have at home. Do we need to ban people for having animals at home?
I would never take my child there. Heartbreaking
Orcas swim thousands of kilometers a day in the wild, those tanks are like a bathtub in comparison to what they are used to to, no wonder this beautiful creature is in agony
Awww, so cute. Ike absolutely loves children!
Hey everyone! I just bought 10,000 tickets!! You can't stop me!!!!!!!!!!
That poor thing i want to cry knowing just how smart she is and how bord she looks so sad just floating is not what they do in wild .my heart akes dont forget to tell the kids this is crule
She goes from logging to jaw popping..... I understand that it looks like she's being friendly by interacting with the kids, but, well, I think you've seen most of the other comments explaining what it meant.
Jaw popping is also used during play and at the start when she first approached the kids and rubbed her melon on the glass, showed that she is indeed, being friendly.
The behavior is a sign of aggression. I recommend seeing the documentary Blackfish and stop going to Sea World. If you want more information on orcas (killer whales) behavior in the wild contra in captivity I recommend looking up Ric O'barry or seach FB for Free The Cetaceans.
How is Ikaika being aggressive in any way, shape or form? Are you a killer whale expert and know all of this whale's behavior patterns? He is obviously just interested in the children at the glass. Whales use their mouths to interact since they don't have hands. They are very tactical animals. He interacts with his pod mates using his mouth, so he would obviously do it when interacting with any other creatures. He wasn't making any aggressive moves towards the children at all. Also, Ric O'barry is not a reliable source. He released two dolphins into the ocean illegally, and one of them died from it, the other brought close to death. Is that someone you really want to have around cetaceans ever again?
To begin with I would recommend you to look up some research on Orcas. First of all you will find that Orcas are the larges of all DOLPHINS! belonging to the cetaceans family. You are absolutely correct that orcas, as well as whales, use their body to communicate but in this case the orca does not say "hi how are you, would you like to play?" aggression is a form of communication so I will not argue with you on that part.
Regarding Ric O'barry I would recommend you to look up the transcripts of the accidents and deaths i Seaworld (trainers and orcas alike) Then please tell me how Seaworld has saved these animals life and how they are contributing to theis wellbeing compared to Ric O'barry.
Finally: how would you like to spend your life? 60 years in a bathtub forced to make tricks to get food, or 10 years out of the tub deciding your own destiny?
All the best
Rebecca
(Orca enthusiast - studying both pro and con captivity reseach)
I know full well that orcas are the largest species in the dolphin family. When I used the term "whales" I was referring to killer whales, since that is one of their titles.
Once again, explain how this whale is acting aggressively. How do you know he (Or she, I'm not 100% sure if this is Kiska or Ikaika, but I believe it is Ikaika since the dorsal fin is quite tall for a cow) isn't saying "hi how are you, would you like to play?" Please explain all behaviors that are aggressive. He is slowly opening and closing his mouth and paying close attention to the children, examining them. He isn't making any quick movements and he isn't jaw popping. This video shows no aggression, just curiosity. Most interactions at the glass with whales involve exactly the same thing. The whale will come over and observe a person, usually opening and closing their mouths. Sometimes whales will also mimic people's movements or follow around an interaction toy they brought with them to the glass. This isn't just for orcas either, the same goes for all cetaceans.
I know about every death that has occurred at SeaWorld. Only 1 was a trainer, her name was Dawn. The only other trainer death was a man named Alexis, and that was at a park called Loro Parque.
SeaWorld did not save the lives of orcas. SeaWorld ripped orca calves from their families. It was gruesome and terrible. It is something that should have never, ever been done. I do not agree with it. No one who works at SeaWorld now agrees with it. I wish it hadn't happened. But the whales are in their care now, and there is nothing we can do about that. They no longer do wild captures. Only 4 of their 22 whales were captured from the wild.
SeaWorld has rescued over 29,000 animals, more than any other facility. They have rehabilitated and released many, many animals, including dolphins. The only time they don't release an animal is when the government decided that the animal cannot be released. SeaWorld takes special care when rehabilitating animals, and they never get the animals used to human contact. Ric O'Barry literally dumped two dolphins who were not in any way, shape, or form suitable for release into the ocean. One of the dolphins died. Is that a person you want to stand for?
No orca has spent 60 years in captivity. The oldest orcas in captivity are around 53- Corky and Lolita.
The whales are not 'forced to make tricks to get food.' SeaWorld only uses operate conditioning, meaning they give the whale a reward when it does something correct and if it does something undesirable, they simply ignore it. If a whale doesn't preform or does a behavior (they are called behaviors, not tricks) wrong, it still receives all of the food it needs. You can find countless examples of this on RUclips. I have personally been to a show where the whales refused to preform and guess what happened? Nothing. The trainers came out and spoke about what was going on, and eventually the whales decided to start participating again.
I would rather be a captive whale than a wild one. You don't have to hunt for food and you never miss a meal. You are constantly stimulated every single day with new things to do. You don't have to worry about getting hit by a boat, or eating something poisonous. And you don't have to worry about pollution. (If you weren't aware, killer whales are the most polluted animal on the planet.) Whales die from the PCBs in their blubber all the time.
I accept the fact that in the past SeaWorld has made mistakes. Capturing whales and dolphins was a disgusting practice, but they stopped doing it over 35 years ago. Now SeaWorld is doing amazing, amazing things for the environment, and they take excellent care of the whales in their charge.
Oh my god, I am amazed that you would rather be a captive orca than a free one. And of cause I know that no Orca has lived 60 years in captivity but I'm referring to the difference through at human lifespan. No captive orca has ever reached the average lifespan of wild orcas. I have to say that I think several Orcas would disagree and prefer life in the wild. Take Hugo who died from repeatedly banging his head agains the concert walls of the tank.
Buy the way, when I refer to accidents I am not just referring to deaths but also near death accidents and aggressive behaviour towards both trainers and audience.
You and I will never see eye to eye, through your page I see several captivity friendly pages. I know that you will never see the truth about the conditions of the dolphins. It is so obviously that the animals have stereotypic behaviour and behavior that has never been seen in the wild, like laying still ind the water for long periods of time. You wanting this destiny if you were a orca seems only sad to me.
To think that the orcas (and other dolphins) have a good life in captivity is ignorance. I do not wish to go into further arguing with you but only hope that you one day will se that your money has contributed to cruelty towards these beautiful and intelligent animals and from that day on will stop your contribution to this industry.
All the best from Denmark
Killer whale and human lifespan can not be compared. We are totally different species.
And many killer whales have reached the average lifespans of wild killer whales. The average for males is around 30 years and the average for females if around 50 years. 100 years is NOT the average lifespan. It is the longest lifespan that a whale could live. A dog can live for 29 years, but that doesn't mean every dog does, and it doesn't mean that every dog should.
I agree that SeaWorld has problems. I agree that the whales do display stereotypical behaviors and SeaWorld always should be trying to improve their environment by giving them more mental stimulation. That does not mean captivity is all bad, and that does not mean that they suffer.
I will never stop supporting SeaWorld and other accredited marine parks unless I have a valid reason to.
Thank you for the wonderful conversation.
At first its just hanging around. That is because its bored.
That is actually the loneliest orca in the entire world If you search inside edition Loneliest Orca in the world that is it
This is not typical talking with the kids But this behaivour is a act from Some agression 😉
pls never go visit seaworld .
They belongs in the wild not in captivity.
you're right. and I used to love Sea World
+Exoskeloten 311 pure stupidity
+Mikkel Bach Kristensen Just went. Sorry. But they should not be freed, they have lived in captivity ALL their life, it would be rude to let them go. SeaWorld is their home, except for Tillikum and Corky. If they free them, they won't survive much longer.
agree they belong in the wild all the whales in marine parks like this are unfortunately born in captivity and wouldn't be able to survive in the wild.
to bad it's not seaworld ;)
WELL DONE! you took your kids to support the cruel captive industry... you should be teaching respect as these are more intelliget than what we are, people say oh but they do help animals... how is helping them keeping them hungry so they will perform tricks.. take your kids to see them in the wild it's amazing! and stop supporting seaworld because by supporting seaworld you actually support Japan's Dolphin slaughter :(
Its not communicating. Its a sign that it was ready to attack.
Real funny laughing at the whale in captivity
it must be recently caught, the dorsal fin is not bent yet.
He is not talking , he thinks they are dinner
it is trying to eat them up trust me on this
wow i did not know whales love kids so much
At the start you see the whale idly laying in the water, I am no expert but they are my favourite animal and I know a bit about them , but laying idly is NOT normal, and no , the whale is not sleeping, the orca is bored and depressed of its life in a little tank. If they could be released into sea pens the world would be better
R.I.P. KISKA
Is that Nootka IV, Kiska, or Athena?? I can't tell. Doesn't look like Kiska
The lovely orca was saying:please get me out of here... I want to be free
How do dolfins talk and how do they now
These whales should be set free....period.
must be telling your kids he is suffering in that aquarium ;)
(Kids) Look daddy the whale is talking to us!!
(Whale) GET IN MA BELLY!!!
Come on, Frederic, can't you see a prisoner asking for help when you see one? Ignorance...
+Guy Forgét *facepalm
@@spacebug30 so its worse to do it to a human? these animals are very intelligent and social just like us and swim miles everyday yet we keep them in tiny tanks the fact that you think this is acceptable is pathetic
To all of you saying "omg so sad", no the animal was showing aggression to the kids. It wanted to eat them. Well....think want you want i guess. I cannot control your lack of information. Thats on you guys.
lol yeah, a fish-eating orca born in captivity totally wants to _eat_ people lol
Horrible. Never would I take my kid there. He saw dolphins in the ocean jumping and playing. Not in a pool in captivity. Poor whales.
It's fin wasn't bent like they normally are??
If I'm right and this is Ikaika, it's a male. A young one. Dorsals aren't grown enough to collapse on males until they're like 10+ years old. His fin is completely bent by now.
It is so cute I want a orca to come to me
Lorna, are you sure in your analysis? There was definitely some communication go in on here but it does not look aggressive to me. These whales are usually taught to interact with their keepers by contact with their mouth, the keepers putting things in their mouth, and what I see here is this whale trying to interact in the only way that he/she knows, using her mouth to try anf sense contact with these two humans. Dolphins also also open their mouths and laugh when intetacting with humans. Behaviour between them and is does not always have to be aggressive.
it seems so cute and loving but if you study just a little about orcas behaviour you'd know that orca is bored out of its mind, it's depressed and its tank is obviously too little. Please people search even just a two mins video of wild orcas. they live in pods with their family for all their life, swim for thousand miles and live way longer in nature(80years) than in captivity(30years), they are so intelligent and sensible, let's don't be cruel to them, let's them live happy
I hope they stopped this attraction. Let the Orcas go.
The good thing about capitivity, is that it inspired thousands of new cientists and marine biologists to fight against capitivity and study them so we could even save those animals from threats on their own natural
environment, like ship noises, diet etc etc.
Those who only think about the rational emotion of how bad it is for them to stay like this, don´t take in count, how that helped create measures to save them in the wild.
with all due respect a number of water parks still capture orcas and just because they might have been born in captivity it doesn't make them domesticated they never will be ok? this very thought of not being able to be domesticated answers a slew of questions.
Sad to see such beautiful creatures becoming extinct since they are dying from captivity
Orcinus Orca are not endangered at all, only a few ecotypes/local resident populations are, such as the Southern Resident population; captivity is not a reason for orca extinction, then again extinction at all. Populations are threatened due to pollution, depletion of prey species, conflicts with fishing activities and vessels, habitat loss and whaling. Get your facts right first my darling!
lol, they are becoming extinct from pollution, which causes them to get more and more infertile and have problems during pregnancies. Also because people want to have fresh, wild caught fish on their plates.
Late to the party, but your comment was dumb on so many levels.
Lol no some certain populations in certain areas are endangered but as a species overall they aren't even close.
Most whales in captivity have been bred in captivity! I dont think its right to keep such mighty and beautiful animals in a tank but if they were released now they would die, think of Keiko from the Free Willy Movies, they released him, and he had been in captivity so he didnt survive, he was very young to die in the wild
Beautiful Ikaika
@KillerWhaleResearch many animal heros got their start by visiting zoos and aquariums like this instance i was only stating that these children recieved a once in a lifetime moment that im sure they will never forget