Kidnap a small child from his/her parents, lock him/her up in a small room for 20 years, forcing him/her to perform stupid tricks in return for food, and then expect to have a functioning, psychologically-sound being? No dice. Welcome to SeaWorld.
I find it amazing that humans feel they are above the laws of nature and that every creature wants to obey and befriend us. It's awful what happened to Dawn, and other trainers. I don't think they really thought about the nature of the beast and really believed they were forming bonds, and doing the right thing. Seems it is all now coming into light, and I hope people do stop attending these ridiculous shows.
I Understand how devastated the family must be for their loss but if this doesn't prove why WILD animals shouldn't be captured, i don't know what will....
Having these creatures held in captivity and made to perform stunts is just WRONG. Seaworld should be boycotted until they return these wild animals to their natural environment.
Blaming the trainers for the treatment of killer whales is like blaming an employee at a restaurant because of the treatment of the animals that were killed beforehand for their food.
This makes me so mad!! These whales have never once injured a human in the wild. But if they have been held captive for so long of course they will eventually become agitated!!!! i just cant stand the fact that seaworthy allows for these creatures to live like this in these conditions.
For all those saying that Dawn deserved it: Dawn was a woman who cared for the Orcas even if she did know they are one if the most dangerous animals. Watch the documentary Blackfish, it covers her story. Almost all trainers at sea world disagree with keeping Orcas in small concrete pools but think to themselves 'If I'm not here who will feed this Orca, care for her? Protect her?' And so they say to take care of them. IT IS THE HIGHER UPS IN SEA WORLD WHO ARE TO BE BLAMED FOR THIS. Tilikum is a beautiful animal who deserves so much more. Before I learnt how horrid seaworld was I visited with my family when I was six. But even then I found it horrifying. Even Tilikum was in the finally. Anyone who thinks this is morally right is wrong. The only thing is these Orcas would not be able to survive in the wild. Although some may have chances, this has been tried before with the Orca which acted as Free Willy. Keiko was released back into the wild but due to Pneumonia. For this I think they should be released into much LARGER OCEAN ENCLOSUREs (Section off a cove or something idfk) so they can still be monitored. If you disagree please feel free too leave your opinions. But no arguments please at , arguing and calling will get us no where in the discussion except to a build up of anger
Agreed. The documentary even said that Dawn was the trainer that everyone wanted to be. She took care of the whales the best she could. She didn't deserve to be killed whatsoever.
I see your point, but in her mind set she thought what she was doing was right, despite it being obvious how disgusting it is keeping them in those tiny tanks. I'm sure on the Blackfish documentary most of the trainers and keepers only stayed so that the Orcas were 'cared' for.
This is no life for these amazing animals. It just seems so wrong on so many levels to keep them captive and use them for entertainment. It's like keeping a goldfish in a small cup of water considering their size and what they should be experiencing in their natural habitat.
I don't know why I didn't notice this before when I was a kid watching dolphin shows. When I started clicker training my dog(which is where the dog does whatever you train it to do because it expects a reward) I realised that this is exactly what is happening with these creatures. They only do what their told because they're expecting food for it, not because it's fun and they enjoy having humans riding on them and making them do stupid tricks.. they've become programmed to behave in this way and their mind is so concentrated on their reward. It's so ironic that they have waves as images on their screens, trying to create an ocean-like illusion. Well this isn't a fucking ocean, it's a swimming pool.
what the fuck these stupid humans do???? like whales were some sort of puppets or so? If you want to see REAL whales, go outside to the ocean. this makes me so mad!!!!!!!!!!!
My mom was going to take her class on a spring break field trip to Seaworld and they were going to have an interview with Dawn, but she was killed the week before.
If they aren't going to release the orcas.. At least build them a 50X much larger tank & i do mean 50x & provide a ton more food. They don't deserve a small space like that with limited food.
Adan Vivero I myself have been researching the topic of seaworld, and have yet to reach a conclusion. However, the food for the orcas cost money. Combine that with the water bill, employee pay, construction, food, and not to mention the roller coasters they have at seaworld, and you have a large amount of money that needs to be payed. They just don't have the time, money, or space to build an orca tank that big. Something should be done, however.
Yea, whales shouldn't be held in captivity, but that doesn't mean the woman deserved to die. -_- Those of you who says she deserved it, need to get a life.
She didn't deserve it, but the reality is that Orcas (coined 'killer whales') are pretty much the Apex Predator in the ocean. They will win against a Great White Shark.
She didn't deserve it, but he doesn't deserve to be held captive. The death wouldn't have happened in the first place if he was in his natural habitat. It's a sad situation for both parties, but it's fucked up that Seaworld would continue to put people's lives at risk.
It was not her fault she was killed at all. The real villain in this situation is Sea World, and unfortunately the trainer had to suffer the consequences.
It's so horrible. How would you feel if you were locked into a small cage and teased with food, had no social life. Sea world should be shit down for there inappropriate behavior.
I just watched the documentary on this and it makes me sad how they showed Dawn feeding and playing with the sea animal not knowing that she was going to be die a couple of minutes afterwards ... RIP Dawn :) It was just truly sad how they tried to blame the incident on her in the beginning due to the fact 'her ponytail was too long'.
orca's are incredibly intelligent creatures. the way people exploit that just to make some cash is outrageous. i have no sympathy for trainers who die doing this.
there called killer whale cause they kill ther own kind whales and kill seals sea lions and pangwins i dont kno if i spelled that right but there other name is whale killers to kill other whales i also heard that they were the reason that the megalodon dosent exist anymore
It's called a killer whale because they kill seals with super-intelligence and efficiency. The only recorded attacks on humans (ever) come from when they have been held in captivity.
yeah, i just watched Blackfish and it tells you a bunch of facts on killer whales. they are very friendly in the wild but when held in captivityis when it becomes a problem.
Especially if you were taken from your home and family (which is a very traumatizing experience just being rounded up) and then put in a little pool like this and forced to preform. I'd lash out too or even just get to the point where I would just kill myself (which some captive whales have actually done, like Hugo in Miami, who rammed his head into the wall until I believe he died of internal bleeding).
Tilikum killed Dawn because he is frustrated, bored, and not accustomed to people in his tank. When something does fall in, naturally he is going to be possessive of it. It's like giving a hungry dog food then trying to take it away. Only in this case, it was Dawn, and Tilikum became possessive of her obviously. Im not saying Tilikum was trying to eat her, im just saying that since Tilikum never gets anything in his take because of his "possessive tendencies" that when something does fall in
Anyone claiming that these animals want to be in captivity and enjoy their live should watch the documentary Black Fish. Every SeaWorld around the world should be closed and the owners of SeaWorld should be in jail for what they have done. The trainers know that the animals are mistreated, they only stay to try and minimise the animals suffering. It is the SeaWorld owners who don't care about the animals, only the profit.
Sea world tortures these animals so they get angry and do this because they get deprecated from there family and home it's just not fair for them to live in a small pool with little food :(
This isn't a best friend, this is a wild animal that knew no better. An animal that is [forced] into a large swimming pool to perform tricks for crowds. This is not the way any wild animal should have to live its life.
I love how the description states that "the normally docile orca has killed twice before" Maybe he's not so docile then? Stop feeding this thing SeaWorld trainers lol.
I saw that too and looked it up. In 91 the whale was in a small tank with two other pregnant females, who I believe we're his mates and a student who was working part time slipped into the tank and all three whales ( trying to protect themselves and their offspring I assume) kept her underwater. The second death, well is this mans own fault. He visited sea world the day before, stayed after closing and slipped past security. Then tried to get into the tank and swim with the whale. First off this whale doesn't know who you are so he is probably going to attack and that man never should have tried to do that. Ever.
Ok, some of you guys are saying "thats what they get for capturing them" or "Good job she they deserved it" you guys need to calm down!! Yes, of course its sad that the killer whales get forsed to make shows, but the trainers have nothing to do with this!! They feed the whales, && keep the safe 24/7! Its not the trainers falt, she worked at sea world because she knew she was going to take care of the animals && love them unconditionally!! She was trying to be nice to the whales && make them happy!! Plus, everyone nows it's absolutely terrible do take animals away from the habitat, but its going to be the same thing, people can still go in with guns at the ocean && kill the whales,fish,dolphins,turtles,etc. The trainers have nothing to do with the killer whales getting taken away from there habitats!! They don't deserve to die, && dont get me wrong, i also think sea world is a horrible place && should be shit down for animal cruelty!! So, think before you say!!
It's like putting your head on a tiger's mouth, he kills your ass, and people say. Tiger went crazy... NO! Tiger went TIGER!! killer went killer, surprise surprise!!
Before you say it was dawn ' a thought. Watch blackfish the movie. Tilikum was envolved in other deaths and you can't exactly point a finger because he was the biggest whale kept in captivity and he should of not been there. At all. Sea world weren't even meant to use him in shows. Only for mating.
These are amazing animals, could it be that they are not well the way they are kept there? That they really should be free? Because I think that whale absolutely loved the woman and was just cracking up at some point for some reason.
seriously, like how much is it gonna take for people get the point that whild animals dont belong in captivity? like do we need to get the humans who are doing this and put them in a closet-sized cage in the middle of the ocean and only feed them when they do a flip??
Humans that do this to animals like this....some between 8000-12000 lbs....deserve everything they get from them. Certainly can't blame the poor animal for acting like an animal. We snatch them out of the wild, cage them up, make them crazy, and sometimes they kill us. I don't like to hear about anyone dying such a brutal death, but they had it coming. Just like trainers who make bears or lions go crazy and perform for the rest of us....they really get what they deserve. And eventually, it'll happen. Always does.
The poor baby he lost the only person that would swim with him and on his side its not his fault you try being in captivity since you were 2 and see if you stay sane the only tank big enough for him is the performance tank.
Oh Tilikum, joy to someone The world saw you fight, Some would say it's might! Oh sweet Tilikum see the light in your sight. May you soar in the clouds, Your fame is bound in a shroud Oh Tilikum you gave a good fight, Tilikum I love you, swim towards the light
It doesn't matter what the trainers do with them behind the show. They don't belong in a fish bowl swimming in circles and doing pirouettes for roaring crowds just for human profit. That fact will never change.
So sad that someone had to die again,but when you take wild animals, that for thousands if not millions of years have traveled thousands of kilometres yearly in the search of food and mate, then to put them in an extremely small space and expect them to not be frustrated and sometimes lash out in ways that humans would not consider normal is ludicrous. We see pictures of bears and monkeys chained up and cry "wolf" but a wale in a tank is a tourist attraction.
She got what she deserved. These animals are in captivity for decades in 0.0001% of their natural space, they're slowly going insane. Seaworld should be closed.
These magnificent creatures should not be kept in captivity for the entertainment of people and making money for the parks who keep them. Yes, there are dangers from humans even in their natural habitat, but at least they are happy, free to swim the ocean, not made to perform for the amuesment of us humans.
@mileywilys - she didn't just drown - he was brutal with her - multiple fractures - her jaw, sternum, three ribs, a lacerated liver... and other things too horrible to print. he is a wild animal and the trainers do know the risks - but no one could foresee such a violent ending to such a wonderful person. I don't know how anyone could look at this whale the same way as before.
Don't waste people's time by putting in part of the whale show that has nothing to do with the SeaWorld trainer killed. You just get people pissed off who are looking for the real thing.
Obviously the fact that this lady died is upsetting, but to be honest she's the one forcing an animal to do tricks day in and day out. Not doing tricks means no food for a Cetacean in captivity. Would you not get fed up with performing for food in a little concrete box?
Guys, seriously the whale may have been hungry. Whales are smart, idk maybe she had a temper tantrum. An animal that size must have "killer" temper tantrums. Or maybe she just was trying to play tug of war?
its so sad and scary that we make famous an animal that has killed people many times though they are beautiful beauty sometime should be left in nature
There has been more deaths from dogs then there has from whales in the past 40,years so why all of a sudden is sea world bad cause one trainer died she loved doing what she did and she knew she could die doing it that's one reason her family didn't sue sea world for the death
Killer Whales, or Orcas, are not necessarily dangerous creatures. They're incredibly smart and sensitive when they're in the wild. SeaWorld has no business pulling these innocent creatures and putting them in a tiny swimming pool where they're attacked by other whales, separated from their moms, and underfed. They use them to get money and most trainers do treat them well, but orcas aren't meant to be held in captivity. If you were locked inside of a bathtub for 20+ years, would you be okay with that? Also, in the wild these whales can live up to 100 years but the ones in captivity live up to 35 years at most because of the poor conditions they live in. It's not in their nature to be harmful, and if you pet an orca in the ocean, it would be loving. But you put one in captivity, force it to do multiple shows a week and it starts to lose it's mind a little bit. Orcas actually have very extensive emotions that not even humans have and they get incredibly irritable after being kept in a pool for so long that they start to act out. SeaWorld doesn't care about the well being of those animals or their trainers. They care about the money.
I don't think the point is how many deaths have happened due to what. I think the point is how an otherwise peaceful and friendly animal can suddenly turn violent due to being subject to extremely inhumane living conditions.
This business is heartbreaking and tragic. It should be illegal to keep these beautiful and intelligent animals in captivities. Depriving them of food so they will entertain us. If you want to be entertained by these beautiful animals, then take a boat out into the ocean and watch them in their natural environment, in family pods. In this video, you don't get to see them taking their babies away from their mothers to be sold to another park for profit. The mother having a nervous breakdown and crying out for her baby. Or the baby crying for its mother. They keep all of that fun for after hours, when the park is closed. Please do not buy a ticket to these parks and encourage this industry to exist….. Have mercy and be a voice for these wonderful animals.
Actually, no they aren't. Any type of whale attack is kept very hush hush by park management , and trainers are rarely ever informed of the true risks of working with these animals. The trainers hired know little to nothing about orcas and orca behavior. The park hires them, really, for their personality and ability to swim.
actually the real name is orca so and they dont hurt unless u make them mad and i worked with tilikum befor and he is the sweetest whale u could ever meat
Sounds like you are the one who should get to know your facts. Killer whales have a life span about the same as humans. In the wild, that is. So to say that they are over 20 years old is saying they are very young still. And yet most in captivity die when they are in their early 20s. That alone proves that captivity is killing them. And not surprisingly, 'cause obviously these tanks are way too small for these animals.
as long as people pay to watch this, seawold will continue the show. The whales are crazy locked up in a pool and the trainers that go in with them are probably more crazy..the stupid things people do for money. I feel bad for the trainers and the whales.
mistreatment is not the reason she died, yes there are things tht should be changed. but the trainers need to make sure they know wat mood the animals are in. whether they are irritated or just wanting to play. Black-fish was not about how horrible Sea World is, i watched it. it shows you wat the signs were and wat happened...make sure you know the facts before you start talking about the mistreatment of this animals...thank you very much...
sorry but if you had been in place of Orca, you liked to be stuck in a pool? No! The orca certainly got fed up and annoyed to be stuck in a small place and swim laps ace, I think Sea World should not have large animals like orca stuck in a place so small, Sea World should release all the orcas and let them live freely
Afternthe documentary "Blackfish" nobody really go their anymore .Plus they don't save the killer whales they capture the baby killer whales.I know this because I'm watching the documentary.It's totally unfair.It's like prison to them.I'm not going to go their anymore.Too depressing .
who the fuck thought it would be a good idea in the first place to go capture a big ass whale and start swimming with them. why not go capture a blue whale and start swimming with them
Edward Griffin, he wanted one as a pet. He bought Namu for $8,000 after it had been accidentally captured. Shamu was the first deliberate capture, again by Ted Griffin. Intended as a companion for Namu she was soon leased & later sold to SeaWorld. But even Shamu attacked a SeaWorld employee & was retired from performing.
Kidnap a small child from his/her parents, lock him/her up in a small room for 20 years, forcing him/her to perform stupid tricks in return for food, and then expect to have a functioning, psychologically-sound being? No dice. Welcome to SeaWorld.
Amen!
PREACH
remember i said, i would kill you last sully?
.... I LIED !
I find it amazing that humans feel they are above the laws of nature and that every creature wants to obey and befriend us. It's awful what happened to Dawn, and other trainers. I don't think they really thought about the nature of the beast and really believed they were forming bonds, and doing the right thing. Seems it is all now coming into light, and I hope people do stop attending these ridiculous shows.
nothing was shown
I Understand how devastated the family must be for their loss but if this doesn't prove why WILD animals shouldn't be captured, i don't know what will....
Having these creatures held in captivity and made to perform stunts is just WRONG. Seaworld should be boycotted until they return these wild animals to their natural environment.
Blaming the trainers for the treatment of killer whales is like blaming an employee at a restaurant because of the treatment of the animals that were killed beforehand for their food.
u right doe
This makes me so mad!! These whales have never once injured a human in the wild. But if they have been held captive for so long of course they will eventually become agitated!!!! i just cant stand the fact that seaworthy allows for these creatures to live like this in these conditions.
I'm gonna cry 😓😭😭😵
+Maya Seccombe They have attacked humans in the wild, so don't start with that bullshit.
Girl you are insane. In the wild some orcas starve to death, they would eat a human in a second.
Yes they have they have attacked humans in the wild a ton if they see one they will kill it they are a manly hunting species
For all those saying that Dawn deserved it:
Dawn was a woman who cared for the Orcas even if she did know they are one if the most dangerous animals. Watch the documentary Blackfish, it covers her story. Almost all trainers at sea world disagree with keeping Orcas in small concrete pools but think to themselves 'If I'm not here who will feed this Orca, care for her? Protect her?' And so they say to take care of them. IT IS THE HIGHER UPS IN SEA WORLD WHO ARE TO BE BLAMED FOR THIS. Tilikum is a beautiful animal who deserves so much more. Before I learnt how horrid seaworld was I visited with my family when I was six. But even then I found it horrifying. Even Tilikum was in the finally. Anyone who thinks this is morally right is wrong.
The only thing is these Orcas would not be able to survive in the wild. Although some may have chances, this has been tried before with the Orca which acted as Free Willy. Keiko was released back into the wild but due to Pneumonia. For this I think they should be released into much LARGER OCEAN ENCLOSUREs (Section off a cove or something idfk) so they can still be monitored.
If you disagree please feel free too leave your opinions. But no arguments please at , arguing and calling will get us no where in the discussion except to a build up of anger
Agreed. The documentary even said that Dawn was the trainer that everyone wanted to be. She took care of the whales the best she could. She didn't deserve to be killed whatsoever.
I see your point, but in her mind set she thought what she was doing was right, despite it being obvious how disgusting it is keeping them in those tiny tanks.
I'm sure on the Blackfish documentary most of the trainers and keepers only stayed so that the Orcas were 'cared' for.
This is no life for these amazing animals. It just seems so wrong on so many levels to keep them captive and use them for entertainment. It's like keeping a goldfish in a small cup of water considering their size and what they should be experiencing in their natural habitat.
They've got that exciting Music, that Makes ME NERVOUS!! SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE SOOTHING MUSIC! FOR THE WHALES!!!
Never play with wild animals. They aren't called "wild" for no reason.
Show BlackFish to everyone and destroy SeaWorld, let them think of another way to make profit without harming others (including animals)
Poor Whale from ocean to cube, the music, the horror, I would go insane and flip out.
it`S sad , that she died , but would be great for the whale to get freedom back !!!!!!!!!!!!
It did not show it
I'm sure all that loud music didn't help
I don't know why I didn't notice this before when I was a kid watching dolphin shows. When I started clicker training my dog(which is where the dog does whatever you train it to do because it expects a reward) I realised that this is exactly what is happening with these creatures. They only do what their told because they're expecting food for it, not because it's fun and they enjoy having humans riding on them and making them do stupid tricks.. they've become programmed to behave in this way and their mind is so concentrated on their reward. It's so ironic that they have waves as images on their screens, trying to create an ocean-like illusion. Well this isn't a fucking ocean, it's a swimming pool.
Get sea world shut down its absolutely disgusting
what the fuck these stupid humans do???? like whales were some sort of puppets or so? If you want to see REAL whales, go outside to the ocean. this makes me so mad!!!!!!!!!!!
My mom was going to take her class on a spring break field trip to Seaworld and they were going to have an interview with Dawn, but she was killed the week before.
If they aren't going to release the orcas.. At least build them a 50X much larger tank & i do mean 50x & provide a ton more food. They don't deserve a small space like that with limited food.
Adan Vivero I myself have been researching the topic of seaworld, and have yet to reach a conclusion. However, the food for the orcas cost money. Combine that with the water bill, employee pay, construction, food, and not to mention the roller coasters they have at seaworld, and you have a large amount of money that needs to be payed. They just don't have the time, money, or space to build an orca tank that big. Something should be done, however.
They're trying to upgrade the pools Tilikum and the others stay in.
smh at what I said. I was fed with Blackfish bullcrap during this time.
Crap... Oh gosh here it comes... '-'
Yea, whales shouldn't be held in captivity, but that doesn't mean the woman deserved to die. -_- Those of you who says she deserved it, need to get a life.
She didn't deserve it, but the reality is that Orcas (coined 'killer whales') are pretty much the Apex Predator in the ocean. They will win against a Great White Shark.
She didn't deserve it, but he doesn't deserve to be held captive. The death wouldn't have happened in the first place if he was in his natural habitat. It's a sad situation for both parties, but it's fucked up that Seaworld would continue to put people's lives at risk.
It was not her fault she was killed at all. The real villain in this situation is Sea World, and unfortunately the trainer had to suffer the consequences.
maybe they wouldnt became agressive is you stop putting them in bathtub!
It's so horrible. How would you feel if you were locked into a small cage and teased with food, had no social life. Sea world should be shit down for there inappropriate behavior.
SAVE THE WHALE!
I just watched the documentary on this and it makes me sad how they showed Dawn feeding and playing with the sea animal not knowing that she was going to be die a couple of minutes afterwards ... RIP Dawn :) It was just truly sad how they tried to blame the incident on her in the beginning due to the fact 'her ponytail was too long'.
orca's are incredibly intelligent creatures. the way people exploit that just to make some cash is outrageous. i have no sympathy for trainers who die doing this.
I would probably just buy sea world just so I can release the animals :)
everyone applause, the man is standing on one of God's living creations; a living, breathing, emotional, animal! Bravo.
Ironic how *humans* named these whales 'killer'
If I was locked up in a small pond when I was supposed to be living in the sea I would be killing everything in my angry/frustrated/sad/lonely path.
its called a killer whale for a reason.
there called killer whale cause they kill ther own kind whales
and kill seals sea lions and pangwins i dont kno if i spelled that right but there other name is whale killers to kill other whales i also heard that they were the reason that the megalodon dosent exist anymore
killer whales are actually very friendly, but they aren't meant to be kept in captivity
true true
It's called a killer whale because they kill seals with super-intelligence and efficiency. The only recorded attacks on humans (ever) come from when they have been held in captivity.
yeah, i just watched Blackfish and it tells you a bunch of facts on killer whales. they are very friendly in the wild but when held in captivityis when it becomes a problem.
Especially if you were taken from your home and family (which is a very traumatizing experience just being rounded up) and then put in a little pool like this and forced to preform. I'd lash out too or even just get to the point where I would just kill myself (which some captive whales have actually done, like Hugo in Miami, who rammed his head into the wall until I believe he died of internal bleeding).
Tilikum killed Dawn because he is frustrated, bored, and not accustomed to people in his tank. When something does fall in, naturally he is going to be possessive of it. It's like giving a hungry dog food then trying to take it away. Only in this case, it was Dawn, and Tilikum became possessive of her obviously. Im not saying Tilikum was trying to eat her, im just saying that since Tilikum never gets anything in his take because of his "possessive tendencies" that when something does fall in
they kidnapped the whales so what do you expect from it??!!!
Anyone claiming that these animals want to be in captivity and enjoy their live should watch the documentary Black Fish. Every SeaWorld around the world should be closed and the owners of SeaWorld should be in jail for what they have done. The trainers know that the animals are mistreated, they only stay to try and minimise the animals suffering. It is the SeaWorld owners who don't care about the animals, only the profit.
Sea world tortures these animals so they get angry and do this because they get deprecated from there family and home it's just not fair for them to live in a small pool with little food :(
i don´t feel pity for her at all, maybe some day people will understand that these animals should not be tamed.
This isn't a best friend, this is a wild animal that knew no better. An animal that is [forced] into a large swimming pool to perform tricks for crowds. This is not the way any wild animal should have to live its life.
I love how the description states that "the normally docile orca has killed twice before" Maybe he's not so docile then? Stop feeding this thing SeaWorld trainers lol.
I saw that too and looked it up. In 91 the whale was in a small tank with two other pregnant females, who I believe we're his mates and a student who was working part time slipped into the tank and all three whales ( trying to protect themselves and their offspring I assume) kept her underwater. The second death, well is this mans own fault. He visited sea world the day before, stayed after closing and slipped past security. Then tried to get into the tank and swim with the whale. First off this whale doesn't know who you are so he is probably going to attack and that man never should have tried to do that. Ever.
I miss Dawn, she was amazing :(. and by the way, Tilikum isn;t the oldest killer whale in captivity. He is the largest, but not the oldest.
dont blame the trainers blame the people that run see world the trainers are just there because the love sea creaters and get paid
Ok, some of you guys are saying "thats what they get for capturing them" or "Good job she they deserved it" you guys need to calm down!! Yes, of course its sad that the killer whales get forsed to make shows, but the trainers have nothing to do with this!! They feed the whales, && keep the safe 24/7! Its not the trainers falt, she worked at sea world because she knew she was going to take care of the animals && love them unconditionally!! She was trying to be nice to the whales && make them happy!! Plus, everyone nows it's absolutely terrible do take animals away from the habitat, but its going to be the same thing, people can still go in with guns at the ocean && kill the whales,fish,dolphins,turtles,etc. The trainers have nothing to do with the killer whales getting taken away from there habitats!! They don't deserve to die, && dont get me wrong, i also think sea world is a horrible place && should be shit down for animal cruelty!! So, think before you say!!
That grammar though.
here's a thought; don't get in the water with large carnivores.
Helping marine life is great, but they should not be held captive for entertainment.
It's like putting your head on a tiger's mouth, he kills your ass, and people say. Tiger went crazy... NO! Tiger went TIGER!! killer went killer, surprise surprise!!
Before you say it was dawn ' a thought. Watch blackfish the movie. Tilikum was envolved in other deaths and you can't exactly point a finger because he was the biggest whale kept in captivity and he should of not been there. At all. Sea world weren't even meant to use him in shows. Only for mating.
from the perspective of the orcas, those so called trainer are their captors and tormentors deserving retribution
These are amazing animals, could it be that they are not well the way they are kept there? That they really should be free? Because I think that whale absolutely loved the woman and was just cracking up at some point for some reason.
seriously, like how much is it gonna take for people get the point that whild animals dont belong in captivity? like do we need to get the humans who are doing this and put them in a closet-sized cage in the middle of the ocean and only feed them when they do a flip??
Humans that do this to animals like this....some between 8000-12000 lbs....deserve everything they get from them. Certainly can't blame the poor animal for acting like an animal. We snatch them out of the wild, cage them up, make them crazy, and sometimes they kill us. I don't like to hear about anyone dying such a brutal death, but they had it coming. Just like trainers who make bears or lions go crazy and perform for the rest of us....they really get what they deserve. And eventually, it'll happen. Always does.
The poor baby he lost the only person that would swim with him and on his side its not his fault you try being in captivity since you were 2 and see if you stay sane the only tank big enough for him is the performance tank.
Oh Tilikum,
joy to someone
The world saw you fight,
Some would say it's might!
Oh sweet Tilikum see the light in your sight.
May you soar in the clouds,
Your fame is bound in a shroud
Oh Tilikum you gave a good fight,
Tilikum I love you, swim towards the light
It doesn't matter what the trainers do with them behind the show. They don't belong in a fish bowl swimming in circles and doing pirouettes for roaring crowds just for human profit. That fact will never change.
Set the whales free and shut down this horrible places.
So sad that someone had to die again,but when you take wild animals, that for thousands if not millions of years have traveled thousands of kilometres yearly in the search of food and mate, then to put them in an extremely small space and expect them to not be frustrated and sometimes lash out in ways that humans would not consider normal is ludicrous. We see pictures of bears and monkeys chained up and cry "wolf" but a wale in a tank is a tourist attraction.
Why do they lock up poor animals what a shame
Trust me people do complain about whales and any animal in captivity.
BOYCOTT DEVIL SEAWORLD
She got what she deserved. These animals are in captivity for decades in 0.0001% of their natural space, they're slowly going insane. Seaworld should be closed.
Why is sea world a thing
These magnificent creatures should not be kept in captivity for the entertainment of people and making money for the parks who keep them. Yes, there are dangers from humans even in their natural habitat, but at least they are happy, free to swim the ocean, not made to perform for the amuesment of us humans.
Are you suppose to like or dislike this video, because it doesn't deliver what it says but its still a great whale video?
@mileywilys - she didn't just drown - he was brutal with her - multiple fractures - her jaw, sternum, three ribs, a lacerated liver... and other things too horrible to print. he is a wild animal and the trainers do know the risks - but no one could foresee such a violent ending to such a wonderful person. I don't know how anyone could look at this whale the same way as before.
I have heard that they only freed the animals if they do the tricks right....
Don't waste people's time by putting in part of the whale show that has nothing to do with the SeaWorld trainer killed. You just get people pissed off who are looking for the real thing.
Stop saying the whale is killing the trainer they're doing what they're supposed to do and that was part of the scene
The average age in the wild is 50, so that is still twice as long.
The same whale has killed three people now. It may be time to turn the whale into catfood.
or they should let the whale go.... a wild animal is not meant to be in captivity
Obviously the fact that this lady died is upsetting, but to be honest she's the one forcing an animal to do tricks day in and day out. Not doing tricks means no food for a Cetacean in captivity. Would you not get fed up with performing for food in a little concrete box?
thats not the first time that whale has killed someone either
Guys, seriously the whale may have been hungry. Whales are smart, idk maybe she had a temper tantrum. An animal that size must have "killer" temper tantrums. Or maybe she just was trying to play tug of war?
its so sad and scary that we make famous an animal that has killed people many times though they are beautiful beauty sometime should be left in nature
This sucks. I dont understand why ppl feel the need to toy with the animals. Eat them or let them live in peace.
There has been more deaths from dogs then there has from whales in the past 40,years so why all of a sudden is sea world bad cause one trainer died she loved doing what she did and she knew she could die doing it that's one reason her family didn't sue sea world for the death
Killer Whales, or Orcas, are not necessarily dangerous creatures. They're incredibly smart and sensitive when they're in the wild. SeaWorld has no business pulling these innocent creatures and putting them in a tiny swimming pool where they're attacked by other whales, separated from their moms, and underfed. They use them to get money and most trainers do treat them well, but orcas aren't meant to be held in captivity. If you were locked inside of a bathtub for 20+ years, would you be okay with that? Also, in the wild these whales can live up to 100 years but the ones in captivity live up to 35 years at most because of the poor conditions they live in. It's not in their nature to be harmful, and if you pet an orca in the ocean, it would be loving. But you put one in captivity, force it to do multiple shows a week and it starts to lose it's mind a little bit. Orcas actually have very extensive emotions that not even humans have and they get incredibly irritable after being kept in a pool for so long that they start to act out. SeaWorld doesn't care about the well being of those animals or their trainers. They care about the money.
Finally someone who understands
I don't think the point is how many deaths have happened due to what. I think the point is how an otherwise peaceful and friendly animal can suddenly turn violent due to being subject to extremely inhumane living conditions.
Thomas Cason Watch Blackfish.....it's more than just one
That whale that she was killed by has killed 3 people in total. It is all explained in the documentary "Blackfish"
These whales do 3 shows a day. We dont even know if they take breaks.
Oh look, more trainers that are never allowed in the water with killer whales.
Hating, tsss. Those animals are so happy here, you have no idea what the trainers all do with them behind the show.
This business is heartbreaking and tragic. It should be illegal to keep these beautiful and intelligent animals in captivities. Depriving them of food so they will entertain us. If you want to be entertained by these beautiful animals, then take a boat out into the ocean and watch them in their natural environment, in family pods. In this video, you don't get to see them taking their babies away from their mothers to be sold to another park for profit. The mother having a nervous breakdown and crying out for her baby. Or the baby crying for its mother. They keep all of that fun for after hours, when the park is closed. Please do not buy a ticket to these parks and encourage this industry to exist….. Have mercy and be a voice for these wonderful animals.
You don't know what you're talking about. There's absolutely nothing good about keeping them in captivity.
this is so terrible but these animals should be free.
I JUST LOVE ANIMALS IN CLOUDING KILLER WHALES.
I agree its not the whales fault, he or she is being held 'captive' but you can't say its not sea worlds fault..
Actually, no they aren't. Any type of whale attack is kept very hush hush by park management , and trainers are rarely ever informed of the true risks of working with these animals. The trainers hired know little to nothing about orcas and orca behavior. The park hires them, really, for their personality and ability to swim.
actually the real name is orca so and they dont hurt unless u make them mad and i worked with tilikum befor and he is the sweetest whale u could ever meat
thats what you get for abusing such amazing animals intelligence
Sounds like you are the one who should get to know your facts.
Killer whales have a life span about the same as humans. In the wild, that is. So to say that they are over 20 years old is saying they are very young still. And yet most in captivity die when they are in their early 20s. That alone proves that captivity is killing them. And not surprisingly, 'cause obviously these tanks are way too small for these animals.
The trainers where all told never to swim with Tilikum because of his size ad what his history was
Tilikum said he had enough...
how did she die
these animals dont kill because of their suffering. its mistly because of the flashing lights and being surrounded by a lot of people. and also you
as long as people pay to watch this, seawold will continue the show. The whales are crazy locked up in a pool and the trainers that go in with them are probably more crazy..the stupid things people do for money. I feel bad for the trainers and the whales.
R.I.P Dawn Brancheau I saw your daughter on AnimalJam
mistreatment is not the reason she died, yes there are things tht should be changed. but the trainers need to make sure they know wat mood the animals are in. whether they are irritated or just wanting to play. Black-fish was not about how horrible Sea World is, i watched it. it shows you wat the signs were and wat happened...make sure you know the facts before you start talking about the mistreatment of this animals...thank you very much...
sorry but if you had been in place of Orca, you liked to be stuck in a pool? No!
The orca certainly got fed up and annoyed to be stuck in a small place and swim laps ace, I think Sea World should not have large animals like orca stuck in a place so small, Sea World should release all the orcas and let them live freely
Afternthe documentary "Blackfish" nobody really go their anymore .Plus they don't save the killer whales they capture the baby killer whales.I know this because I'm watching the documentary.It's totally unfair.It's like prison to them.I'm not going to go their anymore.Too depressing .
When people drive a car they are aware of the risks....so what?
When did they get killed I don't even think they did
who the fuck thought it would be a good idea in the first place to go capture a big ass whale and start swimming with them. why not go capture a blue whale and start swimming with them
Edward Griffin, he wanted one as a pet. He bought Namu for $8,000 after it had been accidentally captured. Shamu was the first deliberate capture, again by Ted Griffin. Intended as a companion for Namu she was soon leased & later sold to SeaWorld. But even Shamu attacked a SeaWorld employee & was retired from performing.
japanese are waiting outside the seaworld attraction with their fishnets and boats and seaguns lol