NEW SHOW - Orca Encounter A Killer Whale Experience | SeaWorld Orlando
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Killer whales are the perfect ambassadors for the ocean. Limitless, powerful, connected…but still vulnerable. Now, SeaWorld invites you to connect in an inspiring new way with the ocean’s most powerful predator. Discover the importance of play for orcas and dive deeper into their masterful hunting techniques. Learn about SeaWorld’s commitment for the killer whales in our care. You’ll witness thrilling natural orca behaviors and learn more about them than ever before. Orca Encounter will leave you with a deeper understanding of these magnificent animals and will inspire you to care even more profoundly for the wonders of our natural world.
Making a orca do tricks while a screen is showing other orcas freely swimming in oceans is traumatic
Yes you definitely know how animals feel.
@@d4nkx549 I would rather be in the ocean 🌊
@@ii9368 Your opinion.
@@d4nkx549 So many of the whales have died young (36 to be exact) that I’m sure the opinion is shared. Especially for the 6 whales that died of trauma.
It's adding insult to injury
WHY IS THIS PLACE STILL OPEN?
Because people like seeing these animals
Godzila wars 2000 That’s really not a valid reason. Like maybe if they were inanimate, sure.
@@LordMegatron-qk2gz well it's also that people like the rides and the animals and with the amount of people who like the animals there is no Chritisisim and money comes flowing in
It's Ika Bitch Uh maybe because the company generates millions and millions of dollars every year. If you knew basic economics you’d know why they’re still open.
@@Ghostmanetx I think you meant to direct that to Little Bill. But the parks made even more than that in 2018, with the total revenue for the year hitting around $1.8 billion. And with less than 1% of that being spent on rescues, you best believe they had a lot of money left over to pay the executives.
Orcas belong in the ocean. These orcas don't look happy at all.
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For all the pressed people in the comments who do not know anything about what there saying you can stop replying because your reply will not change my thought on this situation. (This doesn't go for everyone, You know who you are) Along with people comparing captive orcas to your domestic dogs and cats keep in mind orcas have only been captive since 1977 while your normal house or dog cats have had millions of years to adapt.
I have also heard many people saying "Omg you cant set them free or they will die" Yes, I am 100% aware of this though these whales should be taken to a sea side rescue to rest and not be forced to perform in chemical filled pools for our own good. I hope I stated my point once and for all
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Also thanks for the likes! 😅
The orcas are fine these are second-generation captive-born Cetaceans. how do you assume they don't look happy because their dorsal fin give me a break do more research educate yourself they are 23% orcas in New Zealand that have flopped Dorsal fins and they're healthy. but because you think they are unhappy you want to set them freeare you blind to the ones in a while that I'm dying because they're starting suffering dealing with Sonic testing among other things
@@FeistyFins Literally only 7 of the 20 whales are second-generation. That's less than half. It would be more accurate to refer to the majority as 1st generation.
And also, the orcas aren't from New Zealand, they're mostly from Iceland. Again, New Zealand whales should not be compared to Icelandic whales for accurate wild vs. captive information, it's almost like comparing a wild African forest elephant to a captive African bush elephant.
@@FeistyFins watch blackfish its on netflix
@Jay Sovie Im not saying let them go just in genral they belong in the ocean not captive in tanks. So what im saying is stop bringing more and more into captivity
i agree that orcas should not be bred in captivity bc of how much it stunts them. i will say though, the fact that theyre willing to put their tail fins in water that's too shallow for it to develop any sort of propelling force means that at the very least they trust their keepers, because for cetaceans to put their tail somewhere where they can't use it it means they do not feel as if they are in danger at all, as its the most vulnerable position a marine mammal can be in, especially when upside down due to their lack of ability to breathe in that position. so they may not realize that their life is as stunted as it is which is a little fucked up but at the very least there's no animosity towards their keepers
R.I.P Dawn and Tilikum
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Kataska too
FACTS
They kill them
tilikum died?
Fucked up how we all just sit here and watch these amazing creatures sit in a tank
True it’s sad
Yes
Ikr
Its sickening!
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Marine biologist here!
The common causes of dorsal fin collapse in captivity are vastly different to causes of the condition in the wild. Due to the confined environment, orcas are restricted in their ability to travel rapidly over vast distances and dive at depth; this results in pattern swimming, logging at the surface and exercising less. These captivity-produced behaviours lead to a lack of water pressure applied to the fin, and the reduction of support causes the fin to fall over.
We now know that it can also collapse due to depression or it may happen from a traumatic event in it’s life.
You can not tell me that these Orcas are being looked after.
Little tanks like this is abuse to the animal! Its like locking a dog in a cage every day letting it in the garden maybe twice a day.
This saddens me and my team, we want them to stop bringing animals into captivity and leave them alone in the wild where they belong!
I asked a seaworld staff member the dolphins were bread in the aquarium and he said “some are bread here but a lot of orcas and dolphins are brung in from the wild” now please tell me why u think u have the reason to STEAL an animal from its home and pod and slap it in a tiny pool for you “entertainment” ?
I agree with you, but the staff member was incorrect on sourcing. Currently all new cetaceans at SeaWorld parks except for belugas are generally captive-bred. SeaWorld no longer breeds or captures Commerson’s dolphins or orcas, and it no longer captures bottlenose dolphins, belugas, Short-finned pilot whales, or Pacific white-sided dolphins. As of right now, there are 16 bottlenose dolphins, 6 belugas, 4 Short-finned pilot whales, 3 orcas, 1 Commerson’s dolphin, and 1 Pacific white-sides dolphin who are wild-sources (6 of the bottlenose dolphins, 4 of the pilot whales, and 1 of the belugas were rescues). The rest are captive-bred.
cristina Banuelos I never claimed it did, I claimed it indicated they were spending too much time at the surface, which comes with other health risks such as sunburn, boredom, and mosquito bites.
@cristina Banuelos they said that the colapsed dorsal fin dosn't do anything to there health but it is a sign of bad health or more correctly depression
Amelia valentino The fin is a sign of the logging behavior. It’s a result of damage to the collagen in the fin, which can be caused by intense heat or physical injury.
Why are you guys complaining about them doing this even though zoos and aquariums do the same thing
I was under the impression that Seaworld had closed down ALL of their Orca shows at all 3 locations as of 2019. Not true?
CeltycSparrow Orca Encounter has been at SeaWorld San Diego for 2+ years but One Ocean was recently replaced at Orlando and San Antonio. The parks have not stopped all shows but have stopped their breeding program.
CeltycSparrow yeah from what I’ve read they changed their orca shows and won’t breed anymore so once the last one passes away then then won’t have any orcas for their show but the orcas can’t be released bc they would die in the wild at this point from being in captivity for so long
@@ezrc7 They could be taught how to survive in the wild in a sanctuary before their release. Idunno how expensive that could be though.
Shockal SeaWorld has the money for it. They can afford all of the rescue operations they do and that’s less than 1% of their annual profits. They can still even make money off of a sea pen and treat it like a more natural aquarium.
Shockal unfortunately, it’s not likely they can be rehabilitated to be released into the wild. They tried it with the Orca who played Willie in the Free Willie movies and after months and months in a wild sea pen they tried to release him and he came back, he passed away a short time later. They could be released into a wild sea pen so they have the natural environment but, being able to be released into the wild is simply not possible. Their only hope is to have a comfortable retirement from performances in a wild sea pen for the remainder of their lives, how ever long that might be.
Since most of them were taken from different pods, they can't understand each other because of the different dialects....
Yeah, and what do humans do when when animals take someone from our "pod" .. they kill it..🙈😳 so sad..
thats a lie actually they were all born at SW, look shit up before assume random bullshit darling
@@gachastudioforlife6458 wasn’t talking about the ones that were born there, the majority of the ones they started out with to eventually breed the ones that were born there. Don’t assume I haven’t done my research doll. Orcas like Tilikum, Shouka, Corky II, Ulisses, Kasatka (though some have passed). We’re all taken from their pods and captured in the wild, not born at sea world.
@@gachastudioforlife6458 You talk so much for a gacha pfp
And for that reason they can never go back
They have the nerve to actually show orcas in the wild on a big ass tv to the orcas in their prison
Can’t say better
@Blackfish Debunked propaganda 💀
@Blackfish Debunked
Um- r you stupid- or what-
lol.
Hmm yes everyone that died from the whales are just paid actors! Propaganda!!
Also you be out here likin ur own replies
It's pretty disgusting
Well how else would you show them...? I mean I'm confused because I thought people liked Orcas but then there's people like you that absolutely hate seeing them, you don't want them to be at seaworld, you don't want them to be shown on screen in the wild, It's like you don't want them to exist any longer so we should just ignore them until they become extinct because of all the problems we're causing in their natural habitat. I look at these animals and I see the reasons why we should protect them and their natural habitats by cutting back on things like overfishing and pollution.
“They’re taught to stay calm and relaxed” no you give them Vicodin
True
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Either way at least they give them something to chill out, no one ever protests for the dogs that go to war
That’s good shit
Stop with the PETA propaganda
Those Orcas look depressed I've seen videos of wild Orcas and they are one of the most energetic and happiest animals swimming in the seas that I have seen. We're complaining of quarantine but these guys have been in a confined space for there entire lives and are abused I can't even begin to imagine how stressful it is to go through all of that. I say that all Orcas should be in the Ocean the real sea world their true home, who's with me.
Thank you I couldn’t agree more
Yeah, they are depressed. Like our kids that are confined in their homes where child abuse takes place just so some overpaid teacher doesn't have to do their job! Can't make this stuff up!
people really think training wild animals with these circus tricks are easy? These orcas have been abuse and not well fed. Orcas can eat anything they want and living in a pod of whales. These orcas are not hunting for food anymore. They are performing for foods and getting sunburn. So no performance then no food. Seaworld Orcas are being treated like a human having work schedule so these orcas can entertain audiences with their performance and reward with tiny fish
Ken Noneya “Just so some overpaid teacher doesn’t have to do their job” love how the ongoing pandemic wasn’t included in that list. And even then, children in abusive homes will still be abused regardless of school. Sadly their only real options are CPS or running away, and both can result in poverty or more abuse from foster parents.
Hello
We live in a society where we take the most gracefil powerful predator on earth and shove them in a kiddie pool and make them dance for us
Yes and it's up to us to maintain this world now since we dominate it.
@@KesumaofEO We aren’t supposed to dominate it, co-existing is a much more hands-off and less impactful goal.
We live in a society
@@KesumaofEO who tf told you we dominate the world? Someone in a building somewhere, safely protected from the elements and predators? Plop yourself in the Amazon, the safari, or the ocean with no equipment or technology or communication and see what fucking happens 💀
@@adamjohnson4975 Orcas have no natural predators, and there’s only two or three places on Earth where humans hunt orcas (none of which were the source of these whales). Unlimited fish is also untrue, the limit depends on the target weight of the orca. Keepers control every single aspect of the orcas’ lives, including social structure, pool of residence, living conditions, food, temperature, and even behavior during shows.
BLACKFISH brought me here. I can’t believe Seaworld is still operating after so many tragedies occurred. R. I. P. To all that lost their lives.
FACTS dolphins and whales all die prematurely in captivity over 5,000 have died early captivity.
I remember watching these shows as a kid. I just adore them. Killer whales remind me of Sharks(was one and still is my favorite animal) I loved it. The last time I went to SeaWorld, I was a preteen who noticed a few things that didn't sit right with me. A few years later poor Dawn lost her life to Tilikum and I learned the truth. I just hate they never will be free. I hate they have to do tricks to eat. They should never have been put on show like this. I'm glad SeaWorld can no longer hurt anymore of these beautiful animals.
This is a really cool show to see. Its even better in person. When we go we like to video them also to watch again.
But SW is still hurting them They are only not allowed to swimm with them.A?l other things stayed the same and tbey sayed they do not breed anymore, but make a YT yearch about SW Japan- there you hqve all the crap thd US had. I am only waiting for the first dead trainer!! And it is so much worse than in the US, Mini bathtop's and untrained employee's!!
yes, same. childhood:(
Reality is I'm sure they're treated worse now with declining profits - just look at the stands....
They don't have to do tricks to eat. They get feed the same every day whether they perform or not. Stop lying. SeaWorld haters always spout factually inaccurate nonsense.
Rip tilikum 1981-2017
Glad he is suffering . sitting in a bath tub floating lifeless
@@bayleenicole2096 just like you pretty soon when I find your IP
@@alienpsychopath3590 i meant isnt****
@@alienpsychopath3590 who would ever say they'd want that
I love the exchange that happened below this it’s just so Tumblr 😂
showing orcas swimming in the ocean while forcing them to do tricks in enclosures is like waving money at a homeless persons face
Poor Poor beautiful creatures. Makes my heart cry
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Very true
How they feed them better than the homeless people living on the streets.
@@ifloridawarriorcatfan9918 homeless people aren't hold in a bathtub and being forced to have sex with their own children
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.
wait uhhhh..... the trainers are still right there with them i cannot believe this shit is still taking place...?
theyretherefor safety purposes they dont swim with them no more i dont think
fr i thought it stopped after toms of people died
@@brianoliveira6826 they don’t because of the trainer that got killed
@@brianoliveira6826 they’re still dangerously close to them, when the orcas come up in the platform and the trainers hug them that is a similar way to how dawn was killed, dragged in by her arm while hugging tilikum
Why wouldn't the trainer be there with the animal they trained? I think isolating the animal even more would cause them to be even more unstable
This is insane its 2020, have we learned nothing from the trainers deaths. Release them.
Cat Lawrence you can’t just release a life long captive orca. But I agree to stop the shows for ppl amusement immediately
LeBozzx8 I don’t know enough about the science behind releasing a wild animal thats been in captivity to make a comment about that, but something has got to change. The evidence to show they suffer mentally and cant survive properly like this is too vast to ignore.
cristina Banuelos how. Are. They. Your. “Friends”
cristina Banuelos You are not zoolinguistic, and the claim is absurd. I’m honestly shocked anyone takes that seriously.
@@LeBozzx8 sea sanctuaries exist...
Its so nice show whales in the wild with their beautiful STRAIGHT fins. And then you show these frustrated psychologically damaged whales. Performing FOR THEIR NEXT MEAL .
Nicole Anderson. I 100% agree! Corky love, how is it false???
@@corkylove4ever523 nope. These orcas are trapped in tiny tank prisons with nowhere to go or explore, the chemically treated water irritates their skin and they are literally STARVED if they don’t do these unnatural tricks. If you like orcas so much then maybe it’s time to consider a new job, it’s plain animal abuse.
They aren’t preforming for they’re next meal. I don’t know where you came up with such a silly and stupid idea like that. You gotta stop listening to the media they are lying a long with animal rights. All these animals are rescinded or bred. And the reason they are bred is because it very difficult in the wild with predators for the young. So they are actually doing a great job and a favor to their species. Go look on the top comment that says rip tilikum. And look at my comment if you are really interested in. Reading the truth.
@@Evarbeaver.
Which obviously isn’t what you’re talking 🙄
@@Evarbeaver. do you think that you would like to be shoved in a tank, barely big enough to do anything but swim around and around and be forced to do unnatural, horrible tricks for human entertainment? I don’t think you would. Honestly, I don’t understand how you can stand up for these horrible monsters of human beings who enslave beautiful, emotionally intelligent and complex creatures who don’t want to be enslaved like this. Surely you are smart enough to understand that they are not meant to be kept in captivity when not even a single whale in their care has died of old age or natural causes, however, every whale in their care only live to around 20 out of their 100 year lifespan and die of captivity related deaths.
When I was a lot younger I used to love these shows not realizing what they do behind doors, I recently watched the documentary “BLACKFISH” a film about SeaWorld and it changed my mind about this cruel place, animals deserve freedom. Imagine a human being put in a small room and separated from family.
cristina Banuelos Name two lies in Blackfish.
cristina Banuelos I think you’re the dumbest person on the internet so far
Do your own research instead of just watching propaganda. It does wonders.
It's Ika Bitch Do some research! Simple research will show there is around 70 lies in Blackfish! While narrowing it down to two is hard, I will gladly do that for you. Lie #1: Samantha Burg, who is the “main past employee” of the film did not work for SeaWorld in over 20 years prior to the film! (while MULTIPLE others apply to that to, I will just focus on her right now). She did not work with Tillikum. She mainly worked with the dolphins. She barely saw any killer whale. She gives a lot of “expertise” without having very limited experience! Her email states she did not know any SeaWorld protocol since 1993! Absolutely no one high enough to be a “decision marker” whale trainer was in the film. Lie #2 states that there is no record of wild killer whales doing harm to humans. Simple research disagrees. There is so much more to state. But in general, the film does not have any actual credible experts on orcas, or even credible employees! The film is simply propaganda to make money. SeaWorld has given the largest private donation EVER of 10 million dollars to orca conservation. With all the money Blackfish got, they did not give any donations in benefit of marine life. SeaWorld actually rescued/rehabilitated 33,00 different animals, and has a 24/7 research rehabilitation facility. Look at everything they did for manatees! You would be amazed. I personally am not pro orcas in captivity. However, I am a marine biologist major (not claiming I am an expert) and have done countless research into this. I’d be glad to answer any other questions you have!
Aries99 blackfish is propaganda
"We're proud of what we do" oh dear you should not be proud of that.
Go away. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.
LOLLLOL. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.
Happy Mouth 1. I don’t know if lack of health care is luxurious in your clearly entitled eyes but you contradicted yourself when you mentioned they “gave their lives.” Most SeaWorld whales die young. In fact, all but 3 have died young so far.
2. SeaWorld does not do any preservation work for wild whales. Those who study endangered populations such as the Southern residents have repeatedly stated that SeaWorld has been absolutely useless in their research (including funding). They also don’t do research outside of hormone studies and breeding (which is now banned), as they cannot reasonably study the behavior of captive whales. In their rebuttal to Blackfish, SeaWorld blatantly stated that Howard Garett and David Duffys we’re unqualified to speak about their whales’ behavior because they have only worked with wild whales.
3. The r-word is outdated. A group that thinks “boomer” is a slur should know this. But okay boomer.
4. SeaWorld does not promote the conservation of the species. They rarely mention endangered populations during shows or presentations, and the species as a whole isn’t even endangered. Bottlenose dolphins are actually at higher risk of extinction, they’re listed by the IUCN as Vulnerable. You wanna know who REALLY needs help right now? The vaquita.
5. Pollution is not a major issue for whales outside of Scotland and Washington. It usually affects small fish and marine invertebrates more than megafauna.
6. Sharks don’t attack orcas, especially since some ecotypes of orca eat sharks.
7. SeaWorld whales are not held with their families. Currently, six of the whales at SeaWorld San Diego, two at SeaWorld Orlando, and two at SeaWorld San Antonio are completely separated from their matrilineal relatives (which makes up natural pod structures in the wild). That’s 10/20. 50%.
8. Interactions with humans are just a fraction of the time whales spend. The rest of the day is spent floating at the surface to pass time. This is known as stereotypy, a repetitive behavior which serves no known purpose to the animal. Time at the surface allows heat in the tropical climates they’re held in to soften and bend the collagen in their dorsal fin. It’s also a mosquito magnet at night, with whales usually being covered in mosquito bites. Two whales, Taku and Kanduke, were actually KILLED by mosquito-borne illnesses. This behavior also leaves them prone to sunburns.
9. The 43 dead whales on SeaWorld’s kill count lived short, in enriching lives full of shows, familial separation, concrete chewing, chronic illness, aggressive behavior, injury, park to park transportation, stereotypy, artificial insemination, and dehydration as a result of the thawing of their fish for the sake of your entertainment. Hope you’re proud.
10. People DO complain about fish-keeping because the saltwater aquarium industry has single handedly pushed many small species of fish into endangerment of extinction. SeaWorld ALSO sources saltwater fish from the ocean, since most can’t be bred in captivity.
11. Dogs and cats are domesticated. It takes at least 40 generations to achieve this. Orcas are only 5 generations into captivity at most (Amaya). The comparison is also not even close for “wild living” because dogs and cats don’t have a natural habitat. And whales don’t fight rats in the streets because they are the apex predators of vast expanses of a completely different environment.
12. You would think the stress of bombs, nets, lassos, boats, and planes would have killed all of the young whales captured for display. It seems not. So how does going back where they spent millions of years evolving stress them out more than that exactly? Even worse, you don’t have ANY sources to back you up, as all whales who were released from captivity, including Keiko, survived over a year after their release at the very least. Flores, Pender, Springer, Charlie Chin, and Florencia were later observed in the wild for YEARS after their releases. Springer is still alive, and she has two calves now.
13. I’m gonna bring up Keiko again on the topic of release. His skin lesions and illnesses cleared up in a sea pen in Iceland before he was released back to that “filthy and sickly” water in 2002. Unfortunately he failed to reintegrate to a pod (since we don’t know which one was his) and he wound up seeking human attention in Norway. He died in a secluded fjord in 2003 of pneumonia, since there wasn’t much room for filtration of pathogens in there.
14. Bacteria is more concentrated in tanks than in the wild. This is why only captive saltwater fish are capable of catching serious cases of marine ich. The park in San Diego literally uses seawater in the tanks, so any bacteria out in the ocean is coming with it. Karen Pryor, retired curator of Sea Life Park Hawaii, states in her book, Lads Before the Wind, that dolphins’ immune systems are very weak. If not vaccinated within a day of capture or birth, dolphins die of disease in captivity within about a week.
15. SeaWorld Orlando was literally hit by Hurricane Irma 2 and a half years ago. All six whales survived (though one died in 2019), and they were in an open air exhibit in which the deepest point is only 45 feet. Staff were not with them at the time as it was unsafe for humans to stand with the risk of projectiles by the pools.
16. Orcas ALWAYS win fights to the death at sea. There are videos of orcas killing dolphins, porpoises, otters, belugas, seals, sea lions, moose, sharks, penguins, urchins, thousands of species of fish, and even large baleen whales in the wild. There’s even videos at SeaWorld of whales snatching pelicans, egrets, and seagulls from the sides of the pools and killing them. Captive whales have also killed 4 humans. Wild whales attacked 0 and killed 0.
17. Good eye noticing that trainers aren’t marine biologists. They’re psychologists, they know how to control these whales. Marine biologists rarely interact directly with SeaWorld’s orcas outside of vet check-ups.
18. I find it ironic that you called out “millennial-****s” for being on their cell phones when you used an electronic device to type this message and post it twice.
19. Staring at an animated phone is still better than staring at an empty blue wall for 20+ years. That is, if a whale is lucky enough to reach that age at SeaWorld. Shamu, Kilroy, Ramu, Kandu, Kona, Kandu III, Canuck, Frankie, Sandy, Winston, Kenau, Kona II, Canuck II, Kandu V, Kahana, Kotar, Shawn, Kanduke, Katerina, Samoa, Splash, Nootka IV, Taku, Nyar, Unna, Sumar, and Halyn weren’t so lucky.
20. SeaWorld does not research these whales outside of hormones. This is, again, because captive whales do not behave like wild whales. They also have different health problems than wild whales, such as constant illness, different (forced) pod structures, and excessive tooth wear.
21. SeaWorld will not make shows interactive again, as two trainers died in 2009 and 2010 as a result of SeaWorld-style shows. Both trainers were killed by whales owned by SeaWorld (Keto and Tilikum).
It's Ika Bitch spoke nothing but FACTS.
Happy Mouth Educate yourself first before you say such things.
Can't believe that they're still doing these shows. Seriously, Orcas have great hearing and they are subjected to listening to that shite corporate music everyday of their lives.
I remember listening to the same music at work everyday for a year they would play on the damn speakers and hated it I can’t imagine for 20+ years. Poor things.
there not doing them anymore👏🏾
@@mimicam_ yes they are. There just not breeding them
@@alanibbo2526 no there not.. I just went not too long ago and they didn’t have the shows anymore. Cause it’s killing them off , alot of killer whales died
Oh please. Maybe do a little research and read and watch just how wonderful these whales are treated by the trainers. The trainers adore these whales, and the whales love them back. They're very well fed - each one has their own diet - and they're never forced to do anything they don't wanna do. One trainer was quoted as saying "When one of the whales is making it clear that he doesn't wanna do the trick you're trying to train him to do at that moment, you have to respect that and try again later. Because you have to remember that you're working with a top predator. And these are living creatures, not robots. So they must be respected." You guys automatically think that just because they're living at Sea World, that automatically means that they're being abused and treated like circus freaks and slaves. And that's simply not true. Think about it: they don't even have to worry about hunting for their food or anything. It's given to them on a regular basis. Hell, they're treated better than most humans!
I don't know why SeaWorld hasn't been rundown yet 😕
Because unlike you we like Orcas and want to see them. We're not all privileged enough to own boats and have the freedom to go out to sea on some vacation to see them in the wild.
@@KesumaofEO chill wtf, do you even know what happens to the orcas? They are being tortured in the cadges it’s Either your heartless or don’t know the story around the Orcas in sea world literally people died because sea worlds mistreatment of the animals 🤨
@@outpointer9288 SeaWorld has changed their way of treating these animals and their staff ever since reports from 2015. In fact, there Havent been much reports on animal cruelty now. Seaworld stop breeding the orcas, and they are building new bigger tanks. Stopping to breed the orcas was the first step of project Blue World, now they are building bigger tanks that will fit in. And yes, even though it will never be deep enough, they can't be release to the wild since they have depended on SeaWorld to feed them and give them some kind of structure.
i can’t wait till they can just have digital whales at their shows with projectors HD and the real ones can have a life.
True, that's gonna be so cool!
Quit being so salty noone wants to see a robot,
@@theavastark6463 watch black fish documentary, they literally take babies from their moms and you can hear the mom crying...
@@theavastark6463 If fewer whales were being slowly killed that’d help your case.
That will be a sad day for some
they say having animals in captivity makes people want to help them more in there natural habitat but it just makes them want to see them more in captivity
@cristina Banuelos marine mammal center by now has rescued at least that and they are a organisation interested in seeing animals in the wild
@cristina Banuelos I am not going against them rescuing I am going against them having animals in captivity if sea world was just an amusement park we would have nothing to say against it
No it makes people recognize them as the majestic animals they are and inspires them to create a better future for them. Why are you so miserable?
@@etholus1000 it is not me who is miserable, it is the animals. There is no proof that shows that people are inspired by caged animals. I get why you think captivity is fine, because oh they get everything they want but they are are still in a cage when they would usually swim 140 miles a day. The ocean is a house and a tank is a closet. They seem fine but think of an orca in the wild and one in captivity, which provides more space, freedom, and enrichment (there is nothing in those bare bottom tanks)
@@etholus1000 It also make them recognize how majestic they are in a tank. People may think they are majestic and they are but their is no proof that goes further to helping their habitat. People especially young kids see this big wonderful animal and maybe view them as a big wonderful animal but it makes them view them as a animal that just belongs to a tank and not the wild so why would they help the wild. Have logic and think about how a ocean compares to a bare bottom tank? Is it just me who is "miserable" or is it the animals.
They are ANIMALS not clowns
No one treats the like a clown moron. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.
stop buying tickets to see that madness. i’m literally crying, poor babies, this is barbaric.
You're crying? I REALLY hope people keep buying tickets in that case!
Girl they’re saving them they’re going to send them back to the ocean when they’re better why would you be crying about it
@@helpmereach30kwith0videos2 I don't know maybe because they are being abused?!
I only come here for the roller coasters. Not the shows 💀
Also calm down why are you crying about it.
Orcas were NOT meant to be in a bathtub. The tanks aren’t even half as deep as the whales are long. They all need to be put back where they belong. The Whale Sanctuary Project is working on building seaside sanctuaries for captive whales and dolphins, that way they are free do go where they wish, and not be put under the stresses and frustrations of captivity. It is quite sad to see that this video has more likes than dislikes, this should be the total opposite. I saw an article or something the other day that said the average lifespan of a captive orca is 9 years. 9 YEARS folks! On the other hand, wild whales have been documented to live well into their HUNDREDS. Plus, wild orcas don’t have to worry about getting their teeth drilled, dehydration from the chlorinated tanks, starvation in order to perform, and the list goes on and on. My advice, if you have not done so already, watch “Blackfish” and do research, before you decide to go to one of these awful shows. Not to mention the fact that dolphins are killed in order to find the “perfect” specimen for performing. So, do your research before you purchase a ticket. I personally would suggest not purchasing a ticket at all, but again that is my personal opinion. Their routines help “strengthen their social bonds,” that is completely incorrect, killer whales come from different pods and each pod has a completely different dialect. Them putting different whales in a close confinement is like putting different people from different parts of the world, who speak different languages, in a room together and expecting them to get along. None of the whales understand one another, thus the MANY cases of aggression on one another and on trainers. There have been several cases of captive whales dying due to whale on whale aggression. Out in the open ocean, they have miles upon miles of where they can swim off their aggression and frustration. However, captive whales can’t do that. These trainers are so misinformed and given some false information.
cristina Banuelos Such a selfish child. Notice again how the whales’ well-being wasn’t even briefly mentioned in that comment.
I'm honestly heart broken by this. Look at their dorsal fins... They are suffering. Those poor things. I
cristina Banuelos The false bottom decreased depth. It was built on top of the pool bottom.
And shows are not enough to cause dorsal collapse. Whales have to be at the surface for extended periods of time for years in order to trigger collapse. This is achieved by floating at the surface when bored. Which is quite often.
cristina Banuelos I talk to my therapist like a therapist. And no they’re not into marine biology. I’m in an orchestra so they’re generally more passionate about music.
cristina Banuelos Yeah they’re generally built for electricity. That’s why it bothers me when people support dams as “renewable alternatives to fossil fuels” when they’re still damaging local environments. They cause severe deformities in geological features and destroy the habitat of all nearby freshwater fish species. There’s a big one getting built in the Amazon which will single-handedly result in the extinction of several fish species once completed.
cristina Banuelos Exactly. Windmills kill birds and dams kill fish. Solar panels hurt nothing but they do have the disadvantage of taking up a lot of space. That’s still the better than all other forms of fuel. If algae ever becomes a commercially available fuel, that’s be the absolute best option.
They’re trying to fix that not make it even worse
Consider this concept y'all: release ALL the animals and just create more roller coaster and different rides. Make SeaWorld into an undersea version of "universal"
Thats a great idea
Amazing idea !
cristina Banuelos Agreed, release isn’t viable for captive-bred whales with holes in their teeth. It’s not that they can’t hunt, they’ve proven they can by catching humans and birds, but they’re unlikely to do well longterm without human care because the teeth are so vulnerable to infection. Hence my support for sea pens rather than full release.
So what would happen to orcas living in sea world for more than 10 years . They would die in wild like willy
Sheldon Welch They should be retired to sea pens rather than released. It’s the best we can get. Humans are not physically capable of recreating oceanic habitats artificially, hence all of those fish that die in home aquariums. Even the very best care can not replicate such a complicated system.
interesting to watch them preach about the beauty of their habitat and instinctual behaviors when they’re stripping them of their home and independence
Ikr like the habitat would be a lot more beautiful if it weren’t just a blue box. Rocks and whatnot are enriching, give them natural landforms!
@@itsikabitch9005 like ice
Cristina Banuelos Not ice these are Icelandic whales. There’s not much of that in the seas surrounding the island.
@@itsikabitch9005 ok well what coral
Cristina Banuelos Icelandic waters are mostly rocky landforms. SeaWorld San Diego recreated something from the Pacific Northwest which matches one of their whales who was captured in Canada (Corky). The waters are a bit cold for most corals and sessile invertebrates.
makes me so sad to see them like this. I went to Vancouver and went whale watching. It was beautiful seeing them in their true natural habitat. a lot better than this... will never support Sea world.
Mariah Kelly I know you may want to see the orcas because they are beautiful creatures, but by going to sea world you are supporting what they are doing and giving them money. I respect you for understanding this is crue though
@cristina Banuelos not the same as watching the wild is wild and nothing can replace that
cristina Banuelos Cause 40 dead whales is so worthy of appreciation.
cristina Banuelos Do their counterparts get their heads crushed in gates or ram their heads repeatedly against tank walls? Or do their counterparts live two to five times as long as captive whales and eventually die of bodily degeneration? Disease is not a common cause of death in wild orcas, there’s usually another factor that weakened them before the disease can take them out. Captive whales in the LOWEST age bracket of death should not be at a disadvantage to illness. Wild whales rarely die between the ages of 15 and 25, and the fact that about half of the whales at SeaWorld died in this range is disturbing.
one of the most gorgeous and intelligent animals that should NOT be in captivity
Yeah and the fact people blame most trainers
Trainers try to be nice and make their days better since they can't free them they at least don't want them to have mean trainers.They risk their lives for the damn public
Free palastein
Why not?
@@d4nkx549 try researching, a lot of people died because of this also its abuse in general
BEEP BEEEEEEP BEEP BEEEEEP
THE TNT TRUCK IS BACKED UP TO BLOW SEAWORLD UP
leave the orcas alone!
@@raffaelloo stop it
Hello
We are never leave those orcas alone I like orcas but i ro go to sea world like i was in 2014
Yeah stop let them be in the tank I love SeaWorld and I always love to see them
@@Julia-re3xq They are miserable and consistently dying young. I hope you’re proud.
Those animals aren’t meant to be kept captive!!! Animal abuse!!!
This is a really cool show to see. Its even better in person. When we go we like to video them also to watch again.
They all have collapsed dorsal fins, which is often a sign of poor health
This is horrible
It isnt.
@@NyYannaPlays It is 🙄🙄
@@horse-lover68 no it isnt, its beacuse the temp and gravity. Get education
@@NyYannaPlays Don't give me your SW brainwashing. I will look it up if something has changed in the last few days, but I don't believe so Barbie
Poor animals. Here in DR we're all under house arrest bc of the Coronavirus. Haven't left my house in nearly a month and I'm going insane! Can't even begin to fathom how these poor animals feel condemned in a tank for all their lives.
cristina Banuelos Debatable.
@cristina Banuelos wow... if you think they're fine then lets lock you in a small bathroom for the rest of your life and force you to do tricks for an audience in order to get a little bit of food every day... but only enough food for you to survive on.
cristina Banuelos The fact that 40 of your other friends died in rapid succession at young ages is quite concerning. Their teeth, dorsal fins, skin, tail flukes, and severed familial ties are also quite concerning.
cristina Banuelos They have no plans on releasing the whales. That’s not a good option for them, the safest option is a sea pen in Iceland (or British Columbia for Corky and Orkid).
cristina Banuelos Honestly I don’t even know why the flukes do this, and neither does SeaWorld. I think the best example is Kyuquot, though. Did you notice how the tips of Ky’s flukes curl under? I don’t know if Tuar has this as well, yet, but most adult males have this trait. It may be related to the dorsal fin, and it may not be. No studies or theories have been given on it, yet.
So they announced they were stopping the SeaWorld shows to put on an orca encounter...but it's still a show? Screw you SeaWorld
Ashley Kramer there doing it to make profit the orcas should get euthanasia so they don’t have to suffer
master Chief Or we could just retire them to a sea pen to live a natural life (and hopefully full life instead of cutting it in half in a tank).
It's Ika Bitch that isn’t really reasonable and seaworld would never agree to this, it won’t make them money.
Mercedes 48 I know, it’s more of an ideal fantasy. But you never know, there’s always a sliver of hope.
Cant believe these people are this ignorant to support a business like this, orcas are super intelligent, they suffer the same way as us or even more since they have really strong bonds with their packs.
Seaworld is known for Orcas but the majority of people go there for the park rides, food, and I think they have those underground aquariums with smaller fish. But I agree with you, they hold like 3-4 shows a day and that's too much. Orcas need more freedom, and if they refuse to build an expansion sanctuary type of area, they shouldn't be allowed to have Orcas. In South Africa they have these huge expansions for captive Lions and Elephants for example.
Killer Whales are HUGE and that kiddie pool is what? 10 feet high? I hate it.
Omg How does this kind of thing still exist?
Because people love to see Orcas...? Why do you hate Orcas being shown to be amazing and beautiful animals
@@KesumaofEO The death toll is catastrophic, they shouldn’t be held in captivity if they can’t survive a full lifespan. Rest in peace to 36 young whales and the 37th who reached the average lifespan, Tilikum. A special note for the 7 whales (Kandu V, Nootka IV, Taima, Gudrun, Kahana, Kotar, and Samoa) who died of trauma.
The top of them where the dorsal fin is, the fin is collapsed and that means there depressed, I feel so bad for these poor animals 🙁🥺💔
Hey I love orcas but I like to stay orca in here at seaworld NOW STOOP IT GO BACO TO NATURE AND STOP BEING VEGAN
@@gaelrodregez321 what ??
@@lyllahsanchez3765 I love to go to seaworld but I like orcas they never ever be free from the ocean now STOP IT
Sis is not because they are depressed is because of gravity orcas from seaworld pass most of time playing with trainers because they want to and ocean orcas stay more in of water and the gravity is why the dorsal fin is flopped
@@Caeluors It’s actually because they’re being held captive in a small space and end up swimming in circles because there’s not enough room for them. Plus the fact that they’re being fed an unnatural diet of fish that’s already dead. Orcas in the wild don’t have collapsed dorsal fins unless they’re injured.
#RIPTilikum 1981-2017
I’m just imaging all the comment that are true but hate on sea world... but yeah... there’s reasons why orcas and baluga whales are close to extinction... LEAVE THEM BE
Orcas and belugas aren’t endangered, but yeah, they’re best left alone. Especially the endangered Southern resident orca population that SeaWorld took so many calves from in the 60s and 70s. And the Cook Inlet belugas which have mysteriously dwindled by the thousands.
It's hard to watch this and not think of death.
death is inevitable
Notice how The wild orcas in the video travel like the full distance of the tank in like 10 seconds of their normal day.... this shit is unbelievably cruel
Poor animals...
WHY ISNT SEAWORLD CANCELLED
people really think training wild animals with these circus tricks are easy? These orcas have been abuse and not well fed. Orcas can eat anything they want and living in a pod of whales. These orcas are not hunting for food anymore. They are performing for foods and getting sunburn. So no performance then no food. Seaworld Orcas are being treated like a human having work schedule so these orcas can entertain audiences with their performance and reward with tiny fish
Christian Banuelos dude you don’t care about Ocars like wyd
jack black hold I’m sorry so what’s your point then?
i don't think it is right for any animal or mammal to be held in a cage, pool, or a place like this. they capture them, captivate them, use them, and let them die in there alone.
All of you are idiots they send them back to the ocean when they’re not sick and they put them in a ginormous pool they feed them and they give them love seriously
Is so sad to watch this they deserve a free life in the ocean
Are you people are idiots they send them back to the ocean when there are better because these animals or hurt or sick
@@helpmereach30kwith0videos2 SeaWorld has never in their history released an orca. I encourage you to try and find any evidence to the contrary, but you will be disappointed, I fear.
@@helpmereach30kwith0videos2 Sea sanctuaries. Never heard of them clickbater??
cant believe people still come to these places
Look at the dorsal fins 😭 those poor animals
Pity
CeCe Reynolds A folded over dorsal fin doesn’t mean they’re sad. Orcas at SeaWorld have dorsals like that because they spend a majority of time at the surface, where they play and interact with they’re trainers and guests. When orcas fins are in the air, they break down.
cristina Banuelos Ok no, Rap Line Lover is correct in what he said. What I find hilarious is that when I said the exact same thing, that dorsal collapse is a result of time at the surface, you said “no it just grows like that.”
@@kshamenkwaves6656 you do know orcas in the wild dont spend that much time on the surface they are not built to do that it is harmful for them . Do a bit of research on it and dont get your facts from the scum that are keeping them in swimming pools.
@@itsikabitch9005 well i was thanking him because he has logic
I'm gonna make it really simple for all of you supporters: killer whales should never be kept as entertainment.
i'd understand if they were taken in for rehabilitation purposes with the tanks being DRASTICALLY bigger, but this is terrible. these poor whale were taken from their families out of nowhere. they spend their entire life in these small tanks being forced to do tricks. at this point seaworld needs to give up. the whales did absolutely nothing.
#emptythetanks
The tanks arnt bigger and the orcas are forced to perform again? Back to square one???
I was under the impression the trainers had to have a physical barrier between them. Might as well be bloody swimming with with the fish.
Why you stutter in text
This is NO FISH.! It's a marine mammal with self awareness and high intelligence, their own language and so on. Just pick up. Your. Phone and look. Jesus Christ how can anybody be so uneducated in these times?? 🙄🙄
@@ambush9077 That's YT no English test, stop that BS
Orca's ability is so amazing and they are so smart and good at communicating in their organizations.
Orca is different from other animals in many points.
Which basically means that any type and amount of suffering is completely acceptable and okay as long as it's not a human or a killer whale that is doing that suffering?
@@scottestabrooks7276???? You sound like a f.. political. We are talking about orcas and daulphins here
This is a really cool show to see. Its even better in person. When we go we like to video them also to watch again.
@@AidenAndAddy do u touch him in his stinky place?
@@horse-lover68 do you know how conscious these animals are ? Not even dogs compare, they're the closest thing to a human away from chimps and similar primates
Disgusting. Just finished watching the Blackfish documentary, and I can't believe they are still doing this cruel shit. Awful.
Your tanks are to small though animals are so sad and depressed
Then tell them to add rocks and sand in it and not just comment
And also tell them to make it bigger
I don't see you trying to do that
I’ve been all over this comment section so if you want to read more of what I have to say literally pick any thread, but here’s what I want to say. Sea pens ARE a viable option for these whales. The whales are vaccinated and on antibiotics, so the “disease” risk SeaWorld keeps throwing around isn’t even a thing. Disease is rare in the wild specifically thanks to currents and diffusion, which help to dilute the concentration of pathogens. According to Karen Pryor, retired marine mammal curator at Sea Life Park in Hawaii, if a dolphin is not vaccinated within a week of being put in a tank, that animal is guaranteed to die of an illness. By the end of the week. Not only that, we have precedent: SeaWorld themselves sent five captive-born dolphins to the US Navy between 1984 and 2007. Almost all of them have lived above-average lifespans in the pens. The same goes for dolphins in sea pens around the United States, such as Dolphin Research Center and Theater of the Sea.
As for rescue work, SeaWorld doesn’t need captive orcas to carry out rescues. They only spend 0.05% of their revenue on the rescue program every year, anyways. Even if they weren’t there, there’s 8 different locations in Florida that could take the place of SeaWorld Orlando, and 4 in California. Texas doesn’t even do rescues, they let TMMSN do all the work, then take the credit (I’m sure some people here have heard about Mattie, Gilly, Donley, Alice, Zip, or Rimmy).
One last note, if you wanna support aquariums, there are much more scientifically-oriented nonprofits with legitimate concern for conservation to look towards. Enough of Georgia Aquarium, Miami Seaquarium, Marineland Canada, and SeaWorld hiding behind the mask of conservation when so many institutions actually follow through. Shedd Aquarium is well known for carrying out extensive studies on wild animals. Monterrey Bay Aquarium is almost single-handedly responsible for ALL of the information we know about jellyfish, deep sea organisms, and the effects of the fishing industry on wild stock along the Pacific coast. National Aquarium in Baltimore and New England Aquarium have been world leaders on the breeding of endangered seahorse species. Oregon Coast Aquarium, Vancouver Aquarium, and Clearwater Marine Aquarium are all well-known for their amazing rehab programs without any profit at stake. So maybe we should support the superpowers in the scientific community on the topic of marine life, especially since SeaWorld clearly has so much money that they can give their higher-ups a raise during a pandemic.
It's Ika B**** My goodness, you have a lot to say about this and you are clearly very impressed with yourself, but if you do not mind my saying so, your sea pen "solution" is simply taking the whales out of one cage and putting them in another. Leave them where they are. At least they are fed, given medical care, and they have the company of other Orcas. Tilikum was the exception, not the rule.
Tess d'Urberville Are you under the impression that all of those things are not present in sea pens? Anyway, no, that’s not the full extent of it. The primary issue with their current habitats involve shallow pools (resulting in sunburns, mosquito bites, and collapsed dorsal fins), sharp edges (based on Nakai’s injuries), potential for pathogen concentration (as described by retired curator of marine mammals for Sea Life Park, Karen Pryor), and concrete walls preventing the reliable use of echolocation. All of these can be reliably eradicated in a sea pen.
cristina Banuelos “If they die they die” is quite troubling and VERY sociopathic.
And no, as I’ve stated time and time again with supporting evidence from marine biologists and people who actually oversaw operations with marine mammals, filtration is much better in sea pens than concrete tanks.
cristina Banuelos How is filtration better? Have you ever heard of a tide or a current?
Support SeaWorld and ignore everyone saying it's bad they're uneducated.
36 orcas have died young at SeaWorld. The only whale to reach the average wild age was Tilikum, who was just 5 years past it. Corky and Ulises are the only living whales to achieve this feat. Basically, SeaWorld’s average lifespan is just half of the wild average for males and about a third that of wild females.
Different script, same tricks, it’s just packaged differently. Same captive life for the orcas, when will this end?
Yea seaworld or any marine mammal park saying is for research purpose
people really think training wild animals with these circus tricks are easy? These orcas have been abuse and not well fed. Orcas can eat anything they want and living in a pod of whales. These orcas are not hunting for food anymore. They are performing for foods and getting sunburn. So no performance then no food. Seaworld Orcas are being treated like a human having work schedule so these orcas can entertain audiences with their performance and reward with tiny fish
How can y'all watch this and feel entertained and joy??? I am fucking crying, wake up humans!!!
for humans its entertainment
for orcas its a living hell
I just noticed they have the birds trapped and trained as well
They are seagulls looking for fish 🤣
And i noticed that you are wrong because they can fly aways. Or maybe im reaching and they can't fly
@@DEOTMBD wooooosh
@@osteopod2053 okay redditor
@@DEOTMBD do you have a problem with it?
Imagine living your whole life in a Bathtub and watching how you could live on a TV....
They get sent back to the ocean for the last time all of them were just sick or hurt so they rescued them and they’re going to send them back to the ocean when they’re better
Thank you for this great video. Happy Shamu day tomarrow
Why did this get more likes
this is so sad- i was at sea world san diego a couple of months ago and when the orcas weren’t doing a show, they were slowly swimming in circles in their tanks. the tanks were way too small and it was crazy and so sad to see. they were going crazy in their tank😢 also, there was another orca in a different, smaller tank. it was floating on its side and whenever a visitor would come to the glass , it would blow out water on them. so sad
Its horrific yet there are people who actually support all this .
@@dingdong-lt9rz i support seaworld
Cristina Banuelos you shouldn’t
LIES! I went to Sea World Orlando and they have 3 or 4 tanks and spend most of their time in the small tank! THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.
Happy Mouth umm watch the documentary blackfish it will change your mind none of what you are saying is true. have you read a single article on why captivity is GOOD for orcas?? no because there aren’t any. i dare you to read something on why captivity is bad for orcas. CAPTIVITY ISN’T GOOD FOR ORCAS OR ANY MAMMAL
The music was annoying to me, imagine how the animals feel
Been there, and after i´ve seen the blackfish movie, I´m ashamed of that.
cristina Banuelos Blackfish is biased but the vast majority of information within the film is accurate.
cristina Banuelos You know they tried to reach out to SeaWorld for comment, right?
cristina Banuelos Reaching our for information is called journalism. 🤦♂️
cristina Banuelos Why are you “bruh”-ing that? You claimed you did the exact thing with that “podcast with a trainer” that you suddenly stopped talking about a few months ago.
cristina Banuelos for us it’s obviously not bathtub sized. But we aren’t 30 feet long and weighing 12,000 lbs
This looks like the very normal Orca behavior (sarcasm). Please stop breeding/placing these animals in captivity to make a dollar.
They don't breed them anymore to what I know. SeaWorld is changing how they run their parks since 2015, with all the reports they got.
I had no idea that they are SO intelligent. I got emotional
Yes, they are very intelligent, which is even more sad to see them enclosed here after they were captured for entertainment.
damn this makes me sick capturing those beautiful animals just for entertainment and fame and money. Its disgusting. Its taking them from there home there family and going to a place that theyre forced to entertain people they dont know, not only that, they keep them in this enclosure that can probably only fit one orca but instead they try to manage to fit three or two..this breaks my heart...rest in peace. beautiful creatures. Sorry if i got to carried away lol ;v;
They should instead just release them out in the wild and have tour boats to see the orcas
They can't release the orcas they'd all die. They can't hunt for themselves given that all the current orcas have been born captive, also they stopped capturing orcas 4 decades ago and breeding a few years ago.
@@fluffymacaw933 YES
@@dakotaraptoranimationstudi1141 Don't give me that BS. What about rehabilitation centers?? Never heard of them?? That does not surprise me
@@horse-lover68 I wish all orcas in captivity could go to sea pens, but it is extremely stressful for them and they could die. Keiko almost died being transported to Oregon. And he did die when he was released in to the wild, having washed up on a beach. He never found a pod.
Sometimes Tilikum does the show his own way.
Tilly died three years ago. The whales in Orlando now are Katina, Malia, Makaio, Nalani, and Trua.
cristina Banuelos Yeah, she’s the oldest of the pod (43 years old). Trua is the second oldest at 14, Nalani and Malia are 13, and Makaio is 9.
cristina Banuelos nobody said Katina wasn’t alive. They are talking about Tilikum
Mercedes 48 I mean we’ll see how much longer that lasts. Apparently she was spotted with lesions, which isn’t a good sign given SeaWorld’s history with lesioned whales.
Fun fact: the orcas are kidnapped that’s why their fins are curved doen
And you wonder why it has alot of dislikes.
cristina Banuelos yes it is.
cristina Banuelos why are u defending SeaWorld..?
Katy Because SeaWorld is changing, and you anti capts need to follow up on SeaWorld
Wolf SeaWorld continues to follow the practices that have routinely dehydrated whales, resulted in chronic illness, and caused irreversible damage to their teeth.
I will give them credit, though: ending breeding was an amazing step. The safety practices OSHA forced on them have been incredibly effective as there’s been no reported attacks since Brancheau died. With the end of breeding, many of the associated inhumane practices (such as mother-calf separation, inbreeding, and hybridization) have ended with it. The problem is that orcas are simply incapable of adapting to an enclosed environment. Their immune systems can’t handle illness, and it’s running rampant since an enclosed environment allows it to increase in concentration much more rapidly than in the wild.
It's Ika Bitch They literally... you know what Cristina? I can’t deal with Ika, I can’t come up with other things, all I know is Ika needs to follow up on SeaWorld
Sucks the orcas live in a bathtub and can never be released into wild. But the show must go on to sustain their bathtub.
as a floridian it just kinda sucks how they live, but i think they should just let the orcas in captivity be the last generation of them
It seems they will be, but no promises can be made since Loro Parque is still breeding SeaWorld-owned whales.
They are trying Really hard to still make money :/. Rip tilikum and dawn
Edit: don’t dislike the video. We all hate sea world but this is not an oficial sea world vid, go dislike their oficial pages other wise it seams kind of pointless.
@Stupid Things SeaWorld is a multi-billion for-profit company in the EXTREMELY capitalistic United States. Wake up, Pearl, money is number one.
@Stupid Things There are no rescued orcas at SeaWorld parks. 3 are wild-caught and 17 were born in captivity.
@Stupid Things There are 20 alive. For someone who says “educate yourself” you don’t even seem to know a single thing about the individuals who live/have lived at SeaWorld if you couldn’t even figure that out.
SeaWorld has held a total of 61 non-infant whales. Of those whales, 20 are alive, 4 no longer live at SeaWorld (all 4 are now at Loro Parque in Spain), and the other 37 are dead. 36 of those whales died young.
For some further demographics:
Of those 61 whales, 29 are/were captures and 31 are/were born in captivity. One whale, Sandy, was rescued by Seattle Marine Aquarium. She lived at SeaWorld for four years before she died of pneumonia at the young age of 6 (unrelated to her stranding).
Of those 29 captured whales, 16 were captured by SeaWorld or people hired by SeaWorld. The other 13 were purchased from other parks.
Of those 31 captive-bred whales, 17 are/were hybrids and thus hold/held no conservational value. An 18th whale, Nalani, is inbred.
There have been 18 failed pregnancies in orcas at SeaWorld. Orcas with more than one failure at SeaWorld include Kenau (1986 and 1991), Haida II (1994 and 2001), Takara (2012 and 2017), and Taima (2005 and 2010). Of those 18 failed pregnancies, 4 killed their mothers during labor (Samoa in 1992, Nootka IV in 1994, Gudrun in 1996, and Gudrun’s daughter Taima in 2010).
I never said orcas couldn’t be classified as whales so I have no idea where that came from.
@@AyoPauze Most of these animals are bred in captivity...
CLOSE THIS PLACE!!!!
Mdl WG CLOSE IT NOW!!!!!
The politicians in Florida would never allow it to happen.
@@mactastic144 Tea.
Is it 4K?
One word: cruelty
Not really
Not really
Not really
Is this still legal?
This has to stop.
Free them whales!!!
You can’t set free captive bred anything. They do not have the skills to survive in the wild. They would die of being attacked by others and starvation. They also don’t have properly built immune systems to handle the ocean. Releasing them would sadly be more cruel than keeping them in captivity. They definitely could use a bigger tank, be fed and cared for better, and not be used for entertainment.
They have stopped their breeding programs recently, so once all the orcas have lived out their lives, there will be no more of this practice.
So many comments down here by uneducated people who pretend to love animals by bashing SeaWorld but won't do anything to solve the real problems. Instead of loving these animals they want to start a crusade against one of the few places where they showcase how amazing Orcas are and why we should pay attention to the problems plaguing them. If you're here to complain about SeaWorld then you're part of the problem. People who do the bare minimum so they can pretend and say they care about animals, these same people in the future when Orcas are all but extinct in the wild will be pushing to protect and breed them in captivity. Wake up people and do something NOW before it's too late. Stop overfishing and pollution in our oceans. I for one love Orcas and I'm glad that we have the opportunity to see them in person and that it isn't stuck behind a requirement like owning a boat or having the freedom to quit work for weeks to go out on an expedition to see them in the wild.
SeaWorld is directly responsible for the deaths of 36 juvenile and young adult orcas, they are directly responsible for the bottleneck of the Southern residents, they are directly responsible for the weakening of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and they are indirectly responsible for the rise of marine parks in China which caused captures in Russia that endangered local orca and beluga populations.
If you want to put pressure on the fishing industry, cut fish out of your diet. Done. It’s pretty easy to do considering it costs money to get fish in the first place. Same goes for SeaWorld.
As for seeing orcas, in order to see a SeaWorld orca you have to somehow end up in San Antonio, Texas, Orlando, Florida, or San Diego, California and buy a ticket worth over $100 per person, not including travel, food, and in the case you live far away, a hotel. Orcas are in Puget Sound, Washington year round, many whale watching tours are capable of nearly guaranteeing that you’ll see orcas for far less money than a SeaWorld ticket.
10:42 Look at the dorsal fin of the orca, it is suffering of depression
Edit:Its not depression, its not being healthy
@Stupid Things How bout make me Stupid
@Stupid Things Ok first of all dorsal collapse is incredibly rare in the wild. Especially for Icelandic whales (like these ones). Second of all, there’s more to it than “no bone.” Collagen destabilizes when exposed to intense heat (such as the Florida, Texas, and California sun, which none of the whales are naturally adapted to handle). The weight of larger fins will then cause collapse once the collagen has destabilized, and a lack of water pressure (since the pools are so shallow) will not help, either.
@Stupid Things I guess SeaWorld isn’t right, either, because aside from the last sentence, that is SeaWorld’s EXACT explanation 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Stupid Things ???????
@@carterrobertson5514 They haven't been taken away from their home at all. And the ones who unfortunately where have deseased. The current ones are bred in captivity, unable to go back into the ocean due to different ecosystems.
100%traumatiiiic
Imagine supporting that
I mean come on even the sign for the show has a straight up dorsal fin😂😂 Also the videos they show of them in the wild they are perfectly straight. They arent fooling anyone.
These trainers are horrible people. How do you get to know this animal and look past keeping it prisoner? Makes no sense at all. They are just as evil as the corporation who keeps doing this to innocent animals.
I don’t agree or disagree with nobody but by the looks of it they seem happy honestly who knows what happens when it really over who knows what the trainers really do to them that’s something we quite don’t know but one time I went out on a boat and I saw a baby orca and it’s mother they came up to us and we had a good view and straight look into there eyes they stared at us with happiness and the mother and baby came up to us and I was shocked they the mother let me actually touched the baby one I gave it a fish to eat first both of them after and then they swam away
"we're proud of what we do"
I thought they were supposed to stop with orcas but you are encouraging people
Sadly, the whales still there can't be released due to their health issues they've developed from living in captivity and having missed out on crucial pod communication skills they would have been learning from birth in the wild. Sea World is no longer breeding the whales in captivity and hopefully no longer taking from the wild. But for the forseeable future, these beautiful Orca have to live out the rest of their lives on show :l
Raven Black these Orcas Can Be released into a Sanctuary. It will not be a swimming pool with four walls to stair at. If they have any illness it’s from psychological problems. SeaWorld uses this as an excuse. Do your homework their are People with Funds Ready to transport them to freedom from this Bathtub water.
My Darling Doodle's that’s not going to happen. They are staying at SeaWorld. You can put the ones born in human care, in a seaside sanctuary, that’s will kill them
My Darling Doodle's I agree ☝️
You lunatics
I really feel bad for the whales being stressed for doing this.
seeing bending dorsal fins just hurts
cristina Banuelos It happens in less than 1% of wild whales. It happens in 8 out of 20 SeaWorld whales (40%)
Actually out of the 20 whales in their parks 11 have straight dorsals.
Corky,
Amaya
Kalia,
orkid
Shouka
Makani
Takara
Sakari
Kamea
Malia
Nakai
That's 55% of their population that have straight dorsal fins. Also 23% of new zealand whales have dorsal fin issues, 4.7% in Norway, so that claim of less than 1% is untrue
FeistyFinsGaming Nakai’s fin is definitely not straight anymore. Shouka is also kinda debatable. Even without those corrections, that’s still 45% of the population with a collapsed fin.
The 1% number comes from Iceland, you know, the place where most of these whales originate from. New Zealand is literally on the other side of the globe, so the populations aren’t going to match.
Out of about 530 photo-identified living whales documented in Iceland’s North Atlantic Type 1 Resident population, 7 males and 0 females have a collapsed fin. That’s about 1.5%.
cristina Banuelos Literally no, he or she used two populations which aren’t representative of SeaWorld’s population. And her numbers still proved that the rate was much MUCH higher in SeaWorld than all populations on Earth.
There’s also the mistake of confusing collapse with irregularity. New Zealand’s whales rarely exhibit collapse, however, about a quarter of them do exhibit irregular shapes involving twisting and whatnot. There’s a key difference which gets ignored.
@@FeistyFinsactually, that’s most of the females you just named in captivity. I know Makani and Nakai are males, but it’s usually the males with collapsed dorsal fins. The females get bent dorsals.
this breaks my heart :(
You comment doesn't make any sense. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE WHALES SEA WORLD! Don’t let these morons shut you down! I applaud Sea World for not caving into the stupidity of these unrealistic millennial-tards. These whales live a luxurious and pampered life at Sea World. This small group of whales has given their life to the understanding, education, breeding and preservation of their species. This is a more important cause than just having them swimming in dirty water being attacked by sharks everyday and fighting for their lives for a piece of food. They live in luxury with their family and are engaged in the shows, behind the scenes and through their interaction with humans, which is a religious experience. All animals eventually die and these pampered animals had a much better life in the care of humans than in the wild. No one complains when humans keep cats, dogs or fish in their house because the life of this house pets is WAY better in the care of humans than fighting for rats on the streets, dealing with fleas and disease and dirty environments. In the past, when they released these pampered animals in the wild, they died within a week due to the stress, bacteria, dirty water, bad weather and daily attacks where they fought to the death with other animals in the sea. STOP harassing the trainers and marine biologists for the EXPERT and EXCELLENT care on these beautiful creatures. The whining morons on this page and beyond just can’t see the bigger picture. Their idea of experiencing life is to stare at their cell phone all day. Your not helping the whales out your interfering with the research and understanding of this beautiful species! I hope Sea World makes the shows more interactive again.
@@happymouth9318 stfu
MC Hunted and killed? Alright well looks like the preacher needs to follow his own advice about research, because even Japan doesn’t kill orcas. Orcas have no natural predators, including humans. The species is generally untouchable once an adult, with only starvation and boats capable of killing an adult whale. Outside of Washington, both of these are rare. The species isn’t even endangered. 🤦♂️
I also posted a lengthy 21-point rebuttal to Happy Mouth’s comment on two separate comment threads. I’m not completely free on time so I didn’t copy-paste it onto every single thread like Happy Mouth did.
@MC They cannot be released because they don't have hunting and migration skills or a strong immune system. no living being on this earth hunts killer whales though, they are the apex predator of the sea.
Angelina Milillo Immune systems bothers me because it’s rarely a comment made by those who actually work with captive cetaceans.
Karen Pryor was the first curator of marine mammals at Sea Life Park in Hawaii. She was in charge of immunizations for newly captured dolphins. She details in her book, Lads Before the Wind, exactly what the immune system of a cetacean is like. Cetaceans have very weak immune systems, as there’s so much open space in the ocean that pathogens are very easy to distribute in such low doses that they can’t really affect dolphins and whales. This is something we can see with things like fin rot and marine ich in aquariums, wild saltwater fish do not suffer from those illnesses as a result of heavy filtration and LOTS of space. However, if a dolphin is to catch a pathogen and fall ill, that dolphin is nearly guaranteed to die.
In captivity, like I said, there’s not much space to thin out the concentration of pathogens. As a result, those dolphins which are captured or born in captivity must be immunized on the very first day. If this does not happen, according to Pryor, that animal will die by the end of the week. So no, they’re immune systems aren’t weak. They’re literally like vaccinated children in a sea of anti-vaxxers. They come into contact with illness much more often than their wild counterparts. That’s just the truth of keeping all oceanic species in captivity.
Why everybody bashing sea world? I just went there today everything looked family friendly.
Because the body count for SeaWorld’s orcas is at 37. All but one died young.
Seaworld show starts with showing orcas in the WILD then small ass pool LMAO
Ignore the trolls. Sea world is a great place that takes great care of its animals.
40 whales have died young at SeaWorld. If that happened to dogs in a person’s house, that person would literally be arrested.
@@itsikabitch9005 they live much longer on average than in the wild
@@TheMichaelMove The average lifespan at SeaWorld is 15 for females and 16 for males. In the wild it’s 30 for males and 50 for females. Information on wild orca lifespan can be found on NOAA’s website (or literally any non-SeaWorld website for that matter), while SeaWorld whale statistics can be collected manually through the National Marine Mammal Inventory Report, accessible on the Freedom of Information Act website (unfortunately RUclips won’t let me link you directly).
@@itsikabitch9005 the “data” you are citing has been distorted by individuals involved in the blackfish hit piece and has no scientific validity whatsoever. Even the blackfish folks aren’t claiming the kind of discrepancy claimed in your comment. Go big or go home I guess. Among the many data flaws: estimated age of the sea world animals was inflated to make the numbers look worse, there was no consideration of the condition of the animals entering sea worlds care, many of which were injured rescues, NOAA itself says the understanding of orca longevity is poorly understood. In short the available information has been manipulated to produce a preconceived result based on a political agenda.
@@TheMichaelMove I’m sorry the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration changed its data 7 years ago because of a film at the Sundance Festival? 😂😂😂 I have to laugh. The Blackfish crowd usually claims 50 for males and 100 for females because those are the known absolute maximums. It’s the anti-cap equivalent of claiming 40 for males and 50 for females because of Ulises and Corky.
Estimated age of the SeaWorld animals was self-reported by SeaWorld to the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. It is available under the National Marine Mammal Inventory Report that I mentioned earlier.
Also, SeaWorld has no rescued orcas. It had a single female, Sandy, who died of pneumonia at SeaWorld Orlando in 1977 (4 years after her arrival from Seattle Marine Aquarium). There are no whales which enter the parks with injuries with the exception of Splash, a whale with epilepsy from Marineland Canada.
Orca longevity is one of the most well-known cetacean longevities on the planet after bottlenose and spotted dolphins. Orcas are VERY well studied and population surveys provide information currently in Scotland, Norway, New Zealand, Canada, the US (Alaska and Washington), and Iceland.
As for your claim that they live longer at SeaWorld, SeaWorld made the following mistakes in their “proof:”
1. SeaWorld only compares their whales to Southern residents. Southern residents are an endangered population which is currently starving towards extinction. Whales in this group live an average of 19 to 36 years according to the SeaWorld longevity paper. Their own whales more often than not fail to reach these ages, though they’ve been improving recently. SeaWorld also doesn’t even hold Southern residents anymore. Keet and Tuar are only 25% Southern resident, and Kalia and Amaya have traces of it as well. Otherwise, most of their whales are at least 50% Icelandic, with the only exception being Corky. The lifespan study works for some earlier whales like Shamu, Kilroy, Ramu, etc., and not a single one of them reached the ages outlined with the exception of Winston.
2. SeaWorld had the nerve to predict the ages at which their living whales at the time would die. Unna and Kayla were projected to reach their 40s and Kasatka was projected to reach 50. We all know how that went.