Sesame Street - Killer Whale gets its Teeth brushed

[FutureOrkidTrainer]

I think this is Kandu v :)

[metridium]

1) Because of the relative youth of most captive whales, the roots of many of their teeth are immature, which makes a root canal procedure impossible. Instead, using a variable speed drill, trainers drill holes through the pulp and into the jaw via an endodontic procedure called a modified “pulpotomy.”

[metridium]

2) This is an uncomfortable husbandry procedure for the whales, which have been observed refusing to participate by sinking down into the water, shuddering, or splitting from their keepers. After “tooth drilling” is complete, trainers must irrigate (flush) the bored out teeth two-three times each day, for the rest of the orca’s life, to prevent abscess, bacteremia, and sepsis.- Dr. J.Jett / Dr. J. Ventre - 2011.

[Trund27]

That whale is gorgeous

[rambam1204]

Those teeth are for capturing prey only, not for chewing.

[justinbieberfan1591]

Aww Thats Cute

[SnowbirdFlock]

I think the whale looks happy because he gets his dental work done for free, and because he won't get his teeth drilled, or frozen, etc. I'm feeling a bit jealous.

[mrsdancingqueen0]

iii think i know what i wanna be when i grow up,,,, a professional orca tooth brusher (:

[1990babyface]

Why do people play with these killer whales. Just recently in Orlando Florida, a whale trailer at the age of 40 got killed by one of those whales. And Seaworld had the nerve to keep the whale, not euthanize it. That was so stupid. Her funeral was today. R.I.P. Dawn Brancheu

[mrsdancingqueen0]

the whale should not be punished for instinct. i'm not saying the death was not bad, it was a shocking tragedy. the whale reacted that way for a reason, therefore we can not BLAME the whale, nor punish it. plus, that whale was known for acts of aggression, it wasn't just a sudden change in behavior.

[1990babyface]

@mrsdancingqueen0 It should be euthanized.

[rambam1204]

@mrsdancingqueen0 There is no recorded case of a wild killer whale preying on a human being.

[CanadaFamilyMan]

"I got those I-can't-get-enough-of-brushin'­-till-I-get-my-teeth-white blues!" When I was little I thought it was "till I get my teeth right blue". I was like "What???"... My daughters adore this whale!

[SpotSwims]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­

[coyote374]

I bet that whale has a powerful bite! It is sweet and cute now, But remember this is not a pet. He can bite at anytime.

[afriendofbean]

That's a good point. I guess the only whale that won't bite anyone is Willy the whale from the movie "Free Willy." (If he was a whale that does bite, maybe he would bite anyone except that kid named Jesse (played by Jason James Richter) because Jesse/Jason James Richter fed him, took care of him, and saved him whenever he was about to die.

[DanaAbel30]

Believe it or not, a "killer whale" (which is actually called an "orca"), ISN'T a whale. It's actually the world's largest DOLPHIN.

[CanadaFamilyMan]

A very friendly orca! I wonder how they trained it to allow this.

[MalteseLover5]

What's the point?

[AmericanDoggie]

I wanna throw up NOW!! I feel SICK!!

[smarti1289]

GROW UP

[OrcaAmy]

i think your mistaken your gay

[backhand630]

Nice! LOL!

[xSoppinsx]

It gets its teeth brushed and its adorable unlike you, you probably dont brush your teeth! ughhh

[joey36]

that is not tokitae (lolita) from msq.

[Trund27]

sweet whale...but i bet it has some pretty powerful breath

[Arcticclaws]

In the wild humans don't brush their teeth.Why do they need it in captivity?

These orcas don't belong in tiny tanks for our amusement, they deserve to have some freedom in their short lives.

[majaorca100]

true

[excelsior27]

Whoever s/he is, by the looks of the vid, it likes (or maybe loves!) having its teeth brushed. I don't think it came up to do this for a fish.

[TiscanBoy]

LOLITA but really SHAMU

[AnimalAbuseSucks]

woah, thats the original shamu!

[rambam1204]

Killer whales use their teeth for capturing prey only, not for chewing.

[pegelito]

thats one huge tongue, they must be really good at eating ice-cream

[flargmuffin92]

anyone know the name of this orca?

[MarhiOrca]

This orca looks lika (original) Shamu. The tank also advert to old SWC facility...

[OrcaGirl15]

Her name is Lolita I beleive :)

[orcamad]

I think I remember seeing that

[kassykalia]

Kakarot20007 you're one crazy PETA person. What you said was that supposed to offend me? There's something called showers and It's how you get clean. By the way great language and spelling skills people will actually take you seriously of you spell correctly. You're a wanna be peepchick101 so good luck with that.

[ghostchantxx]

It is Joe Raposo singing.

[wattamack4]

Yes it is.He also did the music I believe.

[pytko3]

You could never pay me enough to do that.

[kassykalia]

Idoit Kakarot20007 teeth cleaning is needed you probably don't clean yours but they do.

[Kakarot20007]

Yeah I fucking do, wit all the time u spend hangind around sw u probly reek of fish! Stupid cow, I'm sure they do tis in the wild 2.

[Orcalover182]

hun, I think they shouldn't do that oO

I mean, they are orcas, wild ones certainly don't brush their teeth oO

[bubblywums]

Neither do wild dogs or wolves, but you should still brush your dogs teeth!

[Orcalover182]

well, I don't brush my dog's teeth hahaha

[Kakarot20007]

Oh yeah cause thats so natural, the whales do that all the time in the wild!!!!