Actually I think you'll find that the man who snuck into sea world after hours died of hyperthermia Tillikum did not kill him. Please get your facts right.
Wow, that looks like so much fun swimming in circles all day. Seriously, and people wonder why Tillikum has a history of hostility with humans. Ummm...maybe cuz we forcibly took him from the wild. Away from his family, away from freedom and put him in a concrete box. I'd hate us too.
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@yolykaty Back when seaworld was just opening they would drive whales into a bay and trap them in nets, thats how tilly was taken from his mom. Now they dont go out and get animals unless they are hurt.
u can't put a whale that has been raised in captivity in the ocean cause he will die he is used 2 being feed and if he is put in the wild he has find his own food and probably die
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For my English homework, i made a book called 'Orca Girl'. The killer whales in it were Shamu, Keiko (the 'real' killer whales), Takeya, Nami (my made up killer whales). It turned out to have 46 pages, but with 4 chapters. Phew! tough work for grade 5... -.-'
I don't feel sorry at all for the trainers who die or is hurt by these magnificent animals.. I feel sorry for the animals cause nobody seems to get the message.. Its animal cruelty at its worse to keep them in captivity... How can people be so ignorant just because of their own amusement... I hope people who watch these shows would use their brains instead of being idiots... Watch the cove and get a knowledge on the subject instead of being so fucking selfish!!
people are saying they shouldnt be kept in captivity, r u forgetting that they were rescued and imagine how long theyd live 4 if they were released,not very long,and most are born there so if they wer released they would probably only survive for a week
and in seaworld they r loved u can really tell how much thr trainers love them and the whales love them back
@Kyofighter93 he's a whale. that's how they are. they don't mate with one whale. just like any animal. the only species that is expected to mate with 1 other being are humans, though that doesn't happen.
And they are all VOLUNTARY. If the animals did not want to perform, they will cancel the shows and STILL be rewarded. SeaWorld practice positive reinforcement on their animals as part of the training methods. They are very well loved and very well taken care of. I can understand the whole captivity thing, but when you're bred in captivity, it's most likely you will be dependent on humans instead of being able to survive in the wild...
"Possessive" means that once Tilly gets a hold of something, he doesn't want to let go. He probably didn't even KNOW it was Dawn, and so he kept her underwater. It's a very unfortunate thing to happen, but they ARE wild animals, and they still have instincts. These whales are not used solely for entertainment, but for education as well. They are always taken care of and these "tricks" are known as HUSBANDRY, which is the study of animal behavior.
From what I've read in the report, Tilly didn't know what was going on. It makes sense. The whales are not used to having hair in their mouth, so it's a new sensation to Tilly when Dawn's hair floated into his mouth. He didn't know how to react...if it was food or a toy, so he dragged her under. When that happened, the other trainers had to sound the alarms and release the nets. Those things probably spooked Tilly. Tilly is known to be a "possessive" killer whale.
Second point: he has only killed one person for sure. Three orcas were involved in the death of Keltie at Sealand, and the other two were aggressive females, so most likely Tillikum had little to do with it apart from being in the same tank. And the other guy died of hypothermia, according to the autopsy. Tillikum just played with the body afterwards. However, the media prefers a sensationalist story about a serial-killer orca, so we hear this B.S. instead.
Residents and transients are found in north Pacific waters. Tillikum is from the north Atlantic, where the populations of orcas appear to be organized differently. In any case, he's not a mammal-eater. Research fail.
These whales are just too big for captivity! Sea lions - i can deal with because there smaller, and they still get to chill out with their friends. But alot of the time these whales are kept separatley in tiny tanks, performing tricks, its sick! I want to get all those people who caught whales, dolphins, and lock them in a room and they have to, do tricks for money !!!!
@klb084 Calm your ass down. We bring them into captivity to save them. Most Killer Whales and other sorts of animals were brought into captivity for reasons such as reproduction, and life saving. Tilikum, I agree, should have been left alone but think of all the other whales? are they mass murderers too?
@Monsterdavid22x You're missing my point. Why do they have to do dumb tricks? They're not clowns. If a particular whale was saved from something fine put him in a rehabilitation tank, let him hunt live fish, etc. But why do they have to be clowns for the public?
@klb084 Well what else are you going to do? Dump them in the tank throw a bucket of fish and say Have fun? With the opprotunity to do tricks they can bond with their trainers and feel loved while in captivity.
@Monsterdavid22x I do see your point. They do need to be mentally stimulated. I just wish the ones that are in captivity now could live out their lives doing whatever the trainers trust they'll be happy doing, stop breeding them, and no more capturing them from the wild (which thankfully we don't really do in the US.) And close the business down for good.
@klb084 Now capturing them is illegal, so whales are bread and sold. Take MarineLand Canada for example, they used to have 4 killer whales in one tank, and 15 Belugas in another. They went out of their way and in a year, established the largest beluga viewing habitat in the world with no more than 9 Belugas per tank. Now them 5 killer whales (Which have recently been reduced to two) have one big tank to themselves.
@Monsterdavid22x Orca are in fact not protected and can be collected by Marine Parks, this is a real problem as the Marine Parks ie. Sea World have fought the IWC to keep small cetaceans from being put on the protected species list.
@klb084 most of the animals at sea world are born there in which case they know no different and frankly they get treated better they get plenty of food and love and attention and friends. The whales that came from the wild are usually sick when they come and they nurse them back to health after that they cant be released into the wild they would die. note why keiko died when he was freed because he no longer knew what to do.
@Cranma5678 I know all that. All I am saying is we should stop breeding them in captivity. I am not at all for freeing them. I know they can easily die in the wild after being born in captivity. They can go ahead and keep doing what they've been doing with the ones that are already in captivity (if that's what make them happy) and when they're gone, no more. Of course they won't do that because they get so much money from these whales.
@klb084 Being in captivity actually has its benefits, so sont think that there are problems, they always have food, dont have to qorry about trying to find some to feed their kids, they have medical attention, wgere as if a calf got sick in the ocean chances aee it would die.
@dcFaddy That is a valid point. But, making them do tricks is extremely unnatural. Why can't they just build bigger, more natural looking aquariums, and let them live out a normal life? With some, but not too much human contact? I know they don't mistreat the animals. But something about them living in a box to entertain people just doesn't seem right to me. I picture myself in that situation and I die a little inside. I know they don't know the difference, but it's sad to me.
@klb084 They do tricks in the wild, they take seals and flip them around with each other, they can do that will balls here, they still jump of of the water, do it here. 3 countries still hunt whales for food so by being in here even if the tanks arent as big as the ocean, they are and will always be protected.
And they still are used for entertainment in the wild, people pay to go on whale watching tours, atleast the animals in seaworld benefit from the money that is paid to watch.
@dcFaddy Yes, that is true. Most of the whales seem to be ok with it. But clearly some are not. Like Tilikum. He needs to be rehabilitated. He wouldn't have killed or hurt anyone if he was a happy whale. Maybe he was having a bad day, but still...until we can actually read their minds. There is no way to know for sure if they're happy or just doing what it takes to get by and trying to be optimistic. I'm not ruling out that these animals are happy, but no one knows 100%.
@klb084 Tilly was captured back in the time when they cruelly drove the whales into the bay and used nets on them so his roots are still a wild animal and at this point if he was put back he would die, he is dependent off of humans now. The majority of whales at the parks now have been breeded by seaworld so this is their ocean, they haver nothing to compare it with so they will be happy.
@klb084 Humans heal, help, protect, conserve wildlife. Humans have more sympathy and compassion than probably any other living creature out there - I worked for animal welfare, it's a huge huge industry. The average person loves and cares for animals. Wildlife conservation parks, animal welfare orgs, the human race puts a lot of effort and love into caring for wildlife - no animal out there actually gives a flying s__t about your welfare. Stop with the humans-are-bad stuff.
And so for 25 years, Tilikum has been swimming in circles, in a space that is said to be the equivalent of keeping a human being confined in a bathtub. He has lived a lonely, stressful, and mentally debilitating life. Its no wonder he has snapped and killed three humans.This was not an accident. It was a calculated risk that SeaWorld took, looking at their bottom line, their quarterly profits. This is criminal negligence. This is not an isolated incident. -Ric O'Barry
Okay, let's get this straight. Killer whales got their name from Spaniards who caught them in the act of killing other whales. They were known as whale killers. The whole Killer Whale thing was a lost in translation issue.
Poor orca's living like slaves to entertain people... :(
If you really love these animals, why not go on a boat trip in visit them in their own habitat???!!!!
Orca's werent made to wave at people! They are majestic animals whom live in close family groups and live up to 60 years...sadly in captivity theyre lucky to reach the age of 35.....
ahemmm... well actually they usually feed on mainly fish.... but they do hunt in packs so they do feed on whales, dolphins and other marine animals..... they are able to kill almost all whales... exept the bull sperm whale.... but... they are called the killer whale for both reasons... but u kno.. its whatever
I don't think any of you are making any sense, saying that a KILLER whale, wouldn't kill without a reason, hmmm,, really aren't they known as the most aggresive whale? Really if you don't want to risk getting murdered by a giant animal, try not standing to close, this just proves that there is no connection between these beasts and humans, just false pretenses based on the humans insecurities.
No, they aren't known for aggressiveness towards humans. Nor are they known as the most aggressive whale, nor are they whale. Nor did Tillikum murder her, he was trying to play and probably doesn't understand she has limitations.
While I don't think humans should be anywhere near these orcas because they are still wild animals, I don't buy that he just wanted to play. These are intelligent creatures who can tell they are larger and more powerful than creatures smaller than they are. Orcas have no concept of "murder", but I feel the attack was intentional.
I understand what you say but I was looking for a more specific reason for his attack that day, possibly related to what was going on at the time. I really don't have time to listen to the anti-captivity stuff either because there is more to this incident than just being enraged at being stuck in a tank performing for humans.
So you are saying we shouldn't blame the whale if he had a reason to kill her? Ok, what the whale did was wrong and we cannot gloss over the true horror of what happened. There were probably lots of reasons behind his aggression but nothing can excuse the taking of another lifeform. I read an eyewitness account that he first dragged her under then let her go, she managed to get free and went for the surface and as soon as she reached the surface he dragged her to the bottom. Premeditated?
There is no excuse for the taking of another life form?? I do understand the point your trying to make..but come on. How many millions of animals, especially cows, chicken and pigs, do we RAISE to muder. Yet no one ever seems to take that into account. I feel bad for the woman and her family, but this is an animal that has been taken from an ocean of room and put into a tank to swim back and forth back and forth. Its a horrible life. These animals. like many others, deserve better from us.
@ZooChick221 Please don't use the word "us" as the "us" you are referring to are the ignorant Seaworld owners, staff, visitors and supporters. I don't support captivity, I don't visit Seaworld with my family to pay the twits who run that place and neither do I watch any of their shows or performances. If I really was very interested in orcas, which I'm not, I would go whale watching on a boat and see them naturally in the wild.
When I said "us" I meant humans in general. I didnt mean every single person. Obviously some people, including myself, dont agree with this kind of captivity. Many animals do well and are more suited to being in captivity, but some animals, like orcas, are not. And it is not only orcas, and not only seaworld, I was just trying to make a point regarding your comment saying there is no excuse for taking another life, I do not disagree with that, but humans AND animals do it all the time.
@ Arcticclaws....... good for the whale. he is obviously very pissed off for being in a fish tank for 20 plus years after being taken from the ocean and his mother. wouldnt you be?
Yes...I would be. I agree with you. That poor whale. He was taken from his freedom and his family. Some people don't know how to put themselves in others' positions. I would be aggressive too if I was taken away from my family and expected to do tricks. What gives humans the right to decide an animals life? If they want to see an Orca why can't they go whale watching? I give you a thumbs up. It's tragic that those people died...but he was forcefully taken from his home.
thanks. finally someone with some thought and a decent human brain!! Dunno why anyone would want to watch them in a small pool, when they have every opportunity to watch them swimming free and doing normal things rather than a humans pathetic attempt to make them look more like us! pathetic!!
Releasing this Orca would be a bad mistake. The past has proven it is very difficult for Orcas to rengage with a Pod. There social animals and seem to die without contact with one another. I think petitions should be made for Seaworld to make an offshore sanctuary for Orcas rather than setting them free.
hie ex trainer has said tillikum could never be released because he has hardly any teeth left because orca that dont like each other have to be kept seperated by gates which they atttack to display to the other orca they dont like.
his trainers have to cleen his teeth with a jet hose every day to remove the impacted fish to prevent infection.
this is what captivity does to these poor animals.
I think another concern we must have now is that the genes of a transient aggressive male orca have been passed onto generations of other captive born orcas at SeaWorld, so will they develop to have his temperament being half transient? Either way, it's too late for this big whale to be released into captivity after 20 years of this. He should not be made to do shows of any kind, moved to a much larger tank to cater for his size and allowed to retire and die in a most comfortable way for him.
@KittyCutenesss A mammal eating orca never should have been put in that situation to start with.
SeaWorld has many other amazing creatures which haven't killed anyone. Dolphins, sharks, otters, sea lions and octopi, to name a few. While none of those creatures are completely safe, they are much better suited for captivity than a 12,300 pound carnivore with a most unfortunate habit.
@Ichijojichan When people stop paying money to SeaWorld for animal abuse only then may we see an end to whale captivity. Children who are fascinated by these amazing creatures, and ignorant parents who take them somewhere to see them that is conveniently close in an un-natural environment are also partly responsible for this animal cruelty. SeaWorld is nothing more than a circus for sea creatures.
@Ichijojichan Just so you know Sea World does not bring the Mammal eating Orcas into their facility. There are two kinds of Orca in the wild. Fish eaters, and Mammal eaters. They typically only eat one or the other
@KittyCutenesss Very few people are blaming the orca, but many, myself included feel sympathy for the trainer and her family at this difficult time. This poor whale has had a bad reputation, maybe it is just over playful and doesn't really know it's own strength, or maybe it has developed a mental illness or psychosis that requires rehabilitation. We will never know why this truly happened until the day humanity can understand the brain wave patterns of killer whales.
i also feel sympathy for her But Orcas are not pets nor should they be treated like one , they are natural born killers and it doesn't even matter if they were tamed or trained for years to act playful , because a wild animal is a wild animal you can't change that ...so you can't blame a killer whale for being what it is .. a KILLER whale
i feel bad for what happend but she should've known better ... any trainer should expect those kind of thing comming and this Orca shouldn't be an exception
Yes I know this but I was just trying to see if there was a more subtle reason behind his behavior. Take for example the eyewitness accounts- lots of orcas were playing up and not performing that day, local construction work and drilling was going on nearby that could have caused agitation to the whale's sensitive sonar system, the ponytail brushing against his nose, feeling depressed and isolated from the other orcas and if you add all this up you have a receipe for disaster.
@mboiko When Keiko, the whale from "Free Willy" was freed, he died.
His health had improved in captivity after he was moved to a larger, colder tank and was feed more He had gained weight, his infection had cleared, and he was engaging in more energetic behaviors. It was a tragic mistake to release him to the wild.
@Ichijojichan Yes it was but the public momentum pushing for his release was immense after films like Free Willy, so again his release was for commercial gain and his captivity also provided commercial gain. SeaWorld should be tried in a court of law for gross negligence in animal safety. This kind of forced so-called "entertainment" has to end. We can't be teaching our next generation the wrong things, these animals need to be seen in their natural environment through whale watching at sea.
@Ichijojichan it was a tragic mistake to take him from the wild in the first place. Yes, I agree that Keiko was better off in captivity after he lived there so long but who's fault is that? If he would have stayed in the wild he most likely would have been fine. Humans have such a "holier than thou" attitude that makes me sick. What gives us the right to take something away from its home to do tricks?
He lived for more than three years. If it was the wild that killed him, he would have died much earlier. Within the year he was released. He also died from a common orca desease, pnemonia, which kills both wild and many captive orcas.
Keiko lived years in freedom before he died. If he was kept captive he could have died as well, maybe even earlier.
It was not suprising that other orcas didn't adopt him. But Keiko was healthy and happy during his years in the bay in Iceland. Releasing captive orcas into the wild might be hard or impossible. But I think they should at least get retirement in a closed but wide area like a bay or a fjord like Keiko had. Human care and attention included, if they want it.
@Mourose you do realise they kept chasing keiko away from those fjords and humans but the whale kept returning because it NEEDED human help to get food?
keiko died a horrible slow desperate death because hippies where meddling and trying to make the world a better place not realizing they where making it worse
@Ichijojichan Yeah, he died after 5 years in the ocean. FIVE years. If it was the wild that killed him, it would have killed him sooner I'm sure. He died of pnuemonia, common in wild and captive orcas. The pnuemonia was not determined until after death, and before he wound up in that fjord, he was reported as healthy. I believe he just didn't know where to travel, because he wasn't with his pod (who would've known, of course) Lol.
@Ichijojichan i agree completely! if they wouldn't have released keiko, i'm sure he'd still be alive. you can't just take an animal and put it in the ocean after it has spent so much time in captivity. even if you try and train it, they are used to how they live. releasing him would kill him
@Ichijojichan did you know that a whaler, who heard about keiko said that he should be killed and his meat given to schools. And Keiko only died after several years of being in the wild. He was in the wild for like 15 years before he died. He was getting old
@mboiko hey update he cannot be set free if he is he will die dawn was in the water with him someone actually took a photo of it and saw her next to him in ther water she was not to be in the water with him becasue of his size, the first one he did do he was with to other females in the tank with him both were pregnant the second time the mans body was ontop of tilikum now please leave seaworld alone and they do not take in or capture any more animals the save and let go of a lot of them
@mboiko it wasnt his fault, dawn wasnt ment to be in the water with him and she was, and he killed her, and i think ur find if he was set free into the wild he would die, as he wouldnt no how to hunt for food!
Yes maybe captive bred orcas don't miss the fact that they aren't swimming free in the vast ocean, because they've never known anything other than being in a tiny tank. Maybe they don't miss hunting, because they have been hand fed their entire lives. And maybe they don't miss behaving naturally, in a natural environment, because they've always performed tricks infront of noisy audiences in a concrete bowl. But does all that give us the right to deprive them of a normal life?
@Stacey4sean I agree with you but there's only one problem with your theory. These whales don't know the wild, they have been in captivity all their lives and around humans. It takes a lot to train these creatures and some won't be trained, they do have minds of their own. If you set a whale like this free he won't survive in the ocean, you might as well put him to death first.
Poor Tillikum never should have been stolen from his home and his family. All his life consists of mating, providing sperm for artificial inseminations and splashing audiences. It may not be the smallest in the world, but his tank is tiny for someone his size. No animal that smart can be affectively stimulated with toys. They're a lot brighter than human children.
Even if I believed these animals enjoyed performing, I know the noise from the pounding music must be brutal for them.
If they are so smart, maybe they realize that they are also being pampered. If i was a whale, i would prefer to be a show whale. I would do the tricks for the safety.
Omg, even his fluke is started to curve inward. Anyone else notice that?Omg, that terrible. It's too bad though that they would never survive in the wild. If they could I'd be all for it.
Flukes on maturing bulls curve under, whether in captivity or in the wild, its just what happens. The bigger the bull the more they curve. If you look at videos or photos of lobtailing males in the wild, you can see their flukes curling two. It doesnt harm them, nor does a collapsed dorsal fin. Nor does it affect their swimming patterns. He's fine :)
There is as much educational benefit in studying dolphins in captivity as there would be studying mankind by only observing prisoners in solitary confinement. - Jacques Cousteau.
poor thing shud be in the wild not swimming around, around, around around around that small tank being so bored. Killer whales swim ever 100 miels aday playing and huntin makeing there own minds up.
They aren't bored all the time, it's only in between shows, training, and playing sessions. Which they do 3-4 playing/training sessions a day plus shows. and the swimming '100 miles a day' is false. Unless you're counting how ever much they're swimming (not distance) They would only swim that far if they were in search of food(which they were starving), or being chased.
the 100 miles a day isnt false, yes they only swim that far if they are in search of food, which is every day. And im pretty sure these orcas are bored, think of yourself in a small room (scale down that tank they are in) no entertainment nothing, just swim around allday everyday occasionally walking outside to a small playground and doing the same routine for aslong as you are alive.
Of course I would find a small room boring, but that's because I've lived outside of that small room before. If I was born in there, and had no clue about the outside world I would probably be convinced that's my life and be happy with it. They don't do the same routine for as long as they live, throughout the show they switch out the orcas alot, and none do that same behaviors day in and day out. Throughout the day they have at least 3 play sessions with the trainers, each of them 20 min long.
Continue- The play sessions are random times throughout the day, And at all times they either are being interacted with, or have a toy, or get time to relax after a show, and getting fed. Honestly, They are content, If they weren't they wouldn't be eating, refuse to do behaviors, and wouldn't swim around too much. They are more lucky than animals at the zoo, Who don't get toys to play with as nearly as often at the Orcas do.
I love Orca's. I hate to see them at a Sea World or w/e it is, they should be let free in their propper environment not just cooped up in a... uhmm tank lol
they still are, it's just that Tai was being her stubborn self and creating trouble. So they put her with Kalina to calm her down. They are back together, but for a while Takara was with Tillikum as well. SWF switched so everyone could see eachother.
THEY LOOK BORED. Is that all you stupid anti's can think of? Bitch all you want but I wont bother getting into it. But complain about captivity all you want, because your stupid opinions wont change anything. You have no proof these whales are unhappy, either way you couldnt do anything about it, only the trainers, people who give these whales love and care know how they are treated, and are treated with excellent care.
Yeahh That's true I live in England and will have been to orlando 5 times as from october, and go to seaworld practically every other day when I'm over there. The killer whales there have enough room to swim, lots of company and are well looked after. You should take a look at Miami Seaquarium - Their killer whale tank doesn't reach Marine Park standards.. it's TINY!! && Theres only one killer whale in there all on it's own. :(
no, the reason it flops over (which is generally in males because the fins are taller) is because they havent got Sufficient space to swim in, like in the wild.
males are more likely to get flopped over fins because their dorsal fin grows taller than a females, and then does not have much to support it, so it flops over
no, the reason it flops over (which is generally in males because the fins are taller) is because they havent got Sufficient space to swim in, like in the wild.
and so the fin weakens.
in the wild this wouldnt happen, all orcas naturally have straight fins.
i went 2 seaworld a month ago and they said that they keep tilikum on his own now and he doen't have any interaction with any other whales except rarely taima. they said that apparently this is because the pools are too small to house tilikum and more than two whales togetha . so they either have to expand the pools or keep tilikum alone fr rest of life. LIKE THEY SAID THEMSELVES THE TANKS ARE TOO SMALL FOR TILIKUM!!!
REALLY!!! WHAT THE HELL!! i mean even if they deny it you can tell becuse his tail is curled same with the fin :[[[[[[ im so sad why does it have to be like this?
The male's dorsal fins arc in captivity. It could be due to gravity, because they spend more time on the surface without water holding it up. There are other differences from nature too. They don't swim long, relatively straight distances, they have more exposure to sunlight (shallower, clearer water, more surface time) their social structure and hence stress levels are different, their environment is less varied, and their diets are different. (How different I do not know, but different).
Taima is in with Tillikum b/c she is aggressive towards other orca, I guess they think due to his size Tillikum is safe. Taima has tried to kill atleast two of her calfs. Tillikum was involved in two human deaths. Captivity will shorten both their lives how sad.
ffs, i wish some people would shut up about how all whales should be in the wild. It's not the big happy fairytale they seem to think it is, neither is captivity the hell, at all.
Aus diesen Gründen besuche ich weder Zoos, noch Tierpaks oder Zirkusse!!!!
FinnAslanMaria 1 month ago
Actually I think you'll find that the man who snuck into sea world after hours died of hyperthermia Tillikum did not kill him. Please get your facts right.
turkeyluvsu9 1 month ago
these whales aren't swimming. they're fucking imprisoned.
trinitrotolueneBANG 1 month ago 2
Wow, that looks like so much fun swimming in circles all day. Seriously, and people wonder why Tillikum has a history of hostility with humans. Ummm...maybe cuz we forcibly took him from the wild. Away from his family, away from freedom and put him in a concrete box. I'd hate us too.
followhisfootprints 2 months ago
Yay swimming in circles around that tank a hundred times a day every single day when they are not performing sounds like alot of fun >:(
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starkidislife 9 months ago
sw helps animals that r hurt they don't just grab random animals and take them
yolykaty 10 months ago
@yolykaty Back when seaworld was just opening they would drive whales into a bay and trap them in nets, thats how tilly was taken from his mom. Now they dont go out and get animals unless they are hurt.
dcFaddy 9 months ago
u can't put a whale that has been raised in captivity in the ocean cause he will die he is used 2 being feed and if he is put in the wild he has find his own food and probably die
yolykaty 10 months ago
He's amazing... gorgeous animal. Hope sometime I can get down to SWF to see him. He's beautiful. :)
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theMerrillWally 10 months ago
For my English homework, i made a book called 'Orca Girl'. The killer whales in it were Shamu, Keiko (the 'real' killer whales), Takeya, Nami (my made up killer whales). It turned out to have 46 pages, but with 4 chapters. Phew! tough work for grade 5... -.-'
PunkRockGirl326 10 months ago
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floechenjenny 11 months ago
Tillikum Stereotypical behaviors..:(
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I don't feel sorry at all for the trainers who die or is hurt by these magnificent animals.. I feel sorry for the animals cause nobody seems to get the message.. Its animal cruelty at its worse to keep them in captivity... How can people be so ignorant just because of their own amusement... I hope people who watch these shows would use their brains instead of being idiots... Watch the cove and get a knowledge on the subject instead of being so fucking selfish!!
theicebabe 1 year ago
STOP CAPTIVE OF KILLERWHALES DUDES!!!!!! THIS IS NOT FARE!!!
ITS THE SAME LIKE TAKING MEN INTO PRISON!!
nunugak1 1 year ago
It always bothered me how his dorsal fin was a little bent...
mitzelflx 1 year ago
umm its really weird that she was killed when its "dine with shamu" in other words he was doing what it said to do
fallinfouru 1 year ago
How sad that he is all alone now that Taima is dead and gone.
CgColleenGorman 1 year ago
people are saying they shouldnt be kept in captivity, r u forgetting that they were rescued and imagine how long theyd live 4 if they were released,not very long,and most are born there so if they wer released they would probably only survive for a week
and in seaworld they r loved u can really tell how much thr trainers love them and the whales love them back
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joemcelderryfan1 1 year ago
poor taima, she will be missed! poor tilly, he just lost his trainer and now he looses taima! this year has sucked
crazyformusic23 1 year ago
taima may have been his main girl but he is a polygamous animal though
Kyofighter93 1 year ago
@Kyofighter93 he's a whale. that's how they are. they don't mate with one whale. just like any animal. the only species that is expected to mate with 1 other being are humans, though that doesn't happen.
crazyformusic23 1 year ago
@crazyformusic23 At least most of the time but this was still good to see them swim together it was sweet
Kyofighter93 1 year ago
@Kyofighter93 yeah, will definately miss her
crazyformusic23 1 year ago
Taima passed away today. :( They believe of birth complications. RIP sweetie!
XxCrimsonRaptureXx 1 year ago
Taima is dead
FreedomForOrcas 1 year ago
no umm people the orcas btw are whales not dolphins
laurieandheidei 1 year ago
No they are the largest member of the dolphin family not whales
Kyofighter93 1 year ago
@lickertamer
LeeJ292 1 year ago
hey! could i please use your video i will credit you because i am making a movie about Taima
horseluver106 1 year ago
And they are all VOLUNTARY. If the animals did not want to perform, they will cancel the shows and STILL be rewarded. SeaWorld practice positive reinforcement on their animals as part of the training methods. They are very well loved and very well taken care of. I can understand the whole captivity thing, but when you're bred in captivity, it's most likely you will be dependent on humans instead of being able to survive in the wild...
bwaycraz3d84 1 year ago
"Possessive" means that once Tilly gets a hold of something, he doesn't want to let go. He probably didn't even KNOW it was Dawn, and so he kept her underwater. It's a very unfortunate thing to happen, but they ARE wild animals, and they still have instincts. These whales are not used solely for entertainment, but for education as well. They are always taken care of and these "tricks" are known as HUSBANDRY, which is the study of animal behavior.
bwaycraz3d84 1 year ago
From what I've read in the report, Tilly didn't know what was going on. It makes sense. The whales are not used to having hair in their mouth, so it's a new sensation to Tilly when Dawn's hair floated into his mouth. He didn't know how to react...if it was food or a toy, so he dragged her under. When that happened, the other trainers had to sound the alarms and release the nets. Those things probably spooked Tilly. Tilly is known to be a "possessive" killer whale.
bwaycraz3d84 1 year ago
which one is tillikum ???? the big one??
GSahmet1 1 year ago
ok i no wat happened for a fact and dukes was floating on his back dead from hypothermia and the whale saved him inbox me if u dnt believe me
melony91able 1 year ago
Second point: he has only killed one person for sure. Three orcas were involved in the death of Keltie at Sealand, and the other two were aggressive females, so most likely Tillikum had little to do with it apart from being in the same tank. And the other guy died of hypothermia, according to the autopsy. Tillikum just played with the body afterwards. However, the media prefers a sensationalist story about a serial-killer orca, so we hear this B.S. instead.
ianam1983 1 year ago
Residents and transients are found in north Pacific waters. Tillikum is from the north Atlantic, where the populations of orcas appear to be organized differently. In any case, he's not a mammal-eater. Research fail.
ianam1983 1 year ago
@lickertamer All dolphins are small, toothed whales. So all dolphins are whales, but not all whales are dolphins.
Ichijojichan 1 year ago
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klb084 1 year ago 25
These whales are just too big for captivity! Sea lions - i can deal with because there smaller, and they still get to chill out with their friends. But alot of the time these whales are kept separatley in tiny tanks, performing tricks, its sick! I want to get all those people who caught whales, dolphins, and lock them in a room and they have to, do tricks for money !!!!
CloudyCanter 1 year ago
@klb084 Calm your ass down. We bring them into captivity to save them. Most Killer Whales and other sorts of animals were brought into captivity for reasons such as reproduction, and life saving. Tilikum, I agree, should have been left alone but think of all the other whales? are they mass murderers too?
Monsterdavid22x 1 year ago
@Monsterdavid22x You're missing my point. Why do they have to do dumb tricks? They're not clowns. If a particular whale was saved from something fine put him in a rehabilitation tank, let him hunt live fish, etc. But why do they have to be clowns for the public?
klb084 1 year ago
@klb084 Well what else are you going to do? Dump them in the tank throw a bucket of fish and say Have fun? With the opprotunity to do tricks they can bond with their trainers and feel loved while in captivity.
Monsterdavid22x 1 year ago
@Monsterdavid22x I do see your point. They do need to be mentally stimulated. I just wish the ones that are in captivity now could live out their lives doing whatever the trainers trust they'll be happy doing, stop breeding them, and no more capturing them from the wild (which thankfully we don't really do in the US.) And close the business down for good.
klb084 1 year ago
@klb084 Now capturing them is illegal, so whales are bread and sold. Take MarineLand Canada for example, they used to have 4 killer whales in one tank, and 15 Belugas in another. They went out of their way and in a year, established the largest beluga viewing habitat in the world with no more than 9 Belugas per tank. Now them 5 killer whales (Which have recently been reduced to two) have one big tank to themselves.
Monsterdavid22x 1 year ago
@Monsterdavid22x Orca are in fact not protected and can be collected by Marine Parks, this is a real problem as the Marine Parks ie. Sea World have fought the IWC to keep small cetaceans from being put on the protected species list.
metridium 1 year ago
@klb084 most of the animals at sea world are born there in which case they know no different and frankly they get treated better they get plenty of food and love and attention and friends. The whales that came from the wild are usually sick when they come and they nurse them back to health after that they cant be released into the wild they would die. note why keiko died when he was freed because he no longer knew what to do.
Cranma5678 1 year ago
@Cranma5678 I know all that. All I am saying is we should stop breeding them in captivity. I am not at all for freeing them. I know they can easily die in the wild after being born in captivity. They can go ahead and keep doing what they've been doing with the ones that are already in captivity (if that's what make them happy) and when they're gone, no more. Of course they won't do that because they get so much money from these whales.
klb084 1 year ago
@klb084 Absolutely true! It's just a shame more people do not realise this!
rkingston12 1 year ago
@klb084 As opposed to oil spills or being hunted for food?
dcFaddy 9 months ago
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klb084 9 months ago
@klb084 Being in captivity actually has its benefits, so sont think that there are problems, they always have food, dont have to qorry about trying to find some to feed their kids, they have medical attention, wgere as if a calf got sick in the ocean chances aee it would die.
Not all humans kill, i wont even kill a fly.
dcFaddy 9 months ago
@dcFaddy That is a valid point. But, making them do tricks is extremely unnatural. Why can't they just build bigger, more natural looking aquariums, and let them live out a normal life? With some, but not too much human contact? I know they don't mistreat the animals. But something about them living in a box to entertain people just doesn't seem right to me. I picture myself in that situation and I die a little inside. I know they don't know the difference, but it's sad to me.
klb084 9 months ago
@klb084 They do tricks in the wild, they take seals and flip them around with each other, they can do that will balls here, they still jump of of the water, do it here. 3 countries still hunt whales for food so by being in here even if the tanks arent as big as the ocean, they are and will always be protected.
And they still are used for entertainment in the wild, people pay to go on whale watching tours, atleast the animals in seaworld benefit from the money that is paid to watch.
dcFaddy 9 months ago
@dcFaddy Yes, that is true. Most of the whales seem to be ok with it. But clearly some are not. Like Tilikum. He needs to be rehabilitated. He wouldn't have killed or hurt anyone if he was a happy whale. Maybe he was having a bad day, but still...until we can actually read their minds. There is no way to know for sure if they're happy or just doing what it takes to get by and trying to be optimistic. I'm not ruling out that these animals are happy, but no one knows 100%.
klb084 9 months ago
@klb084 Tilly was captured back in the time when they cruelly drove the whales into the bay and used nets on them so his roots are still a wild animal and at this point if he was put back he would die, he is dependent off of humans now. The majority of whales at the parks now have been breeded by seaworld so this is their ocean, they haver nothing to compare it with so they will be happy.
dcFaddy 9 months ago
@dcFaddy To use the rigors of the wild as a justification
for the conditions of captivity is misleading and
disingenuous. This argument implies that the natural
state is an evil to be avoided and that the captive
environment is the preferred state. The suggestion
is that animals must be protected from the very
surroundings that sustain them. Naomi A. Rose PhD- 2009
metridium 8 months ago
@klb084 Humans heal, help, protect, conserve wildlife. Humans have more sympathy and compassion than probably any other living creature out there - I worked for animal welfare, it's a huge huge industry. The average person loves and cares for animals. Wildlife conservation parks, animal welfare orgs, the human race puts a lot of effort and love into caring for wildlife - no animal out there actually gives a flying s__t about your welfare. Stop with the humans-are-bad stuff.
taurusred 4 months ago
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klb084 4 months ago
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And so for 25 years, Tilikum has been swimming in circles, in a space that is said to be the equivalent of keeping a human being confined in a bathtub. He has lived a lonely, stressful, and mentally debilitating life. Its no wonder he has snapped and killed three humans.This was not an accident. It was a calculated risk that SeaWorld took, looking at their bottom line, their quarterly profits. This is criminal negligence. This is not an isolated incident. -Ric O'Barry
metridium 1 year ago
...*facepalm.*
Okay, let's get this straight. Killer whales got their name from Spaniards who caught them in the act of killing other whales. They were known as whale killers. The whole Killer Whale thing was a lost in translation issue.
LauieChan 1 year ago
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Poor orca's living like slaves to entertain people... :(
If you really love these animals, why not go on a boat trip in visit them in their own habitat???!!!!
Orca's werent made to wave at people! They are majestic animals whom live in close family groups and live up to 60 years...sadly in captivity theyre lucky to reach the age of 35.....
Ase0esA 1 year ago
@aquarius..... actually killer whales are called killer whales because nothing wants to kill them... they are on the top of the food chain.
pinkpoppinprincess96 1 year ago
@pinkpoppinprincess96 Nope not really they are called killer whales because they kill whales? that pretty obvious...
wannatouchmyballsDKz 1 year ago
ahemmm... well actually they usually feed on mainly fish.... but they do hunt in packs so they do feed on whales, dolphins and other marine animals..... they are able to kill almost all whales... exept the bull sperm whale.... but... they are called the killer whale for both reasons... but u kno.. its whatever
pinkpoppinprincess96 1 year ago
I don't think any of you are making any sense, saying that a KILLER whale, wouldn't kill without a reason, hmmm,, really aren't they known as the most aggresive whale? Really if you don't want to risk getting murdered by a giant animal, try not standing to close, this just proves that there is no connection between these beasts and humans, just false pretenses based on the humans insecurities.
aquariusmoon2 1 year ago
No, they aren't known for aggressiveness towards humans. Nor are they known as the most aggressive whale, nor are they whale. Nor did Tillikum murder her, he was trying to play and probably doesn't understand she has limitations.
justW353 1 year ago 2
While I don't think humans should be anywhere near these orcas because they are still wild animals, I don't buy that he just wanted to play. These are intelligent creatures who can tell they are larger and more powerful than creatures smaller than they are. Orcas have no concept of "murder", but I feel the attack was intentional.
Hendo56 1 year ago
I understand what you say but I was looking for a more specific reason for his attack that day, possibly related to what was going on at the time. I really don't have time to listen to the anti-captivity stuff either because there is more to this incident than just being enraged at being stuck in a tank performing for humans.
Arcticclaws 1 year ago
no one can blame tilikum cause he wouldn't kill without a reason
OrcaLove13 1 year ago
So you are saying we shouldn't blame the whale if he had a reason to kill her? Ok, what the whale did was wrong and we cannot gloss over the true horror of what happened. There were probably lots of reasons behind his aggression but nothing can excuse the taking of another lifeform. I read an eyewitness account that he first dragged her under then let her go, she managed to get free and went for the surface and as soon as she reached the surface he dragged her to the bottom. Premeditated?
Arcticclaws 1 year ago
There is no excuse for the taking of another life form?? I do understand the point your trying to make..but come on. How many millions of animals, especially cows, chicken and pigs, do we RAISE to muder. Yet no one ever seems to take that into account. I feel bad for the woman and her family, but this is an animal that has been taken from an ocean of room and put into a tank to swim back and forth back and forth. Its a horrible life. These animals. like many others, deserve better from us.
ZooChick221 1 year ago
@ZooChick221 Please don't use the word "us" as the "us" you are referring to are the ignorant Seaworld owners, staff, visitors and supporters. I don't support captivity, I don't visit Seaworld with my family to pay the twits who run that place and neither do I watch any of their shows or performances. If I really was very interested in orcas, which I'm not, I would go whale watching on a boat and see them naturally in the wild.
Arcticclaws 1 year ago
When I said "us" I meant humans in general. I didnt mean every single person. Obviously some people, including myself, dont agree with this kind of captivity. Many animals do well and are more suited to being in captivity, but some animals, like orcas, are not. And it is not only orcas, and not only seaworld, I was just trying to make a point regarding your comment saying there is no excuse for taking another life, I do not disagree with that, but humans AND animals do it all the time.
ZooChick221 1 year ago
@ Arcticclaws....... good for the whale. he is obviously very pissed off for being in a fish tank for 20 plus years after being taken from the ocean and his mother. wouldnt you be?
dod4luce 1 year ago
Yes...I would be. I agree with you. That poor whale. He was taken from his freedom and his family. Some people don't know how to put themselves in others' positions. I would be aggressive too if I was taken away from my family and expected to do tricks. What gives humans the right to decide an animals life? If they want to see an Orca why can't they go whale watching? I give you a thumbs up. It's tragic that those people died...but he was forcefully taken from his home.
klb084 1 year ago 4
thanks. finally someone with some thought and a decent human brain!! Dunno why anyone would want to watch them in a small pool, when they have every opportunity to watch them swimming free and doing normal things rather than a humans pathetic attempt to make them look more like us! pathetic!!
dod4luce 1 year ago
Releasing this Orca would be a bad mistake. The past has proven it is very difficult for Orcas to rengage with a Pod. There social animals and seem to die without contact with one another. I think petitions should be made for Seaworld to make an offshore sanctuary for Orcas rather than setting them free.
madder128 1 year ago 2
thats very true and a great idea
Orcaloverssoul 1 year ago
@madder128
hie ex trainer has said tillikum could never be released because he has hardly any teeth left because orca that dont like each other have to be kept seperated by gates which they atttack to display to the other orca they dont like.
his trainers have to cleen his teeth with a jet hose every day to remove the impacted fish to prevent infection.
this is what captivity does to these poor animals.
elfwhitewave 1 year ago
I think another concern we must have now is that the genes of a transient aggressive male orca have been passed onto generations of other captive born orcas at SeaWorld, so will they develop to have his temperament being half transient? Either way, it's too late for this big whale to be released into captivity after 20 years of this. He should not be made to do shows of any kind, moved to a much larger tank to cater for his size and allowed to retire and die in a most comfortable way for him.
Arcticclaws 1 year ago
You Can't blame the Orca man .... you just can't !
KittyCutenesss 1 year ago 18
@KittyCutenesss A mammal eating orca never should have been put in that situation to start with.
SeaWorld has many other amazing creatures which haven't killed anyone. Dolphins, sharks, otters, sea lions and octopi, to name a few. While none of those creatures are completely safe, they are much better suited for captivity than a 12,300 pound carnivore with a most unfortunate habit.
Ichijojichan 1 year ago 4
@Ichijojichan When people stop paying money to SeaWorld for animal abuse only then may we see an end to whale captivity. Children who are fascinated by these amazing creatures, and ignorant parents who take them somewhere to see them that is conveniently close in an un-natural environment are also partly responsible for this animal cruelty. SeaWorld is nothing more than a circus for sea creatures.
Arcticclaws 1 year ago 2
Exactly my thought .... !
KittyCutenesss 1 year ago
@Ichijojichan they usually only take the fish eating ones.
Silvawolf100 1 year ago
@Ichijojichan Just so you know Sea World does not bring the Mammal eating Orcas into their facility. There are two kinds of Orca in the wild. Fish eaters, and Mammal eaters. They typically only eat one or the other
Silvawolf100 5 months ago
@KittyCutenesss Very few people are blaming the orca, but many, myself included feel sympathy for the trainer and her family at this difficult time. This poor whale has had a bad reputation, maybe it is just over playful and doesn't really know it's own strength, or maybe it has developed a mental illness or psychosis that requires rehabilitation. We will never know why this truly happened until the day humanity can understand the brain wave patterns of killer whales.
Arcticclaws 1 year ago
i also feel sympathy for her But Orcas are not pets nor should they be treated like one , they are natural born killers and it doesn't even matter if they were tamed or trained for years to act playful , because a wild animal is a wild animal you can't change that ...so you can't blame a killer whale for being what it is .. a KILLER whale
i feel bad for what happend but she should've known better ... any trainer should expect those kind of thing comming and this Orca shouldn't be an exception
KittyCutenesss 1 year ago 2
Yes I know this but I was just trying to see if there was a more subtle reason behind his behavior. Take for example the eyewitness accounts- lots of orcas were playing up and not performing that day, local construction work and drilling was going on nearby that could have caused agitation to the whale's sensitive sonar system, the ponytail brushing against his nose, feeling depressed and isolated from the other orcas and if you add all this up you have a receipe for disaster.
Arcticclaws 1 year ago
@KittyCutenesss
LeeJ292 1 year ago
Let it go Free! WTF... free it with a harpoon!
Zardoz215 1 year ago
Tillikum has just killed his trainer on 2/24/2010 - Sorry but you can no longer defend this Whale.. The time has come to let him go free...
mboiko 1 year ago
@mboiko When Keiko, the whale from "Free Willy" was freed, he died.
His health had improved in captivity after he was moved to a larger, colder tank and was feed more He had gained weight, his infection had cleared, and he was engaging in more energetic behaviors. It was a tragic mistake to release him to the wild.
Ichijojichan 1 year ago 9
@Ichijojichan Yes it was but the public momentum pushing for his release was immense after films like Free Willy, so again his release was for commercial gain and his captivity also provided commercial gain. SeaWorld should be tried in a court of law for gross negligence in animal safety. This kind of forced so-called "entertainment" has to end. We can't be teaching our next generation the wrong things, these animals need to be seen in their natural environment through whale watching at sea.
Arcticclaws 1 year ago
@Ichijojichan it was a tragic mistake to take him from the wild in the first place. Yes, I agree that Keiko was better off in captivity after he lived there so long but who's fault is that? If he would have stayed in the wild he most likely would have been fine. Humans have such a "holier than thou" attitude that makes me sick. What gives us the right to take something away from its home to do tricks?
klb084 1 year ago
He lived for more than three years. If it was the wild that killed him, he would have died much earlier. Within the year he was released. He also died from a common orca desease, pnemonia, which kills both wild and many captive orcas.
FighterForPaula1 1 year ago
Keiko lived years in freedom before he died. If he was kept captive he could have died as well, maybe even earlier.
It was not suprising that other orcas didn't adopt him. But Keiko was healthy and happy during his years in the bay in Iceland. Releasing captive orcas into the wild might be hard or impossible. But I think they should at least get retirement in a closed but wide area like a bay or a fjord like Keiko had. Human care and attention included, if they want it.
Mourose 1 year ago
@Mourose you do realise they kept chasing keiko away from those fjords and humans but the whale kept returning because it NEEDED human help to get food?
keiko died a horrible slow desperate death because hippies where meddling and trying to make the world a better place not realizing they where making it worse
Kuriix 1 year ago
@Ichijojichan Yeah, he died after 5 years in the ocean. FIVE years. If it was the wild that killed him, it would have killed him sooner I'm sure. He died of pnuemonia, common in wild and captive orcas. The pnuemonia was not determined until after death, and before he wound up in that fjord, he was reported as healthy. I believe he just didn't know where to travel, because he wasn't with his pod (who would've known, of course) Lol.
FighterForPaula1 1 year ago
@Ichijojichan i agree completely! if they wouldn't have released keiko, i'm sure he'd still be alive. you can't just take an animal and put it in the ocean after it has spent so much time in captivity. even if you try and train it, they are used to how they live. releasing him would kill him
crazyformusic23 1 year ago
@Ichijojichan did you know that a whaler, who heard about keiko said that he should be killed and his meat given to schools. And Keiko only died after several years of being in the wild. He was in the wild for like 15 years before he died. He was getting old
Silvawolf100 1 year ago
@Ichijojichan Keiko died from a "nemonia" like disease a yr after being released....clearly he could survive in the wild
gatorsjf 1 year ago
@mboiko hey update he cannot be set free if he is he will die dawn was in the water with him someone actually took a photo of it and saw her next to him in ther water she was not to be in the water with him becasue of his size, the first one he did do he was with to other females in the tank with him both were pregnant the second time the mans body was ontop of tilikum now please leave seaworld alone and they do not take in or capture any more animals the save and let go of a lot of them
cindy4423 1 year ago
@mboiko it wasnt his fault, dawn wasnt ment to be in the water with him and she was, and he killed her, and i think ur find if he was set free into the wild he would die, as he wouldnt no how to hunt for food!
aliceluvsanimalsxX 1 year ago
Yes maybe captive bred orcas don't miss the fact that they aren't swimming free in the vast ocean, because they've never known anything other than being in a tiny tank. Maybe they don't miss hunting, because they have been hand fed their entire lives. And maybe they don't miss behaving naturally, in a natural environment, because they've always performed tricks infront of noisy audiences in a concrete bowl. But does all that give us the right to deprive them of a normal life?
Stacey4sean 2 years ago
@Stacey4sean I agree with you but there's only one problem with your theory. These whales don't know the wild, they have been in captivity all their lives and around humans. It takes a lot to train these creatures and some won't be trained, they do have minds of their own. If you set a whale like this free he won't survive in the ocean, you might as well put him to death first.
midnightwolf2937 1 year ago
Poor Tillikum never should have been stolen from his home and his family. All his life consists of mating, providing sperm for artificial inseminations and splashing audiences. It may not be the smallest in the world, but his tank is tiny for someone his size. No animal that smart can be affectively stimulated with toys. They're a lot brighter than human children.
Even if I believed these animals enjoyed performing, I know the noise from the pounding music must be brutal for them.
RachelBronwyn 2 years ago 3
If they are so smart, maybe they realize that they are also being pampered. If i was a whale, i would prefer to be a show whale. I would do the tricks for the safety.
Kamiakin70 1 year ago
Omg, even his fluke is started to curve inward. Anyone else notice that?Omg, that terrible. It's too bad though that they would never survive in the wild. If they could I'd be all for it.
MADEgurl06 2 years ago
Flukes on maturing bulls curve under, whether in captivity or in the wild, its just what happens. The bigger the bull the more they curve. If you look at videos or photos of lobtailing males in the wild, you can see their flukes curling two. It doesnt harm them, nor does a collapsed dorsal fin. Nor does it affect their swimming patterns. He's fine :)
flargmuffin92 2 years ago
@flargmuffin92 Yep your right it only accures in males and collapsed dorsals accures in males and females.
Orcakid360 2 years ago
There is as much educational benefit in studying dolphins in captivity as there would be studying mankind by only observing prisoners in solitary confinement. - Jacques Cousteau.
metridium 2 years ago
poor thing shud be in the wild not swimming around, around, around around around that small tank being so bored. Killer whales swim ever 100 miels aday playing and huntin makeing there own minds up.
orcaship 2 years ago 2
They aren't bored all the time, it's only in between shows, training, and playing sessions. Which they do 3-4 playing/training sessions a day plus shows. and the swimming '100 miles a day' is false. Unless you're counting how ever much they're swimming (not distance) They would only swim that far if they were in search of food(which they were starving), or being chased.
Elodee123 2 years ago
yeah swimming around in the same old tank till it dies and doing silly shows. orca's need more then this they eat more then just fish
orcaship 2 years ago
@orcaship Yes I agree with you.
MrFabulousA1 2 years ago
the 100 miles a day isnt false, yes they only swim that far if they are in search of food, which is every day. And im pretty sure these orcas are bored, think of yourself in a small room (scale down that tank they are in) no entertainment nothing, just swim around allday everyday occasionally walking outside to a small playground and doing the same routine for aslong as you are alive.
Harritan 2 years ago
Of course I would find a small room boring, but that's because I've lived outside of that small room before. If I was born in there, and had no clue about the outside world I would probably be convinced that's my life and be happy with it. They don't do the same routine for as long as they live, throughout the show they switch out the orcas alot, and none do that same behaviors day in and day out. Throughout the day they have at least 3 play sessions with the trainers, each of them 20 min long.
Elodee123 2 years ago
Continue- The play sessions are random times throughout the day, And at all times they either are being interacted with, or have a toy, or get time to relax after a show, and getting fed. Honestly, They are content, If they weren't they wouldn't be eating, refuse to do behaviors, and wouldn't swim around too much. They are more lucky than animals at the zoo, Who don't get toys to play with as nearly as often at the Orcas do.
Elodee123 2 years ago
I love Orca's. I hate to see them at a Sea World or w/e it is, they should be let free in their propper environment not just cooped up in a... uhmm tank lol
Katy16659 3 years ago
poor whale..
FreakyO0 3 years ago
Tilli!!
He's a big boy huh?
OrcaDreams123 3 years ago
this is when they used to be tank mates right
wushustuntman 3 years ago
they still are, it's just that Tai was being her stubborn self and creating trouble. So they put her with Kalina to calm her down. They are back together, but for a while Takara was with Tillikum as well. SWF switched so everyone could see eachother.
Corkylover08 3 years ago
it isnt crule get tht into your head
Horselover8679 3 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
watching killer whales in marine parks is one way of saying..i helped torture a whale
xxStezzxx 3 years ago
i know and i was watching a show about ocean animals and there was 300,000 blue whales rhoming the sea now there is less than :( bummer.......
Lexerlewer 3 years ago
Tilikum is one of the cutest orcas at Sea World Florida! :D
Takaraatako 3 years ago
If you look those animals don't like killers
ThijsjeIsaksson25 3 years ago
Aww, how cute. An extremely intelligent being that is banished to a little tiny sterile tank. How cute.
I also think that is so great how you supported this kind of imprisonment by going to the park to begine with. Way to go!
nkx1 3 years ago
oh thier so beutiful together mates for life
wushustuntman 3 years ago
This is definitely adorable footage of Taima and Tillikum. Thank you for uploading.
OrkyOrkid 3 years ago
THEY LOOK BORED. Is that all you stupid anti's can think of? Bitch all you want but I wont bother getting into it. But complain about captivity all you want, because your stupid opinions wont change anything. You have no proof these whales are unhappy, either way you couldnt do anything about it, only the trainers, people who give these whales love and care know how they are treated, and are treated with excellent care.
KillerDolphins43 3 years ago 2
So now I am hoping and praying you'll see
That to love a thing truly, you must set it free,
For it matters not whether you're big or you're small,
A life without freedom is no life at all.
xLozzerTx 3 years ago
Well if I am special please think how I feel.
I'm not a stuffed toy, I'm alive and I'm real.
I'm not made of stone, I have feeling's like you.
Life's not just for human's, this world is mine too.
xLozzerTx 3 years ago
A stranger passed by just yesterday,
She knew that I longed for the silver sea spray,
She asked if you'd think about setting me free.
You said, 'she is special', and wouldn't agree.
xLozzerTx 3 years ago
I remember the orcas that swum through the seas,
And I long to join them, swimming at ease,
Seeing new places each wondrous new day,
Swirling and diving in glorious play.
xLozzerTx 3 years ago
The great ocean blue is a small dolphin's home,
So why must I stay in this tank all alone?
I'm bored, sad and lonely with nothing to do,
Each day is the same with the very same view.
xLozzerTx 3 years ago
Ohh?
boo hoo
aDOVISproduction 3 years ago
AHAHAHAHA!!! That was awesome! I couldn't have lashed better.
Destro26 3 years ago
ur stupid
RoxasC08 3 years ago
Yeahh That's true I live in England and will have been to orlando 5 times as from october, and go to seaworld practically every other day when I'm over there. The killer whales there have enough room to swim, lots of company and are well looked after. You should take a look at Miami Seaquarium - Their killer whale tank doesn't reach Marine Park standards.. it's TINY!! && Theres only one killer whale in there all on it's own. :(
Elliiieeex 3 years ago
its keiko?
twik777 3 years ago
No, Keiko died in 2003.
MidnightRain373 3 years ago
Keiko was much smaller than Tillikum and had 3 dots under his chin.
OrkyOrkid 3 years ago
Does the dropping tail affect their ability to swim at all?
mishkinano 3 years ago
no, the reason it flops over (which is generally in males because the fins are taller) is because they havent got Sufficient space to swim in, like in the wild.
and so the fin weakens.
xLozzerTx 3 years ago
i swear those 2 are great friends and i love them both
Shamudream 3 years ago
males are more likely to get flopped over fins because their dorsal fin grows taller than a females, and then does not have much to support it, so it flops over
OrcaDefender14 3 years ago
You know some orcas have bent dorsal fins is it because there male or female, or does it mean nothing thats just the way it is?
cutepoohbearxx 3 years ago
no, the reason it flops over (which is generally in males because the fins are taller) is because they havent got Sufficient space to swim in, like in the wild.
and so the fin weakens.
in the wild this wouldnt happen, all orcas naturally have straight fins.
xLozzerTx 3 years ago
i went 2 seaworld a month ago and they said that they keep tilikum on his own now and he doen't have any interaction with any other whales except rarely taima. they said that apparently this is because the pools are too small to house tilikum and more than two whales togetha . so they either have to expand the pools or keep tilikum alone fr rest of life. LIKE THEY SAID THEMSELVES THE TANKS ARE TOO SMALL FOR TILIKUM!!!
Talbs2 4 years ago 2
REALLY!!! WHAT THE HELL!! i mean even if they deny it you can tell becuse his tail is curled same with the fin :[[[[[[ im so sad why does it have to be like this?
jezz2322 4 years ago
FREE WILLY !
Elsjjn 4 years ago
he died...while ago lol
jezz2322 4 years ago
free willy dieing isn't funny
racistsuck1 3 years ago
That's Tillikum and Taima, they're both alive and quite happy living at SeaWorld Florida.
all4athena 3 years ago
güzel ve müthiş canlılar.
meraklikiz 4 years ago
why does their dorsal fin arc??
simonconroy08061 4 years ago
The male's dorsal fins arc in captivity. It could be due to gravity, because they spend more time on the surface without water holding it up. There are other differences from nature too. They don't swim long, relatively straight distances, they have more exposure to sunlight (shallower, clearer water, more surface time) their social structure and hence stress levels are different, their environment is less varied, and their diets are different. (How different I do not know, but different).
Ichijojichan 4 years ago
Where was this taken?
ILOVETIMMIC 4 years ago
Orlando Seaworld.
Ichijojichan 4 years ago
Taima is in with Tillikum b/c she is aggressive towards other orca, I guess they think due to his size Tillikum is safe. Taima has tried to kill atleast two of her calfs. Tillikum was involved in two human deaths. Captivity will shorten both their lives how sad.
BUGDUMMY 4 years ago
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flargmuffin92 4 years ago
There you go Tilly and Taima =D
mah1717 4 years ago
meant half a minute
dude4tgal 4 years ago
cant watch it more than half an hr , this shit/ must b stopped
dude4tgal 4 years ago
they look BORED!!!
wontudoitformenow 4 years ago
Oh Morton, give it up. You're really reaching and now it's just embarassing.
schmarly2007 4 years ago
ffs, i wish some people would shut up about how all whales should be in the wild. It's not the big happy fairytale they seem to think it is, neither is captivity the hell, at all.
X_X
anyways - gorgeous vid =DD
ratarm 4 years ago
This is so inhumane, and cruel, these beautiful creatures should be out in the ocean where they were meant to be.
NClackum 4 years ago