Katina and New Calf- Baby Shamu

Katina and her new calf born October 9, 2010. The calf is only 18 hours old in this video.
I spent all day yesterday watching these two. Katina and the calf are doing well. Calf is nursing in short bursts about every half hour. Katina is teaching it how to swim. She will stop and let the baby swim by itself, wait a few seconds and then rush back to the calf. Lots of bonding going on.
*Please do not use my footage*

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• katina
• killer
• whale
• orca
• seaworld
• orlando
• florida
• shamu
• baby
• calf
• dolphin
• tilly
• tilikum

[sstonesful]

@greeneyes1310 Orca's aren't really hunted by people in the wild. There are some small subsistance hunts carried out, and in the past they have been killed as some people found them a nuisance to fishers etc. However that has been banned now and they are far from endangered. Sea World seems to care mostly about profits. Orca's are meant to be able to roam large ocean ranges and live in large groups. They live much longer in the wild, and don't attack people. In captivity they have

[guva2212]

@shadowlightmew2 After $ea World purchased and closed Marineland, a Southern California competitor, it shipped the Marineland animals to various $ea World facilities. Within a year, 12 of them--5 dolphins, 5 sea lions, and 2 seals--were dead. The following year, Orky, a Marineland orca said to be the "world's most famous killer whale," also died.

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[greeneyes1310]

@love2live10101 They get treated fine... omfg. will everyone please stop with the poor orcas. THEY'RE FINE. THEY'RE BETTER OFF AT SEAWORLD THAN GETTING SLAUGHTERED BY PEOPLE IN THE WILD.

[greeneyes1310]

@Theanjiapple How do they look unhappy? All they're doing is swimming you weirdo.

[greeneyes1310]

@guva2212 I can assure you that your house is probably more disgusting than their home, thank you.

[Theanjiapple]

They look so unhappy...

[love2live10101]

poor animalss

[guva2212]

Captivity kills, they belong into the ocean not in a bath tube, its a disgrace, and this is all about the money! Shame on you Seaworld!

[morgan1999123]

MAKAIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[Shamu21nasa]

@shadowlightmew2 You tell em' friend!