Update On Morgan At Loro Parque 12-2011

This is video of Morgan, a wild orca which has been placed in captivity, under constant attack by the other female orcas at the park. The video was taken by a visitor at Loro Parque in December 2011.

To learn more about Morgan please visit. You can also follow updates on Morgan's case through these linsks.

http://www.freemorgan.org/

and

http://www.orkacoalitie.nl/

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[Withoutmethereisnou]

"The experts, however, say that these are attacks and that these attacks are not to determine the hierarchy, but it’s clearly shown that Morgan is not being accepted."

Article Candace Calloway Whiting Morgan, the Orca Rescued From the Wild and Given to an Amusement Park is Being Attacked by Other Orcas

[ICFushiPanda]

@KingsProduction50 Morgan would've been raked no matter where she went, whether she was wild or remained in captivity. Raking is apart of orca behavior and one of the behaviors they do when engaging in social interactions such as expressing dominance. Whether she went to SWC, to LP, to MLF, or even back to the wild.....she bound to get raked and experience interactions like these. The differences are she doesn't have an mother to protect her and she is not able to completely escape a raking.

[pentagram333]

can't we send this video to Bleker? Show him what he has done?

[annamuseet]

im so sad, I knew this would happen, enclosure in pools with no escape for a baby orca :(

[herclandestine]

Those bastards! Free baby Morgan!!.. <3 If we can get everyone to spread this - awareness, please. We still have chance! They are commencing the case in court in spring 2012.

Love from Malaysia xx

[janvantwillert]

It could happen to her in the wild when introduced to her own or extended family pod. However her caretakers will guide her every step of the way during that integration period. If something would go wrong she can come back to her caretakers and her open sea pen. She will not be left alone until she will be fully integrated within the pod. Even after integration she will be monitored.

Read the step by step rehabilitation and release plan at freemorgan.nl

[Nalaniluvr95]

@NamuTheOrca Oh yeah, I said that because instead of taking a little time for them to find Morgan's family to free her, they handed her off to Seaworld's lying a**. LP is the first step to destruction of her precious life.

[NamuTheOrca]

@Nalaniluvr95 You said to Morgan 'Welcome to hell' so I said what I said.

[Nalaniluvr95]

@NamuTheOrca ? I'm sorry, you make no sense. are you anti or pro cap? I don't even remember what I said, so smart-ass replies to whatever aren't even worth replying to on this video. hah

[NamuTheOrca]

@Nalaniluvr95 Ah, and starving to death all alone out in the ocean is heaven?

[johndineley]

I can't see any evidence of this animal being attacked. And there is no evidence the Russians are capturing killer whales or the Morgan "escaped" from such a capture operation. Those who make such statements need to produced evidence to support such a ridiculous statement. Oh and BTW the blood in the video is actually faeces.

[adrie535]

orca morgan wasn't captured she was found more dead than alive and the people of the dolfinarium have saved her live as they have done for many sea mammels and for morgan it just was better not to bring her back they are specialists not me and not you they are they have done it many thimes before so who are we to comment

[ICFushiPanda]

@shamurocks111 There were news articles way back on it, I believe they are allowed to capture 8 individuals but they have to be in different subzones. They've been allowed to capture for a long time and they did capture a young female I believe last year or the year before that, but it "escaped." I just hope the next capture is unsuccessful.