Why Do Orcas Should Not Live In Captivity

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Imagine this, you are taken away from your family to go live in a bathtub and forced to do tricks for food, for the rest of your life. This is the everyday life of an Orca at SeaWorld. Orcas should not have to live in captivity. For one the tanks are way too small. The small tanks can leave the orca to become angered (US Whales). Therefor, all the emotion can build up can lead most orca to go crazy. Orcas will break their teeth, trying to chew their way out, or orcas will even chew on the bars because of boredom (US Whales). Another thing that orcas might do when they go crazy, is smash their heads into the wall.
There are also too many premature deaths of orcas. Orcas who are not compatible, are forced to live with others in tight, small,

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