The moon, a large chunk of rock twirling around the Earth and the Sun. Humans have explored, researched, and mapped the moon. From its craters to its makeup, everything that humans could find out about the moon, with the technology they have, has been discovered. The moon, an object over 230,000 miles away, has been completely charted while the oceans on Earth are only about five percent charted. Although the ocean has not been mapped out completely we do have a good idea of what animals live in the ocean. About one million plants and animals live in the four oceans on Earth, and an estimated nine million have yet to be discovered (The Ocean 2015). Since the oceans are huge masses of water it only makes sense that the animals in it need a
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In 2013, the documentary Blackfish premiered. The director, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, says that she was interested in learning why the orca whales would “bite the hand that feeds it”. She also claims that she did not start the documentary as an animal activists but started the production in order to understand the death incidents. Blackfish follows the story of Tilikum the movie explains his life in captivity and his incidents with the trainers at SeaWorld highlighting his interactions with Daniel Dukes and Dawn Brancheau (CNN Blackfish). The movie sparked interest in not only animal activist but also in many families and organizations. The news of SeaWorld 's mistreatment towards its star marine animals raised suspicion in whether or not SeaWorld 's actions were humane and necessary. The entertainment that the orca whales have brought to the theme parks crowds have quickly changed from fascination to pure hatred. Blackfish allowed for the uneducated peoples that visit the park to become aware of what was occurring behind the scenes. The documentary release wrecked havoc on SeaWorld’s attendance and profit, causing the park to question what to do next. Cowperthwaite gave the audience a better understanding of what a whale 's environment should be like versus what the captive whales are exposed to. However, Cowperthwiate says that, “I just wanted to tell the real story. And I trust that once audiences are armed with the truth, they will make the best decisions by themselves and their
In 2013, the documentary Blackfish premiered. The director, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, says that she was interested in learning why the orca whales would “bite the hand that feeds it”. She also claims that she did not start the documentary as an animal activists but started the production in order to understand the death incidents. Blackfish follows the story of Tilikum the movie explains his life in captivity and his incidents with the trainers at SeaWorld highlighting his interactions with Daniel Dukes and Dawn Brancheau (CNN Blackfish). The movie sparked interest in not only animal activist but also in many families and organizations. The news of SeaWorld 's mistreatment towards its star marine animals raised suspicion in whether or not SeaWorld 's actions were humane and necessary. The entertainment that the orca whales have brought to the theme parks crowds have quickly changed from fascination to pure hatred. Blackfish allowed for the uneducated peoples that visit the park to become aware of what was occurring behind the scenes. The documentary release wrecked havoc on SeaWorld’s attendance and profit, causing the park to question what to do next. Cowperthwaite gave the audience a better understanding of what a whale 's environment should be like versus what the captive whales are exposed to. However, Cowperthwiate says that, “I just wanted to tell the real story. And I trust that once audiences are armed with the truth, they will make the best decisions by themselves and their