Beached whale

a notorious and infamous killer whale named Tilikum. Blackfish shows the problems of keeping a killer whale in captivity throughout its whole life compared to allowing the whales to live in their natural habitat. Throughout the movie Tilikum attacks three different people, and the SeaWorld owners choose to do nothing about it because Tilikum’s sperm is worth a lot of money. Blackfish goes into detail about the ethical and emotional concerns of keeping a large whale in captivity for extended…

False Killer Whales versus Killer Whales Both Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and False killer whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) belong to the Delphinidae family. False killer whales resemble orcas because of the shape of their skulls, but the two species are actually not closely related (Baird, 2012). False killer whales are found in all tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate seas (MarineBio, 2013), usually in relatively deep offshore waters (Taylor, et al., 2008). In contrast, killer whales are…

with the power to stop this. Whales will generally reside in all of the oceans throughout the world, but during the winter seasons they will go north and breed. After they have their calves, the people who capture the calves for show attractions will go up North looking for the best calves to sell to aquariums such as SeaWorld. Then separating the calves from their mothers and fathers causing much distress.…

The Racer is a very fast snake. It can move at almost 13km/hr. In some places Racers will hibernate in groups of as large as 100, but in others they will hibernate in groups of 10-15. They hibernate below the frost line in rock formations during the Winter. Typically a grassland species, the Blue Racer inhabits fields and open dry land. They prefer to live in areas with little human habitation. The Racer eats insects, frogs, other smaller snakes, small rodents, and birds. The predators of the…

Competition 1. Below are two types of organisms that compete. Explain what each is fighting for and the strategies employed to dominate. a. Corals- Compete for Sunlight i. Staghorn coral – grow fast and rise above the competition ii. Adjoining corals – certian corals are able to kill certian corals, so must be carful about ones neighbors. iii. Explain the concept of "demilitarized zone" or "no man’s land" - zones where competing corals have met, done battle, and…

Inexplicitly, the narrator states how nature can be both beautiful and deadly through her experience with the alligator. The alligator’s actions are described with vicious comparisons, for example flailing it’s tail like a “bundle of swords” and “crushing everything in its path.” These are some great utilization of similes so the reader can picture the ferociousness of the alligator. The narrator is puzzled because she is only quenching her thirst at a river and suddenly this animal threatens…

or being optimistic; it is very dark in comparison. Thus, this documentary follows a killer whale named Tilikum a Sea World whale that has been in captivity most of his life working shows at the theme park however, he has also killed three people during his time in captivity. Two of which being trainers who worked with him on a daily basis and the other one being someone who snuck in to swim with the whale. At first I thought this was maybe the implied narrative of the film. Consequently, that…

Being in a pool and training with the orca, the trainer starts gasping for air and scrambles to get out of the situation, feeling the orcas teeth going into her body. This was the first scene of Blackfish, a movie made by producer Gabriela Cowperthwaite on July 19, 2013. The film goes into detail as far as to say keeping orcas in captivity is wrong. The movie talks about the orcas in general, but Tilikun is one of the main orcas they talk about throughout the film. The reason why they talk…

seen the film Blackfish? Blackfish is a documentary on how killer whales, specifically the famous Tilikum, are affected by being held in captivity. The whales are captured to be used as entertainment at SeaWorld parks around the world. People that have not watched the film may ask how they could possibly be affected and . Blackfish has shown that keeping killer whales in captivity brings danger to the whales themselves, the whales they interact with on a daily basis, and the people around them.…

orcas, beluga whales, dolphins, turtles, fish, sharks, and otters. Although, in the eyes of many, SeaWorld is corrupt when it comes down to whales killing their trainers, orcas having a short life expectancy, and marine life being held captive. Killer whales have been the topic of discussion when it comes to whether or not they are violent. There have been some headlines about trainers getting killed by killer whales at SeaWorld. So far there are trainers that have died because the whale has…