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Killer whales, also known as orcas, are very large animals ranging from 16 to 26 feet and weighing as much as 8,000 pounds. These animals are absolutely breathtaking when seen in person. Blackfish, a documentary on killer whales associated with Sea World, another park in Canada, and one near Africa, tells the story of a few orcas, but mainly the orca Tilikum. This film was released in 2013 after Dawn Brancheau, the trainer for Tilikum, was dragged into the pool and killed. Gabriella…

Orca Whales If someone were living in a bathtub for two-thirds of their life, would they be upset? Whales living in the ocean are different and similar to whales living in SeaWorld in many ways. Blackfish is a documentary about whale abuse in SeaWorld. Blackfish is a film that took 1 year to make. They didn 't make any profit. They made this film out of their love for whales (“No Cash”). A marine biologist said that it was important that someone from the outside that world delivered…

the abusive allegations towards killer whales and the disregard for trainer safety, within the last 5 years. The reasoning for the media targeting and highlighting the faults of the nationwide corporation was due to the several deaths of the Orca trainers. The unbelievably beautiful Orcas, aka killer whales, are…

To us they might appear mighty and majestic but little do we know that these creatures have a reputation for its notorious ability to kill. Blackfish, a documentary filmed by Gabriela Cowperyhwaite in 2013, tells us a story about Tilikum, a killer whale that has taken lives of 3 orca trainers. The documentary focuses on topics such a problems…

Shark Culling Specific Purpose Statement: To explore the topic of shark culling, specifically finning sharks and shark bans in relation to its environmental, economic and cultural impact on the surrounding communities. Thesis: After being educated on the measures being taken to end shark culling, I would like to explore the culture, economic affect and shark prevention programs to better understand the impact that all of the policies create in their respective environments. Introduction…

SAVE THE SEA TURTLES Nearly all species of marine turtles are endangered and the ones not endangered are considered threatened, according to WWF®. All sea turtles found in U.S. waters are federally listed as endangered or threatened. Today, thousands of young turtles hatch and begin their journey from the southeast, United States’ coast to the Atlantic Ocean. Today, only one-thousand in every ten-thousand sea turtles survive into adulthood. They are slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin, and…

Building new subdivisions and putting up houses for people is great, but it is destroying the homes of others. The Wood Turtle is becoming endangered because of habitats change. Also I’m going to tell you more about their habitats and facts about their diet and their behavior. The wood turtle range extends from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick south to Rockingham County, Virginia (Buhrmann and Mitchell 1989), and west to southern Quebec, and more. The Wood Turtle always found in close association…

was the largest marine predator in the history of the planet, vastly outweighing both the modern Great White Shark and ancient reptiles like Liopleurodon and Kronosaurus. Megalodon had a diet befitting an apex predator, feasting on the prehistoric whales that swam the earth's oceans during the Pliocene and Miocene epochs, but also chowing down on dolphins, squids, fish, and even giant turtles (whose shells, as tough as they were, couldn't hold up against 10 tons of biting force) Some of the…

can be away from the rest of the orcas. The argument it makes is that orcas should be free and not in pools. The trainers at SeaWorld believe that SeaWorld should close and let all the killer whales live their rest of their life in the ocean where they belong. They don't want to let go of Tilikum the whale because of breeding reasons. Moreover, the orcas should be free because they become aggressive towards the trainers and has killed many while trying to entertain the audience, they're not to…

The character's main motivation in the story was to somehow survive the shipwreck and make it to Jones Island. On one of the lifeboats, Mr Henry decides to give up his life and give Shy the special Ring that he was going to propose to his girlfriend. This was a selfless act because he thought that Shy and Addie had a better chance of surfing due to the better conditions that their bodies were in. The consequence in his decision is that he gave up his own life for the need of others and not…