Killer whale

Orcas (Also known as killer whales and blackfish), are the largest member of the dolphin family. They are known for their great size and black and white markings. Wild orcas live in oceans and seas all over the world, but are abundant in Iceland, Antarctica, and the Pacific Northwest. Captive orcas live in marine animal water parks such as SeaWorld and Marineland. In this report, I will be discussing the hunting, social behavior, similarities to dolphins, the reason behind the killings of…

Killer whales, also known as orcas, are the largest members of the dolphin family and the top predator in their ecosystem. They are one of the most intelligent marine creatures, especially due to their acute senses of sight and hearing. This mammal has an added part of the brain that allows the orcas to communicate between orcas. This language allows them to be social between other whales and also social with human beings. Their beauty has astounded humans for generations, but for many orcas…

Commonly known as the Killer whale, Orcinis Orca, isn’t actually a whale: its part of the dolphin family. (Ocean Today, n.d.) It does share a lot of the same characteristics of dolphins, but the Orca has some unique features of its own. Its camouflage coloring for example, is counter shaded, black on the top and mostly white on the bottom. If you are looking down from above, the black on the dorsal side mixes with the dark waters of the ocean. If you’re looking up from below, the white on the…

option; especially for families. Although, many people who have visited SeaWorld do not know the behind the scenes care of the orcas in captivity. SeaWorld mistreats orcas, which in turn creates stress, and a shorter, unhealthy, and unhappy life for the whales in captivity. A component of the mistreatment the orcas undergo at SeaWorld is “the stress of captivity” (Over 30 Years) which has caused many of these majestic creatures to display “abnormal, repetitive behavior” (Over 30 Years), such as…

detainment of orcas for the purposes of entertainment is abusive and violates multiple animal rights. The Orca Project has found captivity of these whales leads to whale to whale aggression, social strife, boredom, and various health issues that lead to their premature deaths (The Orca Project). However, SeaWorld maintains that captivity of these whales is not harmful to the…

Introduction to my Project Within my project I aim to discuss whether it is right to keep animals captive. In particular, if it is right to keep them captive for our entertainment. Animal captivity raises many important moral questions, which include questioning whether it is ever right to restrict animal’s liberty and if so, under what conditions? Furthermore, do human beings have the right to keep other animals captive? Are we the superior species and if so, why is this the case? I aim to…

Killer Whale; not so Killer When was it normal to keep something in captivity for the rest of its life? In Gabriela Cowperthwaite and Manuel Oteyza’s documentary, Blackfish, it goes into detail about how many trainers were injured/killed by orca whales. In the documentary it also talks about what captivity does to orcas, and the emotional toll brought onto the trainers and their families, and the orcas and as well as their families. Stop making the harmless into killers and start making the…

We’ve all heard of it. The amazing SeaWorld. But how would you feel if you knew of the abnormal things they did to their sea life? The average killer whale swims about 400 miles a day, but at SeaWorld, they are confined to the equivalent of a bathtub for humans. Their tank is much shallower than their ocean, so when the orcas get sunburnt, they are covered with black paint.When SeaWorld wants animals, they capture them, and sometimes kill the animals in the process. Not all of the animals from…

The documentary Black fish uses many forms of documentary film making in order to imprint its message of the treatment of killer whales at SeaWorld permanently in our minds. The movie uses the whale Tilikum, who was the biggest killer whale in captivity, as an instrument to show us how killer whales are treated in the world of animal training. First portraying how the whales were unethically captured from the wild by the SeaWorld industry, and how the young were separated from their parents…

Is it finally time to stop keeping orca whales in captivity? An orca whale is expected to live 30-50 years but in captivity the average lifespan is 13 years, that's a big difference. Keeping orcas in aquariums deprives them of crucial aspects of their lives, and in some cases it can even prove dangerous to humans. Conservation groups are once again are trying to keep orcas, and other large marine mammals, in captivity. "In captivity, we force this artificial proximity to human beings, so the…