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Individuals have been noticing an increase in dorsal fin collapse with their orcas. Seaworld is trying to tell the press that this phenomenon “isn’t an indicator of the animal’s health or well-being,” even though it is almost never seen in the wild. according to an article from One Green Planet.org written by Asling Cronin, “It is believed…

Diane Ackerman, born on October 7, 1948, in Waukegan, Illinois, is an American poet and writer who is known for her interest and examinations of the natures of the world. Ackerman now lives in New York and is married to Paul West, who is also a writer. She attended both Cornell University and Pennsylvania University. Throughout her career, she’s earned a few awards and honors, and is considered to be a bestseller. Her New York Times bestseller books include; The Human Age (2014), The Zookeeper’s…

Bruning F. Donald. “The Conservation Role of Captive Propagation in Zoos.” 10.2 (1987): 225-258. JSTOR. Web. 19 Apr. 2016. The point of this article is to explain the contrasting organizations that are involved with endangered animals, and zoos. The first part of the article is spent describing what the different organizations do to help. The second part of the article describes all of the differing endangered birds, and what zoos and people could be doing to save endangered animals. The author…

Animal Captivity Tilikum, an orca whale who had been kept in captivity for thirty-three years, passed away on January 6, 2017 at SeaWorld Orlando (Sanchez, 2017). He was imprisoned his entire lifetime to entertain the public, eventually growing so frustrated he caused the deaths of three people (“Blackfish,” 2013). Despite clearly not being fit to be kept in captivity, the only freedom Tilikum found was in death. His story was made popular by the documentary “Blackfish,” which raised many…

where he talked about the fact that the movie will be like the book but at the same time it will not. He explained a few of the changes, for an example Margo and Q goes to seaworld the night before Margo’s disappearance, that scene was not included in the movie because none of the producers wanted to spend money on giving seaworld good publicity, due to the company’s bad actions. So there is explanations behind some of the changes, however there are some pretty huge changes that’s tied in with…

Where the Wild Things Are If someone says they love animals but they pay money to see them in captivity, can they be trusted? Animals all over the world are put into captivity just for the entertainment of others instead of leaving them in their natural habitats so they can continue the circle of life. Putting a wild animal in captivity can cause zoochosis which then leads to serious health issues for it. Wild animals should be left in their natural habitat instead of being put into captivity…

In the past two decades, interest levels in using positive reinforcement to train animals has peaked and has resulted in more studies being released to support the fundamental ideas behind it. According to the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, “Positive reinforcement training has also been shown to improve the social dynamics in primate social groups and, in some cases, to reduce abnormal behavior patterns. Positive reinforcement training increases voluntary cooperation,…

An extraordinary vacation In vacations I usually go with my parents but sometimes it is not that great because they do not want to do the same things as me and it can make it hard to have fun when you are being forced to go places. If I went on a vacation that I planned and went with friends and not family it might just be more enjoyable. For one there would be less arguments and differences of opinion because me and my friends are basically the same age and like a lot of the same things.…

In “ The use of animals in entertainment “ and “elephants and us” an in the CNN video they all talked about different animals and how they should not be used for animal entertainment purposes.Although these sources are all on the same topic, the authors use a variety of purposes for writing and use different structures/methods for developing their purposes. In “ the uses of animals in entertainment” The author’s purpose is to persuade readers about the problem of people using animals as…

One vacation you should consider is hawaii. Hawaii’s lush beaches are only the beginning. From surfing to snorkelling to whale watching according to adventor on hawaii .hawaii is the home of surfing if you dreamed of riding the waves surf on an ocean the origins of surfing. Want to learn to surf take lessons from one to two hours. Come snorkeling and scuba diving. With 1,200 miles of coral reef in the the Hawaiian Islands, snorkeling and scuba diving are two of the island's most popular water…