SeaWorld

conquered my fear of heights three years ago by taking the risk of going out of my comfort zone. “We’re bored,” my cousin Bhav and I exclaimed to my parents in unison. One summer day of 2013 me, my mom, dad, and cousin were walking down a lush path at SeaWorld in California. We finished most of the attractions in the amusement park and were contemplating of what…

Punished for Studying “They were remarkable, he said -- as sober as judges,” (Martin 70). These extraordinary sit-ins were to achieve rights for colored people who suffered atrociously. Can you imagine sitting at a diner counter with someone you love and knowing you might get beat to death? In the short story, “The Welcome Table” by Lee Martin from his collection, The Least You Need to Know, explains a seventeen year old boy experiencing this first hand, by displaying the atrocious acts on…

Although it doesn’t contain the same exact body type as the killer whale, the Amazonian manatee has similar features in that its body is “streamlined”(Seaworld et al. 2014) filling in around the middle, and narrowing around the end to create a “paddle shaped tail.” The tail of the manatee is similar to that of the whale in that it is used to propel the manatee forward, flipping back and forth on the vertical…

Every second grader has gone to the zoo to see lions and tigers in their cages and learned about what they eat and a few interesting facts about the animals. What the second graders do not think about is how the animals got to the zoo and what a day in the life of a zoo animal really consists of. No American could ever imagine living in solitary confinement in any situation other than being punished for a crime in jail, so what makes that different for animals? They did not commit crimes,…

Monkey Selfies: Questioning Copyright Laws and Constitutional Applications Last week, American animal rights organization the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, more commonly known as PETA, filed a novel lawsuit in San Francisco’s Federal Court on behalf of a macaque monkey for the copyright ownership over “selfies” it took dating back to 2011. The suit requests a court order to give PETA allowance to administer proceeds from the photos to benefit the monkey and the macaque reserve to…

(“Tanks”) Since adult male orcas have no space to swim freely, orcas have collapsed dorsal fins. Orcas are also fed an unnatural diet of thawed dead fish. (“Collapsed Dorsal Fins”) Orcas are unable to hunt and obtain water from their prey in captivity. SeaWorld gives them gelatin, a substance that is not natural for them, in an attempt to keep them hydrated. Gelatin is a protein obtained by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments, and bones with water. It is usually obtained from cows or pigs. (“Diet…

Although ambiguous about his specific personal religious beliefs, he has affiliations with both the Christian and Jewish communities. Despite not actually being Jewish, Styles was named number 73 on the Jewish Chronicle’s Power 100 list. According to the Chronicle, Styles ‘may not be Jewish but he seems very much at ease with a Jewish lifestyle, [wore] a silver Star of David at the Teen Choice awards, hangs out at kosher eateries and is not afraid to throw the odd Yiddish word or two into the…

The Ecological and Ethical Benefits of Zoos and Aquariums For as long as they have been around, zoos have been a place of joy and education. Filled with lions and tigers and bears every kid dreams of growing up to be just like the men and women who take care of these animals. Recently, however, the debate has popped up over whether keeping animals in a zoo is unethical because the animal is not in the wild, and it does not help resolve the extinction crisis happening in the natural homes of…

the decades. Whether wild animals should be kept in captivity to be able to protect them from various hazards, while others argue they are inhumane space limiting the freedom the animals deserve. For example SeaWorld Orlando released a film exposing the reality behind the scenes at SeaWorld, from the animal's living conditions to the animal's trainers. This brought attention to the public in 2010 and the subsequent release of the condemning documentary, Blackfish, in 2013 brought to light the…

When families go to SeaWorld they are surrounded by sea creatures; some of the main attractions include dolphin shows and sensational performances of the Killer Whales. Audiences view the shows and enjoy tricks that trainers and animals perform. However, they can be dangerous but can still have a playful personality with a lot of intelligence (Kirby, 3). Unfortunately, these large animals are in tanks that keep them restricted from returning to the ocean, thus placing themselves and their…