Shamu

different perspectives. Women spend countless hours and dollars trying to change and improve their appearance to achieve satisfaction in their beauty. Men, on the other hand, feel presentable by doing some simple grooming in the morning. In “What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage”, Sutherland narrates her experience of when she experimented, using techniques she learned from animal trainers, on her husband to correct undesirable…

wildlife. Since 1960, SeaWorld has been capturing orcas for the entertainment industry, there are claims made by SeaWorld that their sole purpose is to do research on orca whales. “Orcas are undeniably the main draw. SeaWorld trained he original Shamu and own around half of the roughly 50 orcas living in captivity.” (Raja). If SeaWorld claims are that their sole purpose is to do research, then how come there has been little action of SeaWorld’s involvement in the research…

Humanity has lost many beloved celebrities in the past year. David Bowie…Prince…Carrie Fisher… and, of course, Tilikum, the killer whale who stared in Blackfish. The thirty-five-year-old SeaWorld Orlando “employee” mysteriously died on January 6. Naturally, the death has sparked debate, as Blackfish portrayed the whale as a misunderstood and mistreated prisoner who murdered three people out of anger towards his captors. However, the sensationalist media has made a tragedy out of something…

Time for SeaWorld to Throw in the Towel How would you like to live your whole life in a bathtub? Well, that is how the orcas at SeaWorld live. SeaWorld has been wrongfully containing and mistreating animals since the early 1960’s. Orcas are natural predators and do not belong in captivity (National Geographic 1). Yet, SeaWorld chooses to keep twenty-three of them in their three parks in the United States (Whale and Dolphin Conservation 2). SeaWorld does not only wrongfully contain orcas,…

The home of the majestic creature, the killer whale, takes place in the sea; that is where they belong. In 2010, a killer whale that belongs to SeaWorld killed a trainer at SeaWorld’s Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Florida as stated in SeaWorld Trainer Killed by Killer Whale; however there is an argument on whether the killer whale genuinely killed the trainer. The news reports claimed that the trainer named Dawn Brancheau died from the attack of the killer whale; thus this tragic event shocked the…

have a healthier relationship with not only the family, but also the colleagues. The book begins with a visit to the world-famous marine zoological park in Orlando, from which Wes Kingsley gets to know the trainer Dave Yardley and his whale partner Shamu. Moreover, he got a chance to meet the Anne Marie Butler who later help him learn about the Whale Done Response and guide him to create more harmonious family and working environment. The book describes the changes in Wes’s life and work after…

Thank you for considering The University of North Florida as your home for the next four years. The admissions team is very displeased to inform you that there will not be room here for you at our college. After reviewing your essay and application we were all very entertained but doubtful we would ever be able to meet you. My favorite part of your application had to be when you explained why you didn’t do very well in your Spanish three class, “I got a C- in Spanish because yo no hablo…

opinions about the ethical treatment of animals at SeaWorld. SeaWorld was founded in March 15, 1959 by George Millay, Milt Shedd, Ken Norris and David DeMott. Their ideas grew into a marine zoological park. It grew into the marine park we know today. Shamu was one of the first orcas captured alive. This made her a very popular orca that a lot people knew about and wanted to go see. There are still a lot of disagreements with how she was treated. People still argue against the treatments of…

The Blackfish documentary was made by Gabriela Cowperthwaite in 2013. In order to show that Blackfish is propaganda against SeaWorld, their claims about Tilikum and the accidents surrounding him as well as how he was introduced to SeaWorld, its claims about how SeaWorld functioned based on information from ex-employees some of whom haven’t worked there for over twenty years, incidents such as deaths and injuries occurring on and off of SeaWorld property, the claims and sequences where science…

socialize with and having to endure violence every day. As people are reading this, twenty-six killer whales are imprisoned at four SeaWorld parks as victims of their fulsome treatment. Many visitors of SeaWorld are incognizant to the reality behind the Shamu show. The amusement park hides behind a mask of care and benevolence, but truthfully it is an abusement park. SeaWorld does not and never will have the right to keep orcas in the palm of their hands, let alone risk their trainers’ lives to…