Note: these photos are from 2008, well before this trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed. Credit: WENN
I know that I should get mad about more important stories, and I do, but this one upset me so much that I wanted to write about it. Remember how that killer whale at Sea World dragged a trainer to her death last year? That was witnessed by spectators including little kids at a Sea World performance, with the tape released online and shown on TV. It was pretty terrifying and sad to see a woman who dedicated her life to caring for marines animals get killed by one. That was in late February, 2010 and many animal rights activists, including actor Eli Roth, urged Sea World to reconsider their policy of keeping such large dangerous marine mammals in captivity. Well not only has Sea World not heeded anyone’s wishes, they’ve put that exact whale, Tilikum, back to work doing shows. Tilikum has killed two other people in his lifetime along with his trainer.
All 12,000 pounds of Tilikum will be on display when he performs in the “Believe” show this morning.
In a statement, executives from SeaWorld defended Tilikum’s reentry into the performing world saying it “is an important component of his physical, social and mental enrichment.”
Tilikum has been connected to the death of three humans. The last death was on Feb. 24, 2010 when Tilikum used his girth to snatch trainer Dawn Brancheau’s ponytail, pull her underwater and shake her violently until she died.
The death was caught on tape and watched by horrified spectators…
In August, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said that Seaworld showed indifference or intentional disregard for employee safety by exposing workers to drowning hazards when they interact with killer whales.
The agency fined SeaWorld $75,000 and recommended that trainers not be allowed to have any physical contact with Tilikum unless protected by a physical barrier.
In response, SeaWorld officials say they are building fast rising false bottom floors capable of lifting whales and trainers out of the water in an emergency.
[From ABC]
Sea World is like “whatever, we’re building something at some point that might prevent someone from dying maybe.” Only they don’t have those “fast rising floors” built yet and are putting this whale back in the shows so it can earn its keep. If you saw that tape that lady was killed in a few moments. Some trick floor that isn’t even ready yet wouldn’t have prevented her death.
I get that you can’t just take a whale that’s lived in captivity all its life and put it back in the ocean. You can make the decision not to put it in a live stage show when it’s killed three people though. I’m never going to visit a SeaWorld park and I would encourage everyone to consider whether they want to spend money there.
I saw this on the news this morning. And I’m so pissed!!! If there is a way to send a firm email to Seaworld protesting this disaster in the making then please link it.
They are really playing with fire, aren’t they.
as long as people pay to see this shit seaworld will keep doing it, just like the circus, horseracing, dogracing, etc.
if people would stop going these industries would go out of business.
Sick.I certainly would not take a kid to see that killer whale. He is a real killer whale for real.
SeaWorld is so cool IMO and my son loves it, but clearly they do not care for their whale trainers enough to keep them in a safe environment. Even if they place false bottom floors, how do they know the whale will let go of the trainer? Seems way too risky and dangerous for any trainer.
The whale in question should be cared for by some type of whale rescue organization that can provide some kind of therapy.
Those corporate bastards at Sea World really think they’re above all this. The NERVE of them to do this. The NERVE of them to say that they’re re-introducing Tilikum back into “shows” for the whale’s own benefit.
Bottom line here folks is that they have to justify keeping the whale by pimping it out to the unsuspecting public. Stories like this sadden me beyond descriptive words. I’m a big animal rights person…also for the rights of saving the trainers who obviously need advocates, too.
I wonder how much $$$ this “false-bottom” contraption is costing Sea World? I wonder if this contraption costs more than just building bigger pools or cordoning off a section of sea (more natural environ) for these poor captive whales that are consigned to a lifetime of servitude for their captors?
Whoever wrote this (it says above, just Celebitchy)…but you are right….hit Sea World WHERE IT HURTS…their bank accounts.
He’s killed only one other person. The second was a homeless person (from what i saw) and they determined h died from exposure in the whales tank not from the whale himself. I like seaworld even if i don’t agree with all of their decisions and policies.
I do not think this whale should be put back in the how, although I have seen Believe, and there are many parts where the trainer does not have to be in the water with the whale he could participate in.
the owners family haven’t got killed yet, sorry but it’s true, unless some one that they care about gets injured, then it’s not a big deal.
Seaworld doesn’t give a crap about the well-being of their animals, or their trainers, clearly.
No offense but if you train any animal or you go to see an animal in captivity clearly understanding why this animal shouldn’t be there [or maybe you are just dumb] – then you probably also understand that if it comes down to you or the animal – the 1ton+ animal will win. So while I understand people getting upset but hey if people are paying the money and pushing the demand for this to continue in the first place I definitely can’t feel bad if they happen to be the animals next meal 🙂 I wish it was the corporate entity being eaten but we can’t have it all.
and my “you” was generalized
This is really irresponsible. And I hate animals being used in shows — it’s stupid to make them behave like humans because that will make them look “cute” and accidents where people, and the animals themselves (while they’re being “trained”), being injured can actually happen. It also pisses me off to see the animals being put down because they have injured/killed someone. They’re not rational beings and they shouldn’t be there in the first place.
But whatever they do, I hope they won’t try to return the whale to the ocean, sometimes I cry when I think about what happened to Keiko.
@Ari
Well said.
I can’t believe people STILL pay to be entertained by animals.
Didn’t the ancient Romans do this?
I mean really, haven’t we as a species moved beyond that yet?
I thought the trainers were no longer allowed in the water with the whales?
@ #3: My thought exactly!
I really wanted to go swimming with dolphins @ the Discovery Cove, than watched the Oscar winning documentary (everyone must see this movie) The Cove. Since than my foot won’t step at Sea World or any such attractions!
Sea World does not care about the life of their trainers nor the poor animals.The only thing they care is about god damn money.
This whale should be freed!
No the hell no! I live in Orlando. I WILL NOT go to Seaworld again.
That is CRAZY!!!!!
@Melanie and Ari-ITA. Even if we can’t return the whale to it’s orginal habitat, people don’t realize that a hunter carnivore has no business where there’s live food-a trainer.
Can’t we put the entire Lohan family in this whales tank and hope for the best? Like you guys weren’t thinking it.
This is abusive both to the animals and humans who are working with them. Putting whales and dolphins in pools messes up their echolocation and causes them great distress. It’s so unnatural to “cage” a great mammal like that in what is to them a small enclosure. I absolutely hate what these places do to them.
I wonder if there’s some sort of fast-acting tranquilizer that works on sea animals. I know whales are mammals, so maybe a regular animal tranq would do – maybe it would be safer of there were someone on the sidelines on the show with a dart ready to go if a whale grabs a trainer again.
SeaWorld and other animal theme parks won’t ever stop putting on these shows, and being greedy by putting animals that have killed back into said shows. So they may as well come up with a way to make it safer – those floors wouldn’t do anything, by the time they’d raise the whale out of the water, whatever human it had would already be dead.
i feel so sorry for animals in captivity.
i also strongly encourage anyone to NOT visit zoos, parks, etc, where animals are held under conditions that are clearly not suited for them.
The problem is not to have this specific whale back in the show, but to have any whale doing tricks. These animals are intelligent, and swim about a 100 miles every day in the wild, so they should not be kept in captivity in a small pool throughout their whole lives doing tricks to entertain people. Any of them could become aggressive, and all of them will be stressed.Imagine you being captivated in a cubicle your whole life and being asked to do things that are not your nature to do. Of course you may get aggressive, stressed, crazy, depressed…
A long time ago I decided that I would never support any type of entertainment that EXPLOITS animals. And the true is, as long as people pay for it, big corporations like SeaWorld will continue to neglect the safety of people directly involved with these wild animals, and especially the rights of those poor animals (I feel more for the whales than for the people, because, honestly, the trainers made the conscious choice of doing what they do, while the animals are the real victims there).
Tilikum has killed 3 people. The first was in my hometown of Victoria when a trainer fell into a pool with Tilikum and 2 other orcas.
It’s so sad that they continue to keep animals in captivity like this.
@ Marie:
Can’t we put the entire Lohan family in this whales tank and hope for the best? Like you guys weren’t thinking it.
Even though I enjoy the idea of never ever having to hear or read about the Lohan family again, I think that could be classified as animal cruelty — I mean, they’d die from food poisoning.
“Can’t we put the entire Lohan family in this whales tank and hope for the best? Like you guys weren’t thinking it.”
Sorry, but that would be cruelty to animals. I agree that this whale should not be performing, but I can’t go along with poisoning him!
UN-PH_CKING-BELIEVABLE!!!
Perhaps its time to start a new website called…
http://www.seaworld-kills.com
…or similar.
The corporate officers of SeaWorld should be REMOVED IMMEDIATELY without compensation or bonuses.
My family and our extended families are boycotting SeaWorld indefinitely until this INSANE decision is corrected.
In addition, in memory of Dawn Brancheau, I will be adding a new “permanent” paragraph, under BIDDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, in our company’s master specifications for electrical and mechanical contractors (used for construction projects) that requires any bidding contractor to agree to boycott SeaWorld in San Diego if they want their bids to be considered for any private (non-public) project that I design, or is designed under my direct supervision, as a registered engineer in 50 United States.
Martin
The issue of animals in captivity / performing is one that has me torn. I find them (the animals) fascinating and as I can’t afford to safari around Asia and Africa every year the only option I have is to see them in captivity or on awesome shows like Planet Earth and such. Also done right there is much we learn about and from the animals.
That said, Tilikum shouldn’t be performing, the risk is too great. A fast rising pool bottom would not have saved his trainer if reports are to be believed. In addition to drowning she apparently suffered internal injuries that were most likely fatal also. The term Killer Whale is really a nickname but well earned as Orcas in the wild are super intelligent and efficient predators who work well in teams as well as individually to earn their food. Magnificent creatures who don’t deserve to be in relatively tiny enclosures but can’t say I’d ever not go to a place like SeaWorld to see one up close.
While we can all bluster about never going to SeaWorld because of the death of Dawn Brancheau, she WORKED there. From all accounts she loved what she did, she loved the orcas. So boycott away but don’t say you’re doing it for her. There are many better ways of honoring her, like ensuring SeaWorld DO put better practices and safety measures in place.
I totally agree, I will never visit this type of parks! Its awfull!
I live in Cancun, Mexico, here there are a lot of these “dolphin parks”, I really hate them!
I will also encourage people not to show any interest for those men who carry a wild animal, such as a monkey, cocodrile, small tiger, etc, who offer you to pet them or to take a picture, in exchange for $$$! Remember that after that the poor thing stays all day long in a cage, eats whatever crap the silly owner gives to him and dies young of sadness!!! It is not fair!!
What did these animals do in order to deserve such a punishment! Because, after all it is as a jail for them!!
I’m in CA at the moment and was going To take the kids to Sea World. NOT NOW!
My friend works for Sea World and while it’s a horrible trajedy, I don’t necessarily think it’s bad they use him again. As someone mentioned, there are whole sections of the show where the trainer is not in the water with him. I think if Dawn hadn’t died, she would want him to be performing still. It’s like the tigers that mauled that guy in Vegas, Siegfried or Roy. They love those tigers and didn’t want anyone to hurt the tiger that hurt him, and I think they still use that to perform.
Technically the homeless man wasn’t killed by him. Yes the whale technically killed his trainer last year, but, according to my friend, the people training him that were trying to help her couldn’t get to her. Tilikum was distraught. He was trying to protect her. He didn’t know he killed her, he thought he just hurt her. He wouldn’t let anywhere near them. He was depressed after.
I prefer not to comment on this thread, this story really upsets me and I don’t want to get angrier than I already am…
This type of thing will go on as long as people continue exploiting animals for entertainment. I am not being judgy – I go to the circus and I have been to Sea World before – but this is not a zoo environment, where animals are kept in captivity but not daily stressed. This is a performance environment, where animals are kept in captivity and also trained to perform. The combination of those two stresses leads to accidents like Tilikum’s and that of other animal maulings, and that won’t ever change while people continue to patronize the places that depend on this type of entertainment.
As mad as some of the commenters on this post are, there are still hundreds of thousands of people who go to Sea World on a daily basis, who don’t care how the whales learn their silly tricks as long as they perform them. If you don’t attack Sea World in the wallet, nothing will influence their decision to feature or not feature a performing animal. If you have a moral issue with going to circuses and Sea World-like attractions, don’t go; I fully support that. But you need thousands of other people to follow suit – to stop going or to make it clear that this is not going to be tolerated – and right now, we don’t have that on our side. As “mad” as people got when Dawn Brancheau, they got over it and Sea World has bounced back, business-wise. It’ll happen again, if an unfortunate death should take place at another SeaWorld establishment; people will be outraged… and then when they’re trying to find an amusement park cheaper than Disney World to take their kids to, they’ll start trickling back into Sea World again. Nothing ever changes unless it’s made to change.
I guess I wasn’t thinking about the health of the animal ingesting the Lohans. I mean that poor whale would be drunk, high, filled with botox, plastic, nicotine and god only knows what else.I couldn’t do that to that poor animal, he has been traumatized enough.
I don’t believe the whale knew what he was doing, yes, they have a hunt/kill instinct, but I don’t believe he was TRYING to kill Dawn Brancheau (a friend of mine’s sister-in-law). Even if he was, he cannot be blamed for it.
It is deplorable that animals like Tilikium are kept in captivity for human entertainment. SeaWorld obviously does not care for their animals or humans. Tilikium should be allowed to live out the rest of his life without having to put on a show for us. I agree, a boycott is in order.
I would think that after an animal is held for so long and something like that happen then the animal would be place under “special care”. No human deserve to lose their life but in studying them I have learned the following:
Animals usually have a reason they “go off” even though it takes humans a while to surmise why. I’ve seen an orca get pissed off at the trainers and come onto the stage after them. Sometimes it is frustration–maybe the cue for the behavior was off–or the reinforcement was not what the animal anticipated, perhaps it is hormonal, or an attempt to attract attention, or even manipulate.
I am no mind reader but I understand the frustration from people but keep in mind:
Aggression is aggression, just because an animal has not been successful in maiming or killing you doesn’t mean that the animal didn’t attack
it’s not a animal’s job to entertain you.i also hate when they are used in ad compains,tv. shows,etc.they call them killer whales for a reason!!!
These whales are unique creatures, but I really wonder, what are Sea World people thinking???!
If the whale has killed people before, it will likely kill again!! Whales are predators and they don´t belong to captivity.
This is why I give all my money to Disney World. At least all they do is ruin the lives of child stars.
Yes it is a killer whale hint the name, people that go into professions like this needs to be prepared for the things that might happen, it is a wild animal, and no matter how hard you train you cannot take the wild out of him, they should not put him back in shows he has killed more then one person but puttin him in the wild would kill him, he would not necessarily know how to survive on his own, its a catch 20-20, either way someone is screwed, but hince remember the word killer, bad things can happen.
I think you need to get your facts straight about Sea World and this whale prior to judgment. I pretty much grew up at SeaWorld over the years and considered being a marine biologist. The whale in question, Tilicum, was not in the water performing with trainers like the others. He is massive, like three times their size and the largest killer whale in captivity, no trainer (except that one) would be foolish enough to try to build a relationship with it, they all know the dangers of the job and knew his history. If you watch the moments before the incident, there she is touching him and petting him and feeding him. She may have been one of their most seasoned trainers, but this was not smart – and puts her in the same category as Steve Irwin or Timothy Treadwell – people who let their egos overpower their sense of rationality. Don’t get me wrong, I feel awful about what happened, but she should have known better (and actually, did). If you listen to the 911 call, they specifically state “she’s in the tank with the whale – THE ONE SHE’S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE WITH”. The whale’s sole performance role was that they opened gates for him and he comes out and splashes the audience, since his size can generate such power. His other position isn’t with trainers but rather as the bull male of the pod. As such, he is the father of numerous orcas and maintains the social order of the whales, so they couldn’t just take him out. He is the only one in that current lineup not born in captivity and is obviously dangerous, but that’s why trainers aren’t supposed to deal with him. Thus, there is no harm putting him back to his old job as he is not swimming or interacting with trainers and I’m sure they have new procedures in place to ensure he doesn’t ever again. Sea World is one of the largest organizations for rehabilitation of wildlife and they do a tremendous amount for rehab, education, and research, inspiring numerous kids (like me) to care about these species and want to devote their lives to helping them. In 50 years, this is the first time a SeaWorld trainer died, so it’s safe to say they have been doing things right the vast majority of the time.
Ugh, this makes me so sad. I think it comes down to the bottom line here. Sea World would rather keep an already-trained whale “entertaining people” rather than invest all the money it takes to train a new whale. Horribly sad. I don’t ever plan on going to Sea World again–not that it will make any difference.
And what does it say about people in general that we need to have these amazing animals performing the equivalent of “stupid pet tricks” to care about saving them in the wild? Geez, that’s the sorriest excuse for keeping this charade going that I’ve ever heard.
I was fortunate to see dozens of Orcas in the wild, and after seeing that, couldn’t imagine them in captivity. I remember going to Seaworld as a kid, but would not go now.
Until shows like this are shut down, trainers need to insist on better safety measures. And I don’t know what they should do for the animals, if it’s not possible to reintroduce them to the wild, but putting everyone at risk again is not a good idea.
Zoe, thank you for that info. In light of what you said the story should be updated because it really changes everything that was said before.
She was only in the tank with the whale because it pulled her in by her ponytail. Seaworld doesn’t care about animals. It only rehabiltates marine mammals so that they can be used in their parks. They used to purchase dolphins harvested during the Japanese dolphin slaughters. Watch The Cove.
in regards to Ashley’s comment about the ponytail…when you are working with large animals that are trained like that you are not suppose to wear your hair in a ponytail, your hair is suppose to be up in a bun because the animal can mistake the ponytail for a toy because of how it moves. If i remember from what i read when this tragic incident happened this was pointed out by multiple sources.
regardless i feel bad for the trainers family and im not trying to blame her
Seaworld is playing with fire. I have never been to Seaworld, despite my son wanting to go, and I quit visiting zoos several years ago. I think it is cruel to take an animal from it’s natural habitat and display it for money. Even if the animal is born in captivity, it still has wild instincts. Yes, zoos can be educational, but you can learn plenty about animals from books, tv, and documentaries.
Zoe, thanks for the very informative post. It is tragic the young lady died, but it seems she took a chance and let her love for the whale overrule her training. So very sad, and I feel so sorry for her family.
I am not against zoos that are humane and run correctly. Some of them are caring for animals that are endangered and close to extinction. The reality is that man is responsible for dangerously reducing the numbers of some species because of greed and cultural superstitions.
Why do they always make it sound as if the whale attacked the trainer when in fact the trainer had very long hair which she put in a braided pony tail. The twists of the braided pony tail got caught in one of the whale’s teeth as it dove in the water. I don’t understand why the untruthful spin has been put on this. BTW, I live in Orlando.
Thanks Zoe for the correct information. Sometimes people write things with their hearts, not utilizing all the facts, and the end result is misleading and provocative.
It’s a tragedy of course, but people are acting as though Sea World is run by Satan himself. Sadly, like Steve Erwin, this trainer made a simple mistake, and paid for it with her life.
The whale could have just as easily grabbed one of her arms. Richard Ellis and Russ Rector who have studied animals like this for most of their careers have said in interviews that the attack was most likely premeditated, that these animals are highly intelligent and don’t do things by accident. This is a killer whale not a house cat.
Anyone who is really interested in learning more about killer whales should read Orca: The Whale Called killer. It was written by marine biologists who studied killer whales in the wild off the coast of vancouver B.C. for over 25 years. I became obsessed with cetaceans when I was about 11 and over the years and have learned alot about them from books. I have never been to Sea World or any other such attraction because I have always believed that keeping these animals in captivity was wrong because of their intelligence and what I have learned about them has only reinforced that belief.
You know, I have been to Seaworld and enjoyed it. However, if an animal has “killer” in its name, why would it be a surprise if they, as predators, did that. These beautiful creatures are not horses or domestic animals to be ridden.
I hate zoos as it is cruel to see lovely, wild animals, especially the big cats walking in a 10×10 cage. They are meant to roam free. I don’t remember what zoo it was, but some idiot jumped into the animal enclosure and was attacked. The animal did not see a human, it saw “dinner”. People need to have more respect for these magnificent creatures.
I don’t fault the animal for what he did. Orcas are incredibly intelligent, but that doesn’t mean he’s a murderer, exactly. I of course feel very sorry for Dawn, the victim. I wish he’d killed a Sea World exec instead of a young woman who clearly loved these animals. I’d hate it if they put an animal down for accidentally killing a worker.
Mixed feelings on zoos – some are really good, and the animals aren’t suffering. Some are of course horrible.
Obviously, it would have been ideal if sea world had not ever kept marine mammals in captivity in the first place. But now that he’s in captivity — what else are they supposed to do? Keep him caged up all day? As many have pointed out, killer whales are intelligent mammals and they need physical and intellectual stimulation, or else they will go crazier than they already are. And the only way to really accomplish that is through training and performing.
I still won’t visit sea world, as I’m against keeping marine mammals in captivity in the first place — but I don’t blame them for continuing to train him.
A KILLER whale killed people, what a surprise~!
@Zoe: And do you know how many captive orcas have died while in Sea World’s care? Send in the next Shamu! The public won’t ever know the difference! And trainer turnover there is very high, which is also stressful for the animals. Whereas Marine Land had the same two orcas (and trainers) for their entire run. Sea World exists to make money, period. Yeah, they may fund some research just to grease some palms, but it’s all about the mighty dollar to them. And why should that surprise anyone? I haven’t been there in 20+ years. I highly disagree with keeping large intelligent mammals in those conditions. The same reason I won’t support circuses that use elephants.
What?? The alternative was killing the killer whale? Why? Because it acted like a whale? Oh, of course, it’s supposed to act like a human, I forgot.
A circus is not a place for a wild animal. They should get the consequences.
I’m Free Willy team.
Unfortunately the extremely selfish, money orientated human species is killing the majority of the wildlife we have around the world – it’s not possible to view animals in their natural habitat and it’s not going to be possible for film crews to do that for much longer either. I don’t agree with keeping large or small animals in a caged environment, the brutal killing of dolphins, swordfish, sharks etc for ‘sport’ but a lot of species that are in zoos/parks would be extinct otherwise – BECAUSE OF US. Dawn chose to spend her life teaching a dog tricks and personally I can’t feel sorry for her – it’s the wildlife, nature, forests etc that we should be concerned about – but are we??? NO!!!
@Sally: A ponytail is pretty standard for long-haired Sea World trainers. You can see that in this youtube video, which also shows that the orcas did not respond to the water-slap commands to return to their trainers when there was prey in the water (no humans hurt in this video, just a pelican). If you are correct about a bun being common wisdom, Sea World is definitely acting with disregard to the safety of its workers by not requiring it.
@Zoe: I grew up near a Sea World, and the father of one of my friends was a trainer for a while (I believe injury took him out of it). From what I can tell, it’s honestly a miracle that so few deaths have happened, but there have been a lot more close calls from clearly aggressive behavior than have been recorded.
http://www.orcahome.de/incidents.htm
A Sea World-owned orca was responsible for the death of Alexis Martinez in 2009, and from the injuries it does seem clear it was aggression also, not an accident as first reported. http://withoutmethereisnou.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/orca-trainer-alexis-martinez-death-at-loro-parque-caused-by-known-aggression/
It’s pretty clearly recorded that what Dawn Brancheau was doing on that day was not out of the ordinary. Tim Zimmerman’s put together a slideshow of trainers in similar positions with Tilikum from just one person’s photo collection. http://timzimmermann.com/2010/09/16/did-dawn-brancheau-make-a-mistake-or-was-seaworld-taking-risks-with-tilikum/
I have many fond memories of being a child at Sea World and a lot of my love for ocean animals was inspired by my experiences there, but that doesn’t change the cruelty and disregard for safety of both animals and humans that have since come to light. Sea World needs to change and work with its good points, not cover things up and go on as before.
Orcas are in actual fact the largest member of the dolphin family and not whales at all. Regardless, I don’t believe there is one incident of an Orca attacking a human in the wild. Captivity puts these animals under tremendous stress and likely damages them psychologically. They don’t belong there. Slowly the public is getting a clue.
Same reason why a lot of zoos will not keep elephants anymore and the Toronto Zoo is considering the same thing. They’re meant too meander for miles a day, not limited to a couple of acres and stand around in stalls during the winter and end up crippled as is the case now.
I’m surprised that orcas don’t kill more trainers. I mean, in the wild they eat seals by jumping out of the water to grab them off the ice. I’d imagine that a trainer in a wetsuit would look pretty prey-like to an orca…
@Bill Hicks: Dolphins and orcas are toothed whales who belong to the dolphin family.
Totally cosign everything else you wrote.
I don’t understand what trainer in their right mind would get into the water with that orca or any orca for that matter.
@Crash2GO2 – Okay, they’re a suborder of the whale family, I misspoke about them not being whales at all my point being though that they are of the dolphin family which isn’t commonly known.
I hate Seaworld and I hate people who train orcas – if that stupid trainer loved orcas so much and wanted to devote her life to them, maybe her time would have been better spent joining a conservation society and petitioning to stop Seaworld toturing these poor animals. Stupid bitch got what was coming to her.
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