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While I'm happy that you came to realize how important it is to consider the future and safety of these animals, I think it's sad that seeing these creatures in such a deprived situation is the only way for some to make the empathetic bond.
I've seen the shows. Whales jumping and...
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On Wikopedia, they state - "Tilikum, sometimes misspelled Tillikum, is a bull Orca who lives at SeaWorld Orlando. He was captured near Iceland in November 1983 at about two years of age."
I can understand rescue, but I can't abide the capturing of these creatures from the wild and I...
I don't think that any whale species should be kept in captivity.
Whales are highly intelligent and are used to living in a very enriched environment called "the ocean". There is no way that habitat could be recreated in captivity. Not that they even try. If a human were kept 24/7 in a small...