As beautiful as killer whales are, capturing them and putting them in an oversized bathtub for our entertainment is twisted. Sea World employees try to justify their actions by giving false information to the public. For example, male Orcas lifespan ranges from 60-70 years and a female Orcas lifespan ranges from 80- over a hundred years but when you visit Sea World they tell you that Orca lifespans are from 13-20 years and that they live longer in captivity.
If you look closely enough you can see signs of stress marked all over the Orcas body. More Orcas live in captivity with collapsed dorsal fins than they do with normal dorsal fins. Many of the whales have rake marks on them from where they would try to be "trained."
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For the whales that are born in captivity, they are often the birth of over breeding and sometimes even interbreeding. For the ones that are captured from the wild, they are baited into a surrounded area and captured in a couple different violent ways.
Orcas can travel up to 100 miles a day and swim to a depth of 200 feet but considering the size of their tank, don't travel nearly half that distance. These mammals are extremely social creatures and when taken and put into captivity are practically completely isolated. These are some of the world's most beautiful creatures that belong in the wild. By simply spreading awareness and stop visiting SeaWorld is a step in the right direction for the Orcas.
