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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:04 AM Original message |
Why Was The Sea World Trainer Killed By Captive Orca Tilikum? |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. Everything about this is heartbreaking. |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. well, ya know, there's a buck to be made. THAT ethic will |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Exactly, people need to stop visiting Sea World if we want change |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. The most humane thing to do is to retire him |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Great post, and I totally agree. |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's the same story with elephants, dolphins, lions/tigers in the zoo |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. I agree totally on these whales.... |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. Submariner, you got it exactly right. nt |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. Years ago I visited the Central Park Zoo and was sickened to see that one of their elephants |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
4. this might be mentioned in the article...but social cetaceans learn acceptable behavior |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
5. I so despise Sea World and other agents of marine mammal slavery. |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
29. Have you seen the documentary, The Cove? |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. Thanks, I will check it out! |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. Even less intelligent mammals, such as horses would be driven insane by the way they keep orcas |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. I think he has been driven insane by his captors, used for his sperm: |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
44. Yeah - I haven't dealt with stallions used for artificial inseminsation |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. Because humans can't breath when pulled under water and are fragile? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
8. as its the third time hes done it and we give them the value of a lot of intelligence |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. worlds first inter species serial killer? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. true but i meant coming the other way from an intelligent fish :) |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:46 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Orcas are NOT fish. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:49 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. jeeze did you even read the post :) |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Don't leave out helicopter wolf huntin' |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. One was a man who snuck in and entered the tank during the night |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. i dont know why but this has CSI written all over it, |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. If he had a driver's license he could really rack up the body count |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. rofl dude i can just see me pulling over the hummer and the window coming down |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. That's gotta be hell trying to text with those fins |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. rofl, and the giant slurpy as well, the visions of this traffic stop are funny as fuck |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. I feel sick |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
10. Sea World of Orlando resumed their Killer Whale show yesterday... |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. with the emphasis on the KILLER part, i wonder if hes simply killing us for fun |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. There has never been a documented human kill in the wild |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. might just mean hes the first to kill us for fun or the others where better at hiding the evidence |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. If you read my post it says DOCUMENTED |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. do you really believe that even though its not documented that with the interaction that happens |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. I find your attitude towards animals amazing, |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. and i find your lack of understanding of the animal world outstanding |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Self Delete |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. probuably best if you think all animals are fluffy..... |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 12:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Look at it this way, if you will. |
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Kalun D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Orcas and Food |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. They also kill small birds. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
20. omg, MY pool is 33 x 20 and it's barely long enough for me to swim laps ... |
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