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Loro Parque ceased (apparently permanently) all waterwork with killer whales (Tr. 563-564). [2] During the local investigation into the death of Alexis Martinez it came to light that the park had mischaracterized a 2007 incident with Tekoa, another male orca, to the public by claiming it was an accident rather than an attack. [5]
An attack on a strap-toothed whale. Orcas (or killer whales) are large, powerful aquatic apex predators. There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive orcas. [1] In captivity, there have been several non-fatal and four fatal attacks on humans since the ...
Tilikum was the largest orca in captivity. [8] He measured 22.5 feet (6.9 m) in length and weighed about 12,500 pounds (5,700 kg). [9] His pectoral fins were 7 feet (2.1 m) long, his fluke curled under, and his 6.5-foot-tall (2.0 m) dorsal fin was collapsed completely to his left side.
“The death of any calf in the [Southern Resident killer whales] population is a tremendous loss, but the death of J61 is particularly devastating, not just because she was a female, who could ...
“The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous loss, but the death of J61 is particularly devastating, not just because she was a female, who could have ...
According to the center, the death of any Southern Resident killer whale calf is a "tremendous loss," but the death of Tahlequah's calf is "particularly devastating, not just because she was a ...
Tahlequah, the Southern Resident killer whale who famously carried her deceased calf for 17 days in 2018, has tragically lost her newest offspring.The heartbreaking death of the calf reportedly ...
Blackfish is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.It concerns Tilikum, an orca held by SeaWorld and the controversy over captive orcas.The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2013, and was picked up by Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films for wider release.