Killer Whale kills trainer

[boomersooner]

Did you all hear about the orca whale at Sea World Orlando who grabbed his trainer and killed her right before a show was about to start? How terrible for the little kids watching.....Wild animals are wild animals....no matter how "tame" they appear.....The news said this was the third death for him...a biology student and a college age kid who snuck in his tank were also killed by him throughout the past years. And the sad thing is he would never survive going back into the ocean....

[Twisterdog]

He never should have been taken out of the ocean to begin with, therein lies the problem.

[boomersooner]

Great point!!!! and then when stuff like this happens or they aren't "trainable" what in the world happens to them? I don't even want to think.....

[Daisy and Delilah]

He never should have been taken out of the ocean to begin with, therein lies the problem.

Just what I want to say.

[blue]

Most of the mammals in places like Seaworld are rescued as youngsters or injured from the wild, not captured for our own amusement like in the 1800s. While Im for nature taking care of nature, places like Seaworld do allot to educate the masses, washed and unawashed alike.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

He never should have been taken out of the ocean to begin with, therein lies the problem.

Exactly!

[Daisy and Delilah]

The local news here is saying the whale may have been depressed. He was known to have problems and should not have been approached. Isn't it the nature of these whales to attack in certain cases? They have him living in a tank that is very small. He weighs 12,000 pounds. Killer whale with all these conditions = disaster. Why are the media acting so surprised by this??


I just can't watch anymore of it. May this lady rest in peace and her family have the strength to move forward. As experienced as she was, I know she knew the dangers involved. It's an incredibly sad story, all the way around.

[lizbud]

It's really sad for her & her famiy. This reminds me of the chimp
that a lady kept as a pet. He grew to adult size & attacked a friend
of the family. The woman now has no face & no hands.

What part of "wild animals" don't they understand?

[Catherinedana]

Reminds me of a poigniant moment from "Stories From the Nerve Bible" by Laurie Anderson:

John Lilly, the guy who claims he can talk to dolphins. . . One day he was swimming in an aquarium and a whale kept asking him the same question. . . telepathically. . . over and over again “do all oceans have walls?”

[Catherinedana]

And also this quote: Many have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You remain responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.


They have a responsibility to that whale - it is not his fault that he now lives in captivity and is neurotic or depressed because of it.

Believe it or not, I do not advocate the keeping of birds as pets for the same reason. I live with my flock because now SOMEONE must be responsible for their lives. It would be a wonderful thing if all birds were free to fly where they belong. No feather-plucking Quakers, no self-mutilating cockatoos.

[pomtzu]

Most of the mammals in places like Seaworld are rescued as youngsters or injured from the wild, not captured for our own amusement like in the 1800s. While Im for nature taking care of nature, places like Seaworld do allot to educate the masses, washed and unawashed alike.

I'm not being mean or less then compassionate, but perhaps it's time for man to not intervene in every instance, and let nature take it's natural course.

These huge mammals are not meant to be kept in a tank. Of course he was probably depressed. One could probably compare it to a person living his life in a small closet.

I remember one thing I actually learned from the movie "Free Willy". When the dorsal fin of these animals is not held up straight, and is curved or bent over, that is a sign that they are distressed, depressed, or otherwise unhealthy. Check out the fin of the whale that killed the trainer - bent over....

[Twisterdog]

I'm not being mean or less then compassionate, but perhaps it's time for man to not intervene in every instance, and let nature take it's natural course.

These huge mammals are not meant to be kept in a tank. Of course he was probably depressed. One could probably compare it to a person living his life in a small closet.

Exactly.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I would be depressed too if I were confined and made to do tricks every day. What gets me are these ignorant news people that act like the whale was just having a bad day.
DUH!!! It's their nature!!

[RICHARD]

I would be depressed too if I were confined and made to do tricks every day.

OMG!

I thought you were an fine, upstanding member here on PT!

[wombat2u2004]

Ya don't mess with wild animals !!!!