ORCAS : From wild

to captivity
Killer Whale, Blackfish, Orca Whale
Member of Dolphin family

THE KILLER
WHALE
Fast facts
Type: Mammal
Diet: Carnivor
Average size in the wild: 23 to 32
ft. (7 to 9,7 m.)
Weight: up to 6 tons
Group name: Pod
Size relative to a bus:

 Three types of killer whales live in the

waters off the coast of western North
America.

Distinct differences in their diet, range,

behaviour and social systems.

Pod size: ranges from 2-5 (transients)

to 5-30 (residents) to 30-80 (offshores)

SEAWORLD
Fast facts

Opened in 1964 in San Diego

Orca, sea lion, and dolphin

shows

Slogan: The Voyage Begins

Visitors per year: 11 million

3 marine parks

SeaWorldS orcaS
San Diego, California : 10 orcas
Orlando, Florida : 7 orcas
San Antonio, Texas : 6 orcas

The feared predator

becomes the poor
protagonist of mens
ENTERTAINMENT:

To what cost?

8 reaSonS orcaS dont Belong at

SeaWorld
1. Premature Deaths
2. Lean, Mean Killing Machinesor Not?
3. Collapsed Dorsal Fins
4. Tanks
5. Fights
6. Diet of Pig and Cow Bones
7. Breaking Their Teeth to Get Out

8. Family Matters

Theme parks would have us believe theyve been tamed.

But a new film, 'Blackfish', says killer whales are being
driven mad in captivity with deadly consequences.

-The Telegraph

When celebrities get involved

Captive orcas routinely show

damaged dentition, primarily
broken and worn teeth with

the pulp exposed. This is in

contrast to wild orcas: many
show little or no tooth wear,
while those who do tend to
specialize

in

prey

with

abrasive morphology. Broken

teeth in wild orcas are rare.

a little compariSon