Whale Kills Seaworld Trainer

[DRTY]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/201 ... ner_d.html

imo, surely this is inevitable...... the clue is in the name, + they're stupidly clever aren't they?

Doing the same old tricks everyday must be infuriating.

[danoldboy]

Don't fuck with this whale!

"It is the third death associated with Tilikum. In 1999 the body of a man who stayed at SeaWorld after closing time was found in the killer whale's tank. His death was blamed on hypothermia but he had bruises and scratches on his body."

[DRTY]

"It is the third death associated with Tilikum. In 1999 the body of a man who stayed at SeaWorld after closing time was found in the killer whale's tank. His death was blamed on hypothermia but he had bruises and scratches on his body."

Yeah that's jokes......

"I might go for a dip with the Killer Whales"

[WatchYourStep]

It's being reported that the trainer had finished explaining to the audience what they were about to see when the whale swam up out of the water, grabbed her and whipped her around in the way the whales normally use to kill prey, like seals.

*doesn't sleep for a week*

[DRTY]

It's being reported that the trainer had finished explaining to the audience what they were about to see when the whale swam up out of the water, grabbed her and whipped her around in the way the whales normally use to kill prey, like seals.

*doesn't sleep for a week*

You a whale trainer?

[WatchYourStep]

No and I don't suppose I'll ever be henceforth.

[magma]

That whale was totally out of orca.

[bass hertz]

A snake is a snake.... a killer whale is a, well.... a killer whale.

[DRTY]

I hope the whale doesn't get put to sleep or anything. Alot of the headlines seem to be pointing blame at the whale

[bass hertz]

I hope the whale doesn't get put to sleep or anything. Alot of the headlines seem to be pointing blame at the whale

I heard on the radio that it probably will be put in a protected environment. Forgot the word they used.

[magma]

I hope the whale doesn't get put to sleep or anything. Alot of the headlines seem to be pointing blame at the whale

I heard on the radio that it probably will be put in a protected environment. Forgot the word they used.

Sausage mincer?

Nom nom, Shamu. Nom nom.

[upstateface]

There was already a thread for this

[DRTY]

There was already a thread for this

O rly? Wups

[gnome]

I hope the whale doesn't get put to sleep or anything. Alot of the headlines seem to be pointing blame at the whale

I heard on the radio that it probably will be put in a protected environment. Forgot the word they used.

Sausage mincer?

Nom nom, Shamu. Nom nom.

I lold

[wormcode]

I hope the whale doesn't get put to sleep or anything. Alot of the headlines seem to be pointing blame at the whale

I'm not anti sea world, but it really is stupid when people blame a wild animal they are keeping confined. It's like they expect them to completely change and ignore their own nature, even the ones born in captivity, simply because they are now part of a theme park. It's like when they kill a bear for attacking someone in the forest. Self defense is one thing, seeking out and "punishing" them for doing what comes natural is another thing IMO...

[grinch recordings]

i'm with the whale on this one!

[alphacat]

It's interesting to note that there are virtually no recorded attacks by orcas on humans in the wild, even though they quite obviously are capable of fuckin' up one of us landmonkeys - in fact, killer whales are about the only animals that can take out great white sharks. There've been plenty of documented reports of wild orcas cooperating with fishermen for mutual benefit.

Free Willy indeed.

[magma]

FREE WILLZYX!

[upstateface]

It's interesting to note that there are virtually no recorded attacks by orcas on humans in the wild, even though they quite obviously are capable of fuckin' up one of us landmonkeys - in fact, killer whales are about the only animals that can take out great white sharks. There've been plenty of documented reports of wild orcas cooperating with fishermen for mutual benefit.

Free Willy indeed.

Dolphins can kill sharks too.

[alphacat]

Yes, dolphins in groups can kill sharks, but an orca can do it one-on-one with no help. There's some cool video footage floating around of orcas attacking great whites.

Here's one, and this all went down just a dozen miles or so to the West of me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBFUumm3Dk