Importance Of Animals In Captivity
In the US and other parts of the world we all value our freedom rights and we can speak up for them. But animals can not speak for what they believe in. Killer whales are kept at seaworld in tanks that seem like bathtubs to them almost their entire life. But it's not just orcas at seaworld its animals in aquariums and zoos all around the world. Orcas must not be kept in captivity because they won't be as healthy, they´re captured from the wild, and their lives become completely unnatural. The first reason orcas must not be in captivity is because they won't be as healthy. According to the website ¨SeaWorld of Hurt¨ ¨Orcas in the wild have an average life expectancy of 30 to 50 years—their estimated maximum lifespan is 60 to 70 years for males and 80 to over 100 for females. The average age of death for orcas who have died at SeaWorld is 13 years old.¨ This is because animals in captivity are very unhealthy physically.
The second reason orcas must not be in captivity is because they are captured from the wild.
On the documentary Blackfish it talked about how Five orcas currently at SeaWorld were kidnapped from their ocean homes. For example,Tilikum, a 32-year-old orca, was captured at the age of 2 by a marine “cowboy.” Tilikum wasn’t taken from his natural environment because he was …show more content…
In the wild orcas swim up to 100 miles per day, but the largest seaworld tank is only 170 feet long. They would need to swim around the tank about 1400 times to have the equivalent to what it is in the wild. According to the WDC, (Whale and Dolphin Conservation) ¨All males and some females in captivity have collapsed dorsal fins which never happens in the wild.¨ This occurs because animals in captivity stay on the surface where gravity makes their fin collapse. In the wild orcas spend most time underwater where everything is lighter so their fins can hold themselves
The second reason orcas must not be in captivity is because they are captured from the wild.
On the documentary Blackfish it talked about how Five orcas currently at SeaWorld were kidnapped from their ocean homes. For example,Tilikum, a 32-year-old orca, was captured at the age of 2 by a marine “cowboy.” Tilikum wasn’t taken from his natural environment because he was …show more content…
In the wild orcas swim up to 100 miles per day, but the largest seaworld tank is only 170 feet long. They would need to swim around the tank about 1400 times to have the equivalent to what it is in the wild. According to the WDC, (Whale and Dolphin Conservation) ¨All males and some females in captivity have collapsed dorsal fins which never happens in the wild.¨ This occurs because animals in captivity stay on the surface where gravity makes their fin collapse. In the wild orcas spend most time underwater where everything is lighter so their fins can hold themselves