from the Philippines. And Hong Kong is famous for its two popular theme parks – the Disneyland and Ocean Park. Many years ago‚ Walt Disney introduced the world to enchanted realms of fantasy and adventure‚ yesterday and tomorrow‚ in a magical place called Disneyland. That spirit of imagination and discovery comes to life in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Disneyland is located on reclaimed land in Penny’s Bay‚ Lantau Island. The park consists of five themed areas: Main Street USA‚ Fantasyland‚ Adventureland
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Marine Mammal Trainer/Biologist Mikayla and I decided to interview Irene Gilgoff from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. She is one of the most experienced employees there‚ being there for about fifteen years‚ marine animals are her life. The main parts of Irene’s job include working with the mammal’s hands on and taking care of them throughout the day. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center can be reached at (949) 494-3050 and is located at 20612 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach‚ California. Also
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Marine mammals also breathe air‚ and must come up to the surface of the water to breathe. They have small lungs in relation to their body size compared to humans to reduce problems of nitrogen building up in the blood caused by diving. They have to make sure no water gets into the gas exchange system‚ and gas exchange must occur efficiently. Marine mammals have to be able to hold their breaths for long periods of time while they are diving. Air enters the lungs through the trachea‚ which splits into
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world. According to source 9‚ it is regarded as a common cetacean‚ and too large and strong to be captured by accident. Dolphins‚ as well as many other marine mammals (polar bears and whales) are the main attractions of all animal public display industries around the world. Tourists draw like flies to honey at the mention of a particularly good marine park‚ naming SeaWorld as an example. However‚ many animal lovers agree that it is cruel to keep animals in captivity while there are others who argue that
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Karina Rodriguez English 101‚ Section 1582 16 April 2014 Paper 4A: Argument Zoos: Animals in Captivity A zoo is a place where animals live in captivity and are put on display for people to view. The word “zoo” is short for “zoological park.” Zoos contain wide varieties of animals that are native to all parts of the Earth. It is an important debate whether animals should be kept in the zoos or not. Some say that it is necessary to capture them in order to protect them from poachers. Regarding
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Saving Tuxedos Killer whales do not belong in captivity because they are intelligent mammals created to live a free life unchallenged in the sea. A killer whales gift in this world is not to entertain crowds from the confines of a pool‚ but rather to help sustain and control the flourishing life across vast oceans‚ and the land. They are found in all the world’s oceans‚ before captivity‚ they were described as “blood-thirsty killing machines” (Kirby‚ 2012‚ p. 3). The killer whale plays a major role
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navy with important missions. The Navy also has done research with dolphins to help better understand the way this animal lives in its environment and to see how to protect it. This program is called Navy Marine Mammal Program(NMMP).This program turns heads from animal activist arguing against marine animals being held in captivity no matter the circumstances. Ric O’Barry a former dolphin trainer now a famous dolphin activist‚ leads a program called “The Dolphin Project” to help educate the public about
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and driving away orcas attempting to kill a gray whale calf off the coast of California” (Morell). If animals can display empathy to other species‚ why shouldn’t people do the same? In some of the most popular theme parks‚ zoos‚ and aquariums animals are being incarcerated for the sole benefit of human entertainment. The beautiful orcas people see in some popular aquariums
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Many people grow up taking trips as a family to the zoo‚ to the circus or to marine parks. Therefore‚ seeing animals being used for human entertainment is part of everyday life. But are the ways animals are treated in zoos‚ circuses and marine parks fair and humane‚ are the animals’ habitats small and dirty? Are animals forced to perform tricks that are harmful to them? Is using animals in entertainment really worth it? I am strongly against the use of animals in entertainment and in this essay I
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Tanks. Collapsed dorsal fins. Fights. Stress. Depression. Abuse. Death. This is captivity. Orcas‚ or commonly known as killer whales‚ have been held in captivity since 1961. Marine parks‚ like SeaWorld and Marineland‚ tear orca families apart by plucking whales from the ocean and selling them for millions of dollars or trapping them in tanks for entertainment. Most of the times‚ there are orcas that are sometimes aggressive towards the other orcas in the tanks and are forced to do tricks and entertain
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