Baby Orca Tries to Immitate Mommy

The new baby at SeaWorld in San Antonio tries so hard to be like mommy but she doesn't quite make it! no worries, she'll get there and will be the star of the show soon!

[@brittniemcdaniel2040]

Lol she was like "Mom, a little help here"

[@Indy44636]

Yeah and she's adorable

[@morgan1999123]

Sakari was like "I can do it too!" then she tries three times "I give up!"

[@corkylove4ever523]

Lol and cute

[@alessandrathealligator4906]

Im dying of this comment🤣

[@kenpoarniceguy1]

Baby: I got it mommy! I- *falls back in* Mommy: Wait for a year sweetie.

[@PSINC]

kenpoarniceguy1 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@corkylove4ever523]

Lol

[@disneywish0014]

Ahahahaha

[@aidangm7419]

I m dead lol

[@IRTADivisonline]

I am dead

[@3DEditor]

There can be millions of words to describe this, theres just one, "bondage to entertain humans"

[@blechstettenellx_]

100%

[@3DEditor]

@@O_KCROMAN_ see a counselor to learn proper social etiquette and maybe get help with anger management. Stepping away from your video games and spending some time out in nature will also do you some good.

[@TheSnokitty]

Poor baby. Stuck doing tricks for some dead fish for the rest of her life. Never knowing the freedom of being at sea and knowing her real family. My heart breaks for this little one and her mother.

[@emilykozak7249]

Isn’t her mom her Real Family

[@jaxonheath3038]

pro tip: you can watch series at flixzone. I've been using it for watching a lot of movies these days.

[@khalidflynn5548]

@Jaxon Heath Yup, I've been watching on Flixzone for since december myself =)

[@bakeralec2377]

@Jaxon Heath Yea, I've been watching on flixzone for since december myself :D

[@ivankace3541]

@Jaxon Heath yup, have been watching on Flixzone for since december myself :)

[@DiamondDecoy]

While I believe they should be in the wild--that was really fucking cute.

[@Nalaniluvr95]

Aww, this is precious! Sakari is such a doll when she tries to copy Takara. I love this! :)

[@corkylove4ever523]

Me too ❤️

[@glynistiffanychansison4212]

I find this so cute but I really wish they'd both be released into the wild. Yeah.

[@KeikotheworldII]

Mother is Takara, baby girl is Sakari :)

[@gabrielyusah1351]

yeah

[@mar-k7104]

Father is Tilikum

[@jameshayes341]

its shouldve have been Kasatka and Takara

[@corkylove4ever523]

@@jameshayes341 Kasatka is Takara’s mother

[@lbabytutorials4852]

Are they both still alive

[@briasturgess8973]

That was so sad it almost broke my herat

[@kristinedreyer6032]

drunken rat life for me it's bitter sweet

[@zambranaml]

This is one of those behaviors that isn't "trained" to the baby orcas, it's learned. They see the adults doing this, and because that behavior is part of the culture of their environment (just as orcas in different areas of the world have developed different cultural quirks--eating stingrays, catching and killing seal pups along shorelines, rubbing on rocks, etc.), they imitate and adopt the behaviors they see going on. It's not a "trick" to them, it's simply what they need to know how to do. And then they move beyond that. If you look at Makani at SeaWorld San Diego, he imitates the adults, but he ALSO improvises... not for the benefit of trainers or the other orcas, but for the crowd and for his own amusement; he knows he's on show and he knows how to show off, and has been doing so (without commands) since he was about seven months old. During the splash sequences, he frequently breaks away from the trainers' commands and does his own thing. If he's with his mother and another whale and they're doing one thing, he'll do something completely different. So performing really does move beyond doing "tricks" and becomes instead a form of self-expression.

[@anij8226]

It's because they are so incredibly intelligent!

[@katiecooper1387]

That's incredible! Makani is so funny. :)

[@t.rok13]

As much as I agree with you, baby Orcas do learn from the adults behaviors, as well as an abundance of life lessons/survival taught by the pods adults. But I have to also state that these [captive] Orcas have also been 'trained' through starvation/physical abuse.. That's why their always so on que and *perfectly* in sync like this. This isn't pure intelligence and free will. When there isn't a show, it's 'training time' or alone time doing the usual pound our own heads into the walls hopelessly, depressed and stressed time.. it's horrific! Hence why Orcas in captivity will inevitably turn against their 'trainers" .

[@justsomeguywithaplan971]

Christian Banuelos because most people learned not to make the same mistakes most orcas are now part of the same incest riddled blood lines that have adapted to the pain

[@corkylove4ever523]

@@katiecooper1387 you should see Makani’s tail wiggle

[@tarashaw3077]

Awwweeee how cute!! Now little baby will be ripped away from mommy and sold for top dollar cuz shes interrupting the show!!! But dont worry y'all seaworld will make big bucks of their utter MISERY!!!!

[@kylapaszkowski2016]

she still lives with her mom to this day god you people who hate seaworld are retards

[@kylapaszkowski2016]

actually the myth about the bath tub comparison is just simple minded anyone can see its not true

[@jefftotten720]

Kyla Paszkowski They are held in an area that is about 1% of the space they would normally occupy in their natural habitat - it is difficult to argue basic math.

[@kylapaszkowski2016]

really you know how peta takes pictures of orcas in the holding tanks for when they have health check ups and such and orcas only swim 100 miles in the wild to find food but in seaworld food is given to them

[@kylapaszkowski2016]

well they don't stay in the tanks that are so little

[@SuperNova-ru5dp]

so sad they should be in the wild this is heartbreaking

[@shaunalee76]

neither would survive now in the wild they are too accostomed to ppl. And 80% of them are park bread meaning that they have never been in the wild. Both luna and keiko became accostmed to human interaction under 2 different circomstances and both are now dead.

[@shaunalee76]

***** No they shouldnt be. But what I was saying was you cant just release a parkbred whale back into the wild. My point was that you have to draw a line in the sand. I dont go to places like seaworld and neither does my 8 year old because Im completey against orcas, seals, otters or dolphins in captivity. There is a place for those who cant be released. My point was is that you cant really release captive bred animals, for the most part they cant fend for themselves and some wont survive without human interaction because its all they ve ever know. It doesnt mean I like it or agree with captive breeding.

[@shaunalee76]

***** learn to read love. Im not misleading anyone.

[@shaunalee76]

Yes, open ocean pens would be awesome wouldnt it :). If i had millians I would help to build those, unfortunately these places cry poor everytime its mentioned. They can be taught to hunt and stuff in the wild, but have a took at Keiko. He learned to enjoy the human interaction he got and when he was released he left his adoptive pod and went to Norway- the one place left on earth where its still legal to hunt wales just for the human interaction. He missed them. The ppl training him to be wild did an awesome job, sadly the one thing he wanted he couldnt find in the wild :(

[@EmmaiscoolXD]

AWW poor thing so cute he’s like “ I tried “

[@KatStudios]

she*

[@ilovemakeup20]

aww thats soooo adorable!!! what a SWEET orca

[@shutterchick79]

I wish that people weren't so down on Seaworld Orcas. Not only is it a wonderful experience to see the shows, they do a lot for the species, including... - Raise visibility and sympathy for the species. - Conserve a healthy breeding population of animals in case of future disaster for these beautiful creatures. Overfishing and pollution are a real danger to Orcas. - Raise funds and infrastructure for other ocean conservation efforts. In short, if they didn't care about these animals, the Orcas wouldn't be at the park in the first place.

[@Ikethekillerwhale]

I agree

[@arielthepom]

It’s wrong to capture animals out of the wild

[@marlenelacrum1797]

baby :mom i wanna do tricks to mom: soon sweetie when you get bigger

[@millsykooksy4863]

the horrifying part is that seaworld determined that baby was distracting mother from doing her tricks so they sold the baby to some other sea park. In the wild, orca babies rarely leave their mothers side. no words.

[@thedankmemedog5027]

If they put the orcas back in the oceon they'll die easly becuz they forgot how to hunt and the trainers always feed them

[@spydoorman7583]

They would be put into a netted cove, seperated from the rest of the ocean but 1000x bigger than what they have now. Think of it as a protected safari......and yes they would be fed by humans because like you said, they forgot or never did hunt.

[@sebee555]

@@thedankmemedog5027 no. There is proof when an orca from some Russian type of sea farm was released and adapted well into another pod. Even if they cant release them right away they can at least put them In a sanctuary to habituate them.

[@julesvan]

mother: Takara baby: Sakari trainer: John Hargrove

[@BelieveLover]

AWWW, Sakari is so adorable!

[@Merrrt22]

It's cute until they take that baby away from it's Mama

[@kylapaszkowski2016]

she still lives with her parents

[@denovo6248]

Kyla Paszkowski For how long, though? That's the real question.

[@kylapaszkowski2016]

to this day they live in the same pool idiot

[@denovo6248]

Kyla Paszkowski Oh, really? What makes this family any different than the other families that SeaWorld has torn apart? -_-

[@kylapaszkowski2016]

seaworld dosnt do that and in blackfish they say kara was a baby but she was a adult with a baby (who also went with kara)

[@AngelBabe3322]

omg!!!! The Lil one is sooooo Sweet!!! thanks for shareing :)

[@maryjonesization]

the most cutest thing on earth

[@SavanahTheStirlingite]

The trainer was so proud

[@user-kg2hl9no1x]

Even she's cute, but still sad. She'll never be able to see the outside world, the ocean and the landscape, where she should belongs to. At the end, she shouldn't be born anyway, not in the tank.

[@marlenebeltran7268]

苏白 Do they really not let them free? Do they keep them here until they die?

[@wolfiemix]

Ya, they are born and die in a big tub. They never see the ocean, and are forced to be bred and do tricks all their life. Wow, so entertaining...(sarcasm)

[@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349]

@@wolfiemix they also suffer from many health conditions. They are also put on drugs due to the mental effects of being stuck in a tub and forced to perform

[@wolfiemix]

@@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349 It's a terrible industry and I wish it would stop.

[@MfloLovesNinjaz]

0:37 Awww~! I love how the trainer went over and was like, "You did your best~!" And was all like, "Kissu~

[@lynnbek1079]

Orcas so adorable

[@SleepingOrcaStudiosx]

Awh! Baby Sakari and Takara! So cute!

[@cetaceandream945]

Sakari wants to be a star

[@t.rok13]

Skarari wants to eat so will do what is expected by their abusers..I mean "trainers"

[@orcinidae]

trok 13 you have literally no idea what you’re talking about

[@jameshayes341]

@@t.rok13 agreed

[@colleenross8752]

She IS a star!

[@corkylove4ever523]

Cetacean Dream lol yes

[@pablojill8744]

Baby orca trying to be the center of attention!

[@corkylove4ever523]

I am a giant supporter of SeaWorld

[@michelemichele5204]

yea, its cute, but it would be BEAUTIFUL, even MAGESTIC to see them both, in the ocean, with their entire pod! now that would be a sight to behold. if i saw this i would be thinking, ok how many beatings, starvation periods, ? punishments did it take for this wild animal to finally be broken into doing something like this? and then i would be forever ashamed that i created supply and demand by buying a ticket! shame shame

[@caitlynkelly8859]

shelley noname Takara, the mother, was born into Captivity as was Sakari, her calf. neither know what the ocean is.

[@aidangm7419]

Or who their ancestors are

[@hippychic7546]

@@caitlynkelly8859 thats a sin in itself.

[@crazyformusic23]

oh my gosh! she is so cute! poor sakari wants to get up there so bad! I can't wait until makaio starts having these cute little moments

[@emberwemberworm]

Omg sakari was so cute when she was little 🥺

[@cetaceandream945]

Sakari really wants to be with her mom Takara . XD

[@Spookygurl98]

Seeing these poor animals like this is heartbreaking

[@MySupercity]

Awww! That was adoreble!

[@horseracer676]

i like the part where it can't jump up on the platform!! lol...soo cute

[@SolidGold1980]

Release them all - and the ones that come back you can keep in the show.

[@corkylove4ever523]

We can’t free them they won’t survive long

[@blechstettenellx_]

@@corkylove4ever523 they could if someone bothered to train them to hunt and migrate, if someone bothered to find their family

[@crystalf3063]

This almost made me cry. Poor whales. I feel so sorry for them and the ignorant people who don't know what they go through.

[@ShamuTrainerG]

She knows how to slide up now :)

[@bluetheperson]

Awwww orcas are so smart! Tobad there at sea world

[@kristinedreyer6032]

Blue The Person agreed. They should be in the wild.

[@drepop803]

whether they should ONLY be in the wild or not, that was cute to see the baby do that.

[@tabithamiller9759]

"Naawwwww!!!Waves Like Mommy!!!Spits Water Like Mommy!!! What's So Adorable,Is The Baby Struggled To Get Up There!!!!!

[@tyleraraujo1159]

i think it was i don't know all i know is that it is so cute

[@steviechan139]

One day, I'm going to sit down and count how many comments are centered around pissing and moaning about Sea World.

[@steviechan139]

***** Not yet. I might never get to it because I have a life.

[@steviechan139]

***** Yes mom.

[@boredandihaveyoutube8175]

No SeaWorld!!

[@bittykitty1708]

Do you really want to do that? I'd be worried for my brain cells, looking at a few of them. I'd suggest reading as little of the stupid ones as possible and sticking to the relatively smart ones..

[@jamesmurphy-walsh8966]

Your as pathetic as these shows you little freak

[@Ryuuchild]

That's why most of their teeth are gone, they have to be pumped full of meds. to treat a lot of illnesses they only get in captivity (like stomach ulcers they develop from stress). Also orcas have been known to eat parts of their tank and other objects people toss in the tanks.

[@RerodRerod2000]

Baby Whale: Here I come.. oh man Trainer:Nice job Baby Whale:What I didn't even make it up

[@ThePhantomThylacine]

insert pro-captivity or anti-captivity comment here .

[@caitlynkelly8859]

ThePhantomThylacine insert Pro captivity reply here.

[@neverwithoutnalani]

Pro SeaWorld, Marineland, Kamogowa, Moskovarium Anti Miami Seaquarium

[@Sam-pu7xc]

Pro captivity for the sick or Injured whales however anti captivity makes more sense.

[@corkylove4ever523]

Pro SeaWorld Anti Miami Seaquarium, MarineLand Canada and Taiji

[@hollohuman1256]

Hi This was the single video that made me anti cap almost 4 years ago. Anti cap to the lot, maybe not places like CWMA

[@mattroblox4546]

Sakari wants to be Takara!

[@alexismozley562]

Literally all that baby could do was flip its tail in the air XD

[@sonamytmnt9783]

It waved at the crowd too! 👏

[@Aster_Iris]

Cutest cute animal video EVER!!! :D

[@mr.julio6666]

so cute!

[@karlbridge6842]

These mammals form closer family and extended relationships than humans. Anything less than the ocean is imprisonment for these animals. This is torture of the very worst type. How patronising is "imitates mummy"?! Er how else do they learn to win their fish ration?

[@aidangm7419]

When you try your best but you don’t succeed

[@Liviedraws]

Sakari: Ooooooo I can do that too momma eh er Sakaris mom:oh my God honey just stop

[@sydneyp3357]

That's pretty cute!

[@sudharaniindukuri8871]

Sooooo cute

[@getthefnckout]

Lol the mama orca looked funny trying to get back in the water XD

[@mustluvkatina]

awwwwwwwwww this is so cute hehehehehehe sakari is so awsome and you uploaded it on my birthday hahahahahaha

[@jefftotten720]

i don't see cute - just sadness.

[@AnimalLeftist]

+Wiener Fritzl , no, compassionate, and empathic. two words you'll never know the meaning of.

[@anna-xv3qf]

then you are sad

[@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349]

@Wiener Fritzl clearly not

[@kristinedreyer6032]

I see both.

[@barneyandthewiggles]

Your right, it’s not cute. It’s ADORABLE!!!

[@Mcperaa]

That is sad and cruel!! T.T I cry for the animals all the time =(

[@Sharix90]

@PunkStar6661 Well, seeing as orcas are in fact dolphins, I am sure they do. It is even speculated that the orca may be more intelligent than the bottlenose dolphin.

[@xxPECT0]

LOVE Sakari!

[@corkylove4ever523]

Me too

[@thr3351]

"some orcas enjoy it" Or, it just seems that way to you because they've been trained to be obedient to their trainers in front of the audience and orcas only naturally appear to be happy. And I love how you guys who are for captivity always try to justify that releasing them is wrong but never try to justify why continuously ripping these creatures from their natural habitats is right. If releasing them is so bad, why do they capture them in the first place? For human entertainment and profit?

[@corkylove4ever523]

It already happened I don’t like capturing either but it has already happened so we need to expect that SeaWorld hasn’t captured in over 40 years

[@hatzmannhenk]

So many people commenting that this animal cruelty. That they belong in the wild. How many of you have ever been to a zoo. Or better yet have a house pet. Aquarium or a birdcage or a terrarium or rabbit cage. You think that's justified. Every animal belongs in the wild. According to your standards.

[@downtown82]

+misteeq64 You forgot to ask him to perform tricks 3 times a day.

[@hatzmannhenk]

Misteeq64 and downtown82 ever been to a zoo? Or are you just hypocrit and only think it's wrong to have sealife animals in captivity.

[@avagilmour5800]

+Henk Hatzmann would you like to live in a bathtub for the rest of your life? And pets are domesticated so don't bring them into this!

[@hatzmannhenk]

Ava Gilmour​​ Do you like to live in a birdcage for the rest of your life. Seriously comments about go live in a bathtub and see how that feels are so lame. Ohh and you do realize that pets aren't domesticated by choice. Do you know how easy a ordinary house cat can become feral. 

[@avagilmour5800]

+Henk Hatzmann work on your grammar please I couldn't understand what your saying.

[@audrieljhaynatividad4761]

He Just Wanna Be Like his Mom

[@ScisMacGillicutty]

Luna was not human dependent: he was lost, orphaned and tried to meet his social needs through human encounters. No human needed to feed him or teach him anything. He died when he collided with a tug boat. Blame ultimately lies with Canadian wildlife management, because they couldn't come up with a plan for returning him to the wild. Springer, orphaned around the same time, and in similar circumstances, had the NOAA create a plan. A decade later, she's alive, living with a pod, and has a calf.

[@liamg5314]

That baby killer whale is way more intelligent than the average human baby and their families are superior to our families as they stay together for their entire life. We love our dogs and cats and most of us are heartbroken when we see them in shelters or suffering in any way. These whales are suffering, both physically and especially emotionally. They do not belong in a bathtub, they are apex predators and thrive in every ocean in the world. Their intelligence is not debatable, they have complex brains and experience emotions on a greater level with more depth than human beings. Do we torture our dogs? This is not right. What I hope for is that poor Tillkum snaps again. That beautiful whale who at 22 feet and 12,000 lbs has been subjected to physical and mental anguish his entire life. I like Tilly a lot more than those scumbags at Sea World. If he kills again I will be pleased frankly. It is probably too late for him to adjust in the oceans but perhaps he can set the rest of them free by using his incredible physical power and in the process close these stupid marine parks that couldn't give a crap about these animals. A little bit a money to destroy one of the most amazing creatures on the planet. Pathetic and unacceptable. And for those of you that support Sea World in this regard shame on you as well. I'm am rooting for Tilly to drown these jkasses with extreme force and power. Tilly is very strong but emotionally scared, I have tremendous sympathy for him and all of the wonderful Orcas and Dolphins in captivity.

[@jenic.1153]

Meu deus que coisa mais linda 😍

[@boredandihaveyoutube8175]

This video is so cute!!

[@amamaluba]

Very cute. ❤❤❤

[@sophied7942]

how cute a baby whale taped in a bathtub holing on to her one of few or only blood relitive in the park. congrats seaworld, you done it again!

[@sophied7942]

***** sarcasm..... look it up

[@neverwithoutnalani]

Yeah, so apparently she wasn't in the same park as her sister Unna, (a blood relative) and her uncles, Tuar and Kyuquot when this was filmed, also her sister Kohanna

[@caitlynkelly8859]

Sakari (calf) Lives with her Mother Takara (seen in the video), her half sister Kamea and her two half brothers Tuar and Kyuquot. Unna was her half sister, and was Kyara, before both of their passings (2015 and 2017 respectively)

[@EugB23]

These poor bastards are forced to swim around in a small cage and perform tricks for humans on cue their whole lives, disgusting....

[@MrLakers287]

what about the chicken and veal you eat? they are animals too.

[@AnimalLeftist]

+MrLakers287 , last I looked, chicken and calves were born on land. Maybe you should review the word "marine".

[@MrLakers287]

I'm confused what points you guys are making, Next time you eat veal...think about the mother cow that provides you with milk who had to see her child die.

[@AnimalLeftist]

MrLakers287 , I don't eat veal, and I don't consume dairy. Again, for the record. LAND does not = WATER. Go jump in a lake, if you don't believe me. Dairy cattle, yes, most have utterly miserable lives. How does that make this any less relevant? Try to focus. We'll wait.

[@sofcg2054]

this is the beautiful side of the nature.

[@rumtumtuggerchick]

Too cute!

[@jaguar4u2012]

I try to imagine my self being publicly displayed and trained and getting candies for my performance while being called cute, by people who come to watch me for amusement, and with no option to go out ever... Thats not so fun...

[@corkylove4ever523]

Shush

[@aidangm7419]

And you know what’s not fun? Peta killing 90% of its animals

[@jaguar4u2012]

@@aidangm7419 wrong chat maybe? I don't understand how it relates

[@daylight385]

@@jaguar4u2012 nah it’s true

[@okal3xis]

So cute! 💙 I'm just ignoring anti-caps in this video! 🐳

[@kotorandcorvid4968]

+netflixwhale me too.

[@r-erin2go380]

It's adorable, I'm ignoring too. They are taken care of, in the wild 70% of orcas only live to be 10 years old!

[@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349]

Ignorant people like you are the reason they must live a life of suffering these are intelligent social animals that swim miles a day yet we keep them in a tiny tank and put them on drugs so they can perform due to the mental effect this has on them. would you like to be stuck in a box put on drugs and be forced to perform? I don't think so if people like you did not exist they would not have to go through this torture. Please think before you comment and maybe you won't make such a fool out of yourself😀

[@j.r.8223]

The baby is so cute! ❤️

[@alessandroernani1]

aww Takara and Sakari!

[@britishjamz]

Mommy's little girl

[@loserkyd7393]

Tiki, Sakari, and John

[@dolphinetlywhales3786]

loserkyd John Hargrove?

[@KTPStudios04]

@@dolphinetlywhales3786 yes, the asshole

[@MandalorianDragonTrainer]

@@KTPStudios04 ugh, well now this otherwise precious clip is ruined

[@nanianaiis]

Thats so cute!!!

[@darkprose]

Ah, San Antonio! I guess this is the main slideout at the end of the habitat (with the gates at the opposite end).

[@graziagrimaldi552]

The little one is so cute....why human destroy them...

[@corkylove4ever523]

Humans didn’t destroy them

[@graziagrimaldi552]

@@corkylove4ever523 of course...humans can't capture them and close in tanks?

[@graziagrimaldi552]

Why humans capture them and close into tanks?**

[@corkylove4ever523]

@@graziagrimaldi552 SeaWorld hasn’t captured in many years

[@graziagrimaldi552]

@@corkylove4ever523 but I am talking of people in general...not only of sea world

[@SmokyMcPodd]

it's cute and it makes me smile, still I think they must be in the wild, that would make me smile more :)

[@jeremyplevier7875]

It won’t make you smile after you listen to a recording of the mother’s cries and screams after her child was stolen and taken to another park

[@corkylove4ever523]

@@jeremyplevier7875 shut up it’s propaganda

[@tabithamiller8064]

But isn't it Dangerous In the wild?with whalers?

[@Mylestring]

Takara (mom) and Sakari (baby)

[@cocoanut7]

Awh haha I was there! I remember seeing that :D

[@MLBoykin]

Ryan Dahn "My sister works at SeaWorld, and she told me..." is not a supporting argument--it's what ignorant people say. It seems you missed the fact that in Blackfish a number of the trainers and staff were kept in the dark regarding a number of issues (attacks on trainers, general facts about orcas, capturing, etc.). They're just people who work in a circus, with or around wild marine animals. And part of the maltreatment of orcas includes the comparatively small tanks they're kept in. It's all quite simple. You and your sister are on the wrong side, and you'd do well to start thinking for yourself.

[@shaunalee76]

Michael that aruement can also be thrown back at you. Before you become a trainer you should know where these animals actually come from and that obviously a fish bowl isnt exactly what an orca actually swims in. Ok so 20 years ago google and youtube wasnt around, but whale and dolphine trainers were. Trainers should always find out everything they can about their subjects

[@aidangm7419]

SPOT ON! 👏👏👏👏

[@skyrocketstyxfire]

I've visited SeaWorld twice and I LOVED it! I appreciate the care they give to the animals, and I appreciate the opportunity to see these creatures I'd never see otherwise, but most importantly I appreciate that tourist dollars are paying for enormous research & scientific projects to further human understanding of these animals. I also really enjoyed watching the film "Blackfish" but it's extremely biased and I didn't appreciate the use of drama on easily-swayed viewers. For example, Blackfish wants you to believe the animals are violent only because the pools are too small... yet later in the film they say it's improper to breed Tilikum because his genetics indicate propensity for violence... The documentary can't make up it's mind whether the violence is caused by genetics or environment... all the film wants you to do is blame SeaWorld for everything. Additionally, they blame the killings on the animals being in captivity, and the film tries to make you think that humans have never been killed by wild killer-whales. (I guess they expect the dead victims of wild orcas to file reports, LOL.) Thirdly, all killer whales (wild AND captive) are clearly aggressive. They use violence on each other on a regular basis. Wild orcas are violent toward their own family groups (which is how they keep them in line)... much more violent than humans are to each other. Wild orcas are KILLERS. Blackfish plays on your sympathies, making you think they are peaceful ocean-swimmers, but it's false... the wild is an extremely violent place. All killer whales are born to kill. Fourthly, SeaWorld isn't forcing ANY human to swim with killer whales, and requires trainers to train for 3 years first. Employees are competing left-and-right for the chance to do it. Humans enjoy risk, and there are a lot of people who are willing to die just for the thrill of swimming with a killer animal. Don't blame that adrenaline addiction on a corporation. Dawn took the risks with the rewards. She paid the price she was WILLING to pay (her life), and reaped the rewards for YEARS before-hand. Fifthly, humans separate young animals from their parents all the time in the wild -- for food, for labor, for entertainment, for research. SeaWorld does it much less than farmers, hunters, Hollywood movie-makers and other scientists do. If you want to write legislation to destroy SeaWorld, you're hypocritical unless you ALSO write legislation to stop 4-H, to stop craigslist (where people are always selling animal babies), to stop film-making of any animals, to stop county carnivals, to stop people from raising chickens, to stop ranching, to stop sheep-herding, to stop hunting, to stop animal pounds... etc.etc.etc. I don't mind people expressing opinions, but I hope that you will seeks facts, rather than bias or emotion. Before buying into "Blackfish"'s emotional hype, you need to research the big companies that FUNDED that film. You might be surprised who you've climbed into bed with.

[@anij8226]

Apparently you never actually watched Blackfish. Or The Cove. Or Lolita Slave to Entertainment. etc... If you have and can still say what you did you are as bad as they are and not worth trying to educate.

[@neverwithoutnalani]

If SeaWorld shuts down because of you anti-caps you will be the reason over 5,000 animals died, including the whales, birds, fish, and pinnipeds. Just think about that.

[@r-erin2go380]

You are correct with everything you said, except an orca has never killed a human in the wild. Blackish is propaganda. The whales can't be released into wild, they won't survive, Keiko (free Willy) didn't last very long after being released. The net cage to release them to keep them separated from the rest of the ocean won't work, there isn't even one in existence, and that will require them to be looked after and fed and visitors. Lastly 70% of orcas in the wild only survive to 10 years old. Anyways a movie like Blackish should of been done 100% facts, no edited interviews, and not biased propaganda. A true documentary shouldn't have any discrepancies at all and should be the whole truth, the entire truth! I just saw that alot of trainers came back to Sea World and they are making a new place, I don't remember the name of it.

[@mansoorahmed1676]

Dude ur so dumb being violent isn’t genetic hitlers son if he existed could’ve been a peaceful ass and their have never ever been a recorded event of an orca killing a human in the wild

[@rolandosintos838]

Anything u said and explain, only the fifth i don agree the sea world to separate the calf to their mother because it cause a mother orca to upset and agresive during performing. Im not against captivity of the orca but im not in favor to separate the young orca to their mother!

[@beleychala8217]

The baby killer whale was born And cute I love orcas and 🦈

[@SeaLife357]

Adorable

[@RyanDahn]

Blackfish had some compelling footage and valid points, but it was also very one-sided and the other side of the argument was never made. There's always 2 sides to every story. And while I ultimately agree they should be kept in the wild, SeaWorld does treat their animals well. My sister works at SeaWorld and told me a lot of the trainers in that film were fired for various reasons, they didn't leave on their own.

[@aldecgrejvocrover]

Do not visit Sea World, watch Blackfisch

[@jackgrunnel3896]

Seriously? What do YOU want SeaWorld to do with these orcas? Release them? Just curious -from a person who watched blackfish 2 times and still support SeaWorld

[@remedyfarm]

Sea World is in the wrong. Period. Fake account in this thread claiming that Sea World is a victim because"they're 'stuck with'" these DOLPHINS is a joke.

[@jackgrunnel3896]

+remedyfarm first of all I'm not fake and most of these orcas are born in captivity and don't have a pod in the wild. SeaWorld is all they know and they are healthy and well looked after. SeaWorld has the biggest tanks for the orcas yet everyone goes off at them while other marine parks jam orcas in tiny tanks and no one seems to care..

[@jamesmurphy-walsh8966]

+Jack Grunnel no free them into a natural sea pen to live out of the rest of there days it's humiliating and wrong

[@caitlingolder9967]

In the first years of Orca captivity yes many of them died due to inadequate care, but what animal didn't go through the exact same situation when it was first bought into captivity? That doesn't mean I think the methods facilities used in the 80's were right, but Orca care has improved drastically since then. We have 2 Orca's in their 50's now, and I believe there's nearly 10 in their 40's. That's amazing considering Orca's have only been in captivity for around 50 years and back then the care standards weren't too great. Orca's can swim up to 100 miles in one day, but that DOES NOT mean they regularly do it or that its fun for them. They do it out of necessity. They literally have to swim that far sometimes to find food, there's many wild pods that have found places with a lot of food and consequently hardly even left the area. Whereas Orca's in captivity literally have their food dropped into their mouths, they don't have a need to swim 100 miles in one day. SeaWorld does not lie about lifespan. Each wild pod has a different lifespan, for the longest living pods its about 30 for males and 50 for females. In other pods it can be 17 for males and about 30 for females. Either way its certainly not 100 for females in the wild like some anti-cap sources would have you believe.

[@jeremyplevier7875]

The cries. There’s nothing to describe the sound of pure grief when her child is stolen from her! This is heartbreaking.

[@philorcinus5869]

she and her two children are still together. and the father too

[@blechstettenellx_]

@@philorcinus5869 at least they can't breed their orcas anymore

[@KTPStudios04]

@@blechstettenellx_ yeah you're so happy about that right?? Breeding is completely natural. People like you forced SeaWorld to prevent their orcas from natural social interaction... shame on you

[@blechstettenellx_]

@@KTPStudios04 breeding is natural, but the way they breed their orcas in seaward is completely unfair, they force orcas to be together, orcas who don't want to be together at all, inbreeding, they use lots of medication in order to get sperm from the males, its completely unnatural breeding and abusive

[@KTPStudios04]

@@blechstettenellx_ no, that's not true. The orcas choose who they want to be with, they have friends and family they can choose to be with, there has only been *2* cases of inbreeding in captivity, they don't do sperm collections anymore because they had sperm banks, and it's everything BUT abusive. Maybe it was in the old days, but for years SeaWorld has given their orcas the best care they could.

[@isaacsantosaguilar4634]

it was very cute

[@leaa2979]

I really don't find this cute it's really sad

[@SuperJohnnyuk]

i think they starve them (adults) so they perform on cue to food! These are highly intelligent and social creatures, really to sad to see them incarcerated like this.

[@SebasChanVenus]

SuperJohnnyuk They are fed regularly. Search more.

[@Foundinthesea]

SuperJohnnyuk that's 100% not true lord help me

[@carliemariebeal1691]

金星 SebasChan. Vênus it may not be true, but using highly intelligent animals, or any animal for that matter, for circus tricks is degrading.

[@SebasChanVenus]

Carliemarie Beal It really is. It is something que will take to stop. People shouldnt have protested in the years 1960-1990, Which was the height of the capture. Now are born in captivity and we can only look. At least I think They take good care of These animals (It is a very expensive animal to lose). Sorry for the translator, I am Brazilian.

[@champlivedr]

That looks like Sea World San Antonio, They starve the animals to perform, That pool is like a small fish tank with only white walls to look at !!!!!

[@shadowmoon1873]

NO they took them out from San Antonio

[@shadowmoon1873]

2011 read the description

[@peggymarin8400]

+dolphins4lifeangie You have the audacity to claim SeaWorld's number 1 priority is caring for the whales ? How naïve are you,, or are you just a fucking idiot.. ? SeaWorld's number 1 priority is making money you dumbass.

[@peggymarin8400]

The ignorant person is you, who can not even spell ignorant and your not even smart enough to use spell check !!!! Your a dumb fuck, don't bother to respond, go learn how to spell and speak.

[@spacebug30]

​@@peggymarin8400 Explain me please, as they have saved over 33 000 animals over the past decades. Also, it's a simple fact that SeaWorld has the broadest knowledge of killer whales in human care, there's really no way to deny that.

[@candiceruth10]

They are in captivity

[@Calliewoody1]

So cute