Moskvarium's 3 Orcas Displaying Concerning Behavior

Over the past few years, since Moskvarium's three wild captured young transient orcas have been put on display, a concerning amount of behaviors ranging from aggressive to stereotypic (aka zoochosis) have been filmed by visitors.

[@deepthroat3627]

Listening to the same loud music every day of your life in prison.

[@Rabbit.760]

Ya fuck that

[@unclefreddieDied]

reminds when I worked at the grocery store

[@deepthroat3627]

@@unclefreddieDied Now imagine you could never ever leave that shop for the rest of your life.

[@unclefreddieDied]

@@deepthroat3627 good point

[@fart63]

Philly 1986 orcas aren’t whales, they’re dolphins

[@Exiled_Q]

and can you imagine how painfully loud that music must be for creatures who's ears are strong enough to hear well under water?!

[@sir.benzerlot4571]

Sounds travels better underwater

[@Exiled_Q]

@@sir.benzerlot4571 whoa

[@williamherd7251]

This comment is a complaint for the sake of complaining. You have NO CLUE how sensitive an orcas ears are.. given that they are so small they barely exist, my guess would be that they are not super powerful.. you just like to feel smart. You really have no idea

[@GsoloDolo]

@@williamherd7251 calm the fuck down 🙄

[@williamherd7251]

Hobi's Wifeu ok, I’ll calm down and you remove all the dumb comments from KZbin, deal?

[@jpadma9]

I feel like soon we will look back in history and be disguisted of how we used to live

[@Kateosaurus]

I'm already there.....

[@rightthewrong6050]

I'm disgusted already...

[@valmacclinchy]

I recommend the documentary Blackfish. Eye-opening.

[@kimmyseon46]

Thats how history always is we are disgusted at slavery, nazis, and japanese soldiers but back then it was just something that made everyone a bit uncomfortable before they either decide to join it or ignore it

[@catwell88]

I’m disgusted now....😢

[@cassidywilson8437]

the anxiety I get when watching this poor thing STRUGGLING, getting back to the water.

[@Roselyroses]

Then the stupid “entertainers” just stand there and do thing while the poor whale panics.

[@cassidywilson8437]

@@Roselyroses that’s what has me pissed. they pay to fucking watch these poor animals get ABUSED

[@TiGroKe]

these guys dont even push. I understand that its Dangerous to get close while the whale is going Crazy. but still.. do something !

[@Beautiful_Sound_1995]

I mean, they will do this in the wild occasionally, but not to this degree. They sometimes move onto the shore to catch something just out of reach, or they will leap onto ice to tip prey off of it. But you can see some of the orca looking like "Oh, fuck." When they go too far in during this video.

[@Roselyroses]

@@Beautiful_Sound_1995 Yes, wild orcas will occasionally drive themselves up onto the beach to get their prey. But that's willingly. These orcas aren't coming up, nor staying on the platform because they want to.

[@djtaz112]

When I was a kid I always wanted to see this. Grown up, and educated I wish things would change with them. It's horrible to see.

[@unclefreddieDied]

djtaz112 exactly

[@mr.lijahkthe1st112]

Jody Doherty Boobies?

[@mtp1942]

If you wanna see one go for a whale watching tour anywhere I went on one in vancouver it was really cool seeing these killer whales but not in an aquarium

[@anessaleonard730]

Honestly as a kid I had my fill of marine life just watching Animal Planet. Sadly, the nature documentaries that Animal Planet aren't really a thing anymore, and it's sort of just turned into Human Planet. 'Surprisingly Human' really is the emphasis now. I know that most kids do/did not take interest in stuff like Animal Planet, but really it used to be an amazing outlet for beginner information into the world of Zoology. It's sad that people take their kids to places like Sea World to experience marine life when it's just a lot cheaper to show them a nature documentary, where the animals are in their natural habitat. I was about 16 or 17 when my dad took my brother and I, including his family, to Sea World. And I've got to be honest it may have been the saddest conditions for the marine life that I've ever seen for publicly kept captive animals. Even my youngest (half) sister who was like 9 at the time was questioning it. About 70% or more of the Orcas had depression (you can tell because they'll have folded flippers, the others were obviously younger) and it was well over 100 degrees that day, it was summer in Texas so that water was extremely warm. There was no quiet either, and most of the animals did shows 3-5 times a day. A person in this situation would have gone insane staying in those conditions for more then a week. Some of these animals live decades in these small enclosures. It's sort of insane that it's taken so many documentaries and footage to show the cruelty that's been inflicted on these animals, for people to finally notice in mass.

[@catwell88]

Same for me....I saw a show to Sea World when I was a kid. I loved it. Now I look back and cry

[@samanthafox3124]

These beautiful creatures do not belong in a fish tank. Humans are the worst species on Earth😔

[@wendynoto9782]

No doubt about it I hope they show them a thing or too .

[@patriciaparker191]

I agree with you.

[@alipeacock3685]

Elaine Muinhos yes you are so right

[@sard1nez]

Yet ur a human

[@andreiciacico3185]

Why? You too.

[@debbiegubala5429]

This breaks my heart. Stop their nightmare...

[@oldironsides4107]

Agreed they stole hulk hogans entrance and tweaked a few chords at 55 seconds. And then stole the Indiana Jones theme as well. Truly dispicable

[@CantonGirl1981]

I lived near Sea World Ohio. I went once when I was six and it devastated me. If I knew this at six, I can’t fathom how adults ever thought this was OK. It’s heartbreaking. 💔

[@genodoth1661]

Money is the reason. So cruel.

[@Sunrise-fr9jb]

Oh they know it’s wrong. It’s that they aren’t good people.

[@hannahm6876]

I can’t wait until the day these intelligent, complex animals are no longer held captive in these small pools. This is so sad.

[@yvonne2965]

They should not be allowed to be kept captive

[@jdsartre9520]

do you eat animals? do you eat meat?

[@Mike1Lawless]

@Khamilah Stansbury They prefer to display themselves on a beach in the sun where they'll die!

[@Sagha4]

@@jdsartre9520 Torturing is not the same as killing an animal for food. Suffering is painful, traumatic & unnatural. A female orca had all miscarriages her whole life in sea world. She was under so much stress.

[@yerman0564]

@@jdsartre9520 fuck off.

[@MillyKKitty]

This is like throwing a human child into the ocean and laughing how it panics while it tries to get back on land

[@hannahburke7328]

It's So Digusting! 😠

[@mariozd971]

Nonsense

[@spellywelly]

@@mariozd971 slightly disproportionate metaphor, given that children can’t breathe underwater but I wouldn’t call it nonsense. The stress is real.

[@natashanault]

Literally that’s it , that’s what it is

[@MalcolmBrenner]

Those orcas are going nuts. I would too, if I had to endure “Smoke on the Water” several times a day!

[@oldironsides4107]

They ripped off hulk hogans I am a real American at around the :55 second mark. Changed the chords very slightly and added symbols. And ripped or Indiana Jones theme as well. It’s absolutely horrifying these assholes butcher and steal music.

[@katastrophicworld]

I'm so glad I was right when I was a 6 yr old and had an orca incounter at SeaWorld I thought I was going to enjoy imy photo with an Orca. Before the show they were letting people take pictures with an orca and , when I was almost coming up 4 my picture there was about 2 or 3 kids ahead of me, I saw the eyes of the orca and it looked so sad and lifeless like it had given up. I swear on my life I sometimes think we telepathically communicated , if not then I was a very empathetic or brilliant child. When I saw how unhappy it looked the second I felt guilty for being in line and thought in my head" It's sad, it doesn't like to do this" it perked up and directly looked at me like it heard my thoughts and stared me in the eyes. It stared like it was desperate to communicate with someone who understood it ,and the words " can u help me!?Was what I saw in its eyes , felt in my heart, and heard in my head . I started crying and told my uncle I didn't want to do this anymore. They thought I was scared but , I asked the trainer how come it looks so sad? He said it's not sad ,he's just knows to remain calm .I still refused a photo with it and as we walked away ,I saw the orca slump like it hoped I was going to save it but I didn't. I always assumed I read way too much into that situation,and the orca was just fine,but then blackfish came out 35 yrs.later and that incident flooded back to me and it made me collapse to my knees,break down and cry. What if I didn't read too much into that encounter? That would mean I failed that Orca.I truly believe it did pick up on my feelings and it really was begging for my help. I just don't understand how I at 6 yrs old was able to see how wrong SeaWorld was and how depressed and unhappy the orca was back in 86 yet grown ass adults 40 years later,are still just obliviously ignorant to the cruelty behind it. Either I was a brilliant child or the adults are Really fucking stupid, and I'm FAR FROM brilliant,in case my grammar didn't give that away.

[@angeldip5797]

Oh my goodness! What an experience. Kinda reminds me of Harry Potter where he talks to and sets the snake free! That Orca saw you! Poor thing!

[@VCRchnl01]

The fact that the audience is laughing at these behaviors is insane. These marine circuses are not educational in the slightest. EDIT: I made this comment a year ago and I'm still getting notifications on it, can y'all go argue somewhere else ffs.

[@CleverClover2023]

@@SimonWoodburyForget How exactly is this a good example of the learning ability of orcas?These are wild caught killer whales that have been forced to learn these unnatural tricks. These are mammal eating killer whales that have been forced to eat a fish only diet.

[@CleverClover2023]

@@SimonWoodburyForget My ability to type has nothing to do with the fact that these killer whales are displaying potentially aggressive behaviors. These are wild caught mammal eating orcas that are being used in stressful theatrical performances. The trainers also are inexperienced and have no idea how to handle or be around such a large animal. That in and of itself is a BIG issue.

[@armedanddiesel]

I got anxiety watching it. How emotionally closed off are trainers to not FEEL these whales?

[@LadyCoyKoi]

It's legal modern day slavery.

[@seasonaldates]

EeveeObsessed where were these whales caught? Any guesses? But yeah, they are transients... How stupid can the caretakers be to feed them fish..

[@DustinSmith796]

The whale at 1:13 beached itself and was panicking. Orcas in the wild only beach themselves for prey. These orcas don’t.

[@CleverClover2023]

Only the killer whales in Argentina beach themselves for seals.

[@philorcinus5869]

They wouldn't panic if they had a smaller platform, that one is way too large and doesn't allow them to get back in the water whenever they please - that's the problem.

[@MusicLoverPearson]

WHALES DO BEACH THEMSELVES IN THE WILD DUMMY

[@summerrees2567]

MusicLover P lmao no one said they didnt. The comment literally says that they only beach themselves while hunting prey

[@newdarkneoss3985]

Look closer, he didnt beach himself, the other orca did which is way way way worse.

[@vivianbrown2477]

As a young kid at seaworld when I saw this the first thing that came to mind was that has to hurt them. Like the pain we feel on our chest and ribs when trying to get out of a pool. Yet they where forced to do it over and over. Sad

[@oldironsides4107]

Agreed. We all enjoy hurting the whale. Throwing batteries or nachos. We as humans love hurting the whale. I’ve seen about 50-60 throw boot knives at whales among cups of pee. Batteries nachos. Hot dogs. Darts. That’s why we want to see the whale. To ruin there day. Or really bother them. Even just for a moment. And that’s all we can do. God bless ❤️ 💕 ☮️

[@historiakurono4321]

2:37 This must have happened to him a lot so he's figured out how to move off the stage by moving his pectoral fins.

[@jamieohjamie]

That looked so weird... that's absolutely not normal whale behavior.

[@rachelmazza4079]

Right like that ain’t cute? He isn’t ‘dancing’ he’s stuck

[@TheGustavFTW]

Not condoning this, but you do know they beach themselves to get seals? So I'd imagine in the wild it isnt uncommon for orcas to develop that skillset. Doing it 100s of times a week though.

[@littlefinnn]

They made the stage way too big in the first place

[@Kingofthejungle185]

​@@rachelmazza4079racist

[@StewartLucrative]

As a child I went to SeaWorld with my family and thought it was so cool to see orcas in real life. But watching this now as an adult I realize how incredibly stupid and demeaning this type of bullshit is.

[@dragonladygray1335]

Same 😞

[@lesterine77]

In fairness though, the shows at seaworld in America were nothing like this. The whales in America were treated like royalty compared to this cruelty.

[@addiewatson5372]

The fact that there are people laughing is just sickening. These poor animals are obviously distressed being in captivity. How can people look at this and think its ok? It just baffles me...

[@FBab-jb4lp]

so sad to watch that they keep them hungry to do tricks , Ocras and dolphins shows must be banned internationally.

[@CleverClover2023]

@@SimonWoodburyForget I dont think you know much about captivity of killer whales. This level of aggression is something that doesnt happen in the wild. Killer whales dont attack each other out of frustration. These are wild caught animals that are begin forced to perform every day. These are apex predators that are begging for food.....i dont see how you can think this is ok??? Do you really think these young whales would rather be in this featureless tank than with their mothers? This isnt an animal with a job, these are animals that are slaves!

[@gaminglodgicz3385]

Simon WoodburyForget your a fucking idiot! These whales have a KILLED PEOPLE in captivity because they don’t want to be there.. killer whales are not show monkeys to wow children.. they are animals that are being mistreated and deserve to be kept in the wild.. I honestly can’t wait until the killer whales kill more people.. then stupid people will hopefully finally realise these animals should not be in tiny little tanks

[@CleverClover2023]

@@SimonWoodburyForget Aggression on this level is something that absoluetly DOES NOT happen in the wild! Killer whales dont have "hierarchies". They have a matriarch based social system that is very tight knit. You really have no idea how killer whale society work do you? Yes humans are apex predators as well, but I dont go around begging for food lol. Humans have evolved to shape the world around us to fit our needs and wants. We no longer have the need to hunt for survival when we have domesticated livestock to fill that need. And your lame attempt at insulting me is pretty funny. I do both actually. I go hiking, spend time with family and friends and do volunteer work at animal shelters. but part of my passion is marine biology so I do spend time on getting my degree and doing online outreach and educating. Nothing wrong with that.

[@chris-pk8yh]

@@SimonWoodburyForget So now you're saying that orcas are intelligent, make up your mind.

[@riyaathomas2548]

1:04 Just seeing that darling struggle like that is breaking my heart 💔 Meanwhile there's blaring music in the background and the crowd finds it amusing.....

[@littlefinnn]

And the trainers doing absolutely nothing to help-

[@nippleninja255]

@@littlefinnn To be fair, they probably didn't want to get smacked or squished by her as she was thrashing to get back into the water. Just let the animal do its thing and only intervene when absolutely necessary. There's also the need to stay calm so the audience doesn't panic.

[@dracodracarys2339]

Meanwhile the audience acts like it's just dancing to the music :/

[@brianarios1866]

commenting so that hopefully more people see this on their recommended and learn about the reality of places like this.

[@oldironsides4107]

What was so brutal for you? Do you have pets? Do you eat meat? Do you equate animals to humans? I agree with you that whales are retarded. Just wanted input. I can teach a dog to wave. Army crawl. Dance. You can do the same with pigs.

[@susansmith4784]

Well done for exposing this cruelty, although I didn't like the content of this video, I gave it a like as you're exposing animal cruelty and people need to wake up to what's going on

[@juliagurule1285]

We kill human babies with NO compulsion! WHAT'S the problem?!!!!

[@aliciadantini338]

Stay up it’s sick what they are doing

[@jenniferahough4983]

@@juliagurule1285 I don't! So yes I have a problem with this cruelty.

[@wendypeeters7656]

@@juliagurule1285 tell me what killing baby's has too do with this kind of cruelty? Bc it is from a very different order

[@katie7513]

Julia Gurule because animals don’t do anything to us therefore they should live, humans should have never been evolved I’m sorry

[@Linda-jj1sj]

This is so sad. It’s heartbreaking to watch.

[@reynaperdomo2498]

denise roos it is

[@MB-rl5hi]

I found it funny

[@thunderjawsaiftheboss4517]

It is

[@Andreajasmine13]

@@MB-rl5hi you're very weird

[@saniaaziz5644]

At 2:17 you can see how even the trainer got scared at that unexpected behavior

[@julezlynch960]

I don’t get why the other whales in the group seem to WANT to beach their pals… strange! But I do understand why the trainers step back and let the whales take care of it themselves, it would be probably life-threatening if they interfered.

[@hhsea]

@@julezlynch960 the amount of stress they suffer can cause them to show all that frustation in form of agression

[@hatimsalim1355]

People are driving animals crazy and money is driving people crazy… how on Earth this could be balanced

[@loverluxe]

Bro you don’t know how mad I was when it looked like the orca nearly beached himself and the trainer did nothing to help him 😡

[@Spar7anProjec7]

I mean, if an orca is panicking she could easily break your ribs or legs with a violent tail swipe. I don't know if anyone would try to help a big creature in the midst of a panic attack, it could make her panic more while you also would risk your bones.

[@ParkerPeachesAnthemLights14]

I know all they were worried about was the bucket of dead fish

[@nollenhaney8545]

What are they gonna do? It weight several tons

[@AmbiguousPing]

And the other orca just pushed the beached orca and watched

[@serpentinewolf7085]

@@Spar7anProjec7 I would. Probably would get shattered ribs but wouldn’t be able to just sit there and watch it suffer so badly.

[@EmperorDragon6]

In an alternate universe orcas have us in captivity and make us do “tricks”

[@cookyverse7812]

In landworld

[@NoDumbBlondeHere]

Good

[@bigpuma444]

Hell, you can enjoy that now! Just find out when your local prison is giving tours, bring a shank along and throw it onto the floor from the observation deck when the inmates are all walking around. That will be some quality entertainment right there

[@Hyraladen]

To bad that alternative universe is just talk and not real

[@d-meth]

@@Hyraladen and you know that how? 😉

[@sandiecooke1465]

At one point when it’s struggling it’s almost like it looks at her for help and she just walks past 😞

[@abellaa6475]

The trainers can't help the helpless orca, it could strike and killer whale are way too heavy to push back into the water but I just wish we had the strength to push that poor orca back into the water😢😢😪

[@sanneandrea1843]

The trainers dont know what they are doing

[@lelielspetskink]

1:33 HELP IT USLESS SWINES

[@jamesofthesharingan1591]

I was literally thinking why they didn't give it a small push towards the water

[@thegrimweeperx9319]

the whales are way too big for them to help. a human would’ve b able to move it an inch.

[@irishmickhead1]

Useless because they cant help push a 10,000lbs whale anywhere?

[@evandforti4843]

@@thegrimweeperx9319 the platform is literally wet and slippery, wtf are you talking about? They can easily push them

[@vnk4584]

Enzo they way tonnes. if a road is slippery and wet with soap and a car is put in brake can you push the car?

[@NikkiBrandt1979]

The trainers weren’t even helping the orca back in the water 😢💔

[@alistpromise648]

The first one was definitely panicked so had accidentally beached itself the lastcon at 2:37 roughly was calm and slowly making their way back to the pool so I believe that was part of the show

[@brthdygrl6]

AlistPromise The whale kicked over the food it wasn't for the show #EmptyTheTanks

[@brthdygrl6]

I'm not usually anti-Cap but than again I only support SeaWorld/Loro parque, as well as MarineLand in France because the Traimers care for the Whales and the whales care the Trainer. Other member of those parks or others are their just for the money.

[@brthdygrl6]

1. For safety 2. Trainers are dicks.

[@j-sm4554]

@@brthdygrl6 Sorry but your view is very uneducated. No water park is a good place for these animals. Trainers may love the animals but it doesn't change the fact that the orcas are miserable and should not be held prisoners and enslaved to perform tricks.... Wake up please and watch some documentaries.

[@bicknell67]

Its crazy when I was little I was so excited to see a show like this. Now as a adult Im wiser and know this is wrong.

[@karenwaddell4724]

I would be amazed by this as a child. Watching it now makes me sick. I can’t believe the thoughtless cruelty of it all. 😢

[@laurenhart4084]

This is absolutely disgusting. I seriously don’t understand why these people think it’s ok to look at this atrocity. They are obviously are being unfairly treated at this facility and should be shut down. These killer whales are animals and should not be laughed at. I do not find this funny at all !

[@zahraesa4s645]

روعة مذهل جدا أريد أن أتدربة معهم و إسمي هو ياسمين

[@d-meth]

Most of them are kids who don't understand =/ But parents should explain instead of just taking them and stupidly laughing. There are better ways to show kids those animals up close. Even the captive bred ones could be put in a better environment (sea pens, puzzle toys). Get a sea pen with a tunnel under it. Get the orcas to simulate hunt close by. People will get to see them live while they're rehabbed back into the wild (if possible).

[@FBab-jb4lp]

so sad , God please help these abused and tortured animals we need your help 😡😡😡😡😢😭😭😭

[@CleverClover2023]

@@SimonWoodburyForget What exactly do you know about the captivity industry? I would say seeing your family members drown while you are being kidnapped is traumatizing! Being forced to live in a sterile environment that doesnt look or sound anything like your ocean home is frightening! Being forced to perform everyday for food that you would never eat in the wild, being deprived of sensory and cultural development is abusive!!! Animals with jobs are like service dogs, police and rescue dogs. These are highly intelligent, complex beings that were violently taken from their world to be sold and used as slaves. I dont see how anyone with compassion or intelligence would see this as anything other than abusive and cruel.

[@CleverClover2023]

@@SimonWoodburyForget What? Imprisonment and adoption are NOT the same thing at all. Comparing the free will of humans to these captive orcas (who have lost that freedom) is a pretty unfair comparison. We have the freedom to leave a job if we want, we have the option to not pay taxes. These captive killer whales are trapped in that marine park. They are at the mercy and whim of the trainers' every demand. They have no escape and they have no ability or freedom to make their own choices. Retruning wild caught animals back to nature is VERY much possible and it should be done with these wild caught killer whales! Saying that its not possible isnt true at all. Sentencing these animals to a lifetime of suffering, frusteration and death is pretty unfair and selfish and shows that you dont really understand the issue at all. There have been many successful reintroduction of wild caught captive cetaceans back into the wild. These orcas are not an exception. They havent been in captivity that long and it wouldn't be unreasonable to rehabilitate and release them to their pods. Ending the capture and display of these intelligent and highly complex animals is something that needs to end. They dont adapt well to captivity and these aggressive behaviors WILL get worse and someone Will end up getting hurt or killed.

[@chris-pk8yh]

@@SimonWoodburyForget exactly. If your( orca) is alone( no whales that they know) and have no interaction but concrete walls, it drives them insane. And let me tell you a story. When they capture young orcas, the family resists so they kill them, open their stomachs, and fill them with rocks so that they will sink. And not to mention the young orca is forced to watch all this happen without a choice. When they are taken, they are TAKEN. They have no choice. Humans have the right to do anything. And yes people can just quit their jobs, but you see orcas are taken many miles away from their home and since they can only swim they can't just get up and walk out of the tank. So yeah it is abuse and they have no choice at all!

[@chris-pk8yh]

@@SimonWoodburyForget HUMANS HAVE A CHOICE TO LEAV THEIR JOB! They don't but they have the option to. Orcas are just slaves for our enjoyment.And yes people who stay in their basement all day have the choice to go outside, but they dont. These orcas aren't physically capable of leaving. And here's a fact, orcas have the second largest brain of all mammals. They are 1000%more intelligent than you and, in fact one of their natural and intelligent behaviours is teaching their calf how to mimick other animals to hunt. So yeah orcas are not stupid and they DONT have the choice to leave.

[@MP-lj4co]

Simon WoodburyForget lets get you a job entertaining orcas by being forced to do tricks in their natural environment then.

[@catherineclinton911]

It breaks my heart & outrages me to see this evidence of the obvious treachery they live under -- even if the visitors weren't capturing it on film, it is logical on its face what harm this would do to these Majestic & highly intelligent apex predators who are supposed to be wild and free and ruling the ocean. Thank you for exposing it. The more ppl who know, the better.

[@freezedriedzombi8242]

I remember my dream in life when I was little was to work in sea world. Because I love animals. And literally like 1 month after having that goal my cousin showed me the seaworld documentary. That dream ended real quick

[@merrymelodys4785]

Poor babies! It breaks my heart to see these beautiful creatures struggling like that.

[@2490debrick]

They just want their freedom...

[@TheWatchernator]

1:00 look how stressed that animal is

[@lordofkitties]

I got so damn mad when the trainers didnt even help that one orca who couldnt get back in the water

[@Meisaims]

They didn't help because it would show the audience something was wrong.

[@rocstan]

Why do these amusement sea parks still exist??? PERIODT

[@amor797]

Because money ! And govs dont give a fuck about this earth, nature... Already multiple mass extinctions happened we never heard about.

[@rl2769]

The people who pay money to go to these parks and zoos are 100% to blame. With out them , these places couldn’t exist.

[@guestuser1671]

This facility is even brand-new, they caught about two dozen Siberian orcas for those sad three that they managed to keep alive...

[@daru5002]

Because people pay for it, lol

[@stewardnyasulu9589]

People who pay for these shows are the fuel to this ever growing inhumane and toxic behavior towards an highly brilliant animal.

[@Roselyroses]

All of these shows are disgusting, torturing these animals in the name of entertainment.

[@stewardnyasulu9589]

@@Roselyroses how they even sleep at night remains a mystery, because the sound of Orcas in distress is highly taunting, and sad.

[@Roselyroses]

@@stewardnyasulu9589 Yes, that's a mystery how they can live with themselves. Maybe the pay is high enough to justify it to the "entertainers," although I believe nothing can justify tormenting these orcas. I know I couldn't be an orca trainer. I can't even step foot into a SeaWorld park, knowing their terrible history.

[@ravensinnott852]

Thank you for taking the time to spread awareness about this! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@captainwafflez3630]

For people wondering the trainers are told never to push or help the Orcas if they beach themselves for safety/legal reasons should they get hurt

[@hannahburke7328]

You Have Got To Be Kidding Me! That's Like Not Helping A Mental Health Patient Prevent Themselves For Harming Or Possibly Commiting Suicide! 😦😤

[@maxelmxl6286]

this was rellay hard to watch

[@susancouderc359]

The kids laughing dont know any better but yeah it is sad to see these amazing creatures wild predators jailed like this. They should be free in the wild.

[@my2cents980]

This video makes me cry! How do these trainers sleep at night! This is the saddest thing I’ve ever seen

[@Cminorputitincminor]

I'd recommend the documentary Blackfish, it's on Netflix, about the cruelty towards orcas in "captivity" (imprisonment). It really gives some insight into the trainers' points of view. Because, i agree, everyone involved is complacent as hell. But we need to be turning the blame to the big CEOs and the lack of animal protection laws before the trainers. I agree, though, it's devastating.

[@yankeecitygirl]

Hideous.

[@amehta23]

I remember seeing them at sea world and it was incredible but now I think they should be released back

[@anotherhuman3866]

Dont worry sea world is no longer allowed to capture or breed any orcas. And they are only allowed to keep current ones until they die because they wouldnt survive in the wild. Blackfish is am amazing documentary about orcas and SeaWorld in particular I would reccomend!

[@Goji20000]

@@anotherhuman3866 They may be lying again 😒

[@anotherhuman3866]

@@Goji20000 I mean wouldn't people notice if they had baby orcas?

[@Goji20000]

@@anotherhuman3866 They should set the Orcas free along with the ones that were captured. Because the captured ones were born in the wild and know how to survive.

[@anotherhuman3866]

@@Goji20000 but we have seen thats simply untrue in the past. if I go out and catch a juvenile snake and keep it for 5 years then decide I'm going to rerelease this snake (which is illegal btw buy captive bred pets and dont release them lmao) it most likely wont survive because it's used to not having any threats, not having to search very hard for food and not to mention parasites and illness. When something is used to captivity it finds it very difficult to adjust to the wild. To release these orcas into the ocean and to get it able to survive would take a lot of time, money and space. And even then it mightnt adjust to living in the wild

[@marjoniqueoncke6006]

1:20 that poor little angle😭😭

[@choas_is_life2433]

Why the hell were people laughing and clapping?????😔😔😔this world has gone to hell...

[@laayvee4472]

Don't blame the average innocent naive people. Blame the corrupt ones who understand the cruelty but promote it as not for there own profit. No one is born understsnding animals and some people are too distracted or interested in other things to look into animals. The only people who realize the real cruelty are ones who take the time to learn about animals. It's literally the CEOs of this world that profit off of animals that convinced the mass society who don't got the time or interest in for animals that what they're doing is completely safe, beneficial to the animal itself and the profit goes to its species

[@BK-si3sc]

They obviously were helping each other back into the water. As much as I love wildlife and seeing them up close this is far from being a healthy environment for such amazing creatures.

[@madnessofmymind]

🤣🤣 Try again! 1 of them was pushing the others OUT of the water.

[@anyaw340]

Some of the clips just looked like the orca getting stuck on the platform and struggling to get back in the water. Not that the whole thing isn't still cruel, but just an observation.

[@jlywi7171]

This is so heartbreaking to watch

[@fn-2187bb8]

1:12 excruciating to watch.

[@TrixieBoo]

Whoever pays to watch this kind of thing is sick. They are supporting the abuse that is inflicted on these beautiful creature.

[@dragoncrown2029]

They're probably uneducated on orca behavior ☺

[@brece5452]

OR, the organizations are capitalizing one a creature that many individuals love yet don’t truly understand what’s going on. Think small children who want to see a real orca and not something that’s just one film. Before I went to SeaWorld and saw orcas for the first time in the real world, it was fantastic. Seeing how graceful they moved, their wonderful markings, their beautiful calls, it was magical. However, now that I’m older, the magic turned out to be a lie. I despise SeaWorld now, but they already got what they wanted. They essentially have those who truly wish to see these animals come to see them here because it’s easier and more well known.

[@kristianxoto]

u got discovery channel or aimal planet? they even worse, they stage most of the attacks and predation, tie up the animals so lion takes it etc. its been documented several times....

[@yahn7901]

When i grow up I will never take my child into this cruel trip I’m just going to teach my child how to be smart

[@luminatrixfanfiction]

Yeah Sea World in America is horrible. The only Sea World you can trust is from Australia. Down here we treat our animals much much better. We don't even have whales in the Sea World Gold Coast. This is heart-breaking to see.

[@hannahburke7328]

When I Have Kids. I'm Booking Summer Vacations To The San Juan Islands.

[@gailesmusictherapy8525]

Help me to understand, they were playing the loud rock ‘n’ roll music which appeared the orcas were dancing to the music but in fact, they were actually struggling to get back in the water, emulating dancing, am I correct?

[@cloudstrife7668]

It looks like she's having a seizure to me 😭 I hope they shut down

[@judyadams7901]

I so agree

[@armedanddiesel]

Full blown panic attack

[@georgiadixon3046]

This is the most sickening thing I’ve ever seen. These poor creatures have had their dignity stripped. So so sad!

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

Orca at 1:12 is just like: “WTF, like Help!”

[@jenniferpower981]

Heartbreaking to see a magnificent animal reduced to this,it really is immoral.

[@MD-ty3wm]

Мда. Разве это хорошо? Мучения для живых существ. И дрессировщики кое-где стоят и не знают что делать!

[@ttttkeith]

Its so freaking sad on so many levels.😡

[@duchsupernova1587]

And now only 1 of them is alive

[@lysechrist1947]

These amazingly intelligent creatures should never be kept in captivity!!!!!!

[@Whale_Tale]

Greetings. I am currently shooting a documentary about the Whale jail in Russia (already did a short about people who study orcas in Kamchatka waters). Can I use this ffotage for illustration?

[@keikoconservation3253]

Hi! It's unfortunately not our footage but we look forward to seeing your documentary!

[@Whale_Tale]

I'm afraid, there will be no movie. I can't get inside the whale prison, because you have to get clearance, and in that department, I get zero help from animal right activists. Colleagues in Russia ignore me, because they are busy with their own affairs. It seems that I am the only lazy bum, who comes home after work and late at night produces videos about protests against whale prison from different cities in Russia. I can't get through to Jean-Michel Cousteu, I can't get through to Ingrid Visser. So I can't get to the ultimate place I need to be. Not to speak about the fact that I have to finance the whole production from my own pocket. But it's fine - I kinda got used to the idea that movies about nature are almost non existent in Russia. What really bugs me is that I seem to be fighting my own little war with everyone - animal rights activists included. I was trying to find support for a movie about russian orcas for three years - since I made a short documentary about biologists who study orcas at Kamchatka. And now, when there is actually a chance to do something important, I can't even dive into the action. I am tired of feeling useless. @@keikoconservation3253

[@keikoconservation3253]

@@Whale_Tale we always need help with the anti-captivity related movement in Russia and we're currently looking for a volunteer to help utilize our social media channel in Russian. If you're interested, please e-mail us at [e-mail]. We'd love to chat more!

[@Razzlewolfflight]

What people don’t seem to understand is that the “huge” slideout is made that big on purpose. It’s a stage made to accommodate many different sizes of animals because they constantly rotate the animals in and out of the show pool. The holding tanks are in the back and are much smaller. The actual slide outs are the tiny ones close to the stands, made when these orcas were calves, so they no longer fit. It seemed like Nord (the bull) was the major instigator at first, but it looks like Narnia and Juliet are equally disruptive. I’d be incredibly surprised if either one of the whales or one of the trainers doesn’t get killed in the near future. There’s no quick exit for the humans and no exit at all for the whales.

[@Isa-cr7fd]

And it’s sad these poor whales were captured from the wild not too long ago! Pisses me off!! SeaWorld actually care about their orcas and have decades of education and learning to train the orcas positively. These orcas are so horribly trained and are going to hurt themselves

[@Razzlewolfflight]

@@Isa-cr7fd ...Sea World is not a good place.

[@Isa-cr7fd]

Razzlewolfflight SeaWorld is MUCH better then this place! That’s for sure

[@CleverClover2023]

@@Isa-cr7fd These wild caught whales are trained the same way that SeaWorlds orcas are trained. No trick - no fish. Wild animal performances are not based on positive training they are based on food deprivation. The animals are kept hungry to a certain extent so they will do as they are told.

[@Isa-cr7fd]

StarShadow that’s not true, for a start seaworld orcas (except 3) were all born in captivity, they don’t know any different and their family is the same orcas they grew up with in the tanks, these orcas were wild caught and stolen from their family IN 2012/13 WHICH is unacceptable as we now know how important family is to the killer whale and are much more educated on them thanks to science study’s (which SeaWorld take part in with their orcas) Seaworlds orcas aren’t mistreated either, it’s not no trick no food, it’s TREATS! Each orca at SeaWorld has a bucket with their name on it, the buckets they use for shows are only for TREATS meaning the fish used in shows are treats for the animal. For example there’s KEET the orca, if keet isn’t performing he will be given his daily diet of fish in a bucket that will be named “KEET” if he’s in a show and was in the slideout for example his TREATS would be coming from the bucket with the name “S/O” which stands for yep you guessed it, SLIDE OUT!

[@deeannadorough7378]

When I was young we had Seven Seas in Arlington. This was early 1970’s. It was incredible back then. Looking back. It breaks my heart to see how hard these beautiful animals work and for very little food. Seven Seas is now owned by Six Flags over Texas. These beauties should have never been trapped. They should have remained in the wild blue Ocean. Think about you work your hardest all day and get barely enough to make it through the day. So sad!

[@NovaSkiesx]

It's horrible to have them in captivity. But it's even worse having them perform tricks outside of the water because they weigh so much , their weight crushes their organs. It's vile and disgusting that we do this to them.

[@sharoneastwood.1025]

Arrrrrrr poor Wales. These people don't give a dam about these beautiful creatures. They are not for our entertainment. And everyone that pays to see it than your part of the problem. Please if your thinking of going to see these horrible shows. DON'T. you can stop the cruelty simply by not going. You can these evil people need an audience, no audience no money no show, no Wales. Job done. This is very easy to stop.

[@dansmith6856]

Children are LAUGHING at this?!? THIS IS SICK

[@flandrescarlet506]

The children don’t know any better. They think it’s all part of the show, they don’t know how to read between the lines and don’t understand what’s actually going on.

[@maximpact4070]

It's only a matter of time until something horrible happens there

[@desert_hunter83]

Exactly what I thought seeing this. It’s just a matter of time before it happens again

[@LadySamurai88]

It’s so so sad to see an Orca try to crawl back to the water 😢

[@joannalynn2104]

This is so sad, those whales are stressed to the max, watching them struggle is heartbreaking.

[@robhanson7888]

Not only aggressive behavior, but they are way to far beached and getting stuck would mean death!! The stress !!

[@armedanddiesel]

That whale tried to kill the younger one

[@JustanothaGuy]

That dorsal fin isn't supposed to be bent like that, that Orca is suffering from an illness. The collagen in the dorsal fin is breaking down, this is exacerbated in captivity.

[@karend169]

That poor whale who had the hardest time getting off the platform, that's a fabulous way to live

[@moargl00mym0ndayz2]

How dare the trainers not do anything

[@moargl00mym0ndayz2]

2:25 OMFG THE CHILDREN ARE LAUGHING I HATE MY LIFE

[@GayBirdHere]

The main stage is too broad, that's why there is so much stranding. Trainers handle the situation badly, don't keep the stranded whales calm to push them back into the water in an orderly fashion. There is always that one free roaming orca that keeps pushing the orcas that are on the slideout even further up it. A trainer should have control over it at all times or kept in the back pool. It's so poorly managed.

[@jessicakirste]

I agree, I dont understand why they dont push them back in! :/

[@kawaiiyanderlee9616]

Well, pushing them back in might be a pretty bad idea. Do you have an idea how heavy these animals are? A simple thrash of their head and the trainers go flying. They could also feel more stressed than they already are and try to lunge if a bunch of hands started pushing them, especially since they're transient and tend to be more aggressive

[@CleverClover2023]

These are highly stressed and frustrated young killer whales being handled by inexperienced performers. Something bad is going to happen sooner or later. These whales should never have been taken from their pods in the first place!

[@crackerbarrel6965]

Crowd: Look how cute they are. Orca: Mmm…sushi.

[@LiquidMotionFilm]

Disgusting, and they keep on killing them. Absolute torturers. Thank you for sharing this unbelievably sad cruetly. Hopefully more people may finally react...

[@claracooper2318]

These mammals should be in a sea pen ready to be let out into the wild, NOT stuck in tanks

[@karenmiller9381]

Cruel. All those from trainers upwards should all be ashamed of themselves.

[@d-meth]

Actually the trainers usually care. They go into it to make their lifes less miserable (someone else will do it anyway). It's the people who buy, or not buy, tickets that really have an impact. It's like voting. If people refuse to come see the silly tricks and instead demand better conditions (sea pens, puzzle toys/problem solving for food, etc) it's going to happen. Those places have money. They can build better facilities to show kids those animals up close and instill responsibility for their wellbeing. They could educate and build interest in a healthier way.

[@alessiodalessandro9074]

In these shows...where is the show?...

[@tred6292]

How does this park have the rights to all of this movie music?

[@judyadams7901]

All of the ORCAS SHOULD BE FREE AND NOT IN SOME PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE TO WORK FOR THERE FOOD OR DO TRICKS FOR IT...SHAME ON THESE PPL

[@LadyCoyKoi]

If you could call it food. They got these beings on anorexic diets while working along side with other animals that would be consider food in the wild. Orcas eat other whales, that is why they are called KILLER WHALES... they KILL WHALES! They also kill and eat dolphins, porpoises, walruses, seals, penguins, sharks, the list goes on. :~(

[@jonathanstirling9614]

Please release these beautiful animals back into the ocean. They were out on this earth for your entertainment

[@tessdurberville711]

Who designed that slideout? 🤔😕

[@cliffcampbell8827]

This is still going on in aquariums around the world?

[@averysfallen]

I don’t understand why the back stage is so huge. There is no need for it, and it’s obvious that they would get easily stranded on it and struggle to get back in the water. Not only a huge hazard to the poor whales, but also the trainers as well, they could easily get tripped by one of the whales thrashing their tails back and fourth. Not to mention how easily the orcas could injure themselves as well on that hard surface. I wish they would remodel the stage, not only would it minimize and hopefully prevent this kind of stranding, but it would also look much better theatrically (since that seems to be all that they are concerned about anyways). This is just sickening to see.

[@katiecooper1387]

It's so big because they have other shows on it as well. Walrus and Sealion shows. I've seen them barricade off the larger section while the orcas are performing, but I don't understand why they don't barricade it all the time.

[@brthdygrl6]

Even a pro cap would say this is wrong and I'm pro cap

[@fwqueen9748]

Yeah they were obviously panicking from being out of the water for too long

[@Aozolai]

This is some of the highest animal cruelty considering how intelligent Orcas are. Smh man.

[@ericfelixcisneros]

The strange behaviors are the tricks they’re forced to do

[@vikingdogmanship]

These beings need their freedom.....😢

[@yourstruly555]

These whales are stressed out and its so obvious the pushing is on purpose

[@christommo4402]

Disgusting to have these majestic animals in captivity like this, performing circus tricks!

[@niskamelchionne1942]

They can't breath without being in the water. They should not be out the water like that shame on those people

[@rabbitrailways7298]

"Fish aren't meant to be in a box, kid; it does things to you." -Gill

[@LWSHOW]

That’s sad don’t belong there

[@bgdawg1]

Poor ocas trying to get off the mat

[@missmartine7139]

Where the hell is this happening?