the serial killer whale

sad, but makes me think of this
YouTube - New Orleans Is Sinking Killer Whale Tank 0001

Why would they NOT think he would grab someone? He did it before. It boggles the understanding why they would allow people near an orca that had publicly helped to grab and drown one person, and then been found later with another guy's corpse.

yea, i agree with, it shouldn't be used, the bum coulda been n accident but the first attack in the orginal tank was like this. also agree it happens once in a blue moon, though i'd rather tangle with a 12 foot burm, than a 20 foot 2 ton dolphin. it scares me for a dumb readon, ever since i went to see world and as kid and saw the 1970s movie, orcas spook me. just looking at them in pics spook me, sounds dumb but yea

They plan to continue using him in shows, from what I heard on the news last evening.

The bottom line is that the orca is a wild animal. No matter how "tame" they think it is, its still going to do what it wants. Just like our herps. If the orca gets blamed for this i think i'll lose it.

I equate what happened to us getting tagged by our snakes every now and then. It's an inherent risk brought on when working with wild animals. Unfortunately a 10k lb whale inflicts more damage than a 2k gram snake does.

people forget that Orcas are at the TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN in the ocean.
you think a great white shark is the big dawg? pffft. Orcas are worse.
allow me to compare:

Great White sharks range between 15-18 feet long and weigh 5-7 tons. anything bigger than that is an abnormality.

an adult killer whale can range from 18-22 feet long and weigh 8-12 TONS!
just in size the killer whale has the advantage.
plus, they hunt in pods of 10-50 individuals. imagine if great whites hunted like that.
Also, the top speed in a great white is about 22 miles per hour, especially when they swim to the surface and breach it in order to hunt seals and the like.

the Orca's TOP SPEED is 35 miles per hour!!!!!! jeez, their cruising speed is around 20!

they are the TOP PREDATORS in the sea. they can prey on anyone they want, and no one preys on them (except humans on whaling boats...that's just wrong)

now i've seen these shows and i've enjoyed them as much as the next person. but it's only when these things happen that you can truly realize the risk that these trainers face when training and displaying these animals. they're HUGE! so its a wake up call every time something like this happens that shows that animals like this should not be kept in captivity just so somebody can get rich. as far as i'm concerned, the blood of the dead trainer is on the hands of the owners of the park for keepin that animal enclosed for their own purposes.
but then again, this is just my opinion. and they say opinions are like bu**holes, everybody has one and they all stink..

It is inhumane for an animal that size to be kept in a tank. They do become neurotic. And anyone that works with a several ton animal that is kept in conditions that can easily lead to neurotic behavior should be well aware of the possible consequences. I feel terrible for the trainer, her family, and the audience that had to see this. However, it wa bound to happen. Sadly,it will happen again since apparently Sea World has too much money invested in this animal. This is why zoos, aquariums, theme parks, etc. that use animals as attractions but do not provide adequate habitats for them should be boycotted.

lol you can tell were all animal lovers, and understand the real deal, cause the gossip around campus and family is that awful whale, its just a bad orca, the should get another one. lol its said, but nothing to change it, yea puttn a 25 animal in tank is awful,

When I was 13 and lived down in Florida, a buddy of mine (who was 17) and I were on a small aluminum bass boat. We were cruising the bayous (I lived on Eglin AFB, right outside of Fort Walton Beach/Destin), looking to do some fishing.

Anyhow, we were out in pretty deep water, getting closer to the gulf. We were probably 2 or 3 turns to the beach. We dropped our lines in and waited. (I honestly would not go in that deep of water, in that big of a body of water in that small of a boat again).

Anyhow, dolphins are always up and down there. Well, one decided to come inspect our 12 ft bass boat. Honestly, the images of Flipper did not come to my mind. This thing was huge, it was terrifying. It looked to be twice the size of our boat (in reality it was probably 18-20 ft, but the water magnified the size a bit as it does).

I was seriously scared. It came up to the boat, started circling it. It was big, it was powerful, and pretty damn scary. They may look cute, fun in a safe environment... but out in the wild, in an unpredictable uncontrolled area... it was one of the scariest moments of my life.

It circled for about 3 minutes, before diving beneath us and disappeared into the depths of the water and away. It didn't act aggressive, it was probably just curious... but the sheer size/power of that thing was incredible. It could have easy toppled that boat in one swift motion.

It was an adrenaline rush for sure lol.