Captivity Doesn’t Work

KaitlynGlaza

Genie Feral Child Morgan

SeaWorld’s Response to

Blackfish

SeaWorld’s Open Letter

Past Face-Value

The Collection Process

Accurate Life Spans

Quality of Captive Life

Wild OrcaCaptive Orcas

Collecting•134 Orcas collected since 19611

•106 are dead1

•More Die thanSurvive SeaWorld’s Death Rate

Life Span (Years)

Captivity1

1 day-27.2

Avg of 6

Wild3

Males

50-60

Avg of 29

Females

80-90

Avg of 50

Orca Killing Shark

Confinement2

Reverberating

Sound

Lack of exercise

Minimal

Stimulation

Overview of Shamu’s Tank

They’re All The Same, Right?

Orca Poster

Differences All Around

Types of Orca:

1. Resident

2. Transient

3. Offshore

Same regions

may have orcas

with different

diets, dialects

and hunting

methods.

Orca Flips Seal

“Company of other Members

of their Species”4

Atlantic Orcas

Icelandic Orcas

Captive-born

Orcas

Orca Range

Jacques Cousteau

Solitary Confinement

Questions, Comments?

Dolphin Cartoon

Content References1. Williams, V. (2001) Captive orcas “Dying to entertain you.” A Report

for Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) Chippenham, UK. http://www.wdcs.org/submissions_bin/orcareport.pdf

2. Whales in the wild. (2014, February 21) National Geographic.http://seaworld.com/en/~/link.aspx?_id=9D0C956E74134E4AA34626AD43CC1F79&_z=z

3. Gammon, K. (2013, February 25) Killer whales: facts & pictures of orcas.LiveScience.http://www.livescience.com/27431-orcas-killer-whales.html

4. SeaWorld: the truth is in our parks and people an open letter from SeaWorld’s animal advocates. (2014) file:///Users/kglaza1/Documents/SeaWorld's%20Letter:%20From%20our%20Zoological%20Team%20%7C%20SeaWorld%20Parks%20&%20Entertainment.webarchive

Image References Captive Orcas http://www.takepart.com/sites/default/files/KillerWhalesBLACKFISH.jpg

Dolphin Cartoon http://laurajul.dk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/humor_bizzaro-comics_your-brain-is-bigger.jpg

Genie Feral Child Genie, Feral Child http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Genie_(feral_child).jpg

Morgan http://media.independent.com/img/croppedphotos/2011/09/08/Morgan_observing_public_2_t479.jpg?6626f76dcd72edc2e28f46812c7026450162bdb2

Orca Flips Seal http://petethomas.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a77b966b970b013482c91644970c-pi

Orca Killing Shark http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyp04UUXc1rcreq5o1_500.jpg

Orca Poster http://www.abileah.com/DigitalOcean/Skytower_view_of_Shamu_tank.jpg

Orca Range http://www.defenders.org/sites/default/files/orca-whale-range-map.jpg

Overview of Shamu’s Tank http://www.abileah.com/DigitalOcean/Skytower_view_of_Shamu_tank.jpg

SeaWorld’s Death Rate http://theorcaproject.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/seaworld-death-rate-chart-of-killer-whales2.jpg

SeaWorld’s Open Letter http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/thumbnail/400/img/photos/2013/12/20/46/13/photo_2.JPG

Solitary Confinementhttp://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/cousteau3(1).jpg

Wild Orca http://i.livescience.com/images/i/000/026/590/iFF/juvenile-killer-whale.jpg?1335221926