A female killer whale was born in January at the park.
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SeaWorld San Antonio Killer whale birth
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CritterBlog
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A life of misery awaits this beautiful creature. Whales do not belong in captivity.....period.
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Sorry, @Critterblog, but this is nonsense when you mean that in generall (or if so, then none of any kind of animal belong in captivity).
Most Whales from the order mysticeti are in deed not suited for being kept in captivity because of enormous costs that would be needed (size of the exhibit, special and - in that quantity - expensive food)
But many species of odontoceti can (and should) be kept under the right circumstances. Many of them are extremly threatened or on the brink of extinction already, because of over-hunting, over-fishing and destroying of their habitat (e.g. pollution of the seas). Do you know that a few years ago, beached and dead Beluga whales in Canada had been handled as hazardous waste because they were full of quicksilver and other (heavy) metals? And I'm shure you know, that thousands of dolphins still die in tuna drag nets, and that japanese kill every year thousands of odontoceti in a well known bay.
To save at least(!) a few of them as species, we need empirical knowledge in captivity. Noahs Ark System is possible here as well, but it needs a lot of money of course. If so we have the chance (I don't say it works all over, just the chance) to save species for the future.
But when you mean, that there is a lot to do to improve the current way of keeping (tooth?)whales in captivity, then I'm absolutely agree.
Most Whales from the order mysticeti are in deed not suited for being kept in captivity because of enormous costs that would be needed (size of the exhibit, special and - in that quantity - expensive food)
But many species of odontoceti can (and should) be kept under the right circumstances. Many of them are extremly threatened or on the brink of extinction already, because of over-hunting, over-fishing and destroying of their habitat (e.g. pollution of the seas). Do you know that a few years ago, beached and dead Beluga whales in Canada had been handled as hazardous waste because they were full of quicksilver and other (heavy) metals? And I'm shure you know, that thousands of dolphins still die in tuna drag nets, and that japanese kill every year thousands of odontoceti in a well known bay.
To save at least(!) a few of them as species, we need empirical knowledge in captivity. Noahs Ark System is possible here as well, but it needs a lot of money of course. If so we have the chance (I don't say it works all over, just the chance) to save species for the future.
But when you mean, that there is a lot to do to improve the current way of keeping (tooth?)whales in captivity, then I'm absolutely agree.
The link you posted took me through to an article that shows two brown gorillas. Are they really that grown? Funny they came from a zoo in Brownsville
Sorry about that, the link was farther into the blog.
Other notable news from the blog included, the arrival of a pilot whale at San Diego seaworld, the birth of a tamandua at Discovery cove and the birth of a giant anteater at Busch gardens.
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ocean_boy
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It was rescued by the Dolphin Academy in Curacao, the park had tried to release him without much success, so he was transported to SWCalifornia where he met/will meet two older females.
In addition, the baby orca has been named, her name is Sakari which is a Native American Indian name that means "sweet"."
CritterBlog - you are wasted on here because you seem to know whether animals are unhappy or not,You could make a fortune here in the UK please apply to the BBC immediately and inform them of your unique ability [although most of PETA,CAPS,Born Free etc claim the same - still THEY make good money out of it].By the way how are you on Golden Hamsters? My niece has one and im sure it is pining for Syria 120 generations ago!
Conservoclock
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Yes Tim B i like it. Get your facts critterblog!!
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Let us just ignore that PETA-whale crap. It is a waste of space and time. Any time is too much *** anyhow.
Back on topic please!
I would like to hear more about the pilot whale programme. Anyone more info on that?
Back on topic please!
I would like to hear more about the pilot whale programme. Anyone more info on that?
Save making a new thread, SeaWorld San Antonio has added a 2,200-pound male beluga whale to its aquarium with the hope of increasing the species' population.
Imaq, a 23-year-old beluga on loan from the Vancouver Aquarium, arrived at the park early Sunday in a large transport tank on a flatbed truck, led by a police escort. A five-person crew, including a veterinarian and staff from SeaWorld and the whale's trainer, had accompanied the whale on the four-hour flight to San Antonio International Airport aboard a chartered A300 Airbus.
Imaq, a 23-year-old beluga on loan from the Vancouver Aquarium, arrived at the park early Sunday in a large transport tank on a flatbed truck, led by a police escort. A five-person crew, including a veterinarian and staff from SeaWorld and the whale's trainer, had accompanied the whale on the four-hour flight to San Antonio International Airport aboard a chartered A300 Airbus.