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Blackfish is an touching American documentary released in 2013, produced by Manny Oteyza and directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. The cast includes old trainers of SeaWorld, neuroscientists, representatives of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), relative of victims  and the most important figure, the spectacular Tilikum.The documentary tells the trajectory of  Tilikum, a killer whale, responsible for the deaths of three people, two trainers and a man that invaded the SeaWorld park. Captured in North Atlantic when was just a baby and maintained in cruel captivity all his life, Tilikum was separate from his family, taken from her natural habitat and placed in Sealand to be trained, exposed in a “whale pool. The story also tells about, the life of the Tiklikum in the SeaWorld and the secrets of the park, where it suffered several attacks from the other female whales, performed at Shamu Show, and fatally, killed two people.This production brings a lot of scientific information about the orcas, what helps us understand how much magnificent and intelligent these animals are, besides ending with the myths  around the whale. The documentary shows real pictures and videos of the attacks, or of whales suffering, what provokes more emotion and identification on the viewer.Blackfish is an excellent documentary, ideal for expose the limits of the human control over nature, besides raising awareness in the population about the animal exploration by the mulit-billion dollar sea-park industry. So if you haven’t seen this production yet, go see, I’m sure that you will learn a lot with this experience!

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Blackfish is an touching American documentary released in 2013, produced by Manny Oteyza and directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. The cast includes old trainers of SeaWorld, neuroscientists, representatives of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), relative of victims  and the most important figure, the spectacular Tilikum.The documentary tells the trajectory of  Tilikum, a killer whale, responsible for the deaths of three people, two trainers and a man that invaded the SeaWorld park. Captured in North Atlantic when was just a baby and maintained in cruel captivity all his life, Tilikum was separate from his family, taken from her natural habitat and placed in Sealand to be trained, exposed in a “whale pool. The story also tells about, the life of the Tiklikum in the SeaWorld and the secrets of the park, where it suffered several attacks from the other female whales, performed at Shamu Show, and fatally, killed two people.This production brings a lot of scientific information about the orcas, what helps us understand how much magnificent and intelligent these animals are, besides ending with the myths  around the whale. The documentary shows real pictures and videos of the attacks, or of whales suffering, what provokes more emotion and identification on the viewer.Blackfish is an excellent documentary, ideal for expose the limits of the human control over nature, besides raising awareness in the population about the animal exploration by the mulit-billion dollar sea-park industry. So if you haven’t seen this production yet, go see, I’m sure that you will learn a lot with this experience!

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Blackfish Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Documentary Movie HD

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SeaWorld’s whales die much earlier than wild orcas

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SeaWorld’s whales die much earlier than wild orcas

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In the wild, females can reaching 90 years and males can reaching 50/60 years, but in capitivity the maximum age is 30 years.

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SeaWorld says that 25% of whales has the dorsal fin fallen, all males of the SeaWorld has this characteristic. But in the wild less than 1%  exhibit  this deformity

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The whales living in community,each group have unic vocalization. In captivity, they just are in a fake agrupament, not in family like in nature

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They are intelligent animals that swim up to 100 miles per day and dive hundreds of meters below the surface of the ocean, but at SeaWorld they are confined to tiny, desolate concrete tanks. Constant stress and exhaustion have given them stomach ulcers

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In this aerial view of SeaWorld, you can see how little room the orcas have. Inside the circle is Tilikum, whose nose and tail appear to be able to touch both sides of the tank at the same time.

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They are forced to reproduce inbreeding, and babies are separated from their mothers.

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They are forced to reproduce inbreeding, and babies are separated from their mothers.

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At SeaWorld, killer whales have been separated from their mothers for breeding purposes and for profit. Some mother orcas in captivity have been filmed screaming in anguish when their babies are separated from them.

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He regularly suffered painful attacks by two dominant killer whales, Haida and Nootka. Tilikum seems to be at the bottom of the social order of the whale clan, and is often persecuted and intimidated by others because of society is matriarchal. In nature, killer whales swim in familiar pods.

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More than half of the whales in SeaWorld’s collection share Tilikum’s aggressive genes.

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More than half of the whales in SeaWorld’s collection share Tilikum’s aggressive genes.

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"It was like taking a baby from your mother" -  hunter who captured Tilikum

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"It was like taking a baby from your mother" -  hunter who captured Tilikum

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He is captured in 1991, at  the Pacific in Canada, is then taken to Sealand of the Pacific, a Canadian aquarium along with the females Haida II and Nootka IV.

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In 1999, after he was moved to SeaWorld, a man who snuck into the park at night was found dead in Tilikum's tank, while in 2010 he dragged one of his trainers into his tank and killed her.

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SeaWorld announced in March 2016 Tilikum's health wasdeteriorating, and it was thought he had a lung infection due to bacterial pneumonia, the most common cause of death in captive whales and dolphins. On January 6, 2017, SeaWorld announced that Tilikum had died early in the morning.

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Its black-and-white markings and conical, sharp teeth, it is a beautiful, highly intelligent and social animal.

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Former Trainer the Seaworld writes about the cruel treatment of Orcas

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Former Trainer the Seaworld writes about the cruel treatment of Orcas

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Author says the damage to these animals in the name of entertainment and profit is morally and ethically unacceptable.

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"I did not believe when they said that happened with Dawn"- former SeaWorld trainer

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"I did not believe when they said that happened with Dawn"- former SeaWorld trainer

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Dawn Brancheau was one of SeaWorld’s star performers. She was cautious and always abided by the park’s “safety” guidelines when she was around the orcas. When her death was announced, former and current trainers were astonished that she had been the one killed.