zorro Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 If you read the artical on yahoo news sounded like a accident waiting to happen.... The whale had already gone a bit nuts years before and already killed someone else Just heard on BBC radion it had killed 2 people already. Even the whale expert said dont bother with Sea World and instead go and see them in the wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popgun Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Killer whales should be in the ocean not in a fishpond asking for trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 I used to think police dog training was dangerous, but this is an entirely new level. A couple of years ago I was fishing in my kayak off Flamborough Head when the Bridlington Belle came steaming past me. Some of the passengers shouted that there was a pod of Orcas on the other side of the headland. I thought they were pillocking, but it was in the papers the next day. What do you think my chances of landing one was on an 8 weight fly rod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepe Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Didn't your mother used to say if you play with fire you will get burned. These lovely animals have not intelect, they do most things by instinct. He could have been playing with the trainer. My ferrets are pretty good, they do not bite me, but I would not let anyone handle them without supervision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) I will let you work out who is here with my boys and I in the summer of 2008. She was really nice, bless her. RIP!!!! Edited February 25, 2010 by markm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I went to the Shamu show last year. To the daytime show then the Rock with Shamu show after dark. The latter was done to Bon Jovi at a volume that was loud even to us humans so it must be really weird to a Killer Whale. Like with elephants they occasionally kill their trainers. Same thing. We should not make these things perform like chimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Just heard on BBC radion it had killed 2 people already. Even the whale expert said dont bother with Sea World and instead go and see them in the wild I saw some in Shetland last year. Stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showe Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 i think she deserved it they shudent keep them in captiv it was gona flip 1 day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 She deserved it? Pass the crack pipe around mate, don't be greedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I went to the Shamu show last year. To the daytime show then the Rock with Shamu show after dark. The latter was done to Bon Jovi I'm surprised Shamu hasnt gone postal yet. ZB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) maybe im sick, but i laughed when i heard about the 2nd "kill" today - a few years back, one morning, they found the whale happily swimming around in its pool - with a dead, naked, homeless guy on its back i know its awful, im sorry. but the mental image im getting is surreal (yes, im drunk ) Edited February 26, 2010 by Ozzy Fudd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 i think she deserved it they shudent keep them in captiv it was gona flip 1 day I really do not think she deserved it, whilst some (infact many) agree they should not be kept in captivity, it wasn't her fault. Remember she just works there, its not her place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanl50 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 May seem harsh but good. These Orcas were taken from the wild, decimating the pods they were from, to appease stupid fee payers. I have been lucky enough to see whales including " killers " in the wild and for them and dolphins more than any other mammals captivity must be hell on earth. They are far and away more intelligent than given credit for, it is still highly likely whales will become extinct due to our past over harvesting ( The Leviathan ) To look into the eye of a whale that has come up to out of pure interest is awe inspiring.I went to see Shamu ten years ago, since then I have seen these mammals where they belong - free in their world, not prisoners in ours. Ditto Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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