Sea World must close. Asking primatologist Jane Goodall, 81, who lines up alongside whales, dolphins and other captive animals held by the entertainment company known for its sad killer whale shows.
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Sea World must close. Asking primatologist Jane Goodall, 81, who lines up alongside whales, dolphins and other captive animals held by the entertainment company known for its sad killer whale shows.
The expert pointed out in an'interview with the Huffington Post, which whales and dolphins communicate with sonar-like sound waves. Keep them locked up in tubs it means that those sound waves bounce off the concrete walls and come back, creating what it calls a “Acoustic hell” for animals. Also for this reason the theme park should be closed.
SeaWorld, however, says that experts in "bioacoustics" measure the noise level in fences in its parks. But certainly this is not enough. Goodall is not alone in thinking this way: the SeaWorld's share price plummeted since July 2013, when CNN released the documentary "Blackfish." The film exposed the tragedy of trained killer whales and also the dangers for trainers working with stressed animals.
These mammals, which can grow up to 10 tons and 9 meters in length and travel up to 100 miles per day in the wild, are separated from their families and locked in small concrete cages. They will become frustrated, unhappy and even aggressive, as happened to Tilikum, the SeaWorld “killer” bear in Orlando, Florida, which killed 3 people. SeaWorld he refuted many of the film's claims.
Ma it's a fact that since last December, has locked up 22 killer whales in its three marine parks of the United States, five of which were caught in the wild. There are 57 killer whales kept in captivity around the world. At least 160 killer whales have died from captivity since 1961. Goodall said she was confident in humans developing ever greater empathy for animals, so much so that she lost interest in seeing them in captivity, performing cruel exercises for their entertainment.
Roberta Ragni
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