#5. "SeaWorld Deprives Food from their Animals" This is a Very common myth spread by Animal Rights Extremists as well as lying Former (and Fired) Trainers. Food Deprivation absolutely DOES NOT Occur! SeaWorld's Killer Whales receive 150-200+ lbs of Fresh Fish of different varieties Every Day. Their Dolphins receive 50-70+ lbs of Food. Sea Lions at SeaWorld receive 25-50 lbs of food a day. Each individual animal even have their own diets. ALL of SeaWorld's animals are fed throughout the day, regardless of performances! They are Highly well fed, unlike their Wild Counterparts who have to struggle to find food every day. #4. "SeaWorld Separates Mothers and Calfs for Greed or Breeding reasons" This is more of a Misleading claim and a Myth. First things first, The Film, "Blackfish" implies that "Wild Orcas never leave their mothers and are with them for their whole lives." - The Film offers no scientific basis for this statement, If no adult offspring ever leave their mother, there would be no genetic diversity necessary for survival or separate pods of killer whales. It is estimated that there currently exists thousands of pods of killer whales in the wild. Anyway, SeaWorld has in fact moved offspring from their mother BUT Only in Extreme social situations - such as because of endangerment or disrupting members of the group. Mother and calf separation happens when only forced to for the welfare of the animals and was when a calf or offspring was independant from the mother or a young adult! The Film used the "Kasatka - Takara separation" - using footage of baby Kalina to imply that Takara was a baby when separated from Kasatka - Takara was 12 years old, an adult female with her own calf, who was moved with her to Florida. Another example is Sumar being separated from his mother, Taima - Taima was actually trying to drown her own offspring and SeaWorld was forced to remove him and send him to San Diego where Corky became his replacement mother. SeaWorld hasn't separated a Mother and offspring since the late 90s - early 00s. Many of SeaWorld's Orcas Live with their offspring - Ex. Kasatka still resides with her offspring, Nakai, Kalia and Makani. Katina lives with Nalani and Makaio. Takara lives with her calves, Sakari and Kamea, as well as her newborn. #3. "SeaWorld's Killer Whales barely live passed 9 - 13 years of age." A Myth by Animal Rights Extreme groups like PETA. Government Research, by the NOAA have proven that Orcas at SeaWorld live just as long as their Wild Counterparts. Many of their Killer Whales are passed 9 and 13 years of age - (Corky, aged 52 years), (Katina and Kasatka (both 40-41 years estim.), Ulises (aged 39 years), Orkid and Kayla (both 28 years), Takara and Kyuquot (both 25 years), Keet and Shouka (both 24 years), Tuar (aged 18 years), etc. The Oxford University Journal of Mammalogy has released a new peer reviewed study which finds that SeaWorld’s killer whales live just as long as those in the wild. CLICK HERE #2. "SeaWorld invests barely in Rescue/Conservation efforts" One of the biggest propagada Lies, mostly spread by PETA once again. SeaWorld (as of 2017) has succesfully rescued and rehabilitated over 30,000 animals and is partners with the NOAA, WWF, NFWF, and HSUS (sadly...) - Anyway, If SeaWorld barely invested funds to their Rescue programs - They wouldn't be credited as "a World Leader in Animal Protection" Also, SEAWORLD MADE A COMMITMENT OF $1.5 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS AS PART OF A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) THROUGH THE KILLER WHALE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM (KWRCP). THIS SUPPORT IS JUST PART OF SEAWORLD’S $10 MILLION PLEDGE TO FUND RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION FOR KILLER WHALES IN THE WILD. THE KILLER WHALE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THREE STRATEGIES: 1. INCREASING PREY AVAILABILITY FOR WILD KILLER WHALES. 2. IMPROVING HABITAT QUALITY. 3. STRENGTHENING MANAGEMENT THROUGH CRUCIAL RESEARCH. #1. "SeaWorld supports the Taiji dolphin slaughter and has recieved Dolphins from Taiji."
Ta-Da! The Biggest of the Myths. SeaWorld has stated, "SeaWorld is opposed to this horrific practice and not a single animal living in our parks came from a drive hunt. In fact, federal law prohibits bringing animals from this hunt into the United States. Hear direct from SeaWorld’s Zoological V.P. as he discusses this practice and why SeaWorld is opposed to it. Most of our dolphins were born at SeaWorld. (80% of the marine mammals at our parks were born in human care.) We don’t have any dolphins or whales from the drive hunts in Japan." All of which is ACCURATE. Database of SeaWorld's Cetaceans and their Origins HERE
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