scalping her and dismembered Dawn while breaking many bones throughout her body before he eventually drowned her. Many think this was an act of frustration because he was not receiving fish when correctly doing his behaviors. Dawn was known as a trainer that followed the rules making sure everyone was doing things right. After this accident SeaWorld pinned it on Dawn saying it was a “training error” and she did not follow all the correct rules. Following her death, Tilikum was kept in a tiny cage in the back of the park that made his swimming abilities at an all-time low, he no longer got to communicate with other orcas or people anymore. In this tank, his nose and tail touched both sides of the cage at the same time. After a year he was put …show more content…
But in reality the whales that are captured for this company are very capable of living with their pods in the ocean, once they enter the tanks is when mental and physical problems start to occur. Less than 1% of wild orcas have a collapsed dorsal fin, and all the males and about 50% of females in captivity have collapsed dorsal fins. Orcas in captivity do not have enough space to swim around which can cause their fins to fall and they are fed an unhealthy diet of dead thawed fish. The chlorine amount in the pool also hurts their skin and the trainers have seen mucus come from the orcas’ eyes. Trainers have also reportedly had problems with the chlorine levels in the pool. According to a trainer, he was directed to not open his eyes for at least 7 days or he would risk going permanently blind. Being transferred from the ocean to the chlorine filled pool, the orcas have a hard time adjusting to a drastic change like this because their skin and eyes are so sensitive. People can also say it is a good learning experience to see these beautiful creatures up close. In reality, the orcas you see in the tanks are not the magnificent and healthy like the wild