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Another Death at SeaWorld Shows a Tank is No Place for an Orca
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Unna, an orca held in captivity at SeaWorld died Monday, Dec. 21, 2015 – just days before her 19th birthday, a far shorter life than her natural expectancy of 30-50 years.
“We are saddened to share the passing of Unna today,” SeaWorld
on its website, SeaWorld Cares, a blog launched to save its reputation after massive fall out due to the documentary
which aired in 2013. However, another orca death at such a young age goes to show that no amount of publicity can save SeaWorld from the truth –
Unna, who lived at the San Antonio park, had been under veterinary care since September 2015 when she suffered from a resistant strain of fungus called Candida. While it is unclear if the fungus was the ultimate cause of her death, Unna had not responded well to treatments for the infection.
After Unna was
through traditional medicines, SeaWorld experimented with a medication never used before with killer whales. Her side effects
and Umma had to be supplemented with fluids.
Ultimately, the treatments were unsuccessful. While some cetaceans get fungal infections in the wild, they are , often secondary to
unbalanced water disinfection with chlorines, or indiscriminate antibiotic therapy. A necropsy will be performed to determine the ultimate cause of her death, SeaWorld confirmed.
This is not the first tragedy at SeaWorld this year. In February,
a White Arctic Beluga whale, died in captivity at
Orlando after ongoing treatment for a jaw injury. The injury was sustained during what SeaWorld called an “interaction” between two animals “that were part of a compatible
group,” according to .
One of the most unfortunate aspects of Umma’s young death is that despite 24/7 veterinary care, their lives likely wouldn’t have been
had they not been in captivity in the first place.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, , but can live as long as 50 to 60 years, while females live 50 years but can live as long as 100 years.
SeaWorld canceled all of its killer whale shows in San Antonio Dec. 21, 2015 of Unna’s death, but if the park really wanted to give respect tribute to its whales, it would
What Can You do for Captive Whales and Marine Animals?
Facilities like SeaWorld are profit-driven businesses. The first thing you can do to help whales, dolphins, and other captive marine animals in such enclosures is to not support or visit parks or businesses that hold these amazing creatures captive. If you want to take your activism further, you can join the
to join protests and help spread the world about the dark side of marine captivity. Keep up with the . Share this article to help orcas like Unna so that all whales can one day be free.
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I saw my first whale in a safari park outside London—a captive orca named Ramu—back in the early 1970s.
我第一次看到鲸鱼是在1970年初伦敦郊外的一个野生动物园里，那是一头叫拉姆的逆戟鲸。
Researchers believe their lungs were seared by the toxic fumes, though orca carcasses usually sink, so no autopsy was possible.
研究者们认为它们是因肺部吸入有毒烟雾而死。 由于逆戟鲸尸体通常沉入海底，因而没办法进行尸体解剖。
Washington (CNN) -- In 2002, a male killer whale, or orca, who had been on public display in concrete tanks for 19 years, swam off on his own into the Atlantic Ocean.
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