{"id":8782,"date":"2014-05-13T09:56:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T13:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=8782"},"modified":"2014-05-13T09:56:09","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T13:56:09","slug":"is-it-possible-103-yo-orca-sorry-seaworld-your-professiona-opinion-is-not-accurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=8782","title":{"rendered":"Is it possible? 103 Y\/O Orca… Sorry Seaworld.. Your professiona opinion is not accurate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SeaWorld could be in trouble because of \u201cGranny,\u201d the world\u2019s oldest known living orca. The 103-year-old whale (also known as J2)\u00a0was recently spotted off Canada\u2019s western coast<\/a> with her pod — her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. But while the Granny sighting is thrilling for us, it\u2019s problematic for SeaWorld.<\/p>\n

First of all, SeaWorld has claimed that \u201cno one knows for sure how long killer whales live,<\/a>\u201d when simple figures or even living and thriving examples — like Granny — can give us a pretty good idea. The\u00a0Whale and Dolphin Conservation project estimates<\/a> that whales born in captivity only live to 4.5 years old, on average; many of SeaWorld\u2019s orcas die before they reach their 20s. Perhaps because of their reduced lifespans, the whales are\u00a0forced to breed continuously and at perilously young ages<\/a>, which could also diminish their overall health.<\/p>\n

Another key aspect of an orca\u2019s life — which is missing in captivity — is the ability to swim up to 100 miles per day. When Granny was spotted earlier this week, she had just finished an 800-mile trek from northern California along with her pod. According to animal welfare advocates, long-distance swimming is integral to orcas\u2019 psychological health and well-being; SeaWorld, however,\u00a0has gone on record<\/a> claiming that orcas do not need to swim hundreds of miles regularly, ostensibly to defend the parks\u2019 cruel practice of keeping massive, powerful orcas confined to cramped tanks.<\/p>\n

Since Granny was first spotted (as early as the 1930s), she\u2019s believed to have mothered two calves, who in turn have had calves of their own. (One of her grandchildren, Canuck,\u00a0reportedly died at the age of 4 after being captured<\/a> and held at SeaWorld). As her pod has grown, Granny has kept up with them — without being separated through human intervention — and traveled astonishing distances with her pod annually. Orcas at SeaWorld are\u00a0routinely separated from their pods<\/a>, which has been known to cause\u00a0huge mental and emotional strain<\/a> and can prevent calves from developing normally.<\/p>\n

Granny doesn\u2019t simply represent an impressive feat of nature; she embodies what\u2019s wrong with SeaWorld by being a living example of what\u2019s right in the wild. While it\u2019s true that most wild orcas don\u2019t live as long as Granny has, their lifespans are still dramatically longer than those of SeaWorld\u2019s whales (the\u00a0NOAA estimates<\/a> that wild female orcas, like Granny, live an average of 50 to 60 years). Their lives are also filled with much more swimming, exploration, variety and bonding with family — in other words, their lives are likely filled with much more joy.<\/p>\n

SeaWorld and marine parks profit off keeping orcas and other marine animals in captivity — despite evidence that captivity not only induces unnatural behaviors in whales, but also endangers trainers. Join us in pledging never to visit SeaWorld or other marine parks until they empty their orca tanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nSeaWorld could be in trouble because of \u201cGranny,\u201d the world\u2019s oldest known living orca. The 103-year-old whale (also known as J2)\u00a0was recently spotted off Canada\u2019s western coast with her pod — her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. But while the Granny sighting is thrilling for us, it\u2019s problematic for SeaWorld.
\nFirst of all, SeaWorld has claimed that \u201cno one knows for sure how long killer whales live,\u201d when simple figures or even living and thriving examples — like Granny — can give us a pretty good idea. The\u00a0Whale and Dolphin Conservation project estimates that whales born in captivity only live to 4.5 years old, on average; many of SeaWorld\u2019s orcas die before they reach their 20s. Perhaps because of their reduced lifespans, the whales are\u00a0forced to breed continuously and at perilously young ages, which could also diminish their overall health.
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