Watching Wild Animals The Documentary Blackfish Last Year

Ever since I was a little girl I loved animals. One of my favorite things to do was to spend the day at the zoo or visit an aquarium where I would have the chance to see some of my favorite animals. Each time I would go there it would be a breath-taking experience. Watching wild animals from up close, see them interacting with each other was just amazing to me. But as I got older I started realizing that it doesn’t matter how much I am pleased to be able to see these animals through a glass or cage, it is not natural, it is not the way they would choose to live if they had a say. We humans, unfortunately, have the cruelty to capture these animals from their natural habitats, against their own will, and separate them from their families for†¦show more content†¦Their diet consists of fish, squids, sea birds, turtles, and other big mammals, like sea lions, sharks and whales (Alina Bradford par.7). These animals are easily found because they have a very good adaption whe n it comes to experiencing different climates; orcas are the most widely distributed mammals, other than humans, according to SeaWorld. Weighting up to 6 tons, and growing up to a size of a typical school bus, killer whales are acknowledged as the largest species of the dolphin family. Killer whales are captured in the wild for a number of reasons: fisherman feel the need to kill them because they might eat all of their means of support, other cultures capture them for alimentation, and lastly they are captured to be used as attractions in amusement parks such as SeaWorld. Years ago, a group of killer whales were captured in Puget Sound, in the state of Washington. Knowing that men might try to capture them the orcas used a technique to keep their young ones safe. The pod would separate, while the male adults would go west, the adult females with the young ones would go north, but this tactic did not work because the fisherman also had air control so they were watching every movement in the sea. Using seal bombs and a net, they trapped only the younger whales leaving their mothers on the opposite side making high vocals of grief. Three whales were found dead in the net, so the fisherman cut them