BREAKING NEWS: Tilikum's health improves / SeaWorld in Saudi Arabia
According to PR monkey Kelly Flaherty Clark, SeaWorld Orldando director of animal training, Tilikum is showing further signs of improvement. His activity level and appetite have improved, he has gained weight (though they failed to report that he'd lost it earlier) and he is now mixing with at least two other orcas, Katina and his son Makaio.
It's unusual that he hasn't been placed with his grandson Trua whom he normally shares a tank with in the back pools (when not alone). He is shown swimming behind an underwater viewing area in the video suggesting he is back on public display.
SeaWorld still maintain that the situation remains 'guarded' however.
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Caption: @liberate_cetaceans (instagram)
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As many of you have heard, SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby and Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince recently met to sign a deal. The deal involves opening parks in Saudi Arabia.
Of course, this decision flashes many red flags. First of all, Saudi Arabia is almost entirely desert. Such a climate would create the worst possible conditions to keep marine life.
Second, Saudi Arabia is a bit behind as far as civil rights go, with systems reflecting slavery and lack of equality among men and women. There are no animal rights there as most countries would know them. Obviously, it would be incredibly concerning should SeaWorld open a marine life park in Saudi Arabia.
However, nobody should jump to conclusions. Keeping animals such as cetaceans would be a horrible business decision on SeaWorld's part, worse than any other they've made before. This would create worse publicity for the company than Blackfish did. Also, water itself is incredibly expensive in Saudi Arabia. Maintaining a marine park would cause SeaWorld to lose more money than they could afford to.
At the same time, it would be smart to open a water park that does not involve marine animals. Such a park would be ideal in a location with a hot, dry climate for example, families would rush to a water park for a chance to cool off.
So, what is SeaWorld really planning on doing in Saudi Arabia? It's too soon to tell, but opening water parks would definitely be a much smarter business decision than opening new marine parks.
Caption credit: @orca_loverxox (instagram)
It's unusual that he hasn't been placed with his grandson Trua whom he normally shares a tank with in the back pools (when not alone). He is shown swimming behind an underwater viewing area in the video suggesting he is back on public display.
SeaWorld still maintain that the situation remains 'guarded' however.
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Caption: @liberate_cetaceans (instagram)
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As many of you have heard, SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby and Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince recently met to sign a deal. The deal involves opening parks in Saudi Arabia.
Of course, this decision flashes many red flags. First of all, Saudi Arabia is almost entirely desert. Such a climate would create the worst possible conditions to keep marine life.
Second, Saudi Arabia is a bit behind as far as civil rights go, with systems reflecting slavery and lack of equality among men and women. There are no animal rights there as most countries would know them. Obviously, it would be incredibly concerning should SeaWorld open a marine life park in Saudi Arabia.
However, nobody should jump to conclusions. Keeping animals such as cetaceans would be a horrible business decision on SeaWorld's part, worse than any other they've made before. This would create worse publicity for the company than Blackfish did. Also, water itself is incredibly expensive in Saudi Arabia. Maintaining a marine park would cause SeaWorld to lose more money than they could afford to.
At the same time, it would be smart to open a water park that does not involve marine animals. Such a park would be ideal in a location with a hot, dry climate for example, families would rush to a water park for a chance to cool off.
So, what is SeaWorld really planning on doing in Saudi Arabia? It's too soon to tell, but opening water parks would definitely be a much smarter business decision than opening new marine parks.
Caption credit: @orca_loverxox (instagram)
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