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Global Captive Orca Population

Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by Jonathan Petersson, 29 Dec 2023.

  1. Orca obsessed

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    I think that this is getting out of hand; the reason were on here is to share our THOUGHTS and IDEAS with like-minded people and I’m not going to say who this is aimed at but if all of us can look and acknowledge this we can finally stop squabbiling and listen to each other and if we can’t do that maybe none of us should be here…
     
  2. Merintia

    Merintia Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I also find interesting why you insist on somehow blame a member for I don't even know what. Trouble? What trouble? He shared certain information and other members shared their thoughts and opinions about it, respecting each others (mainly...). That's what a forum is for. And nobody have any obligation to continue writting if don't wants to.

    Also very interesting to see how you speak about arrogance just after tell us we are not intelligent people, and precisely with that quote, after defend that Japan can do whatever they want with their orcas because are THEIRS.
     
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  3. katinakalinakaterina

    katinakalinakaterina Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Lovely has sustained an injury to her jaw, apparently during the transfer process of Ran to Kobe, it looks as though the tip of her lower jaw has been torn off, not dissimilar to how Nakai was injured a few years back when he was missing a large chunk of his chin.
     
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  4. Jambo

    Jambo Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Wow, sad to hear, hopefully it will heal like Nakai's but Nakai's was brutal for a while.

    Usually it's the emotional side of things when it comes to transfer impacts on individual orcas; yet this time we have a physical injury as a result.
     
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  5. BlobfishBoy

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    The injury occurred due to the whales not being separated by the time the crane came (apparently it was a very short time between deciding the transfer and the crane arriving). When they tried to separate them in the presence of the crane the whales panicked and Ran injured herself.
     
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  6. Orca obsessed

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    Oh- sounds brutal it seems like those orcas are always getting injured though it’s mostly just Ran:(
     
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