Post by SeaWorldSucks on Oct 8, 2012 1:57:53 GMT 8
On September 20th, captive-born orca Nakai apparently had an incident. Photos show a massive chunk of tissue that has somehow been scooped out from his lower jaw/chin, revealing the bone.
Photo (C) Ingrid Visser
news.discovery.com/animals/killer-whale-injury-121002.html
latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/killer-whale-hurt-seaworld-san-diego.html
SeaWorld initially claimed that he collided with the pool, then as a result of a "normal social interaction".
Others speculate it was bitten, possibly bourne from an act of aggression. He was thought to have been in an altercation with two other orcas during the show. Even though the upper part of the wound has smooth edges, the lower portion shows punctures.
However, the punctures are not consistent with the safety bars installed by SeaWorld (before OSHA told them too). If anything, they look like teeth marks.
It wouldn't be surprising if SeaWorld disguised the wound by cauterising and cutting it, to remove teeth marks. If anything, they want people to believe it was something in the pool that injured Nakai, rather than admit that their orcas often become aggressive with one another.
Pro-caps are blaming OSHA for this, even though the barriers were being set up/installed. It was a recommendation by OSHA that SeaWorld either install barriers or completely remove trainers from the water. SeaWorld wouldn't want their trainers to be removed from the orcas so naturally they went with the barriers.
While orcas have been injured by these safety measures (Ikaika at SeaWorld California) it was SeaWorld's decision, not OSHA's. It was a RECOMMENDATION not a DEMAND.
Photo (C) Ingrid Visser
news.discovery.com/animals/killer-whale-injury-121002.html
latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/killer-whale-hurt-seaworld-san-diego.html
SeaWorld initially claimed that he collided with the pool, then as a result of a "normal social interaction".
Others speculate it was bitten, possibly bourne from an act of aggression. He was thought to have been in an altercation with two other orcas during the show. Even though the upper part of the wound has smooth edges, the lower portion shows punctures.
However, the punctures are not consistent with the safety bars installed by SeaWorld (before OSHA told them too). If anything, they look like teeth marks.
It wouldn't be surprising if SeaWorld disguised the wound by cauterising and cutting it, to remove teeth marks. If anything, they want people to believe it was something in the pool that injured Nakai, rather than admit that their orcas often become aggressive with one another.
Pro-caps are blaming OSHA for this, even though the barriers were being set up/installed. It was a recommendation by OSHA that SeaWorld either install barriers or completely remove trainers from the water. SeaWorld wouldn't want their trainers to be removed from the orcas so naturally they went with the barriers.
While orcas have been injured by these safety measures (Ikaika at SeaWorld California) it was SeaWorld's decision, not OSHA's. It was a RECOMMENDATION not a DEMAND.