Speech On Orca Whales

Could you imagine being torn apart from your family and stuck in a concrete cage for the rest of your life? Research has shown that orca whales are among the most intelligent creatures on this earth. Many believe orcas to be part of the whale family, however orcas are actually part of the dolphin family. This species differs from any other whale species, as they have large, complex brains, and navigate by using a melon (a structure in their foreheads) to create clicking sounds, otherwise known as sonar. It is believed that these creatures are also among the most social animals, as they travel in large groups of families called pods. Pods can travel hundreds of miles per day, and sometimes dive as deep as 866 ft. Killer whales can be found

The first Orca was captured in 1961 in Newport Harbor, California, this whale was a mature female, who had been found disoriented and sickly. Two days after her capture she had smashed her rostrum into the walls of her tank and died instantly .A few years later, the second attempt to capture an orca whale came in 1964, near East point, Saturna Island in British Columbia, the whale, named Moby Doll, lived in captivity for about 87 days, until he died from a skin disease due to the harbor’s low salinity water (The First Captive Killer). In addition to the first few captures, many of the initial attempts to apprehend killer whales and hold them in captivity were found to be unsuccessful. In conclusion, unless it is shown to be beneficial, orca whales should not be held in captivity. The act of holding orca whales in captivity is detrimental to the physical health, their social health, and also endangers the life of the humans working with these

Orca whales travel in large groups of families called pods. Pods are a group of whales, all related. In the process of capturing the whales, the young whales are torn away from their families, which is later slaughtered, and towed to a park where they are put into tanks with other young whales from different pods and even different parts of the world. These whales do not get along, which results in fits and stressed, anxious