The film is based on the life of Tilikum, an orca (虎鲸), and I’m sorry to say his misery continues. Tilikum is best known for the death of the trainer, Dawn Brancheu, which people think is the result of mistakes made during her interactions (交流) with the orca, but this isn’t the case. It’s entirely caused by the stress involved of being taken away from one’s family, deprived of (剥夺) everything that is natural and important to orcas in the wild, and constant negative training from trainers.

　　Orcas at SeaWorld, on average, die at 13 years old, while orcas in the wild can live up to 50 years. Despite many attacks and deaths by orcas at SeaWorld, there’s only a reliable report of an orca harming a human being in the wild. Every male orca at SeaWorld has a collapsed dorsal fin (塌下的鱼鳍), which is the result of a lack of free space to swim, while they would swim up to 100 miles a day in the wild.

　　Orcas are highly social animals and rely heavily on the strong bonds they form with families, but babies are taken away from their parents for breeding and performance, which leads to their physical and mental suffering.

　　Sadly, this week, Tilikum appears to have an infection in his lungs, and he may have only a few days left to live. Tilikum lives out his final days alone. I am devastated by the tragedy Tilikum has had to suffer, and I hope stories like this won’t happen in the future, but until something changes, Tilikum is just another news story to ignore and another dead animal for SeaWorld to clear away.

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