One of the killer whales at Seaworld in San Diego appears to attack another killer whale sharing a tank The scene was filmed.
The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) shared avideo on his Twitter account on August 5.
This footage was filmed by a witness in aSouthern California parkSeaWorld told ABC7 that the footage was a "misunderstanding." and misleading.”
PETA has long called for the release of animals, but in new footage one of his killer whales appears to be trying to get up on a pool ledge. water. At the end of the footage, blood seems to have entered the pool.
"Why are you still alive? I thought you were hugging instead of fighting," a child asks.
According to PETA, a witness said, "My nine-year-old daughter started crying as soon as she saw blood soaking into the water.
"Bite marks and raw wounds can be seen all over the flanks of the whale. Every few seconds, two or more killer whales leaped out of the water and continued to 'attack the wounded killer whale,' eyewitnesses said. added
Seaworld told ABC7. The behavior seen in pools is commonly observed among wild killer whales and is considered normal behavior.
PETA has requested the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to investigate the incident seen in the video.
Animal rights groups said in a statement that they would like the USDA to investigate SeaWorld's San Diego. I was against the past."
The group noted that the incident occurred the day after the death of Nakai, a killer whale who had been at the park for 21 years.
"PETA said Nakai was put in a small concrete tank with incompatible orcas in 2012, leaving him with stab wounds and missing part of his jaw in two of his attacks. , have been involved in similar incidents,” the group said.
Her vice president of PETA, Tracy Reiman, said. Injuries—and young children were witnesses to the carnage.
"PETA has asked USDA to investigate SeaWorld for keeping animals in stressful conditions that lead to horrific attacks, and to avoid parks confining killer whales and other animals.
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The video PETA shared was filmed by a woman called Kimberly , she told KPBS that she did not want to use her last name.
"One of my children has blood in the water." I saw it," she told outlet. , at which point I decided to take a picture.
She added that she filed a report with PETA because SeaWorld did not appear to be taking appropriate action on such incidents,KPBS reported .
According to SeaWorld, the killer whale's behavior is called bear-making, running its teeth over another animal's skin and is considered normal.
Dr. Christopher Dold, Marine Park's chief veterinarian,said in his 2015 YouTube video that this behavior is common, including in nature.
According to SeaWorld, killer whale attacks are a common animal behavior
"This is something of an anomaly, a suggestion that this is a sign of a problem, and the truth of the matter is... that all toothed whales and dolphins scoop each other," he said. said.
Kimberley told KPBS that her family would not return to the facility, she said.
SeaWorld said Friday that Nakai died the night before as a result of the infection, despite "aggressive treatment and diagnostic efforts."
In a statement, Parks said Nakai, who was born in San Diego in 2001 at SeaWorld, was "curious and highly educated, able to act by simply observing other whales in her pod." I remember a lot,” he said.
"His contribution to improving the health and survival of wild whales cannot be underestimated and will never be forgotten," Park added.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that thepark currently has eight killer whales.
SeaWorld reported that he in 2016, following orders from the California Coastal Commission and his 2013 documentary Blackfish, had killed killer whales at the facility. announced that it would stop breeding. KPBS mentioned the life of his Orca Tilikum, who spent most of his life at SeaWorld Orlando.
