Parents horrified as KILLER WHALE behaves contrary to a cartoon..

[xultar]

One woman interviewed on CNN would rather have sbeen something in place to kill the whale rather than see the guy get hurt.

While I understand I don't get why people are shocked when a KILLER WHALE behaves like a FUCKING KILLER WHALE!

Listen up fuckers! When you take your kids to see a KILLER WHALE WTF do you expect?

KILLER WHALES are KILLER WHALES. Not cute cuddly lill plushy cartoon characters. The word KILLER infront of the word WHALE means that it is a KILLER!!!

When they announced the whale as a KILLER WHALE what do you expect? Did you want it to come up and serve you tea and cookies and pose for phucking photos?

Have I mentioned that I hate stoopid people yet?

[ET Awful]

1. LMAO

I love righteous anger!

And, of course, I agree with you 100%

[Coventina]

2. er, did I miss a news story about something?

I agree with the sentiments of your post, but I don't know what prompted it.

[Lerkfish]

15. linky

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/29/killer.whale/index.html

[Coventina]

17. Thanks!

So the guy escaped with no serious injuries....and a spectator wants the whale killed?!?!?!

:crazy:

And, as another poster pointed out, if the whale had WANTED the guy dead, he'd be dead.

[seabeyond]

3. oh lord, let me never be stoopid in front of you.... lol

thanks, you gave me a laugh before my coffee this morning

[bryant69]

4. It's too bad we hunted teh Cuddly Whales to extinction

In retrospect, that might have been a mistake.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Gormy Cuss]

5. Free Willy! Free Willy! Free Willy!

I think calling them orcas confuses people too. "Killer whale" has such a nice ring to it.

[lizerdbits]

6. Does that mean grizzly bears aren't as snuggly as they look on Animal Planet?

:sarcasm:

I also will never understand why people think WILD animals will not be wild anymore if you're nice to them and feed them. That's why they're called WILD ANIMALS people!

[Beausoleil]

20. Ask Timothy Treadwell

Oh, that's right, you can't!

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/142982_bearattack08.html

[malaise]

7. I saw that and simply said

Duh!:rofl: :rofl:

[Philosoraptor]

8. Ever see "Grizzly Man"?

Won an Oscar for documentary, nature show host and man from venus Timmy Treadwell who thought grizzly bears were actually Disney characters finds out the hard way that they are actually killers, and is eaten by one along with his girlfriend, on audio tape, (the lens was covered during the attack)

wild movie.

[The Stranger]

23. So the bear got hungry. Give him a break.

There was no Bear McDonald's around.

[shrike]

25. Actually, I met Tim

on the Katmai. Herzog must have had a hair up his ass for the guy. He was nothing like he was portrayed in the movie.
However, I don't really feel sorry for Tim, although I felt his loss -- and I only met the guy once, which shows you what kind of impact he had on you. But people who do dangerous things get killed doing them. How many people have died on Everest?

[wtmusic]

41. "He was nothing like he was portrayed in the movie"??

Most of the movie was video Treadwell took himself--of himself.

[shrike]

61. You ever had a journal?

Do you behave in your journal as you do in real life? Obviously, Tim used the videos as a sounding board, journal; a way to let off steam.
You think Tim ever meant those videos to be aired?

My wonderful husband, best person I know, had a boss he hated. He used to keep a little notebook with him, fill it with hateful thoughts about the guy just to let off steam. If anybody'd ever picked up that notebook they'd have thought he was a psychopath.

For a really fair, and non-laudatory btw, look at Tim's life, go to Outside Magazine's archives. A writer who knew him wrote a summing up of Tim's life. It also includes an essay by a bear-watcher who gets much better press than Tim -- the guy who watches brown bears in the former soviet union. He and Tim were friends.

[marmar]

9. Did something happen involving an orca and a human?

I missed it.

[xultar]

31. Yes. An Orca attacked a trainer @ SeaWorld. Hurt the guy's foot.

[marmar]

40. Gratzi.

:hi:

[Pharaoh]

10. You obviously know nothing about whales

these creatures are for the most part friendly towards humans and highly intelligent, now if you are a seal your pretty much fucked as they like to eat them, can you please give a link to the article that set you off?

[GreenPartyVoter]

24. Orcas are more of a porpoise than a whale

[Deep13]

38. Yeah, a really big, powerful and aggressive porpoise that can eat sharks.

[xultar]

32. Whales have attacked trainers before. They are wild animals...seals are wild

so are hippos and even dolphins. Dolphins have been filmed killing seals for play and pleasure. If they attack I can't blame them. That is what wild animals do. I know a hell of a lot about animals. That is why I'm not surprised the whale attacked. Just cuz a whale is usually nice doesn't mean it won't attack.

It was on tv. I'm not providing a link cuz I don't have to. This is GD.

[AtomicKitten]

11. the one I bought at Sea World is cuddly

[Philosoraptor]

12. the whale was just showing the 'trainer' who's boss

it could have EASILY killed her with one jaw flip, it was just taking her to the bottom to deliver a message. Giant dolphins are VERY intelligent.

[elehhhhna]

16. The trainer should keep a can of "spare air" on her belt at all times...

as smart divers do.

http://www.leisurepro.com/Prod/CategoryID_962/Context_954/Sort_Stock/DescSort_0/Filter_1%3d482/SX27Y.html?Hit=1

Just saying.

[Arugula Latte]

44. It probably thought: "Okay I've performed your little tricks for 30 years.

Now let's see how YOU respond."

[Lerkfish]

13. as chris rock notes: the tiger didn't go "berserk", the tiger went TIGER

[Saphire]

29. lol

[lapislzi]

14. To paraphrase my SO...

Stupid should hurt!

I just want to slap someone who acts astonished that animals do what animals do. Even their household pets. People get bent out of shape when Fido behaves like a dog or Fluffy behaves like a cat. Wise up, people!

[youthere]

28. Stupid should hurt...

Your SO is brilliant!
Mind if I adopt that?:bounce:

Imagine..a whale that acts like a whale. What is this world coming to?

[HannibalBarca]

18. Quoted FOR TRUTH

I'M GLAD SOMEONE HAS FINALLY SAID THIS.I'm oh so sorry that Mrs stereotypical overweight mom is irritated because it was her precious little one's 6th birthday and he actually saw nature as it truly is, uncontrolled, fearsome and beautiful in its natural state. These people stupefy me, truly.

[sinkingfeeling]

19. My first reaction to the story: There will now be people seeking to kill Shamu!

It's like when someone is attacked by any wild creature; a bear, a puma, an alligator. The first thing to do is kill the poor animal, even if it was only defending its young and the human was provoking it.

[xultar]

30. Like killing a whale in front of her kids wouldn't be equally traumatic.

[A Brand New World]

21. Well at least the trainers aren't freaking out and ready to kill

the whale. Luckily they are sensible and realize this is part of the job.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

57. Amen to that!

I was wondering if the whale had a sore spot that the handler wasn't aware of. Considering the reaction of my cats and dogs when I've accidentally irritated a wound, it wouldn't seem odd for a whale to "snap" at its handler and be freaked out by their own reaction.

[sharp_stick]

22. I had to explain to my wife

why I flipped out at the stupid bitch on TV. I could have slapped her smug face after that comment. Some people are too stupid to be allowed in public.

[xultar]

26. Agreed!

[rug]

27. Killer post!

[ms liberty]

33. HL Mencken (sp?) said it best...

"When a man kills an animal it is called sport; when an animal kills a man it is called ferocity."*

*Quote may not be exact, and should be considered a paraphrase. Professional driver on closed course. Do not attempt at home. Prices may vary.

[Jack Rabbit]

34. !!

Monterey Bay Aquarium

[Blue_Tires]

53. great photo!

i've always loved the black and white pattern....how did they evolve into that, anyways?:shrug:

[Jack Rabbit]

55. Most sea creatures have light underbellies and dark backs

If a predator swimming in the open ocean looks up, then it is more difficult for for it to see the light underbelly of the prey against the sun reflecting on the surface above. If the predator looks down, then it is difficult dor it to see the dark back of the prey against the rocks at the bottom.

That's evolution through natural selection. It's simply a divine concept.

[Blue_Tires]

59. thanks!!

I did not know that....

[Divameow77]

35. I explained this to my son this morning

Trainers accept the risk of working with a wild animal, animals that are normally gentle and sweet are still animals and they can be unpredictable. Trainers willingly work with them and they love them, no way would that trainer have wanted the whale killed, I'm sure he understands what happened.

[flvegan]

36. Well

when you capture a wild animal, pen her up, tranfer her from pen to pen for 28 years, putting her on display like this, she's bound to go a little primal sooner or later. Sooner, being June of 1999, later being this most recent episode.

[BarenakedLady]

49. Yup.

:thumbsup:

[ashling]

37. And your point is?

In their ritual maroon and white body paint, natives
prepare to sacrifice unsuspecting child to Shamu

[xultar]

50. Buhwawawa!

[Deep13]

39. Disneyworld mentality:

The idea that the whole world exists for our amusement including wild animals and foreign countries.

Sounds like the trainers were prepared for this as it was not completely unexpected.

[yurbud]

43. after Shark's Tale, kids will probably jump off the boat to play with a great white swimming by...

[BreweryYardRat]

56. Natural selection.

[wtmusic]

42. A few extra fish in the afternoon snack might be a good idea nt

[Burma Jones]

45. I thought Killer meant that he played piano - occasionally with his feet

[Cetacea]

46. Whale Killer was Orca's original name.

Given the fact they do have an appetite for (mostly) sick mammals from time to time.
I do not know of any instances where an Orca has killed a human in the wild. There may have been an instance in a captivity situation, but I may be mistaken, and if I am not, I would still cut the whale some slack.
We take mammals with first-class brains, imprison them, and make them do stupid circus tricks and then act shocked when they occasionally get pissed or go psychotic.
There is an amusing story in which there was a group of fisherman on the West Coast who were sharing the space with a pod of Orcas. One of these bright sparks decided to started acting violent to one of the Orcas.
Soon after, another Orca split his boat in half. Nobody was harmed or eaten of course, but they lived to tell the tale, which was probably the intent of the Orca.

[Flaxbee]

47. watch this!

(not the Sea World incident): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0J9URHKNWo

People are absolute, freaking idiots if they think ANY animal can be controlled, especially an enormous creature like a killer whale. I agree with the earlier poster who said that the whale knew exactly what he/she was doing - a little tease, a little reminder. And humans NEED to be reminded that we're not all-powerful, no matter what assholes believe to the contrary.

[Cetacea]

48. nor are we the most intelligent.

Great video. Read my post above related to a similar incident.

[Monk06]

58. That was one big male delivering a message. "Your're scarin the kids now F**K OFF !!!"

[SaveElmer]

62. Clearly the trainers knew exactly that...

And handled the situation perfectly!

[merh]

51. Exactly

and when the frig was it such a shock for a creature to behave like a creature.


people are nutts!


oooopppps, but when is it such a shock for people to behave like people? :shrug:



:hi: :hug:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

52. If you were walking through a park with your kid...

and you saw a dog maul somebody, wouldn't you be just a bit horrified?

[ruiner4u]

54. ....*le sigh*.....

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

63. Well?

Wouldn't you be?

[mikeytherat]

60. From "The Simpsons"

Little Boy's Voice:
"Jump, Free Willey! Jump with all your might!"

Free Willey lands with a "thud!" and a "splat!" atop little boy.

Father's Voice:
Oh, no! Free Willey's crushed our boy. Ooh, what a mess."

Homer Simpson:
"I don't like this new "Director's Cut."

mikey_the_rat