J16 Slick with her son J26 Mike. [AquaGreen]

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_MG_3308_J27 by Miles Ritter on Flickr.

5 years ago today, Alexis Martinez lost his life when he was killed by Keto the orca at Loro Parque.

Rest in peace, Alexis.

➾ Menno Schaefer

Photo by Sea Safari Andenes (x)

Keiko baby

J16 breach by Stefan Jacobs

You know what’s fucking depressing? Malishka (or Juliet, I’m not sure what her real name is anymore) no longer has her mother so Narnia has essentially adopted her. They’re trying so hard to take care of one another.

These animals had their lives...

I think this is captivity captured in a single picture.

Apex predators with their mouths constantly open, begging for food every time they see a trainer approaching.

(Photo belongs to Sara Giardini)

#blackfish #seaworldofhurt #orcas

Be professional and educated in your topics of discussion.

Advocate for cetacean captivity to end through as many means that are possible in your life situation.

That’s it.

Everyone needs to stop making this some social event between pro caps and anti caps to see who can...

Orca breach by Katie Jones on Western Prince Wildlife Tours

If I see one more damn post about how Keiko should have stayed in Oregon, or how he’s a “prime example of why captive orcas should never be releases back into the wild”, I will slap these pro-caps in the face.

Keiko’s release was a HUGE success. Not only did he finally swim free, not only was he hunting for himself, not only did get to explore the ocean he was born in, but he connected with another pod of wild orcas. He got to experience being with his own kind, for the first time since he was taken at 2 years old.

I miss him every day, but I know that his story, is the success that breeds the confidence we need to attempt this with other captive orcas.

Because no cetacean, belongs in a bathtub.

Meanwhile, in prehistoric Canada…..

No no, you don’t understand, moose really do get that big. Take it from a Canadian. I’ve seen that bullshit in person. Scary as all heck.

And that’s how people can die if they hit a moose. Seriously, one of our fears when driving in the country is having to deal with this scenario of a moose jumping out in front of the car.

moose are actual legit ice age megafauna; theyve been here since the ice age, they are old as fuck. they also are pretty terrifying and ive echoed this before but i went to wiki and “In terms of raw numbers, they attack more people than bears and wolves combined” and “ In the Americas, moose injure more people than any other wild mammal and, worldwide, only hippopotamuses injure more.”

like, fuck off with that

I was dog sitting a dog once who insisted she had to go out in the middle of the night it was an emergency, so I took her out. Suddenly she starts pointing and barking and I look up and can just make out the outline of a HUGE moose. I’ve been accidentally face to face with a black bear and that scared me less than being up close with a moose. I’m 5 foot so imagine staring up at an animal several feet taller than you that is debating charging the dog who’s leash you are holding. I was terrified as I grabbed the dog by her collar to get better control over her and backed up slowly til I was out of line of sight and bolted for the house at a dead run. Did you know most Canadian lake monster stories come from people seeing moose swimming? They are massive animals.

They are massive and they charge. I get so scared when tourists are all “oh yeah, we got out of the car to get a closer look and, ya’ll have some mighty impressive animals around here.” Yes, yes we do, and they have mighty tired guardian angels because moose can, and do, charge at people.

Someone my mom worked with died hitting a moose on the highway. Their eyes don’t reflect light. In the dark they are literally nothing but a big slightly darker shape in the night. Roughly every year in the town I grew up in, a cow (moose) and her calf will wander through downtown. Maybe once or twice. If she’s aggressive enough, the local Mounties will escort her through to keep idiots away.

I’ve definitely talked with people who thought moose were deer-sized or maybe horse-sized and I was like NO YOU DON’T EVEN UNDERSTAND MOOSE ARE TERRIFYING

Moose are terrifying, you guys.

I finally live on a province where moose and deer exist.

I do not drive at night in fear of meeting one. If you hit a moose going 90 on a highway, not only is your car trashed, you are probably trashed. I’ve seen cars that got wrecked and there seems to be a consensus that at least half the time, the giant fucking beastie just shakes itself off and continues gallumphing along the countryside.

If you fucking hit a moose with your car and their legs go through your windshield, congratulations, you are dead. Massive hooves kicking you to death? Yeah. 

Moose are fucking terrifying. Bull moose won’t fuck with you too much unless you fuck with them, but the time a bull moose casually swaggered his way past 7 year old me when I was sledding literally put me off winter sports for a solid month. 

Momma moose and their babies, though? I legitimately had to call in to work to be like “ey yo there is a moose in my driveway and I can’t get out” AND MY MANAGERS UNDERSTOOD.

Moose. MOOSE.

I have to admit I thought they were like a Canadian deer before this.

The commenter above who claims that moose’s eyes don’t reflect light is only partially correct; if you shine a flashlight in a moose’s eyes it will glow like a cat (and then you will probably get killed to death by an annoyed moose) but the reason they are so dangerous to cars at nights is that they are too tall for the headlights to reach. Think about that.

I’m legit way more scared of moose than any other Fabian wildlife. I’ve been metres away from grizzlies….. It’s scary. But not even close to the fear that you feel when you see a cow and a calf maybe 500 metres from you.

i'm afraid of whitetail deer. i would probably literally die if i ever encountered a moose.