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Animal attacks Florida Orlando Animals in the performing arts Aquatic animal welfare Moral and ethical aspects United States Brancheau, Dawn 1969-2010 Death and burial Captive marine mammals Humane Society of the United States. Killer whale Marine biologists United States Biography Rose, Naomi A Sea World.Filter By Subjects
Animal attacks Florida Orlando Animals in the performing arts Aquatic animal welfare Moral and ethical aspects United States Brancheau, Dawn 1969-2010 Death and burial Captive marine mammals Humane Society of the United States. Killer whale Marine biologists United States Biography Rose, Naomi A Sea World.Kirby, David
Summary: Explores the ramifications of keeping killer whales in captivity through the story of marine biologist and animal advocate Naomi Rose, whose battle against SeaWorld reached a breaking point with the highly publicized 2010 death of trainer Dawn Brancheau.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.53 KIRBrower, Kenneth.
Summary: Captured as a calf off the coast of Iceland in 1979, the killer whale who would become Keiko was soon sent to an amusement park in Mexico City, where he languished in a tank too small, in water too warm, received an improper diet--and was soon beset by a vicious skin virus. But after he starred in director the hit film Free Willy in 1993, Keiko gained international celebrity as the most famous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.536 BROSummary: A discussion on the keeping of intelligent creatures in captivity. Employs the story of Tilikum, the notorious performing whale who, unlike orcas in the wild, has taken the lives of several people while in captivity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013