Nooooooooooooooo a Shamu has turned into a killer :(

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  1. ehizzy3

    ehizzy3 RIP mgb

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    breaking news breaking news

    http://www.latimes.com/news/nationw...orlando-shamu-injury-20100224,0,5560011.story
     
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  2. Mamba

    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Its about time. If I was an open ocean animal, I'd hate to be caged in. I'd do the same thing. But then again, this is me thinking as a human, not as an animal.

    Sucks for the employee, very sad. I wonder if the family can sue? You would think not, you would think that she knew the risks of working with such a large, powerful animal (my cock)?
     
  3. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Free Wily!
     
  4. BLAZER PROPHET

    BLAZER PROPHET Well-Known Member

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    Keep the whale. Triple the price of tickets. Have Taliban prisoners from Gitmo do the feeding.
     
  5. ehizzy3

    ehizzy3 RIP mgb

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    yeah its 2 bad, but thats the risk you take when you lock up wild animals....i wonder what happens to the whale? put down??
     
  6. Wheels

    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Goodness RIP.

    I refuse to do the Shamu song and wave they have you do there now :sigh:
     
  7. Wheels

    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    so like the Morbid person I am.. I checked the newest Shamu videos on youtube.. and found one of one attacking and killing apelican during the show on like Feb 17th... wonder if it was the same whale?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cV6h3fkX6I#movie_player

    from like 1:50 you see a Pelican steal a fish from the crate.. get nipped, fly away and get eaten.
     
  8. ehizzy3

    ehizzy3 RIP mgb

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    think about the audience that witnessed that...and the kids....THE KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  9. BLAZER PROPHET

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    Hey, it's an education.
     
  10. Wheels

    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    yeah definitely... I remember going to see Keiko and he decided to get an erection or something when we were by the window. Thats how I learned about animal dongs and boners.
     
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    Hey amazingly enough your not supposed to play with wild animals.
     
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    HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

    My very first date (age 14) I took this chick to the Portland Zoo. While we were watching the monkeys, one flew across and screwed one with little drips of seamen falling. Not knowing what to say, when we stepped to the next cage, I said, "And here we have...". That was out last date.
     
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  13. ehizzy3

    ehizzy3 RIP mgb

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    lmfao
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    It doesn't appear that it killed a pelican but IT WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEATHS OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE!

    Opps!

     
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    The whale was known to be ill tempered and too big to go in with. No trainer ever went in with the whale. The first death was someone slipping into the tank. The second death was some moron jumping in the tank, he was killed, and he deserved it. This last kill, no one really knows what happened, if she was pulled in or if she fell, either way, it proves she shouldn't have been standing at a area where the whale could reach her. I don't think the whale should be blamed for any of these deaths, as attitudes should have been more strict when dealing near the whale.

    On another note, out of all of the people I know in the zoology field and zookeeping field, I can guarantee you all of them would lobby against that whale being put down.
     
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    Rodolfo Double Stamp>Triple Stamp

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    Wow, the entire audience watched it happen. Horrible.

    Are they talking about killing the whale?
     
  17. Run BJM

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    Doubt they'll put it down but I would think they'll finally retire the whale and put it somewhere else.

    I always thought the tanks for the whales was really small relative to how big those damn things are. Seems like most other animals at zoos and whatnot get much bigger and appropriately sized enclosures.
     
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    Heres more pelican bits for you. This one too got attacked.
    [video=youtube;52o5yV6G7tY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52o5yV6G7tY[/video]

    How many workers are being paid for that show that day? Jeesh!
     
  19. Wheels

    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    whoah that one is way better quality than the one I found!
     
  20. BlazerWookee

    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    If they put the whale down, can they use him as dolphin flavoring in tunafish?
     

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