Ky is such a doppelganger for Tilikum. None of his siblings have nearly as strong a resemblance. And Sakari looks so much like her Aunt and cousin Kalia. Tuar looks a lot like Kalina.
he is, just getting bigger and bigger, like they said, he is just about 9,300, im actually happy i was able to find out how much his weight was, as compared to his dad and Ulises, its amazing seeing him and his brother Tuar still do amazing things, and lift their bodies up high, i had a lot of Sakari today, and yes i have said that before as well, as i saw her right eye patch looks so much like Kalia's.
oh btw, ive asked most if not all the trainers, they are about 95% sure Takara's baby was by Kyuquot, and will be born sometime in April 2017. and a lot of them love either Sakari or Tuar... sorry but i love Kyuquot lol
Yeah I saw that, I like looking at the signals that the trainers do, so if I ever go to San Diego and am chosen to interact with one of the whales during Shamu Story/ KWUC i can ask if I can send Shouka, Corky, or Ulises on a random vertical spin xD
+Kathleen Schneiderman collapsed dorsal fins, to start out, do no harm/hurt the whale. it doesn't affect them at all. dorsal fin collapse is more common in captivity because the whales there are above the surface a lot more than wild orcas. they collapse because their dorsal fins are made out of a cartilage like material (collagen), similar to the ears on humans. and since some orcas' dorsal can reach up to lengths of 6 feet, and weigh over 100 pounds, gravity takes over, causing the dorsal fin to fall one way or another. it is mostly common in captive males, but can also occur in captive females. dorsal fin collapse does not only happen in captivity. there are wild orcas with collapsed dorsal fins, however, it is more common in captivity.
It happens to such a small amount of orcas in the wild(For a multitude of reasons) compared to 100% of males in captivity just because they can't swim as deep as they should be able to. You're reasoning is correct but it basically shows that they definitely don't belong in captivity. I think that's kind of Kathleen's point.
+beaver662187 +beaver662187 it is not necessarily true that "100% of males in captivity" have a collapsed dorsal fin. a 15 y/o male orca @ SeaWorld San Diego, named Nakai, has a straight dorsal fin. you can look up photos of him, & you will see that his dorsal is not collapsed.
