Though it might not fit with New Age dolphin lore, the reality is that dolphins, even those born in captivity, are wild. There’s absolutely no evidence to support the burgeoning practice of dolphin-assisted therapy. Here’s why dolphins are not healers - and why this practice needs to stop.
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Loro Parque, a marine mammal park in Tenerife has just announced the death of 10-month-old killer whale, Vicky. Her death is also a blow for her owner SeaWorld, who is listed in its SEC filings as owning all of the orcas held at the facility.Questionable lineage: Keto was the father of both of Kohana’s calves (Adan and Vicky). After Adan was rejected, concerned conservation groups lamented breeding Kohana again. When Vicky was born however, the little orca’s lineage raised eyebrows over the level of inbreeding at the park.
With Kohana’s dam — Takara, being the half-sister of Keto, it made Keto’s sire — Kotar, also Kohana’s grandfather. Following the family lines further, the inbreeding became even more complicated, because it meant that Kohana was bred to her own uncle, twice.
The young Vicky then, shared the same grandfather as her dam, but on Keto’s side, and again as a great-grandfather on Kohana’s side, (through Takara). In short, Vicky was blood-related to 21 out of 26 SeaWorld whales, as is Adan.
Under SeaWorld’s loan agreement with Loro Parque, killer whales born at Loro Parque remain the sole property of SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment.Read [more], Photo [source]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc958152d90f75abdcf3a35c1fbee2da/tumblr_moi9hzpjQ11qh1q7vo1_500.jpg)
Loro Parque, a marine mammal park in Tenerife has just announced the death of 10-month-old killer whale, Vicky. Her death is also a blow for her owner SeaWorld, who is listed in its SEC filings as owning all of the orcas held at the facility.
Questionable lineage: Keto was the father of both of Kohana’s calves (Adan and Vicky). After Adan was rejected, concerned conservation groups lamented breeding Kohana again. When Vicky was born however, the little orca’s lineage raised eyebrows over the level of inbreeding at the park.With Kohana’s dam — Takara, being the half-sister of Keto, it made Keto’s sire — Kotar, also Kohana’s grandfather. Following the family lines further, the inbreeding became even more complicated, because it meant that Kohana was bred to her own uncle, twice.
The young Vicky then, shared the same grandfather as her dam, but on Keto’s side, and again as a great-grandfather on Kohana’s side, (through Takara). In short, Vicky was blood-related to 21 out of 26 SeaWorld whales, as is Adan.
Under SeaWorld’s loan agreement with Loro Parque, killer whales born at Loro Parque remain the sole property of SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment.
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hey everyone, I’m back from peru! and I’m very happy to report that I saw both tucuxis and amazon river dolphins while I was there! the whole trip was absolutely amazing and I wish I could have stayed longer.
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