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Hi, shamu. hi, everybody. were the johnsons from detroit, michigan. we sure had a great time when we visited seaworld. its one of our favorite places. >> yeah, i like when shamu gets everybody wet. >> when the whales get up close to the glass, start kicking up the water, whammo, youre a goner. ♪ >> orange county sheriff deputies have identified the 27-year-old man found dead in a killer whales tank at seaworld. the victim is daniel p. dukes from south carolina. dukes was found yesterday draped...

Stairs and aisle ways as you exit. please do not step on the seats. these areas may become wet, and therefore slippery to some footwear. thank you. ♪ >> in the wild when theres tension they have thousands of square miles to exit the scene and they can get away. you dont have that in captivity. could you imagine being in a small concrete enclosure for your life when youre used to swimming 100 miles a day? >> sometimes this aggression became very severe, and in fact whales have died in captivity...

He arrived, i think, in 1992. i was at whale and dolphin stadium when he arrived. hes twice as large as the next animal in the facility. >> right at about 12,000 pounds. thats -- thats incredible. he looks fantastic. >> when tilikum arrived at seaworld, he was attacked viciously repeatedly by katina and others. in the wild, its a very matriarchal society. male whales are kept at the perimeter. in captivity, animals are squeezed into very close proximity. tilikum, the poor guy is so large, he cou...

We know this. all the captive males, 100% have collapsed dorsal fins, and they say that theyre a family. that the whales are in their family. they have their pods, but thats just, you know, an artificial assemblage of their collection. however management decides they should mix them and whichever ones happen to be born or bought or brought in. thats not a family. you know? come on. >> youve got animals from different cultural subsets that have been brought in from various parks. these are differ...

Or brought in. thats not a family. you know? come on. >> youve got animals from different cultural subsets that have been brought in from various parks. these are different nations. these arent two different killer whales. these animals, theyve got different genes. they use different languages. >> well, what can happen as a result of them being thrown in with other whales that they havent grown up with, that are not part of their culture is theres hyperaggression. a lot of violence, a lot of kil...

He arrived, i think, in 1992. i was at whale and dolphin stadium when he arrived. hes twice as large as the next animal in the facility. >> right at about 12,000 pounds. thats -- thats incredible. he looks fantastic. >> when tilikum arrived at seaworld, he was attacked viciously, repeatedly by katina and the others. in the wild, its a very matriarchal society. male whales are kept at the perimeter. in captivity, animals are squeezed into very close proximity. tilikum, the poor guy is so large, h...

>> for the health and safety of the animals, please do not put your hands in the water. >> theres always this backdrop. this underpinning of tension between animals. whale-on-whale aggression was just part of your -- you know, the daily existence. >> we ask that you use the stairs and aisle ways as you exit. please do not step on the seats. these areas may become wet, and therefore slippery to some footwear. thank you. ♪ >> in the wild when theres tension they have thousands of square miles to...

♪ >> in the wild when theres tension they have thousands of square miles to exit the scene and they can get away. you dont have that in captivity. could you imagine being in a small concrete enclosure for your life when youre used to swimming 100 miles a day? ♪ >> sometimes this aggression became very severe, and in fact whales have died in captivity because of this aggression. >> i think it was 1988 kandu tried to assert her dominance over corky. rammed corky. it fractured her jaw, which cu...

Whether its these issues around all animals in captivity including seaworld with the success of "black fish" documentary. i think these questions are being raised globally. this particular story makes it seem a little bit like the rest of the world is looking at the danish zoo as though its a cultural divide. in fact, there are plenty of protesters over there as well in copenhagen concerned and distressed at whats going on. so i think the conversation, the fact that the conversation is happening...

The issue that you raised with yosemite national park i think just again brings out the contradictionses and inskins says that we have in our treatment of animals. >> right, cari lawmey carey it as easy as people in the twitter verse would like it to be. these bad guy danes treating animals badly. it theres killing of animals and culling of animals and eating of sacred animals all over the country isnt there? how do we bring uniformity or consistency when you have different cultures at play? >> ...