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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...

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 killing in captivity that you dont eve...

>> reporter: an emotional embrace for a son she fears she might lose. she has been allowed to see her son kenneth once during his captivity in north korea. >> when i saw him with a hospital garment in a confined in a small space. >> reporter: hes been hospitalized for months suffering from a number of illnesses, including diabetes, heart problems and back pain. the 44-year-old was arrested in november, 2012. bae was taking a tour group from china visiting korea. his official crime, plotting host...

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But thats not true, theyre taken away from their families out of the wild. >> exactly. but some are born in captivity, quite a few in the united states. but if you look at the inventory report, the international marine mammal inventory report, it doesnt matter if they were born in captivity or captured, they die from all the same stress related diseases. captivity kills. >> can i ask you this? you know, im as horrified by this as anyone. but why is this worse than killing the cow that i enjoyed ...

Because you hear from people in japan, look, this is an ancient tradition. thats simply not true. this is not some 100-year-old tradition. >> that is a flatout lie, that this is cultural and traditional. it started in 1969, and i believe the popularity of the flipper tv series had a lot to do with that, capturing dolphins for these aquariums all over japan. >> thats also interesting. i hadnt realized or given it much thought, but people go swimming with dolphins in hotels and places around the w...

Whales and dolphins have been part of the culture and existence since ancient times, this local says. i just wish people from other countries would understand that fact. u.s. ambassador to japan, caroline kennedy, does not understand it, tweeting, she is deeply concerned about the inhumanness of the dolphin killing. hollywood actors have joined together, calling for an end to the practice. and "the cove" shed a global light back in 2009. the director talks about the capture of one albinoo pup ni...

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Be killed. pulled across the cove to hide the killing from disapproving eyes. but they cannot hide the water as it starts to turn red with blood. >> a metal rod was stabbed into their spinal cord, where they were left to bleed out and suffocate and die. after a traumatic four days held captive in the killing cove, they experienced violent, captive selection, being separated from their family, and then eventually were killed today. >> reporter: the local fishermens union would not comment on came...

Secretly happy about all of this? >> well, i think a lot of this is going to be tied to how this plays out for him going forward. theres been a lot of people that have remained quiet on the issue. at the same time others have expressed some sorts of concern just because it is such a controversial subject and so i think that as we are continuing down the road and these questions may give us more insight into what this means for the rest of the party. >> great. matt, katie, ryan, go get warm. have...