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Havent quite mastered the technique. trainers eventually helped the whale into the water. sea world released this statement to cnn saying "i want to reassure you the whale was never in danger. the safety and health of the animals in our care are among our highest priorities." as a new film "black fish" questions certain practices at sea world it was three years ago a 12,000-pound killer whale dragged a trainer under water by her ponytail causing her death. the film cites other terrifying inciden...

>> despite her six-year-long nightmare, wendy says shes lucky. since being separated during that first two weeks of captivity in 2003, wendy has not seen either of her teenage friends. >> translator: when i spoke to my mother, i asked her if they had received any news of my two friends. she told me that sues mother had died without ever having heard from her daughter. no one knows the fate of ana either. her parents are still in honduras hoping shell appear one day. >> translator: its hard, ill ...

>> i spent >> i spent some time in there. i would be in there up to two hours at a time, and never noticed anything odd. >> i dont know how my brother got away with it for so many years. that would never cross my mind. >> reporter: ariel castros brothers pedro and oneil, are still trying to comprehend how their brother was able to hide his alleged savagery. >> i cant believe that ariel was committing such a hateful crime for this long amount of time, acting like there was nothing happening. you ...

>> i spent some time in there. i would be in there up to two hours at a time, and never noticed anything odd. >> i dont know how my brother got away with it for so many years. that would never cross my mind. >> reporter: ariel castros brothers pedro and oneil, are still trying to comprehend how their brother was able to hide his alleged savagery. >> i cant believe that ariel was committing such a hateful crime for this long amount of time, acting like there was nothing happening. you know, no wo...

With little or no experience in marine biology. it is really disneyland, masquerading as nature. the whales are enormous black dolphins with white markings. scientifically classified as orsinus orca. despite their appearance and name, these creatures are not that interested in our world, why should they be? in oceans they cover at least 100 miles a day. in captivity, they swim aim willly in concrete tanks, not much bigger than an olympic swimming pool. many have been wrested from their tightly-k...

Sea world trainers who speak out in the film, theyre about cushion sea world of putting profit ahead of safety. and they now believe that confining killer whales for a lifetime is cruel. >> captivity, without a doubt increases the stress level of these animals. stress leads to frustration. frustration leads to aggression. >> we now live that they live in strong nuclear families to pull them out for entertainment is basically old school. >> reporter: the film contains what it says is archival vid...

Leads to frustration, frustration leads to aggression. >> we now know that they live in nuclear families to pull them out of that environment for human entertainment is basically old school. >> reporter: the film contains what it says is ark ooifl video of orcas captures to populate sea world. >> it tears your heart out. >> reporter: it shows what it says are images of whales born in captivity separated from their mothers. ex-trainer carol ray said she saw it happen once and cant forget the moth...

In captivity. senator mccain says hell remember colonel day as the bravest man he ever knew. you know throughout history,

Audience. he did not give up the body for hours. it is not too hard to say that humans looking for profit had driven him mad. the death of miss bradshaw finally broke through the wall of public relations fairytales that for years have successfully cultivated an image of these shows as wholesome american fun for the family. unfortunately, campaigns to save the whale did not rivet the worlds attention on captive orcas, until kirkys book -- and now this film -- you are forced to rethink our treatme...

Nose, a shuffling ariel castro walked into a courtroom, shackles on legs and handcuffs on his wrist and plea deal agreements in his head. >> are you fully aware of the terms and do you consent to the plea agreement? >> im aware and concert to it. >> do you understand by vir few of the plea you will not be having a trial? >> im aware of it. >> reporter: amanda berry gave birth to a daughter while in captivity. castro stunned the courtroom when he said this during the courtroom. >> reporter: that ...