Seaworld

A few weeks ago we took a trip to San Antonio that my work gave me as a gift. We decided to check out Seaworld, see the shows and pet some dolphins which was a really good day. For $5 you get 4 fish and you can feed the dolphins. They tell you to hold out the fish and when they come to get it reach your other hand out to pet them. It was a bit unnerving to see a mouth full of teeth opening up infront of your hand, but they were really nice. They feet really rubbery, but were so cute!

Look on the photos of the killer whales and see how their dorsal fin falls over to one side. In the wild the fin sticks straight up. Why is this???

The dorsal fin of adult male killer whales is tall. It maintains its shape in healthy animals because the animal swims alot, often at a good speed, and usually straight. In an inadequate captive environment, the orca does not swim as much, almost never very fast, and cannot go straight for very long. This causes the connective tissue supporting the dorsal fin to atrophy. The weight of the tall fin succumbs to gravity, and then gets stuck in the fallen-over position.

poor killer whales :o(

Nic