![]() Blackfish claims that the psychological stress of captivity and being made to perform caused Tilikum (and other cetaceans as well) such stress that severe trauma and aggression is the result.įor its part, SeaWorld released a statement on Saturday calling Blackfish "shamefully dishonest, deliberately misleading, and scientifically inaccurate." SeaWorld made a case against the film in a series of 8 points, and the filmmakers have responded. Judging from the trailer and other advance material, Blackfish focuses heavily on the 2010 death of SeaWorld-Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau caused by the orca called Tilikum. ![]() ![]() I have not yet seen the film, which goes to wide release in subsequent weeks and will air this fall on CNN. "Nothing at is what it seems," Blackfish director Gabriela Cowperthwaite has said, as reported in The Boston Globe. Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego/Getty Imagesīlackfish, a movie opening Friday in New York and Los Angeles, takes aim squarely at theme parks like SeaWorld where captive dolphins, including orcas or killer whales, perform in entertainment shows for the public. ![]() In a photo released by SeaWorld San Diego, Kasatka, a killer whale who is approximately 37 years old, swims with her newborn calf in February 2013. ![]()
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