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95. The Captive (SeaWorld)

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The Death of Telecom Telecom at SeaWorld

The last killer whale born in captivity at SeaWorld occurred a few months after telecom's death on April 19, 2017. A California lawmaker has filed a bill in Congress that would not only ban orcas from being captured, but it would also stop companies like SeaWorld from breeding the whales in captivity. The company spent 2018 trying to block federal legislation that wouldn't even give them the option.

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