207: Dark Side Of Seaworld & The Long Deadly History Of Orca Trainer Incidents
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Orca Facts
Orchis are commonly known as killer whales, but they're not actually whales. In the wild, 99 % of orchas have dorsal fins that stand up straight. But in captivity, 100% of male orcas have collapsed dorsal fin That's because of temperature and speed. Captive whales breach or come above the water more since they're performing tricks. They can't swim as fast since they're in pretty small tanks. There been no recorded orcha caused human fatalities in the wild. Wild orchid attacks on humans are extremely rare in thewild.
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