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207: Dark Side Of Seaworld & The Long Deadly History Of Orca Trainer Incidents

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Orkas in Captivity Live Longer Than the Wild

Annette had to get 200 stitches and was out of work for weeks after the incident. Newspapers published photos of chammoo giving annette a kiss on the cheek. A few months later, shamo actually died from blood and uterine infections. Jonathan smith worked as an orchid trainer at sea world san diego during that time. He'd only had two months of experience working with orcas when this next incident happened.

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