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On December 24, 2009, 29-year-old Alexis Martínez died during a rehearsal for a Christmas Day show at Loro Parque in Spain. The 14-year-old male orca Keto, who was born at SeaWorld Orlando Florida, rammed Martínez in the chest, rendering him unconscious. Martínez drowned before fellow trainers could rescue him.
Tilikum (c. December 1981[1] – 6 January 2017), nicknamed Tilly, [2] was a captive male orca who spent most of his life at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida. He was captured in Iceland in 1983; about a year later, he was transferred to Sealand of the Pacific near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [3] He was subsequently transferred in 1992 to ...
Orca show at SeaWorld San Diego. Orcas, or killer whales, are large predatory cetaceans that were first captured live and displayed in exhibitions in the 1960s. They soon became popular attractions at public aquariums and aquatic theme parks due to their intelligence, trainability, striking appearance, playfulness in captivity and sheer size. [1]
The Most Dangerous Beaches In the World Buena Vista Images - Getty Images. For most of us, the thought of a beach conjures images in our minds of peaceful days in the sun or exotic excursions into ...
Leopard seal. The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, [3] is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal). Its only natural predator is the orca. [4] It feeds on a wide range of prey including cephalopods, other pinnipeds, krill, fish, and birds, particularly penguins.
The sodium is the most dangerous contaminant after the explosion because it has a short half-life. [1] These are generally the main radioactive contaminants in an underwater blast; others are the usual blend of irradiated minerals, coral , unused nuclear fuel, and bomb case components present in a surface blast nuclear fallout , carried in ...
[45] [46] Like most marine mammals, orcas have a layer of insulating blubber ranging from 7.6 to 10 cm (3.0 to 3.9 in) thick beneath the skin. [45] The pulse is about 60 heartbeats per minute when the orca is at the surface, dropping to 30 beats/min when submerged. [47] An individual orca can often be identified from its dorsal fin and saddle ...
Colorized facsimile [6] – hand-colored woodcut [7] The kraken (/ ˈkrɑːkən /) [8] is a legendary sea monster of enormous size, per its etymology something akin to a cephalopod, said to appear in the sea between Norway and Iceland. It is believed that the legend of the Kraken may have originated from sightings of giant squid, which may grow ...