Killer Whale kills trainer

[Hector]

Whale kills trainer as horrified spectators watch - Yahoo! News

I feel sorry for the trainer and her family of course...but I don't blame this majestic creature one bit.

Killer Whales are highly intelligent and social animals...a tiny water tank is like a prison cell for them...they were meant to roam the vast oceans, hunting prey...not doing silly human tricks.

Having said that...this particular whale was not a "show" whale...he was the stud...the primary sire male for breeding...trainers never swam with him on actual performance shows...but he's been taught to swim around the tank and splash the audience with lots of water.

Terrible incident for all parties involved.

[The Toyroom]

....and that's why it's called a "killer" whale.......

[Hector]

Exactly.

[AJ Collector]

The news just covered this pretty wild....

[Brazoo]

"the whale was behaving like an ornery child."

...Or a caged wild animal.

[MegoMark71]

The details from the eyewitness were brutal

[toys2cool]

scary **** man

[TEXASFETT]

Well that sucks for her may she rest in peace.....but you won't see my arse in water with one of those bad boys!!!!!

[BlackKnight]

Anything that Can Take out a Great White Shark, needs to seriously be left alone.

[Hector]

Anything that Can Take out a Great White Shark, needs to seriously be left alone.

You ain't kidding.

I'm still amazed people swim alongside these powerful animals...killer whales are basically aquatic elephants with teeth.

This whale is 12,000 pounds...in comparison..a great white is only about 2000 to 3000 plus pounds....

[starsky]

my favorite whale! terrible to hear such a sad story but these guys should not be in captiviity!

[Hector]

BTW...all the current whales in captivity...cannot be released to the wild now...they will die...then didn't learn how to hunt...these whales have to live the rest of their lives in captivity...like it or not.

This is no free Willy fairy tale.

Sad.

[Hector]

BTW...there's not one single human fatality by a killer whale in the wild...not one single incident in recorded history.

That alone speaks volumes about the anguish these captive specimens go through.

[huedell]

It's really fascinating.

[Meule]

You can train animals all you want, they are and always will be wild and dangerous