Gee, I wonder why a 14,000 pound ocean going animal being kept in pool the size of a tennis court would go a little nuts. I feel terrible that the young woman lost her life but maybe the name "Killer Whale" should have been some warning.
This isn't the first person this whale has killed either. There was a homeless guy who snuck in to the whale's tank at night and was found dead the next morning. No one is sure what happened but I'm guessing the whale was thinking "Man! I live with fish and can't stand the way this guy smells."Again, I'm sorry people are getting hurt but take it from me there are very few entertainers that would do 7 shows a week and not snap at some point. I mean, it's not like these whales are hitting a jazz club after the gig to unwind. "Hey Shamu, you gotta admit, we rocked that last show." "Church! ...and did you see the tail on that beluga in the 2nd row?!" "High fin, my brother."
I wonder who the first human was that said "Hey, I got an idea. Let's find a majestic killer whale, capture it, put it in a confined space and make it do silly tricks." Then, to add insult to injury they call it Sea World. That's not Sea World that's Pool World. Have you seen the video of where these whales live? The Bellagio in Vegas has a bigger pool.
Yeah, Vegas. Where the tiger put it's paw down after 5 years of 2 shows a night for Siegfried & Roy. I'm no expert but I'm guessing that attack was triggered by two of the tiger's natural enemies, bright lights and applause.
And then there's Tyke the elephant. A hero in the performing animal circles because kicking her trainer's ass cost her her life. I'll bet the killer whale and Vegas tiger both have pictures of Tyke in their dressing rooms.
It was right here in Hawai`i when in the middle of the Circus Tyke decided she'd had enough of being told what to do by a guy who weights less then her nose. So she stepped on him. Well, needless to say the crowd bolted in panic and so did Tyke. This is where it gets good. Live TV starts broadcasting the elephant and calling it a "rampage." Funny, to me it looked like the poor thing was scared out of it's wits and trying to escape those people with the guns. Anyway, Tyke ends up on an industrial area side street where some brave police officer brings out his service revolver and attempts to "put the animal down."
I learned something that day. If you want to really piss off an elephant, shoot it a few times with a .38.
Finally, someone shows up with a rifle capable of killing people on other planets and ends Tyke's career right there in front of the automatic transmission repair shop.
These are all dramatic example of animals who decided enough is enough but what about the animals who aren't as powerful as a whale, tiger or elephant? For instance... The Hilton Hawaiian Village has penguins in an enclosure. It has a small pool and, in an effort to make the penguins feel more at home, they've painted the floor white.
Do you think a penguin in Hawai`i near the beach is thinking "Ya know, I see people in bathing suit carrying surfboards and tanning by the pool and the average temperature is 75 but the floor is white so this must be Antarctica."
Mark my words, it's just a matter of time before some tourist from Tahlequah Oklahoma gets flippered to death.
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