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SeaWorld Fiasco

Terror breaks out at SeaWorld when a 5,000 pound killer whale decides to live up to its name. The 17 foot killer whale decided to turn on her trainer during the last show of the night. The trick they were supposed to be doing their signature trick where the trainer stands on the whales mouth and dives off of it when it jumps straight out of the water. Instead of performing the usual trick it the whale dragged the trainer to the bottom of the 36 foot tank and held him there for about 1 minute. Once the whale resurfaced the trainer tried keeping her calm by rubbing her head. But then it once again turned into a savage beast, dragging the helpless and injured trainer back down to the depths of the watery abyss. After keeping him prisoner in her domain for another minute she finally let him surface for air. He escaped to the safety of ground, with his torn up leg and wet suit.

This is the reason I will never try and tame a killer whale, or any other wild animal. It doesn't matter how long you have raised them or trained them, they still can act on their wild instinct to kill. This is the second time someone has been seriously injured while performing with wild animals publicly. The magician Roy Horn was malled by one of his "favorite" lions during one of his shoes.

posted by Anonymous @ 11/30/2006 11:11:00 AM