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âIf I could spend the rest of my career listening to bowhead whales with a hydrophone, Iâd be a happy person.â -Â Kate Stafford
ph:Â Kelvin Aitken

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Orca on the Mikhail Lermontov wreck, Port Gore, New Zealand
Check out this incredible juvenile orca joining some divers out near the Mikhail Lermontov wreck :)
I love seeing the local NZ orca
Having a bad day? It could be worse!!
Pod of orcas hunting (x)
Five Things You Should Know About Loro ParqueÂ
1. A Trainer Was Killed There.Â
In December 2009, a 6,600 pound orca killed trainer Alex Martinez at the park. Keto was a Sea World orca who had been transferred to the Tenerife park. Alexis was crushed to death by the jaws of Keto. He had compression fractures, bites on his body and tears to vital organs.Â
Recommended Link: Blood In The Water
2. Another Trainer Was Nearly Drowned.
In October, 2006, apprentice trainer Claudia Vollhardt was attacked and nearly drowned by an orca called Tekoa. Claudia went to hospital with a badly bruised chest and a broken arm. Tekoa was never used in water work again.
Recommended Link: The Trials Of Tekoa
3. Morganâs Fate
Morgan was a young orca who was seen distressed of the coast of Netherlands in 2010. She was rescued by the nearest captive dolphin facility, under a:Â ârescue, rehabilitation and release permit.â
Sadly, Morgan was never released. Instead, she was flown to Loro Parque and now performs in shows everyday, despite the fact this was never meant to be the plan. Morgan has suffered over 600 injuries at Loro Parque. Morgan is bullied and attacked on a regular basis.Â
I seriously recommend having a look at the Free Morgan Foundation.  This video is also very informative, and this one is very well shot.
4. The Orcas Had To Endure Painful Endoscopies
Reportedly, Loro Parque was not ready for the orcas it was going to receive in February 2006. As a result the pools were not ready, and the orcas ingested large amounts of paints they had peeled off the side. The orcas then had to go through endoscopies (which as you can see from the gif are extremely stressful and painful).
5. The Orcas Were Too Young When They Were Sent Over
Loro Parque received six orcas from Sea World in 2006. Kohanna was only four and Skyla was only two. You donât have to be a marine expert to realise that separating a two year old from her mother and sending her thousands of miles away is not a good idea (or ethical in anyway).
Social structure is extremely important in the wild. Calves often stay with their mothers their whole lives, males and females. Calves stay close to their mothers but also learn from other pod members. Sending a two year old thousands of miles away from her family is not only horrific, but detrimental to her development and learning.Â

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Narwhal, temporarily trapped amid shifting ice. (x)
Yikes, Double Stuf isnât looking too good right now, very thin :(
SUPing and Freediving with Orcas and Humpback Whales in Norway
An older work Iâm currently updating: Pakicetus, and all the fully aquatic whales done, Ambulocetus and Kutchicetus still waiting for their turn. Iâm not sure about Maiacetus. Itâs not bad, but could be better.
Anyway, Iâm absolutely fascinated by the evolution whales underwent, and wanted to paint something depicting the various stages for some time. I hope to finish this during the weekend.
Iâm really happy with how it looks so far:)
And, lets be honest, world needs more pictures with both orcas and basilosaurids in :)
âWeâre putting a huge emphasis on making this as naturalistic of an environment as possible. From the selection of the materials, from the rockwork, the trees, the water fountains - all the way to the inside of the stadium where the guests sit.â x
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youâre making it naturalistic for the wrong animals

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mom basically told father that weâre moving out soon and he was like âiâm gonna come and terrorize youâÂ
wouldnât except anything less from you, you fucking sick bastardÂ
So this is what iâm dealing with right now and why iâve been so absent. Me and my mom are trying to move out with my little brother, in secret. Away from my mentally and physically abusing father.Â
My anxiety is at an all time high, i have constant breakdowns and generally, iâm just a huge mess.Â
But i will return when we get our life in order. Fingers crossed it will ever get in order. Â
Check out this amazing video! Can you imagine being this close?
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Photos from Clinton Bauderâs album on Facebook
Why is captivity harmful for all cetaceans, rather than just orcas? Specifically I'm curious about bottle nosed dolphins. My opinion used to be that it's unethical for orcas because 1) of how they're treated (obviously), 2) the captive average lifespan is shorter than the wild average lifespan, and 3) they're at the top of the preditorial food chain. Dolphins seem to be happier around people bc of how social they are and they're captive lifespan tends to be longer. What is your opinion?
All cetaceans suffer in captivity no matter the species. They are simply too intelligent and have such complex social and spatial needs that cannot be met in an aquarium. Orcas seem to be the focus of most anti-cap groups because of the Blackfish documentary, because they are so large, and probably because there is fewer of them in captivity so it is easier to keep track of new births and deaths.
Other cetaceans, like bottlenose dolphins, suffer similarly to orcas. They tend to be the most popular cetacean in captivity because of the easiness it takes to train them and the permanent âgrinâ on their face, making them appear charismatic and friendly. However, there is a multitude of things that can go wrong when you confine these animals to a tank. They chew on gates. They mourn the loss of their young. They log at the surface. They engage in self-harming behaviors (like ramming their heads into walls).
Itâs also popular in aquariums to let paying visitors swim with them. People have been raked, slapped, bitten, and slammed in programs like this. They only cooperate with the trainers because of a food reward. Interacting with dolphins is never safe when it is not on their terms.
Bottlenose dolphins also have complex social structures like orcas. While they may not stay with their immediate family for life, their bonds are very important to them. In the wild, females and their calves travel together to keep each other safe. On the other hand, males leave their mothers and travel in âbachelor groupsâ with other males to find females to mate with. They, (especially younger teenage ones) can become extremely aggressive around other dolphins when it comes to this issue.
So you can imagine the chaos that ensues when you throw these males with other females and even nursing calves into the same tank and call it good. One of the worst examples of this that I can think of was SeaWorldâs feeding pool. When I went there in 2008, I watched young calves being chased around and around this small pool by rowdy males with nowhere to hide. All of the dolphins had rake marks along their back or face. It was appalling, to say the least.
And this doesnât just occur in dolphins. A few years ago at Marineland Canada, a young beluga calf named Skoot died from his injuries after being separated from his mother and rammed by adult males. Infanticide is more common in captivity than aquariums would like the public to believe.
Other problems with cetacean in captivity include:
âą Belugas kept in too-warm of water and mixed with other species (i.e. belugas and Pacific white-sided dolphins in SeaWorld Texasâ Azul show)âą False killer whales stuck in tanks when they are able to dive to depths of 2000 meters in the wildâą Shy species like Commersonâs dolphins or harbor porpoises being exposed to loud music and crowds of people (I.e. SeaWorldâs atrocious slip-n-slide ride that goes straight through a Commersonâs tank)
Feel free to add any more examples that you can think of!
Important info! ^^
This wasnât intended to be a Motherâs Day release, but I just happened to finish it right on time so it seems fitting now! Drawn in celebration of the orca baby boom off the west coast, because whatâs better than a baby orca? NOTHING! (Well, a baby rhino comes close. Or baby cuttlefish.)
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13 Ways of Looking by Peggy Fox photography
These photographs of Koi ponds in China are as beautiful as they are mind boggling. She created this series by taking eight pictures of Koi swimming and then combining the images into 13 different ones (based on Wallace Stevensâ 13 ways of looking at a blackbird). The results are dense, blue-black watery backgrounds with bursts of colour as the Koi appear near the surface. The scale of the fish change within each combination creating depth and layering.
Happy 90th Birthday David Attenborough [b: 8th May 1926]
It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.