neuroscientist says they are one of the few creatures besides us that are self-aware and blames their aggression in activity on a basic problem, they re stir crazy. this is not an individual and not a being that is going to be appropriately stimulated by throwing a hoop in the water or doing stupid pet tricks. sea world says it continually provides its killer whales a stimulating and challenging environment. and for understanding them, sea world says a bunch of what we know today came from studying captive orcas. he studies bottle nose dolphins. by comparing the health of those in captivity against those in the wild, he says, we can learn of problems in the ocean. there are emerging diseases we re seeing. new viruses. we re seeing things like antibiotic resistant bacteria in these dolphins which is a terrific spinoff from pollution from man. former trainer says captivity
pulled under, helpless as the whale drags him below. reporter: killer whales, orcas are not whales but dolphins. animal activists claim they re too intelligent, too socially dependent on their families and too big for captivity t the neuroscientist claims their aggression on a basic problem they re stir crazy. this is not an individual, not a being that is going to be appropriately stimulated by throwing a hoop in the water or doing stupid pet tricks. reporter: sea world says it provide killer whales a simulating challenging environment and as for understanding them. sea world says much of what we know today came from studying captive orcas. this man studies bottle the nosed dolphins by comparing the
videos of killer whales gone wild pulled under, helpless as the whale drags him below. reporter: killer whales, orcas are not whales but dolphins. animal activists claim they re too intelligent, too socially dependent on their fame loilies too big for captivity t the newo scientist claims their aggression on a basic problem they re stir crazy. this is not an individual, not a boeing theing that is goi appropriately stimulated by throwing a hoop in the water or doing stupid pet tricks. reporter: sea world says it provide killer whales a simulating challenging environment and as for understanding them. sea world says much of what we know today came from studying captive orcas. this man studies bottle the
audience. he did not give up the body for hours. it is not too hard to say that humans looking for profit had driven him mad. the death of miss bradshaw finally broke through the wall of public relations fairytales that for years have successfully cultivated an image of these shows as wholesome american fun for the family. unfortunately, campaigns to save the whale did not rivet the world s attention on captive orcas, until kirky s book and now this film you are forced to rethink our treatment of wild animals when you hear the piercing caws of a female orca as they take away their calf. how a nation treats its animals is a mark of civilization. the time may come when all large creatures in captivity may be set free. but in the meantime, we can only