both females would gang up on him. tilikum was the one we trusted. we never were concerned about tilikum. the issue really was we stored these whales at night in what we called a module. which was 20 feet deep across and probably 30 feet deep. as a safety precaution because we were worried about people cutting the net and letting them go and the lights were all out. so really no stimulation. they were just in this dark metal 20 foot by 30-foot pool for 2/3 of their life. when we first started, they were quite small and quite young, so they fit in there quite nicely, but they were immobile for the most part. it didn t feel good. it just didn t. and it it was just wrong. we started having difficulty getting them all into this one small steel box, to be honest. that s what it was. it was a floating steel box. that s where food deprivation would come in.
that s where food deprivation would come in. we would hold back food and they would know if they were in the modular they would get food, so if they were hungry enough, they went in there. during the winter, that would be 5:00 at night until 7:00 in the morning. when you let them out, you d see new tooth rakes and sometimes blood. closing that door on him and knowing that he s locked in there for the whole night is like it s a stab. it s whoa. if that is true, it s not only inhumane, and i ll tell them so, but it probably led to what i think is a psychosis that he was on a hair trigger. he would kill. an employee is dead after an encounter.
were quite small and quite young, so they fit in there quite nicely, but they were immobile for the most part. it didn t feel good. it just didn t. and it it was just wrong. we started having difficulty getting them all into this one small steel box, to be honest. that s what it was. it was a floating steel box. that s where food deprivation would come in. we would hold back food and they would know if they were in the modular they would get food, so if they were hungry enough, they went in there. during the winter, that would be 5:00 at night until 7:00 in the morning. when you let them out, you d see new tooth rakes and sometimes blood. closing that door on him and knowing that he s locked in there for the whole night is like it s a stab. it s whoa.
certain seasons that tilikum would be covered head to toe with rakes. rakes are teeth on teeth and raking the skin and from head to the you could see blood and scratches and he would be raked up. both females would gang up on him. tilikum was the one we trusted. we never were concerned about tilikum. the issue really was we stored these whales at night in what we called a module. which was 20 feet deep across and probably 30 feet deep. as a safety precaution because we were worried about people cutting the net and letting them go and no lights out. so there is no stimulation, just in a dark metal 20 foot by 30 foot pool for 2/3 of their life. when we first started, they were quite small and quite young, so they fit in there quite nicely, but they were immobile for the most part. it didn t feel good. it just didn t. and it it was just wrong. we started having difficulty getting them all into this one small steel box, to be honest. that s what it was. it was a floating steel bo
young, so they fit in there quite nicely, but they were immobile for the most part. it didn t feel good. it just didn t. and it it was just wrong. we started having difficulty getting them all into this one small steel box, to be honest. that s what it was. it was a floating steel box. that s where food deprivation would come in. we would hold back food and they would know if they were in the modular they would get food, so if they were hungry enough, they went in there. during the winter, that would be 5:00 at night until 7:00 in the morning. when you let them out, you d see new tooth rakes and sometimes blood. closing that door on him and knowing that he s locked in there for the whole night is like it s a stab. it s whoa. if that is true, it s not only inhumane, and i ll tell them so, but it probably led to what i think is a psychosis that