them. they toss them in the air and sometimes let them go. you know, it could have been act of frustration. act of play. but i don t believe that the killer whale actually intended to kill the woman. it was more likely an accident, i would guess. nancy, what you re touching on is the unpredictability of wild animals, that we use for entertainment in this situation. are there larger questions about what it makes sense to have animals like orcas or others who have miles of ocean in their habitat to be confined in places like seaworld aquariums? yeah, i think times have changed. now that we ve learned so much about killer whales in the wild. they live in family groups. even the males will stay with their mothers their whole lives which is unusual in most animals. they live in these tight family groups. they rely on each other for social structure. for hunting, for play. and they do cover hundreds of miles of ocean and not just