What Killer Whales Teach Us about Our Birds & Parrots
Author: Mitch Rezman - General Manager
Website: http://blog.windycityparrot.com/2010/03/02/what-killer-whale…
| Late night channel surfing and news junkie that I am I tune in Anderson Cooper 360 last night and he began an interview with Richard O’Barry. If your an old guy like me you may remember the show Flipper. Richard was the Dolphin trainer on the show.
He was brought on AC 360 to talk about the recent death of a trainer at Sea World in Orlando, Florida by a killer whale. After some back-and-forth, Anderson asked O’Barry why he thought the whale attacked. Yet these mammoth but beautiful creatures live in large “concrete boxes” filled with water. Yes these high functioning whales & dolphins live with absolutely no way of seeking privacy (safety), or mental stimulation. Big concrete boxes filled with water! We answer lots of behavior questions at… |
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Without hesitation O’Barry said “habitat dictates behavior.” He went on the explain that if you visit the snake habitat at most zoos, you’ll find at the very least, some rocks the snakes can crawl under. A tree or bush they may crawl up.