Quelle Surprise, A Killer Whale living up to its name

dceire

What do you get if you put a 'killer' whale in a tank?

Answer!

minidazzler

Poor woman, RIP.

GLaDOS

Sold to SeaWorld as a stud in 1992, the whale was involved in a second incident in which authorities discovered the body of a naked man lying across his back in July 1999.

tee hee...

Sharpshooter

ScienceNerd wrote: »

tee hee...

Hump back whale?

the whale was involved in a second incident in which authorities discovered the body of a naked man lying across his back in July 1999.

lol.

minidazzler

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Hump back whale?

And this is why she is Mod!

Owen

Quelle!

GLaDOS

PaintDoctor wrote: »

Quelle!

Kel

El Weirdo

Dan Brown, the park’s manager, fought back tears as he said the trainer ‘drowned in an incident with one of our killer whales'. He wouldn’t comment on what is likely to happen to the killer whale.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1253564/Trainer-dies-attack-killer-whale-SeaWorld.html#ixzz0gVJ87xdl

Does this mean that he's stopped writing shite novels?

Sharpshooter

Tilly for short, suddenly jumped out of the 35-foot-deep tank, grabbed the 40-year-old trainer around the waist and "thrashed her all around".

Someone orca warned her of the danger tbh.:(

m@cc@

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Someone orca warned her of the danger tbh.:(

You'd done so well with the earlier one.........

minidazzler

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Someone orca warned her of the danger tbh.:(

Do you wanna delete that post? It's not up to standard at all!

OT, I hope they don't get rid of the Whale because of this! There are inherent dangers but as long as the staff are willing to accept them there is no reason to get rid of it!

And releasing it to the wild is simply not feasible, it's probably too domesticated now!

m@cc@

minidazzler wrote: »

Do you wanna delete that post? It's not up to standard at all!

OT, I hope they don't get rid of the Whale because of this! There are inherent dangers but as long as the staff are willing to accept them there is no reason to get rid of it!

And releasing it to the wild is simply not feasible, it's probably too domesticated now!

Agreed. They're usually quite docile creatures as well until you coop them up in a tank and force them to perform.

Sharpshooter

m@cc@ wrote: »

You'd done so well with the earlier one.........

minidazzler wrote: »

Do you wanna delete that post? It's not up to standard at all!

Ah lads, sperm me the put downs.:p

If I was a whale and was kept in a tank, however big it was, I would take the first chance I got to attack the human I saw to be the one helping to keep me there.

It's not like the name of the whale was inconspicuous now, is it?

m@cc@

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Ah lads, sperm me the put downs.

Oh er, missus.

Sharpshooter wrote: »

It's not like the name of the whale was inconspicuous now, is it?

I'm afraid the killer part is almost as inappropriate as the whale part (they're actually dolphins).

GLaDOS

m@cc@ wrote: »

I'm afraid the killer part is almost as inappropriate as the whale part (they're actually dolphins).

"Reasonably Peaceful Dolphin" doesn't quite catch the headlines though

Sharpshooter

m@cc@ wrote: »

I'm afraid the killer part is almost as inappropriate as the whale part (they're actually dolphins).

So why the different term when identifying them?

Surely Whales are classed as different to dolphins?

Victor

dceire wrote: »

What do you get if you put a 'killer' whale in a tank?

Something thats unstoppable!

opinion guy

Dan Brown, the park’s manager, fought back tears as he said the trainer ‘drowned in an incident with one of our killer whales'. He wouldn’t comment on what is likely to happen to the killer whale.

Hmmm. I think the Japanese might be able to come up with a few recipes ideas there.

Ahem - and before anyone else says it:

F*ck you whale, f*ck you dorephin !!!

m@cc@

Sharpshooter wrote: »

So why the different term when identifying them?

Surely Whales are classed as different to dolphins?

They are. It's probably to do with mis-translations down the years. For instance, Hippopotamus is Greek for 'river horse' but obviously it's not a horse. I'm fairly sure it's not the only instance of animals having incorrect names but none come to mind at the moment.

opinion guy

m@cc@ wrote: »

For instance, Hippopotamus is Greek for 'river horse' but obviously it's not a horse.

For some reason this sentence evokes images in my head of eric idle in his best monty python voice saying "It is to an horse"

brendansmith

She should have split her lungs with blood and thunder and this never would have happened. I would have. Its common sense.

Run_to_da_hills

m@cc@ wrote: »

They are. It's probably to do with mis-translations down the years. For instance, Hippopotamus is Greek for 'river horse' but obviously it's not a horse. I'm fairly sure it's not the only instance of animals having incorrect names but none come to mind at the moment.

There are quite a few animals with "incorrect" names that confuse people. Guinea pigs, MeerKats, Prairie dog's which have no connection with pigs, cats or dogs.

daithijjj

How does a killer whale get 'history' for the occurence of a naked man dying of hypothermia?

Must have seduced him out of his clothes i suppose, silver tongued devil.

Sharpshooter

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

There are quite a few animals with "incorrect" names that confuse people. Guinea pigs, MeerKats, Prairie dog's which have no connection with pigs, cats or dogs.

Yeah, I heard before that a Prairie dog was a type of ground squirrel.

And a Meerkat is a type of Mongoose, that originated from South Africa.

It's confusing to say the least.

Michellenman

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Yeah, I heard before that a Prairie dog was a type of ground squirrel.

And a Meerkat is a type of Mongoose, that originated from South Africa.

It's confusing to say the least.

I bet they're not types of geese either.


/headmelt.

Sharpshooter

Good spot, feather we like it or not this kind of explanation can get you down.

The_Minister

m@cc@ wrote: »

I'm afraid the killer part is almost as inappropriate as the whale part (they're actually dolphins).

We went on a whale watching trip in Canada, and all we saw were loads of killer whales at a huge distance.

No-one could understand why I was pissed.

seanybiker

where was the naked chap off to? Fecking lunatic.
Wonder if that whale used to live in barrymoores pool. Would get him off the hook.

Tar.Aldarion

Sold to SeaWorld as a stud in 1992, the whale was involved in a second incident in which authorities discovered the body of a naked man lying across his back in July 1999.

Bet he had a whale of a time.

Sharpshooter

You still spouting?

nibtrix

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

There are quite a few animals with "incorrect" names that confuse people.

I know, when Callitrichidae were separated from Cebidae I just couldn't handle it anymore...

Tar.Aldarion

Sharpshooter wrote: »

You still spouting?

Don't get your back in a hump.

m@cc@

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Bet he had a whale of a time.

Water way to have a good time. Ah ha!

Sharpshooter

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Don't get your back in a hump.

Sea now, other forum if you want to make waves.;)

WalterMitty

when we were on the J1 in AMerica there were a load of irish lads working in the local seaworld where there was a petting zoo full of rabbits near to the Orca whale tank. Im sure you can guess what happened one night when the lads were drunk.

m@cc@

WalterMitty wrote: »

when we were on the J1 in AMerica there were a load of irish lads working in the local seaworld where there was a petting zoo full of rabbits near to the Orca whale tank. Im sure you can guess what happened one night when the lads were drunk.

A pack of cnuts obviously.

CianRyan

No more puns, please!:(

opinion guy

CianRyan wrote: »

No more puns, please!:(

Why is there something fishy with puns ?

4zn76tysfajdxp

CianRyan wrote: »

No more puns, please!:(

I think they're finished anyway.

brendansmith

CianRyan wrote: »

No more puns, please!:(

You ok?

You sound abit shook!

IvySlayer

The whales need to be living in captivity like they need a hole in the head. Jeesh.

cson

I know this is After Hours but a little bit of discretion wouldn't go astray - someone is dead.

BigDuffman

WalterMitty wrote: »

when we were on the J1 in AMerica there were a load of irish lads working in the local seaworld where there was a petting zoo full of rabbits near to the Orca whale tank. Im sure you can guess what happened one night when the lads were drunk.

hhmmmm besides that being ridiculously cruel and disgusting..I wouldn't say much else happened.

Rabbits AFAIK don't tend to be able to swim so it would drown and secondly a tiny fluffy rodent whilst sharing some small similarity to a TINY seal mightn't exactly fit in to an orcas natural prey range.

petes

I was just after watching a documentary about Luna the killer whale and how friendly it was in Canada when I heard this.

m@cc@

cson wrote: »

I know this is After Hours but a little bit of discretion wouldn't go astray - someone is dead.

Hey, if people as important as celebrities don't get it, what chance do you suspect this doll has?

cson

m@cc@ wrote: »

Hey, if people as important as celebrities don't get it, what chance do you suspect this doll has?

Ah sure go on, just rip the piss out of the dead at will. What was I thinking :rolleyes:

m@cc@

cson wrote: »

Ah sure go on, just rip the piss out of the dead at will. What was I thinking :rolleyes:

Don't think anyone has ripped the piss out of her, maybe you can quote me wrong.

LittleBook

I love the way they keep referring to IT as "he" and "him" :rolleyes:

There's a related article which lists the "string of deaths" of wildlife trainers (oxymoronic).

March 1991: Pamela Orsi, 27, an animal trainer, was trampled to death as she tried to break up a fight between two elephants at San Diego Wild Animal Park, California. She suffered fatal head injuries in the clash of the two Asian elephants, each weighing more than two and a half tons.

Cookie_Monster

dceire wrote: »

What do you get if you put a 'killer' whale in a tank?

Answer!

Its an Orca not a "Killer whale"
:rolleyes:

ejmaztec

m@cc@ wrote: »

Don't think anyone has ripped the piss out of her, maybe you can quote me wrong.

Perhaps he's talking about the whale.