Why Is Tilikum To Blame?

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Blackfish written by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. From the start attraction at Sealand of the Pacific in 1969, the aquarium grew attention for their orcas that would perform. Years later a two year old whale was captured and arrived in 81’. His name was Tilikum, coming in at two years old and 4,000 pounds. How do you go about taking orcas out of their setting, changing how they feel, and go about certain lies of how situations occurred? Why was Tilikum to blame? What really happens when you take orcas out of their natural habitat? Orcas, always travel in packs. Before being captured that are hunted with jets, speed boats and bombs once close enough. Once they sense the hunters coming they separate. The group with young will go a different route

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