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In 1992, while "Free Willy" was being filmed in Mexico, a young orca was captured in the South Atlantic. He was between 4 and 6 years old at the moment of being taken for "rehabilitation" 17 years ago. KSHAMENK is captive in a facility called Mundo Marino in the province of Buenos Aires. He is the only captive orca in Argentina and in the Southern Hemisphere, wasting his life in a claustrophobic and lonely place while acting like a circus clown,…
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Two male orcas with the same initials and similar captivity conditions but in different sites and times. KEIKO, the star of the "Free Willy" film, was finally released and experienced freedom. Can we aim the same fate for KSHAMENK? In this video 2 orca experts share their experience on the matter and the conditions that KSHAMENK endures day after day. The interviews where shot on location in the Peninsula de Valdés, Patagonia Argentina.
ORCA WATCH! Orcas in captivity
WDCS brings you an expert update on the issues relating to orcas in the wild and the sinister, disturbing world of orcas kept in captivity.
Orcas are highly intelligent animals, yet we confine them in concrete tanks that shorten their lives and we make them perform tricks for us in the name of ‘education’.
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