Barb wrote: >There has only once been a report of a Orca harming a human, and that was at >Sea World. Here in Victoria the Oak Bay Marina used to have captive orcas. A trainer was held under water by one of the orcas and killed in the tank a few years ago. Not long after that the captive orca show was shut down and the orcas left Victoria for captivity somewhere else at great profit to humans. One was taken away a midnight. The bad old days. >in fact >they are not whales at all................. "Marine Mammals of Greater Puget Sound" (Osborne, Calambokidis, Dorsey, ed. Haley) presents orcas in Order Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises), suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales). An interesting book for those who live in the area or who are contemplating visiting. Diane *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 03 1998 - 09:44:24 PST
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