Ag orcas bio_div

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Orcas in CaptivityBorn to be Free

Wild Orcas

• Swim up to 100 miles a day

• Can eat 500 pounds of food a

day

• Live in close knit family

groups/pods

• Highly intelligent, rarely a

threat to humans.

Captive Orcas• Kept in chlorine tanks

• Merged with individuals from other

family groups

• 100% of males end up with dorsal fin

collapse

• Shortened life spans

• Have multiple acts of aggression

towards humans

All images found on Google

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