http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=tWfwpmddTeuRiRNz_2flmx4A_3d_3d
I made a survey on a different site because i need to view the statistics. so please take this, its only ten questions long.

it is about marine parks, but even if youve never been to one you can take the survey.

woops sorry. i noticed that if you answer no to the first question, you cant really answer the others. but i fixed it. just base your answers on what you've seen in media. thanks!

Marine parks give entertainment to holiday makers ,They also provide protection for endangered species,Would fish and Marine animals be better off in the wild well that's up for debate as certain countries still hunt them in the oceans ,

During the 1960s and 1970s, marine parks gave a new interpretation of "killer whales", the scientific name of which is orca. People used to think they were bloodthirsty creatures that would kill a human being on sight, and at one time the navy even used them for target practice.
Back then, marine parks told the world that these were actually gentle animals. Trainers got in the water with them and the orcas were petted by small children. If you went to a marine park then, you probably learned something on your visit.

But today these animals have become nothing but tools for making money. Practically the only way you'll learn something is by paying a lot of money to participate in something like "Trainer for a Day" or some Behind the Scenes camp. Take the show "Believe" for example. There is virtually no education in it whatsoever. All you see are orcas doing backflips and jumps and giving trainers rides and kisses. Circus tricks. Same with Blue Horizons the dolphin show. (I saw this show in 2005, when I purchased discount Sea World tickets for 18 dollars). There isn't even a pre-show with basic information, such as diet of dolphins, ranges, average length and weight and whatnot.

Another example: Dolphin swim programs and petting pools. Did you know touching dolphins without washing your hands can harm the dolphins health and make them sick? But at petting pools, visitors are NOT required or even invited to wash their hands before touching the animals OR feeding them. They just stick their filthy hands all over the dolphin "food", which is nothing but small scrap fish. It is also a terrible feeding system, since the more dominant dolphins will aproach more confidently, they will get more food, and some dolphins become either obese or immaciated. Petting pools are poorly supervised, there is usually only about one trainer at a time during feedings and interaction.

Swim with programs are dangerous for dolphins and people alike, as you can imagine. There have been many cases where people were injured by these powerful animals during this "playtime".

But I have not been to every marine park. Which is why I'm creating this survey. I want answers from a range of people who have been different places so I can see, on average, what people usually learn, or don't learn, from these facilities.

I'd like to add also, something that is always in debate. The life expectancy of captive orcas. Did you know that in the wild, orca average 50 to 70 years of age? There are two in Puget Sound that are estimated to be over 90! In captivity today, they average around 20 years of age. Even captive borns! Better than what it was in the 60s and 70s (around their teens), but not a big improvement, which is stunning given the fact that these animals get checkups and tests all the time. Here is some information on life expectancy: http://www.orcahome.de/lifeexpectancy.htm

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