Killer whale named Morgan tried to 'kill herself' by leaping out tank

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THIS is the heartbreaking moment a killer whale named Morgan leapt from her tank in an effort which animal activists argue was an attempted suicide. Footage of the moment the killer whale lay motio…

Morgan was claimed to have originally been captured under the proviso that she would be released back into the wild and she would not be put on display to the public.The park argues she cannot be released to the wild as she is deaf and would not survive in the ocean.

It remains unclear exactly what Morgan was doing as she lay on the edge of her tank - but experts at the time did not rule out an attempt at self harm.: "How could we possibly know — she’s a whale. Wolfgang Rades, the director of Loro Parque Zoo, however disagreed and said: "Beaching themselves is completely normal behaviour — orcas do it all the time in the wild when they’re hunting.Her ownership was officially transferred to Loro Parque in 201`7 as SeaWorld stopped breeding killer whales.claims the whale has been exploited as she was trained to perform tricks and kept in tanks "barely large enough" for her size.

The orca remains at Loro Parque to this day and the row shows no signs of ending between the aquarium and animal rights campaigners. "You put [orcas] in a box that is 150 feet long by 90 feet wide by 30 feet deep and you’re basically turning them into a couch potato." Captive orcas are said to grind their teeth on tank walls to the point that the nerves are exposed - leaving them with ground down and open cavities.laid bare the psychological toll which is said to occur on orcas in captivity - including testimony from former trainers.that the whales regularly self harmed due to psychological trauma.

 

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