Tag: Orca

‘World’s Loneliest Orca’ Kshamenk Seen Swimming Alone And Barely Moving In Tiny Pool TWENTY Years After Partner’s Death

A LONELY orca has been filmed swimming by itself in captivity – barely able to move in a tiny pool.

Kshamenk has lived in captivity at Mundo Marino since 1992 Credit: UrgentSeas, Phil Demers

The 35-year-old whale, known as Kshamenk, has lived in captivity at Mundo Marino since 1992 when he was caught in the wild. He had a mate, known as Belen, but she died in 2000, leaving the lonely orca alone. Now a new video shared online shows the orca in a tiny pool at the marine site.

The devastating video shared to social media has gone viral 20 years after the heartbroken orca’s partner died.

Kshamenk has lived in captivity at Mundo Marino since 1992 Credit: UrgentSeas, Phil Demers

He appears very still, floating in the middle of the pool, as a Dolphin swims around him. In the wild, Kshamenk would swim anywhere up to 140 miles in a single day as they swim huge distances over the course of a year.

Animal activist and co-founder of UrgentSeas, Phil Demers, visited the park where he filmed the footage to share knowledge of the lonely Orca’s troubling existence. Phil from Canada, said: “Kshamenk was captured from the wild and brought to the park to accompany another Orca, Belen Sadly, Belen died in 2000 after pregnancy complications, leaving Kshamenk to live with only two Dolphins.

“His sperm has been sold several times to SeaWorld to impregnate orcas. The Argentina government refuses to release Kshamenk or export him out of the country. He appears to be losing weight and is more lethargic in recent videos causing growing concerns for his well-being. Unless Kshamenk is rescued soon, he too will die tragically and senselessly. We must fight for Kshamenk!”

Phil put the video up on his Instagram page. The post has had more than 13,135 likes, as well as 1,290 comments from shocked users.

One said: “This is horrifying. No animal should live like this.”

As another commented: “Imagine being locked in a white padded room for 50 years since you were a baby.

“No education. This is a jail. Solitary confinement.”

Other posts called the treatment “so awful”,  as he can’t even move around while some called it “so sad and heartbreaking”.

A final man went on a passionate cry for help on behalf of nit only Kshamenk but all orcas trapped in captivity.

The man known as Mickey said: “Immoral to the highest degree. #FreeKshamenk and GLOBAL BAN these damn parks, already.

“There are literally thousands on thousands of other things to do than spend ticket money on these hell holes.”

Many agreed with Mickey and labelled it as “complete torture”.

A woman said: “These animals are meant to live in the ocean, not in that damn tank.”

Phil added: “A campaign to outlaw his current captivity is gaining momentum in Argentina by local activists, so bringing awareness and sharing his story surely supports their efforts. It breaks my heart to see Kshamenk’s conditions. He needs to be rescued.”

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Terrifying Moment Two Orcas Swim With Feet Of Two Children In New Zealand’s Enclosure Bay…But The Children Were Safe!!!

Two Orcas were seen swimming close to the children in a bay in New Zealand. The footage, captured by a local resident at Enclosure Bay in Waiheke Island, shows the kids frantically trying to swim away as the Orcas head straight to them.

The massive beasts can be seen swimming within feet past the youngsters and out to sea. The filmer writes: ”While in Auckland’s Waiheke Island at Enclosure Bay two orca whales entered the bay. ”At first all I saw was a fin in the water and thought a shark had entered the bay. I realised it was a whale and not a shark. ”Everyone got out of the water, however, there were two children in the middle of the bay who must not have heard the call to get out. ”By the time they realised what was going on it was too late, it appeared the whales heard the children calling for help and headed directly for them”

In the clip below, you see a pair of dorsal fins rip through the ocean at pace as they head towards the kids.

The Orca Pass Within Feet Of The Children

The children panic and cling on to each other for dear life.

You also hear them scream as they believe they are about to be devoured by the predators, which can measure up to 8 metres in length and weigh up to 6 tons.

“That’s a lifetime experience for you,” one onlooker could be heard saying as the two orcas swam past the children and back out to sea.

”It was extremely frightening for both onlookers and the children in the water that came face to face with these massive Orcas.”

Killer whales rarely attack humans

Attacks on humans by wild killer whales are rare and are usually blamed on the animals mistaking people for prey. Attacks on wild killer whales by humans were, until recently, far more common and governments encouraged their shooting because of the competition for fish.

Killer whales in captivity seem more of a threat, and there have been a reported two dozen or so attacks on handlers or pool intruders since the 1970s.