The horrifying story of Tilikum, a Sea World Orlando orca, grabbing and killing his female human trainer captured the public’s attention last week. But it apparently didn’t sway public opinion to the view that orcas don’t belong in marine parks or that housing whales in parks was dangerous for trainers and visitors.
A media study among 211 viewers of a news clip of the orca found that 69 percent were “just as likely to visit Sea World,” according to HCD Research. Some 7 percent said they were more likely to go to Sea World.
In Ancient Rome, it was lions.
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