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JetAmoeba t1_j3zg1ia wrote

Reply to comment by FreydisTit in Killer whale dies after grounding itself on Florida beach by katherinezetajones

This has never happened before but you’re assuming it’s Option 1 that has never happened before as opposed to Option 2 that has never happened before

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mishap1 t1_j3ziadb wrote

Releasing a formerly captive orca that subsequently didn’t do well in the wild isn’t unprecedented. Keiko (Willy) lasted just a year on his own and was unable to socialize with any of his own kind.

My comment is a throwaway joke given how quickly Sea World was on the scene but a killer whale dying this far from their usual turf hasn’t been recorded either. I don’t know if anyone else has released an orca lately given Keiko’s fate but they’re usually social animals so you’d expect sightings of her pod.

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Hopeful_Hamster21 t1_j3zx6d9 wrote

This is reddit man, it's a little wild. And sometimes people like to dogpile on down votes. Maybe a joke with bad deliver that didn't land right quite right, but you didn't say anything malicious or jerkish. You're good by me.

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FreydisTit t1_j3zm6qz wrote

The autopsy and dna will hopefully confirm where the whale came from, but I wouldn't be surprised if the whale was held in captivity at some point. A few in the state have recently changed hands, and we have had a lot of controversy surrounding orcas, especially.

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