Just for Minzer

[birdcrazy]

http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q56/kelli__2007/?action=view&current=seaworld198.jpg

 

[Chewy]

What happened to shamu's fin?

 

[meghanxx4]

What happened to shamu's fin?

Hmmm I'm wondering the same. I don't think it was like that when i went a couple years ago...

 

[Minzer84]

Cool birdcrazy, thanks for the special treatment, lol. I think Shamu's fin is like that because they often swim in circles all day, and in the same direction, so the fin begins to tilt in that direction. Also, if you try to make them swim in the opposite direction around the tank to even it out, they will turn right back around, lol. I didn't make that up, I'm pretty sure that's what they said when I had my marine mammal course this summer.

 

[Deanna]

that is very interesting minz ... thanks kelli!

 

[Peta]

Yeah if you look at a lot of these Orca's in captivity most of them are this way.

 

[birdcrazy]

 

[meghanxx4]

Cool birdcrazy, thanks for the special treatment, lol. I think Shamu's fin is like that because they often swim in circles all day, and in the same direction, so the fin begins to tilt in that direction. Also, if you try to make them swim in the opposite direction around the tank to even it out, they will turn right back around, lol. I didn't make that up, I'm pretty sure that's what they said when I had my marine mammal course this summer.

Ya I've seen that before. Though Shamu's looks totally off.... my eyes are probably just tricking me though.