Not so long ago, a distressing footage showed her banging her head against the side of her tank. The footage captured by an anti-captivity activist called Phil Demers had raised concerns among experts because it clearly showed the orca in distress. As per Demers, Kiska’s odd behaviour is the result of her damaged mental and physical health.
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Updated Aug 18, 2022 | 07:56 AM IST
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Kiska
The orca or killer whale has a lifespan in captivity of 10-45 years (female) and 10-30 years (male). As there is quite a huge gap in the range, many orcas outlive their families and friends despite being born at the same time,
Experts estimate the lifespan of most female orcas to be between 40 and 50 years. But in some cases, it can even reach above 60 years.
In captivity, orcas are usually placed in giant tanks with their mates. But there comes the unavoidable and unfortunate time when they start dying and only a few are left in the enclosure.
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A heartbreaking footage released online shows an orca dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest’, circling its tank after outliving its friends and its own family.
Watch it here.
Kiska is seen circling the perimeter of her isolated tank at MarineLand Park in Niagara Falls, Canada. The clip was reportedly taken in June
Kiska was captured from Icelandic waters in 1979. Since then, she has been living in captivity. Now at age 45, she is all by herself after outliving her five offspring and her friends.
Not so long ago, a distressing footage showed her banging her head against the side of her tank.
The footage captured by an anti-captivity activist called Phil Demers had raised concerns among experts because it clearly showed the orca in distress.
As per Demers, Kiska’s odd behaviour is the result of her damaged mental and physical health.
“Kiska is MarineLand’s last surviving orca. She was captured in 1979 in Icelandic waters and has been at MarineLand ever since. Her mental and physical health is deteriorating and as seen in the video, she repeatedly swims around her pool in the exact same way, even stopping briefly in some shallow water to shake erratically. For Kiska, her isolation is torture,” said Phil Demers.
“Sadly, Kiska’s fate is largely sealed at MarineLand as she is their property, and as no viable seaside sanctuaries exist, her future is heartbreakingly bleak,” he added.
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I really, really cannot abide this stuff. It’s just another form of slavery in my opinion, and torture, something that we humans do so well over history. Let these poor animals live a normal life.
Nothing made me happier than almost driving Sea World out of business. Marine life isn’t here to entertain us and to profit from.
So depressing…only humans can cause a magnificent creature like an Orca to become mentally ill…can’t believe there is no place for her to go.