killer whale kills someone

[Thenasty]

Humans are like Door Knobs,  "Everyone gets a turn". My "Turn" is coming up, just don't know when, where, how.  

[Comtek]

Also I need to point out the fact that the term "killer whale" was coined by whalers in the 1800's and generally speaking all species of whale and aquatic mammal are extremely gentle towards man.  They are still wild animals though and with orcas being particularly agressive predators that feed on people -sized animals so they can hurt or even kill you if you provoke or scare them.  The term "killer" is a tad harsh though and I don't like how it's being thrown around in this thread so casually.  Sure it makes for a great punchline for your favorite late-night talk show, but it's really mis-leading.

not sure your idea of what killer means but thats not a mother cat looking after her kittens

[Dartful Dodger]

"They usually swim 100s of miles in the ocean and now they are just doing laps in a pool."

-This isn't anyone's exact quote, just a simplified version of what I think the animal lovers are getting at.

It's a whale, it doesn't care. It's swimming 100s of miles because it such a large animal it needs to swim that far to find food.  The man made "pools" in zoos and aquariums is what wild whales dream that heaven is like.

"Whales are smarter than most animals..."
- again, this is condensed animal rights phrase.

There are obese humans who have their family bring them Cheetos so they can spend the rest of their lives in bed watching TV.  When they eventually die the city needs to take out a wall of the house so they can remove the body. 

Yes those people have bellow average intelligence, but all jokes aside, they are still smarter than whales.

I believe animals feel pain and animal abusers should be punished, but I don't believe animals are upset over being fed, given companionship and receive medial treatment, no matter how small their new home is.

Domestic dogs are believed to have evolved from wolf-ish animals that chose to give up the forests for human scraps.

I believe whales in captivity are happier.  If the "seconds before the attack" video is legit, that whale looked content.  The problem wasn't that it was upset, the probelm was that it's a dumb animal that didn't know it was killing it's trainer.

[RayB]

not sure your idea of what killer means but thats not a mother cat looking after her kittens

Gee, a wild animal killing for food? WHO'D A THUNK!?

You know that violent side-to-side jerking of a play-toy that even the tiniest dogs will do? That's an instinct meant to snap a prey's neck. So yeah, even your cute little pets can be "killers".

[Epyx]

You know that violent side-to-side jerking of a play-toy that even the tiniest dogs will do? That's an instinct meant to snap a prey's neck. So yeah, even your cute little pets can be "killers".

Yep most breeds of dog have no problem reverting to instinctive behavior if an owner dies or they get lost. Same with cats becoming feral...they may be domesticated but they are really only ever a pace beyond being wild again.  Then again...same with humans

[ark_ader]

I just love how this thread is progressing. 

[Dartful Dodger]

Yep most breeds of dog have no problem reverting to instinctive behavior if an owner dies or they get lost. Same with cats becoming feral...they may be domesticated but they are really only ever a pace beyond being wild again.  Then again...same with humans

Yep and most breeds of dogs that have accepted a human owner will also have no problem accepting another owner if the first owner dies.

They still have the ability to go wild, yet they don't, this is why I believe they would rather be taken care of over being free.

Then again...same with humans

[shmokes]

I used to secretly wish ark_arder would be eaten by a whale.  Then I recently found out I could block his obnoxious avatar with my Adblock Firefox extension (which I already had installed).  Just right-click the avatar and block it.  This is the first time I saw it in action and it works like a charm.  I totally no longer wish he would die a horrible horrible death, which I think is a step in the right direction for me psychologically.  Thanks Adblock!

[danny_galaga]

I used to secretly wish ark_arder would be eaten by a whale.  Then I recently found out I could block his obnoxious avatar with my Adblock Firefox extension (which I already had installed).  Just right-click the avatar and block it.  This is the first time I saw it in action and it works like a charm.  I totally no longer wish he would die a horrible horrible death, which I think is a step in the right direction for me psychologically.  Thanks Adblock!

[RobbyMac]

If only she would have known how to succesfully land a shin kick to the whale

[Necro]

Of course, I can't find it now but I was reading something a few months back about cats - they basically aren't domesticated, but instead evolved specifically to fill a niche offered by humans and can easily move between what would be called 'feral' and 'domestic' activities.  This is primarly because cat's weren't extensively bread to expand upon certain features - at least not historically.  Maybe to be a 'mouser', but that's it.  They retained the vast majority of their 'survival/feral' capabilities because of the extensive breeding that occurs across the world of stray cats.

This is unlike dogs that were bred for special tasks for thousands of years - basically a highly 'forced' evolution/adaptation that resulted in animals that are incapable of surviving in the wild or, in some cases (bull dogs I believe) incapable of breeding without human intervention (they can't give birth except via c-section).    Stray dogs align more with the cats as mentioned above, but they are much less prevalent then cats.

The article was about how cats are starting to be hard-core domesticated like dogs in some cases via breeding (for looks) and how it may have influences on their behavior.

...and yeah.  A cat will eat your corpse no problem.  Hell.  My one cat tries to eat my head every day.  That or she's determined to lick my head clean.  Could be a bit of both.

[shmokes]

If only she would have known how to succesfully land a shin kick to the whale

It's surprising what you can do to a whale with only a 30% stomp to the forehead.

[protokatie]

Humans are the most caged animal on Earth. We have organized religion, government, forum rules and society. We let others of our own kind tell us what to think and how to act. We even go so far as to allow others to tell us how to act around other animals (IE, an animal does what it does because it is an animal).

And we accept this, but only because we are told to do so (or else).

As per the whale... Well, I guess we could give it a citation to show up to court on grounds of negligent homicide (well cant be homicide, as homo means same...), but I highly doubt it will show up. It's a firkken whale.

BTW, Why is it that life is considered tragic, but we only say so when life ends?

[northerngames]

its terrible it happened but it was bound to happen eventually humans don't belong in the water with something like that around let alone swimming with one in a small pool.

I don't blame the whale for it at all.

a little off topic but for me it's kinda like the bullfighters they stab it to death but when it attack's the human knock's them out or tramples them etc. other's come in to save the human and kill the bull.

I say if you want to make a game out of animals life like that then and you step in there to fight that animal to the death like that then fight it to the death but nobody come's out until one or the other is dead wether it is the human or bull.

do I feel sorry for the matador that got his ass kicked no he got what he wanted and deserved for playing that type game becuase there is nobody there to save the bull when he is down.

if you need to be saved then you dont belong in there.

[Thenasty]

Food vs. Woman

Who's gonna win 
(sorry can't resist. This lady is no stranger in BYOAC)

[Frigo]

Keep in mind I'm relatively new here...

This person was a BYOAC member?

[Hoopz]

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Tron guy's wife before she split taking the arcade cabinet that they built together.  He isn't a member here anymore and Saint kicker her out too.

[saint]

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Don't listen to anything anyone says in this thread...

[Hoopz]

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Don't listen to anything anyone says in this thread...

H8R!




 

[Frigo]

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This person was a BYOAC member?

Don't listen to anything anyone says in this thread...

Can do! 

[Necro]

She's hot, anyone have her number?

[Ed_McCarron]

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