Kasatka, a Captive Orca, Gets Angry at Trainer During Multimedia Extravaganza

Photo credits: AP - Associated Press

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Kasatka is at SeaWorld San Diego.

If it wasn't something personal between the two of them, the trainer and Kasatka, which is quite possible based on my experience, then it may be that:

1. the orca was tired and/or sick, or

2. the orca did not like the show, either the loudness or the quality of the music/acoustics, e.g., it may have contained acoustic elements that are offending to orcas or to this orca.

And I'm not joking.

A more recent news article.

Here is an unverified list of altercations between captive cetaceans and trainers.

Update 2007.03.03:
California's workplace safety office recommends the killing of whales so save attacked trainers.