▲ 366 ▼ Kept in captive isolation for nearly 53 years, Lolita the orca dies amidst plans for release (www.salon.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments According to a statement from the Miami Seaquarium, she died due to a suspected renal condition
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wild tigers have a territory of ~20km² for females and over 60km² for males. How is giving them 2-3 acres of land not cruelty? You're applying human standards to animals, to you having 2 acres on your own is impressive, to them it's a prison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wahming@monyet.cc 5 points 2 years ago They need that much land in the wild because they're apex predators, and that's the amount of land necessary to support enough wildlife to feed them continuously. Not because anything less than that is confinement to them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wahming@monyet.cc 5 points 2 years ago They need that much land in the wild because they're apex predators, and that's the amount of land necessary to support enough wildlife to feed them continuously. Not because anything less than that is confinement to them. permalink fedilink source parent