ok ive been going to SeaWorld for as long as i can remember i live in San Antonio and i went this past sunday for HollowScream and i just thought to myself what do they do when an Orca dies i mean do they burry it somewhere and how do they get the Orca from the tank to where ever there taking it tooi know they had orcas die in the past but i just wondered what they do with such a massive animal when it dies
Generally, at any zoo or aquarium (SeaWorld included) the animal caretakers and the vet team will perform a necropsy on an animal after it has diedA necropsy is basically a autopsy, but for animalsThis will help them determine the cause of death and whether or not they will need to worry about it affecting the other animalsDuring the necropsy, the vets may take out various tissue samples to freeze and save so that they can continue studying them When it comes time to dispose of the body, large animals like whales will probably have to be dismantled into smaller piecesThese pieces are usually sent to a crematorium for the animal to be crematedSome larger zoos or animal facilities may even have a crematorium on property or they will have a contract with a facility that can handle such large animalsAs for moving the animal, SeaWorld is fully equipped with harnesses, cranes, etcfor moving their animals, including Killer WhalesSo when the animal dies, it can be moved into one of these harnesses and then transported on a truck to wherever they perform the necropsyHowever, an important note is that the animal caretakers and trainers will probably notice that the animal is not doing well, very rarely does an animal just die with no warning signsOn these first signs of illness or approaching death, the whale will be moved to one of the back holding pools; it will probably not be in the main Shamu StadiumIt is by these back pools that they have all of their equipment used for moving and transporting the animals.
Generally, at any zoo or aquarium (SeaWorld included) the animal caretakers and the vet team will perform a necropsy on an animal after it has diedA necropsy is basically a autopsy, but for animalsThis will help them determine the cause of death and whether or not they will need to worry about it affecting the other animalsDuring the necropsy, the vets may take out various tissue samples to freeze and save so that they can continue studying them When it comes time to dispose of the body, large animals like whales will probably have to be dismantled into smaller piecesThese pieces are usually sent to a crematorium for the animal to be crematedSome larger zoos or animal facilities may even have a crematorium on property or they will have a contract with a facility that can handle such large animalsAs for moving the animal, SeaWorld is fully equipped with harnesses, cranes, etcfor moving their animals, including Killer WhalesSo when the animal dies, it can be moved into one of these harnesses and then transported on a truck to wherever they perform the necropsyHowever, an important note is that the animal caretakers and trainers will probably notice that the animal is not doing well, very rarely does an animal just die with no warning signsOn these first signs of illness or approaching death, the whale will be moved to one of the back holding pools; it will probably not be in the main Shamu StadiumIt is by these back pools that they have all of their equipment used for moving and transporting the animals.
