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Why SeaWorld Kept Tilikum, Explained: proven track record
On the surface this is a news item about a man found dead on Tilikum. Underneath, speakers question the public relations version and then answer why the whale stayed: "And that is that his semen is worth a lot of money."
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A news report identifies Daniel Dukes, found draped over Tilikum at SeaWorld. Speakers know only the public relations version: he snuck in after hours, stripped, sought a magical experience, and drowned from hypothermia. They doubt that cameras and the night watch missed a body. Asked why the whale stayed, the answer is that his semen is worth a lot of money, and that he operates as a sperm bank.
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public relations versionperfect story lineevery which wayparading him around
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proven track record
a record already shown to be true
Asked why the whale is still there, someone answers with a documented history of killing, not a vague warning.
The vendor has a proven track record of leaking client data.
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- public relations version
the version released for the public
- perfect story line
sarcastic label for a too-neat tale
- every which way
in every direction at once
- parading him around
carrying someone around on display
- more graphic than that
more gruesome than the clean version
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lying limply across something
Dukes was found yesterday draped over the back of Tilikum, the largest orca held in captivity.kept confined, not free
Dukes was found yesterday draped over the back of Tilikum, the largest orca held in captivity.the version released for the public
Someone limits what follows to the park's public account of an arrest and a sneak-in, and the tone stays cautious.
Well, all I know is the public relations version of it-- he was a young man that had been arrested not long before he snuck into SeaWorld.entered a place in secret
Well, all I know is the public relations version of it-- he was a young man that had been arrested not long before he snuck into SeaWorld.relative clause: The that-clause defines who the young man is said to be.
Well, all I know is the public relations version of it-- he was a young man that had been arrested not long before he snuck into SeaWorld.after the place has closed
Maybe he climbed the barbed wire fence around the perimeter and stayed after hours.Let have a run together, and don't punch the a.
guy hides in the park after hours and strips his clothes off and decides he wants to have a magical experience with an orca and drowns because he became hypothermic.the arranged version of events Not a film plot; the neat official version of that night.
Right. So that's the story line and none of us were there to know the difference.Keep and as a short light sound and land on none.
Right. So that's the story line and none of us were there to know the difference.in every direction at once
Someone stacks camera shots in every direction so an unnoticed body until morning sounds impossible.
There are cameras all over the back of Shamu Stadium pointing every which way.difficult to accept as true
I find it hard to believe that nobody knew until the morning that there was a body in there.object clause: One that follows believe; the next follows knew.
I find it hard to believe that nobody knew until the morning that there was a body in there.Stress hard and believe, and let to stay light.
I find it hard to believe that nobody knew until the morning that there was a body in there.Let the final t in didn't stay light before hear.
That person didn't hear any splashing or screaming?carrying someone around on display
A morning arrival describes the whale moving a naked dead man around the back pool, and the verb makes it a display.
guy, a dead, naked guy on his back, kind of parading him around the back pool.the slant put on events for the public
The public relations spin on this was that he was kind of a drifter and died of hypothermia.a rootless person, said dismissively — A casual dismissive label; skip it in obituaries and formal bios.
The public relations spin on this was that he was kind of a drifter and died of hypothermia.described in a more gruesome way Graphic means gruesome detail, not a chart.
But the medical examiner reports were more graphic than that.after death or before it
Now, whether that was post-death or pre-death, I don't know.whether clause: Whether fronts what he does not know; he is not asking you to choose.
Now, whether that was post-death or pre-death, I don't know.went into the one place he should not have
But, yeah, all I can comment on is that the guy definitely jumped in the wrong pool.a record already shown to be true
Asked why the whale is still there, someone answers with a documented history of killing, not a vague warning.
This guy, he has a proven track record of killing people.valuable in plain cash terms
And that is that his semen is worth a lot of money.much more, in speech — Spoken intensifier; use far more in formal writing.
It's brilliant because they can inseminate way more female whales, because they can just get his sperm and freeze it.a store of sperm kept for later use Not a clinic; the whale is used as a stored-sperm source.
And then he's basically operating as a sperm bank.the top rule, not to be broken
In a reputable breeding program, rule number one is you certainly would not breed an animal that has shown a history of aggression towards humans.a past of violent behavior
In a reputable breeding program, rule number one is you certainly would not breed an animal that has shown a history of aggression towards humans.killed, as with a dangerous animal
After imagining a pit bull that had killed, someone says that dog would probably have been euthanized, unlike the whale.
That animal would have likely been put down.Why SeaWorld Kept Tilikum, explicado
What's really going on
The public relations version: a young man snuck into SeaWorld, stayed after hours, stripped, wanted "a magical experience with an orca," and drowned because he "became hypothermic." Speakers call that a "Perfect story line" and admit "none of us were there to know the difference." Cameras point "every which way," underwater too, and a night watch trainer works every night, yet "nobody knew until the morning that there was a body in there." One account has Tilikum "parading him around the back pool." Reports were "more graphic than that," bites could be "post-death or pre-death"; the speaker does not know. Only that the man "jumped in the wrong pool." The reason to keep the whale is "his semen is worth a lot of money." He is "operating as a sperm bank," and 54 percent of the whales "have Tilikum's genes." A pit bull that had killed "would have likely been put down." Rule number one: do not breed an animal with "a history of aggression towards humans."
Theme
DeceptionThe public relations version and the Perfect story line smooth Dukes's death into hypothermia, while speakers point to cameras, a night watch, and reports that were more graphic than that.
MoneyKeeping him is answered by semen worth a lot of money, a frozen sperm bank, and 54 percent of the whales carrying his genes.
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- have a magical — Let have a run together, and don't punch the a.
- and none of — Keep and as a short light sound and land on none.
- hard to believe — Stress hard and believe, and let to stay light.
- didn't hear — Let the final t in didn't stay light before hear.
I find it hard to believe that nobody knew until the morning that there was a body in there.With cameras everywhere and a night watch on duty, this voice does not accept that a body in the pool went unnoticed until morning.
But, yeah, all I can comment on is that the guy definitely jumped in the wrong pool.After saying he does not know if the bites came before or after death, this is the only claim he will make: the man got into the wrong pool.
This guy, he has a proven track record of killing people.Tilikum is the one being discussed. The killings are presented as a settled record, which is why the next question is why keep him.
And that is that his semen is worth a lot of money.The direct answer to why keep him around. His semen has high cash value, so the place has a reason to retain him.
In a reputable breeding program, rule number one is you certainly would not breed an animal that has shown a history of aggression towards humans.A rule stated for any serious breeding program: do not breed an animal that has already been aggressive toward people.
But in the entire SeaWorld collection-- it's like 54% of the whales in SeaWorld's collection now have Tilikum's genes.The contrast with that rule. About 54 percent of the whales in SeaWorld's collection are said to carry Tilikum's genes now.
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Why keep Tilikum if he has killed people?
The answer given here is that his semen is worth a lot of money. He is called one of the main breeding whales at SeaWorld. Sperm can be taken and frozen, so he operates as a sperm bank, and about 54 percent of the whales in the collection are said to carry his genes.
What story did public relations tell about Daniel Dukes?
That a young man, arrested not long before, snuck into SeaWorld, maybe climbed the barbed wire, stayed after hours, hid, stripped, wanted a magical experience with an orca, and drowned from hypothermia. He is also called a drifter who died of hypothermia. The speakers say they were not there to know the difference.
Why do speakers find the morning discovery suspicious?
They mention cameras all over SeaWorld and the back of Shamu Stadium, pointing every which way, plus underwater cameras, and a night watch trainer on duty every night. They ask whether that person heard splashing or screaming, and say it is hard to believe nobody knew until morning that a body was in the pool.
Do the speakers say the bites happened before Dukes died?
No. They say the medical examiner reports were more graphic, including that Tilikum stripped him and left bite marks, but they say they do not know whether that was post-death or pre-death. The only firm comment is that he jumped in the wrong pool.
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