#putting them in small concrete basins on their own or with random strangers from different pods is the absolute worst thing you could do

[throwing-roses-into-the-abyss]

I don't know about the rest of the whale information in this show because I really just like orcas a lot, but I can confirm that orcas' dorsal fins collapsing in captivity is absolutely a thing that happens and absolutely a sign of their unhappiness

#extraordinary attorney woo #to me this feels very much like a 'psh surely everyone knows this' kind of fact #but then maybe some people don't? #anyway this is your psa to never visit an aquarium/sea park/dolfinarium type of place that has orcas #or any kind of big whale/fish that doesn't do well in captivity #orcas swim hundreds of kilometers out in the sea in big pods that consist of their family and orcas that speak their distinct language #putting them in small concrete basins on their own or with random strangers from different pods is the absolute worst thing you could do #and supporting places that do this will just perpetuate the problem