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Sea Lion Attacks Trainer At Seaworld

not.a.sock.puppet — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:06:40 GMT

A SEA lion who didn't take kindly to being weighed has attacked an animal trainer at Sea World on the Gold Coast.

THE 28-year-old suffered a minor cut to his arm, Sea World said in a statement.

The theme park said the man was trying to carry out a routine weight check on the animal when the incident happened.

"An ambulance was called to attend to the trainer. Following the incident, both the sea lion and trainer are in a good condition," Sea World said.

The sea lions are coming into their breeding season which can lead to them being in an excited state, the park said.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/sea-world-trainer-injured-by-sea-lion/story-fn3dxiwe-1227120420240

Probbly thought the trainer was gettin a bit fresh, ay

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imastawka — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:09:46 GMT

"I'm not fat.........just big boned!"

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:10:36 GMT

And?

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polksaladallie — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:15:25 GMT

I know whose side I'm on.

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not.a.sock.puppet — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:22:41 GMT

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*pepe — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:26:44 GMT

and the moral of the story is wild animals belong in the wild, not in theme parks.

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not.a.sock.puppet — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:57:18 GMT

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 05:17:52 GMT

It's a sign from the Great Lactose Intolerant Skunk in the Sky

the end of the world is nigh

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kilroy_is_here — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 05:59:59 GMT

What's the big deal , people get bitten by cats , dogs and birds every day of the week

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fiestas*girl — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 07:02:53 GMT

i watched a doco the other night about seaworld and their use of orca's in the water parks in canada, spain and usa...

trainers died, trainers lied and seaworld continues to subject these poor animals to abject torture snd put their trainers at risk.

a despicable organisation with no moral or ethical standards, and bad corporate citizens

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kilroy_is_here — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 07:26:09 GMT

There are 39 species of whale in the world can you name them?
I bet the ones you can name either have been exploited by hunting or kept in captivity .
While I'm not a big fan of keeping them in captivity if keeping 1 or 2 in captivity gets them under people's noses and saves hundreds then I can reconcile with it , unfortunately humans react best when they can visualise & humanise an animal the cuter it can look the more we can empathise with it and then we educate , defend and proliferate

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*pepe — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 07:29:16 GMT

theme park's only concern in the well being of any of their captives is to keep them healthy to bring in the money.

if they cared at all about conservation and education they would show natural behaviours in natural environments.

orcas especially have a torturous existence in captivity