BLUE WHALE IN CAPTIVITY??

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guyver01

guyver01

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Does anyone know any marine institutions where there are Blue Whales in Captivity?

 
Bignate603

Bignate603

Lifer
Sep 5, 2000
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Um, there aren't. The killer whales the have at sea world are relatively small as whales go. I don't think there is a place that can house one.
 
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deftron

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That would be impossible..

Not only would they need a HUGE DEEP tank..
They'd have to feed it tons of plankton everyday
 
ViRGE

ViRGE

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Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: Comp625
This isn't Star Trek IV ;)
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I'm pretty sure in ST4, they were after Humpback Whales.
 
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Mookow

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Originally posted by: BatmanNate
Originally posted by: Mookow
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: Comp625
This isn't Star Trek IV ;)
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I'm pretty sure in ST4, they were after Humpback Whales.
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which are smaller and probably need less food/space
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Indubitably.
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every now and then mother nature throws you a curve ball in predicting things liek this, so I included that "probably"
 
So

So

Lifer
Jul 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: guyver01
Does anyone know any marine institutions where there are Blue Whales in Captivity?
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Are you William Shatner?
 
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iwearnosox

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Originally posted by: guyver01
Does anyone know any marine institutions where there are Blue Whales in Captivity?
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My neighbor looks pretty blue whale-ish. I can hook you up if you'd like.
 
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cressida

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Sep 10, 2000
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there was one Sea World that saved a baby blue whale (I forgot which one) and they let it go after it grew a little older and healthier
 
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cmv

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To the poop deck, the blue whales be poopin! Yar! Yar!

Seriously though that would be one hell of a fish tank.
 
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Spyro

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Originally posted by: Synergy
there was one Sea World that saved a baby blue whale (I forgot which one) and they let it go after it grew a little older and healthier
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Are you sure that was a baby blue whale? Link?
 
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So

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Originally posted by: AvesPKS
I think you would need transparent aluminum for that...
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Picks up mouse, turns it over... "Hello Computer"
 
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cressida

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Originally posted by: Spyro
Originally posted by: Synergy
there was one Sea World that saved a baby blue whale (I forgot which one) and they let it go after it grew a little older and healthier
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Are you sure that was a baby blue whale? Link?
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I can't find a link but I remeber it was San Diego Sea World and we sat in a theatre and they had a little documentary (story) about the blue whale they had saved and in the after the movie they showed us the harness they used to release the blue whale and it was pretty big.

Update: Sorry I guess it wasn't a blue whale.
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0roo0roo

0roo0roo

No Lifer
Sep 21, 2002
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things got a heart the size of a vw beetle rom what i remember.

the aquarium required for such a creature would be insane.


hell, we can't even keep a great white in captivity alive:p monterey bay tried(the aquarium kirk visited), it died.
 
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