14-year-old Taku, a male Killer Whale that had recently been held captive to perform tricks for Budweiser drunk hicks in San Antonio, Texas has died from an infection. Fran Stephenson, corporate shill and mouthpiece for Sea World muttered something under her breath about "a wide disparity on estimates for the life expectancy of killer whales." The truth is that Killer Whales can live from 60-80 years in the wild. 14-years-old is not an average healthy lifespan for a Killer Whale.

Killer Whales do not belong in captivity.

Rest assured, they will have their revenge.
Killer Whales are the only animal that will kill a Great White Shark that we have any respect for. While Killer Whales are really just super bad ass black and white Dolphins and not really Whales at all, they are indeed killers. Unlike Sharks, who kill pretty mercifully, Killer Whales like to play with their food. Look:

Read about San Antonio Sea World and Taku.

Sharks don't play with their food,

--El Tiburon

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