orcas

That orcas avoid harming humans has long been a part of the legends of Pacific Northwest tribes.

According to this article, there's evidence to suggest that keeping orcas in captivity is detrimental to their well being.

Of course it's detrimental to their well-being: Orcas are wild animals not bred for captivity.

Let's apply that idea across all Orcas as if it were a rule, and then compare it to the worst humans in existence.

I'm pretty sure most developed animals like elephants, orcas, etc., have pretty complex emotions that are not too far from humans.

All of the fatalities have occurred with captive orcas.

Could orcas evolve to become legal persons?

There isn't a competing conviction about orcas.

>> If orcas have established empathy as a distinctive evolutionary advantage, it might behoove a human race awash in war and psychopathy to pay attention.

Edit: Haha, I can't help but imagine that in 30 years human ethics will take another leap, orcas will be deemed sentient, and I will be denied some high status job for such an ignorant and speciest comment.

> Personally I think Sea World is criminally abusive because it is necessarily incapable of holding large water mammals like orcas in captivity in a way that minimizes suffering for them Finally, something we agree on.

But yeah, i guess the article is preaching to the choir in my case, since i would be in favour of more protection of non-human rights, not only for orcas (presumably rather high on the intelligence scale) but also for most non-humans we use for food, medical trials, etc.

It's perfectly reasonable to expand the term "person" to apply to non humans, companies and orcas alike.

Of course if we redefine the word "person" to mean something else, orcas can be considered "persons".

Thats why when you open a new business you have an Orcas weight in "sign up for this credit card" envelopes at your door.

Even the second part of the article title, "The more we learn about orcas, the more our assumption of innate superiority looks like a presumption" would've been more effective.

Orcas can be local or transient, transient (pelagic) can be very dangerous just by accident.

Orcas are just as different from dogs, if not more, as dogs are from us.

Orcas can definitely give consent, it depends on the situation.