Austin Clements

"All I want from photography is a response. Good or bad. Because it means someone cared enough about it to make a statement."

[quinnsamoyed]

[themostcuteanimals-blog]

8 ton orca jumps 15 feet in the air chasing after dolphin

[kathooper-deactivated20180128]

I’m supposed to believe this normal sized female weighs 16,000 lbs?

[aclements]

Fact: Orcas can jump up to 150 feet in the air since they are apparently made of 8 tons of pure muscle.

[seaworldcares-blog]

How long do killer whales live? Watch this video to see how independent research proves killer whales at SeaWorld live as long as wild killer whales. Have a question? 

Visit www.AskSeaWorld.com to see how you can have it answered.

[0rcinus0rca]

Which captive born Orcas (there are only a couple wild caught left who do meet this average) have met even the minimum of that average, 30 years?  I can’t think of any.  Show us some numbers please Sea World.

[kathooper-deactivated20180128]

Of course you can’t think of any, the first successful captive birth was in 1985. Because that skews things, I’m assuming they’re going by annual mortality rate, not mean age of death.

[0rcinus0rca]

Maybe it’s also because no captive born has lived that long.

[kathooper-deactivated20180128]

Yeah, that was actually my whole point… That they can’t have lived their average lifespan of 30-35/50-55 years because the first captive birth was less than 30 years ago.

[0rcinus0rca]

Hmm.  1985 to 2015..  30 YEARS.  The math seems clear enough to me.  That’s my point.  So then name one (or even more) who’s close.  

Who is 29?  28?   27?  26?   25?   24?   23?  22?  How far down do we need to go to get an answer from you?  Twelve?  Nine?

Do you wish to continue to try and spin this or can you actually answer the question?  :)

They aren’t doing well in captivity despite how shiny sea world’s (paper thin) lies are.

[kathooper-deactivated20180128]

Kalina was born in September of 1985, and it’s March of 2015… The math seems clear enough to me. Kayla and Orkid are both close, though. Rest assured I am not trying to ~spin this, I just meant it’s not fair to say captive whales aren’t living as long because they haven’t physically been able to yet.

[0rcinus0rca]

Fair enough as I am not up on the ages of all the Orcas, however, there is one point to clarify. 

The first LIVE captive birth was in 1977, not 1985 and NOT at Sea World.  Born to Corky (not Corky II either) at mainland of the Pacific.  She also gave birth 6 more times while at MLOTP.  

She was moved to SeaWorld while pregnant for her SEVENTH time and suffered a miscarriage at Sea World.  All of this big news at the time. Especially the way in which Sea World acquired the Orcas from MLOTP.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corky_(killer_whale)

So it actually has been over 30 years since the first captive birth of an Orca. 38 years actually.

[kathooper-deactivated20180128]

That’s why I specified the first SUCCESSFUL captive birth, not the first one period! I think I read there were issues there with calves being unable to nurse properly or due to tank shape/size?

[aclements]

This is my kind of Whale Wars. You go, Kat.

[0rcinus0rca]

By “go” you must mean deleting my reply and locking that post… so I’ll just put it here.  It’s all still in my dashboard in any case.  Cheers.  

The first “successful” captive birth would be one that was born alive.  That’s what first is.  Ignoring that just to make Sea World “look good” isn’t good science, it’s just PR spin.  They weren’t the first and that is fact.

[aclements]

My apologies for not following someone who cannot process logic and continues to argue a moot point just for the sake of being a keyboard warrior and winning an argument on the internet. I did not “delete” your reply as I reblogged it from Kat, whose post was made BEFORE your comment was added. That is how this site works. Comments are not updated every time someone reblogs something.

Now, please, take a step back and ask yourself, “Am I really making a difference with these posts?” If you really believe in your cause, then great, but I doubt you are really making a difference by trying to sway once person’s opinion on the matter.

So I do not contradict myself, this will be my last post about the subject. I was merely poking fun at the stupidity of the argument by comparing it to the TV show “Whale Wars.” The joke was obviously lost in your need to correct me. If you would like to continue this discussion civilly, you may message me in private.

[seaworldcares-blog]

How long do killer whales live? Watch this video to see how independent research proves killer whales at SeaWorld live as long as wild killer whales. Have a question? 

Visit www.AskSeaWorld.com to see how you can have it answered.

[0rcinus0rca]

Which captive born Orcas (there are only a couple wild caught left who do meet this average) have met even the minimum of that average, 30 years?  I can’t think of any.  Show us some numbers please Sea World.

[kathooper-deactivated20180128]

Of course you can’t think of any, the first successful captive birth was in 1985. Because that skews things, I’m assuming they’re going by annual mortality rate, not mean age of death.

[0rcinus0rca]

Maybe it’s also because no captive born has lived that long.

[kathooper-deactivated20180128]

Yeah, that was actually my whole point… That they can’t have lived their average lifespan of 30-35/50-55 years because the first captive birth was less than 30 years ago.

[0rcinus0rca]

Hmm.  1985 to 2015..  30 YEARS.  The math seems clear enough to me.  That’s my point.  So then name one (or even more) who’s close.  

Who is 29?  28?   27?  26?   25?   24?   23?  22?  How far down do we need to go to get an answer from you?  Twelve?  Nine?

Do you wish to continue to try and spin this or can you actually answer the question?  :)

They aren’t doing well in captivity despite how shiny sea world’s (paper thin) lies are.

[kathooper-deactivated20180128]

Kalina was born in September of 1985, and it’s March of 2015… The math seems clear enough to me. Kayla and Orkid are both close, though. Rest assured I am not trying to ~spin this, I just meant it’s not fair to say captive whales aren’t living as long because they haven’t physically been able to yet.

[0rcinus0rca]

Fair enough as I am not up on the ages of all the Orcas, however, there is one point to clarify. 

The first LIVE captive birth was in 1977, not 1985 and NOT at Sea World.  Born to Corky (not Corky II either) at mainland of the Pacific.  She also gave birth 6 more times while at MLOTP.  

She was moved to SeaWorld while pregnant for her SEVENTH time and suffered a miscarriage at Sea World.  All of this big news at the time. Especially the way in which Sea World acquired the Orcas from MLOTP.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corky_(killer_whale)

So it actually has been over 30 years since the first captive birth of an Orca. 38 years actually.

[kathooper-deactivated20180128]

That’s why I specified the first SUCCESSFUL captive birth, not the first one period! I think I read there were issues there with calves being unable to nurse properly or due to tank shape/size?

[aclements]

This is my kind of Whale Wars. You go, Kat.

[colonelhathi]

japan ≠ korea ≠ china

pakistan is not in the middle east

most muslims aren’t arabs

geishas are not prostitutes

mexico is a very small part of latin america

there are 54 countries in africa

china has 56 different ethnic groups and none of them eat chop suey

[kathooper-deactivated20180128]

Okay but as a serious question, what area is Pakistan considered to be in? I thought it was next to Afghanistan, which we do consider the middle east?

[aclements]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East

Pakistan is part of Asia. Same with Afghanistan. We just ignorantly refer to all of those countries as the Middle East because it is easy to do so.

[nice-wig-janis]

what even happens inside a dishwasher

[aclements]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjcyUjXwH_4

[aclements]

Aubrey Plaza's Eye Makeup > *

[aclements]

Step one in making proper biker meth is being able to ride legally.

[aclements]

My activity is a cat.

[keepingupwiththegifs]

[sharkosaur-deactivated20260526]

i was actually expecting a gif from her sex tape

[aclements]

THEY HAD IT IN THE PALM OF THEIR HAND AND JUST LET IT GO

[smvrgs]

[little-king-trashmouth]

the inshirtion continues

[sharkosaur-deactivated20260526]

this is happening so fast

[aclements]

Because the last two are fake.

[aclements]

[momamiaaa]

Although both species of jellyfish living in the lake have stinging cells (nematocytes), they are not in general powerful enough to cause harm to humans. It has been reported that it is possible to notice the stings on sensitive areas like the area around the mouth.

[momamiaaa]

Jellyfish Lake in Palau. Apparently the jellies have lost their ability to sting because of lack of predators in the lake and you can swim with them!

[aclements]

Fact: Jellyfish sting to be able to catch their pray. Warding off predators is just an added plus. Also, these jellyfish feed off of the algae they have growing in them which is why their sting isn't very powerful.

[zowieee]

[death-tones]

What does this mean?

[setbabiesonfire]

That, my friend, is exactly the question you have to ask.

[spacemuffinz]

YOU LEFT OUT THE MOTHERFUCKING CRYSTAL PYRAMIDS THEY FOUND ON THE FLOOR OF THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

OLDER THAN THE AZTECS AND COMPLETELY SMOOTH AND 3 TIMES BIGGER THAN THE EGYPTIAN CHEOPS AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW IT GOT THERE.

[odin-n-out]

IM SORRY BUT WHY IS THIS THE FIRST TIME IVE HEARD OF THE CRYSTAL PYRAMIDS WHAT IS THIS SHIT

[brainwormunion]

OKAY HERE’S YOUR DEBRIEFING OF THE CRYSTAL PYRAMID BECAUSE THAT IS SOME CRAZY SHIT.

IN 2012 FRENCH AND AMERICAN SCIENTISTS STUDYING THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE STUMBLED UPON THIS HUGE TRANSLUCENT PYRAMID

THIS THING MEASURED 300 METERS WIDE AND 200 METERS TALL. THAT’S BIGGER THAN THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA SO YOU COULD IMAGINE HOW CRAZY THIS WAS TO THE SCIENTISTS

NOW THIS IS ALL 2000 METERS UNDERWATER. THE SCIENTISTS THEN DISCOVERED TWO HOLES AT THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID THAT MOVE WATER THRU AT AN EXTREMELY FAST RATE. THIS CAUSES MASIVE SURGE WAVES AND MIST ON THE SURFACE. THAT MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE INCIDENTS WITH BOATS AND PLANES CRASHING THERE

THEY’RE SAYING THAT THIS PYRAMID COULD BE FROM THE TIME BEFORE THE BIBLE SAYS NOAH’S ARK HAPPENED

OR ALIENS

BUT WHATEVER IT IS THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE JUST GOT LIKE A BILLION TIMES CREEPIER

[sharkosaur-deactivated20260526]

or aliens

[aclements]

The Crystal Pyramids don't exist.

[cassiuspascal]

[aclements]

Leonardo DiCaprio gets attacked by a penguin during a trip to the Arctic in 2006

There are no penguins in the Arctic.

[mormondad-deactivated20160509]

why the mcflurry spoon look like that

[aclements]

It connects to the machine that stirs it.

[oppressum]

Lady Gaga x Countries

[sharkosaur-deactivated20260526]

I think it’s cool that she adjusts what she wears to the taste of the specific country

[aclements]

I beg to differ. She's not wearing just a t-shirt and leggings in Brazil...