eli5: Are the animals at SeaWorld relatively happy/better off?

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I understand they do some conservation work, but I find it hard to believe all of those animals (they use to make money) are in the process of rehabilitation. It’s kind of depressing to see the penguins and birds just trapped in a small area. They also seem to over-anthropomorphize the dolphins and whales. Excuse my ignorance in these things.

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It’s not just rehab. A lot of these sort of places (zoos, aquariums, etc) keep animals that can’t survive in the wild.

Whether they were rescued, captive bred, or otherwise, releasing them may very well be a death sentence.

As for happiness, we can’t really know. Big animals, like whales, definitely would prefer a much larger habitat. Which is why there won’t be anymore whales at Sea World after these ones.

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