Why do killer whales in captivity have collapsed dorsal fins?

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Why do killer whales in captivity have collapsed dorsal fins?

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The running theory is that they don’t get enough activity and resistance. In the wild they will do long fast swims at depth, but they can’t do that in tanks. So the fin gets weaker since it isn’t used.