You’ve
seen walruses in encyclopedias and on TV. These are big whiskered
marine creatures that live in Antarctica. If you’ve watched Adam
Sandler’s movie, 51st dates, you can recall a smart walrus obeying his
command at the beginning of the film. Well, that’s just how smart and
trainable a few are, just like this particular one named Sara who can
play the saxophone! Hard to believe but it’s all over the news and the
internet.
In
a youtube video uploaded, Sara can be seen delighting audiences by
playing the saxophone, and performing other tricks. This walrus is not
like any other of its specie. This one can imitate its trainer, blows a
whistle (with a railway platform conductor costume to go with it) and
plays catch (receives a rose being thrown at her)
During
an exhibition, the happy flipper merrily played a tune that caught
audiences in awe. Spectators were even more surprised when she mimicked
the bored expression of her trainer. The sea creature is fond (and
very good at) playing ball games.
She
fast became an attraction at the newly-opened Turkish Dolphinarium in
Istanbul. Thanks to her human like skills, the Dolphinarium has quickly
become a tourist attraction in the Turkish city.
Some
people might argue that it’s inhumane what folks are doing to animals
like Sara. They are concerned about the possibility of cruelty while
training or during performance and question their captivity to do tricks
for spectators for the rest of their lives. However, caretakers and
owners of these establishments defend that some if not most, have been
saved from poaching or any dangers encountered while being in their own
habitat, given an unmonitored few who hunt and kill these animals.
I
don’t have anything against animals that perform, as long as they are
treated well. Having done a little research, I’m pretty sure this one
is taken good care of. Being such an interesting animal, wouldn’t it be
fun to see this flipper perform amazing tricks before your eyes?
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