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Now listen, and make obeisance to me: 'From the point called Ventre della Vacca.'"

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And using a statistical approach that looks at both the living and the dead in a population to predict overall survival, Ventre and Jett reveal that killer whales in captivity are shockingly short-lived, with a median survival of just 8.9 years.

Tim Zimmermann: Former Tilikum Trainers Take You Behind The Curtain At SeaWorld Tim Zimmermann 2011

In particular, Jett and Ventre break new ground by explaining how life at marine parks leads killer whales to damage their teeth:

Tim Zimmermann: Former Tilikum Trainers Take You Behind The Curtain At SeaWorld Tim Zimmermann 2011

Whenever you get even a bit of a letup in the news flow or even a few bits and pieces of positive news, you are going to get a bounce, said John Ventre , fund manager at Skandia Investment Group.

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Ventre and Jett--with the help of The Orca Project, which compiled a complete record of all the killer whales that have lived and died in captivity--also take a statistical look at killer whale survival rates in captivity.

Tim Zimmermann: Former Tilikum Trainers Take You Behind The Curtain At SeaWorld Tim Zimmermann 2011

But what Ventre and Jeff do, which is key, is put details and numbers to our understanding of what captivity really means for killer whales.

Tim Zimmermann: Former Tilikum Trainers Take You Behind The Curtain At SeaWorld Tim Zimmermann 2011

But what Ventre and Jeff do, which is key, is put details and numbers to our understanding of what captivity really means for killer whales.

Tim Zimmermann: Former Tilikum Trainers Take You Behind The Curtain At SeaWorld Tim Zimmermann 2011

In particular, Jett and Ventre break new ground by explaining how life at marine parks leads killer whales to damage their teeth:

Tim Zimmermann: Former Tilikum Trainers Take You Behind The Curtain At SeaWorld Tim Zimmermann 2011

Ventre and Jett--with the help of The Orca Project, which compiled a complete record of all the killer whales that have lived and died in captivity--also take a statistical look at killer whale survival rates in captivity.

Tim Zimmermann: Former Tilikum Trainers Take You Behind The Curtain At SeaWorld Tim Zimmermann 2011

And using a statistical approach that looks at both the living and the dead in a population to predict overall survival, Ventre and Jett reveal that killer whales in captivity are shockingly short-lived, with a median survival of just 8.9 years.

Tim Zimmermann: Former Tilikum Trainers Take You Behind The Curtain At SeaWorld Tim Zimmermann 2011