Documentaries like "Blackfish" have sparked worldwide debate about whether Orcas should be held in captivity and used for our entertainment. Laci looks at just how intelligent these animals are and what a life out of the ocean does to these animals.

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7 Things About Wild Killer Whales You'll Never Learn at SeaWorld
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The Awesome Intelligence of Cetaceans Part 3 - Killer Whales
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"Of all the amazing cetacean species I have come to know and love, the Killer Whale or Orca would have to be my favorite. These beings are strikingly beautiful and clever."

How smart are killer whales - and can they decide to kill a person?
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"Neuroscientist Lori Marino and a team of researchers explored the brain of a dead killer whale with an MRI and found an astounding potential for intelligence."

Smart, Social and Erratic in Captivity
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"Should some of the most social, intelligent and charismatic animals on the planet be kept in captivity by human beings?"

Inside the mind of a killer whale: A Q+A with the neuroscientist from 'Blackfish'
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"I enjoyed the movie, but it left me with questions. A lot of questions. Neuroscience questions. What makes whales different from other animals? How do whales perceive humans? What did the filmmakers mean when they said that killer whales have a wide range of emotions? How smart are these animals, really?"

Neuroanatomy of the killer whale (Orcinus orca) from magnetic resonance images
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"This article presents the first series of MRI-based anatomically labeled sectioned images of the brain of the killer whale (Orcinus orca). Magnetic resonance images of the brain of an adult killer whale were acquired in the coronal and axial planes."

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