Killer whales attack each other at SeaWorld and “blood soaks water” as horrified guests watch

Shocking footage shows two killer whales attacking each other in front of horrified visitors at SeaWorld.

The clip shows an orca stranded on the side of the pool as the whales attack each other.

Warning: This video contains graphic images that some readers may find disturbing.

In disbelief and horror, the spectators watched the gruesome scene unfolding before them.

There were also children among the spectators. In the video, one child can be heard asking his parents: “How can the orca still be alive?”

The child added: “I thought they were helping each other and not fighting each other.”

An eyewitness to this horrific incident claimed that an orca in the pool was attacked by the others.

They described the horrific incident as follows: “We all immediately saw that the water was soaked with blood, whereupon my nine-year-old daughter began to cry.

“We saw bite marks and fresh wounds all over the side of the whale.”

The eyewitness added: “Every few seconds, two or more orcas would jump out of the water to continue attacking the injured orca.”

One of the orcas was seen stranded on the shore. (PETA)

The animal rights organization PETA announced that it had filed a complaint against SeaWorld with the US Department of Agriculture.

The footage emerged just days after it was confirmed that an orca had died from an infection at the park.

Nakai died on August 4, 2022, and was reportedly living in a tank with two other whales who bullied him.

It is not clear if Nakai is the orca in the video.

Tracy Reiman, PETA’s vice president, said: “Within two days, one orca has died and another has been attacked by other frustrated orcas trapped in a confined space, resulting in serious injuries.

“And small children witnessed the carnage.”

In captivity, whales can often be aggressive. (PETA)

PETA also condemned the incident in a press release, stating: “Marine parks condemn orcas to deplorable conditions – in small, barren pools where they cannot swim at high speeds or dive to great depths as they would in their natural habitat – causing them extreme stress and frustration.”

“In addition, incompatible animals are often housed together in these tiny tanks, where they cannot avoid conflict with frustrated or aggressive conspecifics.”

SeaWorld has since announced that Nakai died after “coming into contact with a part of the tank.”

Keeping orcas in captivity has long been controversial. The documentary Blackfish the traces of Tilikum, a captive orca who was involved in the deaths of three people.

No fatal attacks by wild orcas on humans have been confirmed.

UNILAD has contacted SeaWorld for comment.