After experimenting with the video, I realised I need to find some sort of sound to go with it. I decided to research into seascapes and sounds of coral reefs, and found this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POITH02VVrw which shows many noises that fish make. It also explains how humankind ruin the communication for these animals and how it can harm them. I was shocked by this as I had no idea that fishes had a language.
I then watched this short documentary on the controversy of the wellbeing of animals at Marine Land in France. This went into some detail on the effects captivity of marine animals has on them, but also the view that the centre had on the situation, explaining how captivity was best for them. It was a very confused ending with no real conclusion.
I also found these comments which had a large amount of concerned and disgusted comments, showing how shocking people are finding this information.
From this I found another video on how the great white shark hasn't able to be kept in captivity for any longer than six months (before deciding to release it back into the ocean). There was many resons for ths, the main being that in order to breathe, the great white shark has to swim, hence it constantly swimming and being faster. This video was not supporting the captivity of animals, nor was it showing any negative opinions on the matter.
I found the comments, again, to be very interesting and important as so many people showed such disgust and outrage at the whole video. One even compared it to being in quarantine during the Coronavirus outbreak.
I came accross this whilst doing research:
"You are looking at the most dangerous animal in the world. It alone of all the animals that have ever lived can exterminate (and has) entire species of animals. Now it has achieved the power to wipe out all life on earth." Great Apes House, Bronx Zoo (NYC), 1963.
Looking at the comments on this, one person said 'I always felt like this was a subtle pat on the back.' A shockingly different view I had on the message, being that we should be ashamed of ourselves as a species.
I found this awful video where a couple of 'lads' with a lot of money turned their swimming pool into a tank. They did this by changing the water to salt water that was the correct temperature and putting fake coral in the pool. That is all. Thankfully this awful experiment was only for a day because it is so awful for them. They had many 'rare' and 'impressive' sea creatures in the 'tank' including sharks and eels. The audiences disgust is apparent as the comment section was turned off. But \I found it disgusting they did this, as many others must have, and \I can only wonder how these animals were being treated outside of this video.
When watching a video about sharks in a tank, I saw a comment saying 'It should be noted that the Georgia Aquarium bought the Whale sharks from Taiwanese fishermen who intended to butcher and sell them on the fish market. So instead of these beautiful creatures being killed and eaten they are being housed at the top aquarium in the world and are the first of their species to be studied in captivity. Also the tank is massive. I don't know if it's the biggest in the world but it is incredibly impressive.' This is interesting because it reveals where the problem is; not those buying the fish but those capturing and selling. But what could be done to help this problem?
Through further research I found out that India has banned the captivity of Dolphins. The decision was made because dolphins are by nature “highly intelligent and sensitive,” they ought to be seen as “nonhuman persons” and should have “their own specific rights.” It says that it is “morally unacceptable to keep them captive for entertainment purposes.”
During research I came accross this Flickr page which is the Biodiversity Heritage Library, documenting many drawings of sea creatures. This could be interesting to use.
Animal Crossing
I wanted to document animal crossing as research as the new game that came out just as the pandemic started to get bad has a museum that is very large with an aquarium that is really graphically pretty accurate and beautiful. This is another virtual way (like Tap Tap Fish) for people to experience an aquarium without having to visit, therefore not causing any negative effects. But when I was searching this, I came across an article that explained how an aquarium, currently closed in the circumstances, is using this as a platform to continue tours virtually, spreading information on the accurate copy of real sea life in the game. They are doing this along with livestreaming the fishtanks at the aquarium themselves.
"The COVID-19 pandemic makes getting out to a museum or aquarium difficult, but at least through venues like this, curious minds can learn even more about the world around themselves."
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/animal-crossing-new-horizons-museum-monterey-bay-aquarium-tour-news
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/04/a_real-life_aquarium_is_streaming_educational_tours_of_animal_crossing_new_horizons_museum
Social media specialist Emily Simpson and content creator Patrick Webster said, "One of Animal Crossing’s core game mechanics is cataloguing the animals and fossils on your island for your island’s museum curator, Blathers — making the game, as we play it, a Natural History Museum Simulator. With these institutions closed because of COVID-19, the game can become a virtual escape to do what is, at its core, what the Aquarium and other museums do every day. We show you the amazing life you share your planet with, and tell you fun things about it! When we’re playing Animal Crossing, it feels a little bit like we’re back in our exhibit hall, rejoicing in discovering new things and sharing that with the world."
They are doing all of these streams on Twitch:
No comments:
Post a Comment