With forty-three dead (Bekoff, 2013) and countless others living in turmoil, it is surprising that humans have not decided to release the orcas held captive in the parks of attractions from around the world. Marine biologists, psychologists and other specialists in the field are beginning to recognize a kind of psychosis (Bekoff, 2013) that sets in among imprisoned cetaceans. With symptoms that mimic those of humans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Bradshaw, 2010), there is no denying that these underwater detainees are sick. But instead of freeing the innocent, those in positions of power, those who actually have the ability to change public opinion on cetaceans in captivity, choose profit over “vitality” (Clark, 2014). But not all cetaceans live in torment and torture. Wild cetaceans appear to combine intelligence and emotion, creating family structures that last for hundreds of years. Perhaps more interesting than the psychological theory behind captive orca aggression is the theory behind healthy, wild orcas. The massive mammals, when living in the wild, exhibit behavior that proves their killer moniker is completely false. Cetaceans process and feel at a level close to that of humans. Until recently, science has underestimated the extent to which animals feel and understand. Jonathan Balcombe acknowledges, in his book Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals, that "from the time Charles Darwin wrote his last book, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) until the time when Neil Armstrong left his mark on the nearly a century later (1969), the prevailing scientific dogma denied animals their hearts and minds. A non-human...... in the middle of paper...... is misleading: put the orcas in cages, okay. Psychology today. Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-motions/201307/seaworld-claims-blackfish-is-misleading-caging-orcas-okayBradshaw, GA (February 26, 2010). The sad whale. Psychology today. Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/bear-in-mind/201002/the-woeful-whaleClark, R. (2014, March 26). Freeing Lolita from "SeaLand". Psychology today. Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mothering-nature/201403/freeing-lolita-sealand?fb_action_ids=10152330235329414&fb_action_types=og.likesMarino L, Connor RC, Fordyce RE, Herman LM, Hof PR, et al. (2007) Cetaceans have complex brains for complex cognition. PLoS Biol 5(6):e139. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050139Oteyza, K. (producer) and Cowperthwaite, G. (director). (2013). Black fish [Cinematographic film]. United States: Dogwoof.