1968年,纽约水族馆的年轻雌性逆戟鲸 Lupa将驯兽师赶出了水族箱,威胁性地咬断了下巴。事发时训练员正在清理水箱。
1969年,成年雌性虎鲸 Kianu将驯兽师威廉·艾伦(William Allen)压在她的坦克一侧,一名助手不得不用一根杆子将他推开。在与同一位教练发生的另一起事件中,她把他从背上甩了下来,张着嘴把他赶出了游泳池。
70年代
1970年,居住在英国达德利动物园和火烈鸟公园(现为火烈鸟乐园)的雌性逆戟鲸 Cuddles(最初被误认为是雄性)对火烈鸟公园的驯兽师变得非常凶猛,攻击了他们两次,以至于她饲养员被迫从安全的鲨鱼笼中清理她的游泳池。
1971年 4月 20日,海洋世界秘书 Annette Eckis在加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥的公园被说服乘坐公园的主要景点,一只名叫Shamu(这将是原来的 Shamu)的10岁雌性逆戟鲸,作为宣传噱头。旅程即将结束时,Eckis突然从逆戟鲸的背上摔了下来。逆戟鲸抓住了女人的腿,开始将她推入水中。坦克一侧的驯兽员抓住了这名年轻女子,试图将她拉出水面,但鲸鱼再次抓住女子的腿不肯松手。Shamu的下巴必须用一根杆子撬开才能释放她。埃基斯被担架抬走,需要缝合 25针才能缝合她所受的伤口。Eckis后来起诉海洋世界,但金钱裁决在上诉中被推翻。
1971年,年轻的雌性逆戟鲸 Cuddles在被喂食时袭击了达德利动物园的园长唐纳德罗宾逊,并将他拖到池底。他头部和颈部受伤。
1971年,年轻的雄性虎鲸 Hugo在 Christiansen的头上闭上嘴后,驯兽师 Chris Christiansen的脸颊缝了 7针。
1972年,达德利动物园的虎鲸 Cuddles在“亲吻”驯兽师的动作中用力过猛,驯兽师 Roy Lock因鼻子骨折住院。
1972年夏天,七大洋海洋生物公园的两名训练员头部被公园的逆戟鲸 Nootka咬伤。教练拉里·劳伦斯的头皮受了轻伤,而教练鲍勃·皮克的眼睛则受了更严重的撕裂伤。
1970年代初,海洋世界/非洲美国培训师 Jeff Pulaski在表演期间骑着一只名叫 Kianu的年轻雌性逆戟鲸时,被甩下并被赶出水箱。
At the same park, also in the early 1970s, an unidentified Marine World trainer was seized by the young male Orky II and held at the bottom of the tank until the man nearly lost consciousness.
In the early 1970s, trainer Manny Velasco recalls both Hugo and Lolita of the Miami Seaquarium being aggressive, lunging and snapping at the trainers standing on the central work-island, ending the training session for the day.
In the early 1970s, during a water work session Hugo refused to allow trainer Chip Kirk to get out of the water, Kirk explained to a journalist from the Palm Beach Post. Hugo bit him on the arm badly enough to leave a scar, which Kirk showed to the reporter.
In the early 1970s, Hugo grabbed trainer Bob Pulaski by the wetsuit and began thrashing him. Pulaski struggled, but it only made things worse. Hugo's tank-mate Lolita then joined in and began a tug-of-war with Hugo. Pulaski managed to free himself from the tangled wetsuit and get to safety. Pulaski did not mention if he sustained any injuries.
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In the early 1970s, director of training at Sea-Arama Marineworld Ken Beggs claimed that one of the park's orcas, a young male named Mamuk, attempted to bite his torso.
In the early 1970s, young female killer whale Nootka became aggressive towards a visiting reporter at Seven Seas Marine Life Park, beaching herself in an attempt to lunge at him. She had to be returned to her pool with a crane.
In the early 1970s, a trainer at Seven Seas Marine Life Park, Larry Lawrence, was raked by Nootka. He had to receive 145 stitches in his left leg.
On May 2, 1978, another Marineland of the Pacific trainer, 27-year-old Jill Stratton, was nearly drowned when the 10-year-old Orky II suddenly grabbed her and dragged her to the bottom of the tank, holding her there for nearly four minutes.
On May 22nd, 1978, SeaWorld trainer Greg Williams was bitten on the legs by the park's killer whale Winston. He was hospitalized with minor injuries.
In the 1970s, a Marine World California trainer, Dave Worcester, was dragged to the bottom of the tank by the park's young male orca Nepo.
In the 1970s, a Vancouver Aquarium trainer, Doug Pemberton, recalls that,“Skana once showed her dislike by dragging a trainer around the pool. Her teeth sank into his wetsuit but missed his leg.“ Pemberton described both young female Skana and her male panion Hyak II as “moody“ but stated that Skana was the dominant animal in the pool.“She is capable of changing moods in minutes“.
1980s
On February 23, 1984, a 7-year-old female orca by the name of Kandu V grabbed a SeaWorld California trainer, Joanne Hay, and pinned her against a tank wall during a performance. Hay was only released after another trainer jammed a fist into the whale's blowhole.
In November 1986, trainer Mark Beeler was held against a wall by Kandu V during a live performance.
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In 1986, an unidentified Marineland of Canada trainer was taken to the hospital after he fell off the park's male killer whale, Kandu 7 (not to be confused with Kandu V), and was dragged by his leg around the pool during a trick.
In 1986, a 4-year-old female orca, Nootka V (not to be confused with Nootka IV), hit an unidentified MarineLand, Ontario trainer in the head with her pectoral fin during a show. According to a former trainer, the whale had a habit of leaping out of the water in an attempt to strike trainers by the pool in the chest.