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Upon her arrival, Morgan was introduced to [[Adan - orca|Adán]] and [[Skyla - orca|Skyla]]. Eventually, she was introduced to the oldest female, [[Kohana - orca|Kohana]], and the parks older males, Tekoa and Keto. In 2012, Loro Parque announced that Morgan is partially deaf and “barely responds” to whistle cues; but can be seen in YouTube videos performing behaviors, and often responding to whistle cues immediately. | Upon her arrival, Morgan was introduced to [[Adan - orca|Adán]] and [[Skyla - orca|Skyla]]. Eventually, she was introduced to the oldest female, [[Kohana - orca|Kohana]], and the parks older males, Tekoa and Keto. In 2012, Loro Parque announced that Morgan is partially deaf and “barely responds” to whistle cues; but can be seen in YouTube videos performing behaviors, and often responding to whistle cues immediately. | ||
While activists continued the legal fight to try and release Morgan, New Zealand orca researcher, Dr. Ingrid Visser, visited [[Loro Parque]] in June 2012 and documented multiple instances of aggression directed mainly towards Morgan. Visser photographed Morgan self-mutilating by banging her head against tank walls and chewing on the concrete. Photographs from Visser also show Morgan being attacked relentlessly by Kohana and Skyla. Morgan has also sometimes been locked in a tank alone with Keto, who is extremely sexually aggressive toward Morgan and will consistently chase her around the tank in an attempt to penetrate her. | While activists continued the legal fight to try and release Morgan, New Zealand orca researcher, Dr. [[Ingrid Visser]], visited [[Loro Parque]] in June 2012 and documented multiple instances of aggression directed mainly towards Morgan. Visser photographed Morgan self-mutilating by banging her head against tank walls and chewing on the concrete. Photographs from Visser also show Morgan being attacked relentlessly by Kohana and Skyla. Morgan has also sometimes been locked in a tank alone with Keto, who is extremely sexually aggressive toward Morgan and will consistently chase her around the tank in an attempt to penetrate her. | ||
On April 23, 2014, after yet another lengthy court battle, the Council of State ruled that Morgan’s transfer to Loro Parque was legal. They also ruled that since her family had not been located and Morgan was very young, it was unclear if Morgan could survive if she were to be released. | On April 23, 2014, after yet another lengthy court battle, the Council of State ruled that Morgan’s transfer to Loro Parque was legal. They also ruled that since her family had not been located and Morgan was very young, it was unclear if Morgan could survive if she were to be released. | ||