▁in ▁their ▁t issues , ▁which ▁can ▁have ▁serious ▁long - term ▁impact s ▁on ▁health ▁and ▁reprodu ction , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁rising ▁concern ▁in ▁cult ures ▁that ▁consume ▁pilot ▁wh ale ▁meat . ▁Short - f inned ▁pilot ▁wh ales ▁off ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁high ▁amounts ▁of ▁D DT ▁and ▁PC B , ▁however ▁the ▁levels ▁were ▁lower ▁in ▁wh ales ▁from ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁Ant illes . ▁ ▁Capt ivity ▁▁ ▁Short - f inned ▁pilot ▁wh ales , ▁have ▁been ▁kept ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁in ▁various ▁marine ▁par ks ▁off ▁southern ▁California , ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁Japan , ▁arg u ably ▁starting ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁ ▁Pil ot ▁wh ales ▁have ▁histor ically ▁had ▁low ▁surv ival ▁rates ▁in ▁capt ivity , ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁surv iving ▁past ▁ 2 4 ▁months . ▁ ▁B ub bles , ▁a ▁female ▁short - f inned ▁pilot ▁wh ale ▁who ▁was ▁displayed ▁in ▁Mar in eland , ▁and ▁eventually ▁at ▁Sea ▁World ▁California , ▁was ▁one ▁exception ▁to ▁the ▁rule , ▁living ▁to ▁be ▁somewhere ▁in ▁her ▁ 5 0 s ▁when ▁she ▁eventually ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁change ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁global ▁war ming , ▁the ▁ranges ▁of ▁short - f inned ▁pilot ▁wh ales ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁shift ▁north ward ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁war ming ▁temper atures , ▁which ▁could ▁eventually ▁lead