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1) Dolphins are VERY smart, VERY social and have VERY specialized needs. They belong in the wild with their families where they can swim many miles a day and hunt for their prey.
2) They communicate through echolocation (emitting calls out to the environment and gathering information about their environment from the echos). In captivity, their echolocation just bounces off the walls of their concrete tanks.
3) Some captive dolphin facilities purchase dolphins from cruel dolphin hunts that take place in certain parts of the world, effectively funding the hunts and keeping them going. In Taiji, Japan, dolphins are driven into a shallow cove, many are slaughtered and some are selected for dolphin display facilities.
What else can I help you with?
What do bottlenose dolphins eat in captivity?
Bottlenose dolphins in captivity eat whatever fish they are being fed by their caretakers.
Are there more dolphins living in captivity or in the ocean free?
Yes, there are more dolphins free than in captivity. Although that may not be the case in some time because lots of dolphins are becoming extinct and being taken into captivity.
What is the best kind of dolphin humans can swim with?
One that is not held in captivity. (Note there are places in the world where wild, free dolphins do choose to come and interact with humans).
Why do dolphins die of captivity?
Because babies have sex with scorpions and their banies rape dolphins
How many dolphins are in captivity?
There is no number about how many dolphins are in captivity. There could be thousands around the world and 1 dying every minute. But the thing is you cant get a proper answer.
What are dolphins killed for?
Dolphins are being killed for their meat ,money and sometimes are killed by captivity sadly.
Do dolphins live in Virginia?
Not counting the dolphins in captivity, dolphins are found in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia Beach, and in the Chesapeake Bay.
How many dolphins in captivity die per year?
300,000,000,123
What does captivity to dolphins?
Captivity is a very boring lifestyle for a dolphin. They are forced to perform tricks for food. In the wild dolphins feed on live fish, however, in captivity they are fed dead fish. In a lot of cases dolphins have never seen shore line or the ocean floor, so being locked in a concrete tank is extremely stressful for them. Captivity reduces a dolphins lifespan, as said by the IWC.
How many dolphins live in the world now?
There are about 100,000 dolphins living in the world right now. Many of these dolphins are wild but some are kept in captivity.
How many dolphins are reportedly held captive in Europe?
289 dolphins are sadly held captive in Europe.
Do tigers like to be held in captivity?
No!!
